Terming Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar as greatest batsmen he ever bowled to, Australia pace bowler Brett Lee has called the West Indian unpredictable with his stroke-play unlike the Indian whose shots' direction could be predicted. ....

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 suffered a setback months before its resumption in UAE in September when franchises' worst fears regarding availability of foreign players started to come true with pullout of Australia pacer Pat Cummins from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). ....

The health condition Nirmal, the wife of legendary sprinter Milkha Singh, deteriorated on Friday with a drop in her oxygen level owing to Covid-19, doctors said here. ....

The Indian team entered quarantine phase on arrival at the Ageas Bowl, the Indian cricket board announced on its twitter handle on Friday. While Wriddhiman Saha, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah had already tweeted their pictures from Ageas Bowl on Thursday soon after arrival, the official confirmation has come a day later. ....

Host England were 111 for two wickets in their first innings in reply to New Zealand's 378 all out at stumps on the second day of the first Test here on Thursday. ....

Former world No.1 Roger Federer, the oldest player at 39 in the men's draw, entered the third round of French Open on Thursday with a 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 win over Marin Cilic of Croatia. World No.1 Novak Djokovic, too, moved into the third round. ....

Legendary sprinter Milkha Singh on Thursday was admitted to hospital after he complained of low oxygen level. ....

Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) president Rupa Gurunath, daughter of former Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivsan, is in a position of conflict of interest, the board's ethics officer ruled on Thursday -- five days before his second term ends. ....

Pacer Ollie Robinson, who returned as England's most successful bowler with two wickets for 50 on the first day of first Test against New Zealand at Lord's, was left red-faced after his racist and misogynist tweets resurfaced on twitter forcing him to issue an apology. ....

Indian men's and women's cricket squads departed for England in the wee hours of Thursday on a charter flight. ....

Devon Conway on Wednesday became the 12th New Zealand batsman to score a century on Test debut as he scored an unbeaten 136 to help his team to 246 for three wickets in their first innings on the opening day of the first Test against England here. ....