Paolo Rossi, Italy's top-scorer in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, has passed away at the age of 64. ....

Brazilian star Neymar struck a hat-trick and his partner Kylian Mbappe added two to help Paris Saint-Germain finish top in Champions League Group H after an overwhelming 5-1 victory over Istanbul Basaksehir at Parc des Princes in their latest encounter. ....

Prolific Australian batsman Steve Smith on Thursday said that the Indian bowling attack may not be their strongest ever without Ishant Sharma but he will still have to be 'watchful' against Jasprit Bumrah whom most of the players in the team will face for the first time in Test cricket in the upcoming four-match series. ....

Skipper Shahbaz Ahamed put up an all-round masterclass to guide Tapan Memorial to Bengal T20 Challenge title, beating Mohun Bagan by 33 runs in the final at Eden Gardens here on Wednesday. ....

Indian cricket board president Sourav Ganguly, secretary Jay Shah, and joint secretary Jayesh George, whose tenures have ended, would continue at least till the third week of January, when the Supreme Court would next hear the cricket reforms case. Besides fixing the next listing, the court on Wednesday disposed of a "substantial number of" the 102 applications attached with the case. ....

Wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel on Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. ....

Cricket Australia and the Cricket West Indies on Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of the "Tied Test" at the Gabba with an international video conference featuring Alan Davidson, Neil Harvey, Lance Gibbs and Peter Lashley, all of whom played a key role in one of the most celebrated cricket matches. ....

Left-handed Australian opener David Warner has been ruled out of the first Test of the upcoming four-match series against India beginning December 17 at the Adelaide Oval. ....

England all-rounder Ben Stokes's father, Gerard 'Ged' Stokes, 65, has died after a year-long battle with brain cancer, the senior Stokes's rugby union club tweeted on Tuesday. ....

India captain Virat Kohli criticised the staff managing the big-screen at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) for a 'goof-up' which prevented the Indian team from taking a review against Australia's Matthew Wade during the third T20I on Tuesday. Wade was on 50 off 34 balls at the time and went on to make 30 more runs. ....

Florian Grillitsch's first Bundesliga brace helped Hoffenheim end its seven-game winless run as they defeated Augsburg 3-1 in their latest encounter in the ongoing German football league. ....