World number three Simona Halep was dumped out of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 in the last 16 to Belgian Elise Mertens, while Dominic Thiem claimed a straightforward win in his first match since March. Continue Reading
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor said that he has confident of coming back from his calf injury in time for their upcoming Test series against England and later the scheduled World Test Championship (WTC) final against India. Continue Reading
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday commended New Zealand on becoming the No. 1 side in One-day International (ODI) rankings, calling it a huge achievement for a country with just over 51 lakh people. Continue Reading
Franchises and stakeholders of the Indian Premier League on Tuesday hailed the BCCI’s decision to suspend the tournament indefinitely, insisting that cricket can wait while the country fights an unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. Continue Reading
The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 has been suspended after two more Covid-19 positive cases — Wriddhiman Saha of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Amit Mishra of Delhi Capitals — emerged on Tuesday. Continue Reading
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Australian pace bowler Pat Cummins changed his decision to donate to PM CARES fund and instead directed the $50,000 amount pledged for Covid-19 victims, to UNICEF Australia’s India COVID-19 Crisis Appeal. Continue Reading
Praveen Jayawickrama’s superb bowling performance of 11 wickets on debut helped Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 209 runs in the second Test here on Monday, and clinch the series 1-0. Continue Reading
A medical report on the death of Diego Maradona given to prosecutors Monday said the Argentine soccer legend agonised for more than 12 hours, did not receive adequate treatment and could still be alive if he had been properly hospitalised. Continue Reading
Mumbai Indians batsman Lynn wants CA to use the 10% amount of an Aussie player’s IPL contract it gets from IPL, to fly players back home from India which is reeling under the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue Reading
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is planning to reschedule today’s (3 May) game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. It would have been the 30th game of the IPL 2021. Continue Reading