Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja's superb run in the recently-concluded away series against Pakistan has seen him leapfrog batting stalwarts such as David Warner, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma and Travis Head to jump six spots to No.7 in the latest ICC Test Rankings for batters released on Wednesday. ....

Gianluca Lapadula and Yoshimar Yotun scored first-half goals as Peru secured a FIFA 2022 World Cup playoff berth with a 2-0 home win over Paraguay here. Lapadula opened the scoring in the fifth minute on Tuesday night by prodding a first-time effort past goalkeeper Antony Silva following Christian Cueva's long-range pass. ....

Former India skipper Mamatha Maben believes that it should be left to Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami when they want to retire from all forms of cricket. ....

A brilliant 216-run opening-wicket partnership between Alyssa Healy (129 from 107 balls) and Rachael Haynes (85 from 100) helped Australia book their place in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup final with a dominant 157-run victory over the West Indies at Basin Reserve here on Wednesday. ....

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced the release of an Invitation to Tender for Media Rights to the Indian Premier League seasons 2023-2027. ....

Gujarat Titans pace bowler Mohammad Shami's devastating bowling in powerplay, which fetched his team a five-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants in a match between IPL newcomers, had class written all over it, and he credited his success to "hard work" over a long period of time. ....

The Babar Azam-led Pakistan will look to avenge their 1-0 Test series defeat to Australia when the two teams clash in the first of the three One-day Internationals at the Gaddafi Stadium here later on Tuesday. ....

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Thursday have announced that iconic wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni has quit as the captain of the side ahead of the start of IPL 2022. ....

The long wait for Chennai Super Kings' all-rounder Moeen Ali has ended and he is now all set to join the team on Thursday. ....

Former India coach Ravi Shastri said that relinquishing the captaincy may make Virat Kohli start playing more freely now and it might be a blessing in disguise for the prolific batting star. ....

Japan's Naomi Osaka delivered a composed and controlled performance to defeat Astra Sharma of Australia 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Miami Open, advancing in 1 hour and 20 minutes on Wednesday. ....