The quality of umpiring in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) has received opprobrium and to put it mildly, the officiating has been abysmal. Perhaps, to err is human, but after seeing the howlers of homegrown umpires, the adage will not wash. ....

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner elected to field after winning the toss against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) game at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday. ....

A hat-trick from debutant all-rounder Andrew Tye and sensible top-order batting helped Gujarat Lions (GL) outclass Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) by seven wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 match at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Friday. ....

Indian men's singles shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and B. Sai Praneeth advanced to the semi-finals, while P.V. Sindhu and the mixed doubles pair of B. Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa lost in the quarter-finals of the $350,000 Singapore Open Superseries on Friday. ....

Mumbai Indians (MI) won the toss and elected to field against Royal Challengers Bengalore (RCB) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday. ....

Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday said the upcoming movie "Sachin: A Billion Dreams" is not just about cricket. ....

Davy Klaassen fired a brace as AFC Ajax took a big step towards reaching the semi-finals of the Europa League by defeating German football club Schalke 2-0 here. ....

Kolkata Knight Riders rode skipper Gautam Gambhir and surprise opener Sunil Narine's heroics to register a facile eight-wicket win with 21 balls to spare over Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday. ....

After suffering two consecutive loses in their opening matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Gujarat Lions will look to turn their fortunes around when they take on Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Friday. ....

Mumbai Indians dominated with both bat and ball to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by four wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Wankhede Stadium here on Wednesday. ....

With exactly 50 days to go for the 2017 Champions Trophy, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday unveiled India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh as one of the eight champion ambassadors for the tournament to be staged at three iconic venues in England and Wales from June 1 to 18. ....