Sri Lanka played bold cricket to come up trumps in a pressure match and eliminate India from the ICC Women’s World Cup at the Brabourne Stadium on Tuesday. After thumping the Indian attack for its ODI high total of 282, Sri Lanka took control of the last Group ‘A’ match in the first Power-Play of ten overs and sensed victory after Harmanpr

India will take on Palestine in a friendly at the Jawaharlal Nehru international stadium, playing at the venue for the first time in nine years. The home side will go into this game as slight favourites, particularly given that Al-Fursan have named just nine of those players in their squad that took part in the West Asia Cup in December 2012. In

Rafael Nadal made a successful comeback after a seven-month injury absence with victory in the first round of the Chilean Open doubles on Tuesday. The former world number one and Argentine partner Juan Monaco overpowered second seeded Czechs Frantisek Cermak and Lukas Dlouhy 6-3 6-2 in 65 minutes at the Pacific coastal city of Vina del Mar. S

Since he did not see himself playing the 2015 World Cup, it was appropriate to quit the 50-over format in the best interest of the Indian team, batting great Sachin Tendulkar has said. The senior batsman said it was best to allow team find a winning combination ahead of the tournament, to be held in Australia and New Zealand. The 3

Rafael Nadal's return to action after a seven-month injury layoff will be the focus of attention in tennis in Chile this week. The 11-time Grand Slam champion has been on the sidelines since he was beaten in the second round at Wimbledon by Czech journeyman Lukas Rosol in late June. During that time, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and

Dale Steyn took a career-best 11 for 60 as South Africa wrapped up a crushing 211-run win over Pakistan on day four of the first Test at the Wanderers on Monday. Having taken 6 for 8 in the first innings, Steyn finished with figures of 5 for 52 in the second as Pakistan were bowled out for 268. A century stand between Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad S

Australian captain Michael Clarke's stunning batting in 2012 proved impossible to ignore and he duly won the Allan Border Medal and Australia's Test Player of the Year award in Melbourne on Sunday. It was the second year in a row that Clarke claimed the top two awards in Australian cricket. After scoring 1080 runs at 77.14 during the voting peri

A day after the IPL 6 auction, Rajasthan Royals has been served showcause notice by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for violating the Foreign Exchange Management Act or FEMA regulations. The team is owned by actor Shilpa Shetty and her husband and businessman Raj Kundra. The ED has slapped a penalty of Rs. 100 crore on Jaipur IPL Cricket Pvt Lt

Ahead of the four-Test series against India, Cricket Australia has decided to send an advance group of eight players to the subcontinent on Thursday to get acclimatised to the conditions. The National Selection Panel, headed by chief selector John Inverarity, has also finalised the departure dates of the squad, which would travel to India i

Lionel Messi extended his record streak by scoring in his 12th consecutive Spanish league game to give leader Barcelona a 1-1 draw at Valencia, while Atletico Madrid remained perfect at home through 20 games in all competitions. Midfielder Ever Banega struck first for Valencia in the 33rd, only for Messi to level for the visitors from the p

Indian athletes have won 20 medals, including six gold, in the ongoing 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games at Pyeong Chang, South Korea. 12-year-old Anishka Upadhyay from Lucknow, the youngest delegate at the Games, won two gold in Alpine Skiing in the event competed by over 2200 mentally-challenged athletes from over 120 countries.