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BCCI announces India's squad for WTC final and England Tests

The BCCI has announced India's squad for the ICC World Test Championship final, starting June 18, and the five-Test series against England.

07 May 2021

Football

La Liga: Decoding the rivalry between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are all set to lock horns in gameweek 35 of La Liga 2020-21 season on Saturday at the Camp Nou.

07 May 2021

Virat Kohli

Kohli, Anushka donate Rs. 2 crore to COVID-19 fund-raising project

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have joined the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

07 May 2021

Wrestling

Wrestler Sumit Malik qualifies for Olympics; Dhankar, Kadian ousted

Sumit Malik on Thursday became the fourth Indian men's freestyle wrestler to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics when he reached the 125 kg summit clash at the World Olympic Qualifiers, in Sofia, Bulgaria.

07 May 2021

India

Indian rowers Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh qualify for Olympics

Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualified for the Olympics in the men's lightweight double sculls event after finishing second in the final race of Asia/Oceania Continental Qualifying Regatta in Tokyo on Friday.

07 May 2021

Chelsea FC

Premier League: Decoding the rivalry between Manchester City and Chelsea

Manchester City and Chelsea are all set to lock horns in gameweek 35 of the Premier League 2020-21 season on Saturday at the Etihad.

07 May 2021

Tennis

Madrid Open: Casper Ruud stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas, reaches quarter-finals

Norway's Casper Ruud, on Thursday, stunned Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(4), 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open.

07 May 2021

Football

Decoding stats of Edinson Cavani in the 2020-21 season

Edinson Cavani scored four goals and made two assists as Manchester United beat AS Roma 8-5 on aggregate in the semis to reach the UEFA Europa League final.

07 May 2021

Football

UEFA Europa League 2020-21: Key takeaways from the semi-finals

The 2020-21 edition of the UEFA Europa League is set to see Manchester United face Villarreal in the final on May 26.

07 May 2021

Rafael Nadal

Laureus Sports Awards: Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka bag top honors

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal won the Sportsman of the Year Award at the 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards on Thursday.

07 May 2021

Football

UEL, Manchester United reach final despite second-leg defeat: Records broken

Manchester United reached the final of the UEFA Europa League, despite suffering a 3-2 defeat against AS Roma in the second leg of their semi-final clash.

England counties offer to host remaining IPL matches in September

In a major development, a group of English counties has offered to host the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season in September this year.

'Traveling could have been an issue', Ganguly on IPL bubble-breach

The BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has finally opened up on the breach in the bio-secure bubble that led to postponement of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

RCB players and staff leave for home via charter flight

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season was indefinitely suspended on Tuesday in wake of players testing positive for COVID-19.

Dhoni delays return; Hussey, Balaji head back in air ambulance

Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has decided to delay his return to Ranchi after the suspension of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

06 May 2021

Formula 1

F1 2021: Decoding the two-way race between Hamilton and Verstappen

The Formula 1 2021 season has seen three races go by with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton leading the standings.

06 May 2021

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League 2020-21: Key takeaways from the semi-finals

The 2020-21 edition of the UEFA Champions League is set to see Manchester City face Chelsea in an all-English final.

The Hundred: Shafali Verma remains on radar of franchises

India Women players Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma and Jemimah Rodrigues are set to feature in the inaugural edition of The Hundred.

NZ's IPL-based Test players to depart for UK: Details here

New Zealand's Test contingent in the suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season will depart India for the United Kingdom on May 11.

Kyle Mayers, Nkrumah Bonner rewarded with maiden WI central contracts

Cricket West Indies has announced the list of centrally contracted players for the season 2021/22.

06 May 2021

Liverpool FC

Premier League: Manchester United's postponed game against Liverpool rearranged

Manchester United's postponed Premier League home game against Liverpool have been rearranged.

06 May 2021

Real Madrid

Champions League, Chelsea beat Real Madrid in semis: Records broken

Goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount helped Chelsea secure a 2-0 victory over Real Madrid in their second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final at the Stamford Bridge.

IPL: Eight England players return to UK, will begin quarantine

In a major development, eight of the 11 England players who were part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 have returned to the UK after the tournament was suspended.

IPL: CSK batting coach Michael Hussey tests positive for COVID-19

Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey has become the latest member in the IPL 2021 bio-bubble to test positive for COVID-19.

05 May 2021

Football

Premier League 2020-21: Home supporters allowed for final two matchdays

The Premier League has confirmed only home supporters will be permitted to attend matches for the final two matchdays this season.

05 May 2021

Virat Kohli

ICC Test Rankings: Pant claims career-best spot, Kohli stays fifth

In the latest ICC Test Rankings for Batsmen, Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli has maintained his fifth spot.

05 May 2021

Boxing

Three women boxers to train for Olympics at ASI Pune

Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom, along with two other Olympic-bound boxers, will train at the Army Sports Institute in Pune leading up to the Tokyo Games after the national camp for women in Delhi had to be disbanded owing to COVID-19 cases among pugilists and support staff.

Decoding the journey of Nepal batsman Kushal Bhurtel

The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Wednesday, announced the nominees for the ICC Player of the Month Award for April.

05 May 2021

Pakistan Cricket Team

Decoding Babar Azam's terrific run in limited-overs cricket

Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam has been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month Award for April.

IPL 2021: BCCI eyes September window to complete remaining season

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 has been suspended indefinitely due to rising number of COVID-19 cases in the bio-bubble.

05 May 2021

Pakistan Cricket Team

ICC Player of the Month Award: Babar, Fakhar get nominated

Pakistan cricket team duo Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman have been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month Award for April.

05 May 2021

Tennis

Madrid Open: Mertens ousts Halep, Thiem makes winning return

Women's singles world number three Simona Halep was dumped out of the Madrid Open, losing 6-4, 5-7, 5-7 in the last 16 to Belgian Elise Mertens.

05 May 2021

Football

Mourinho named Roma boss from start of next season

Jose Mourinho has been appointed AS Roma manager from the start of next season.

05 May 2021

UEFA Champions League

Manchester City beat PSG to reach first-ever Champions League final

A brace by Riyad Mahrez helped Manchester City beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final at the Etihad Stadium.

IPL 2021 suspension: This is how the cricket boards responded

The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council (GC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday suspended the IPL 2021 indefinitely.

IPL 2021 postponed indefinitely: All you need to know

In a major blow, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 has been postponed indefinitely after several players tested positive for COVID-19.

04 May 2021

Badminton

Badminton great Prakash Padukone recovering from COVID-19 infection

Former Indian badminton ace Prakash Padukone is recovering from COVID-19 after being admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru.

04 May 2021

Football

Inter Milan win Serie A 2020-21 title: Decoding the numbers

Inter Milan clinched their first Serie A title in 11 years on Sunday after Sassuolo drew 1-1 with Atalanta.

BCCI grants NOC to four women players for 'The Hundred'

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has granted No Objection Certificates to four Indian women cricketers, including T20 Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, to play in the inaugural "The Hundred" tournament in the UK starting on July 21.

IPL 2021 has been suspended indefinitely by BCCI: Details here

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season has been suspended indefinitely by the BCCI on Tuesday.