Aided by a patient half-century and a five-wicket haul from skipper Dunith Wellalage, Sri Lanka defeated Australia by four wickets in a Group D match of the Under-19 ICC Cricket World Cup here at the Conaree Sports Club on Tuesday (IST).

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has been crowned 'The Best FIFA Men's Player of Year 2021', winning the award for the second year in succession.

The prolific forward of the Indian womens football team, Sanju Yadav said that the team, the youngest in Group A with an average age of 23, is very mature to handle all kinds of pressure.

Five teams -- Bangladesh, Kenya, Malaysia, Scotland and Sri Lanka -- will vie for the lone remaining slot for the 2022 Commonwealth Games cricket competition in Birmingham, when the ICC Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022 commences at the Kinrara Oval here on Tuesday.

Indian Super League (ISL) defending champions Mumbai City are set to debut in the AFC Champions League 2022, after the draw for the event was completed in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, the club said in a statement.

ATK Mohun Bagan's match against Bengaluru FC in the ongoing Indian Super League (ISL) was postponed, hours before the start here on Saturday due to COVID-19 cases in the Kolkata-based franchise's bio-bubble.

Hockey India on Saturday named 66 players for the junior women's national camp, which begins at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Bengaluru from January 17.

Two more players have withdrawn from the ongoing 2022 India Open badminton tournament ahead of their semifinal clash, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed on Saturday.

Australia on Saturday released Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Swepson and Michael Neser from their men's Test squad to join their respective teams in the Big Bash League BBL (BBL).

Experienced leg-spinner and right-handed batter Afy Fletcher has returned to the West Indies side from maternity leave for the WODI series against South Africa Women at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg from January 25 to February 7.

A patient unbeaten 86 by Australia's top-order batter Teague Wyllie helped them defeat hosts West Indies by six wickets with more than five overs remaining in the opening match of the U-19 ICC Cricket World Cup here on Saturday (IST).

Former South African cricketing great Daryll Cullinan and India's Sanjay Manjrekar lambasted Virat Kohli for his on-field behaviour on Thursday, wherein the Test captain walked up to the stumps mic and insinuated that the South African broadcasters had not given a fair DRS review, because of which Dean Elgar's LBW decision got overturned. Kohli and a few other Indian players fumed at South African broadcaster, SuperSport, after Elgar got an LBW reprieve following the DRS review. The India captain walked up to the stump mic and said, "Focus on your team while they shine the ball. Not just the opposition. Trying to catch people all the time." On-field umpire Marius Erasmus had earlier given Elgar out but the ball-tracking technology showed that the ball had missed the stumps, and the decision was overturned on review.

A sublime 82 from Keegan Petersen and some gorgeous shots from Rassie van der Dussen and Temba Bavuma meant South Africa are on the verge of winning the third Test and series against India at Newlands Cricket Ground on Friday. At lunch on day four, South Africa are 171/3 in 55 overs and need just 41 runs to win the match and series.

The Novak Djokovic visa-saga in Australia continues even as World No 1 from Serbia was on Thursday drawn to start his campaign in the year's first Grand Slam against compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic, the World No 78.

Men's singles top seed and World Championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth along with six other players was on Thursday forced to withdraw from the ongoing India Open badminton championship after testing positive for Covid-19.

India got a huge morale-booster ahead of the U-19 Men's Cricket World Cup, defeating Australia by nine wickets in a warm-up match here on Wednesday (IST).

World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has issued an exhaustive clarification on social media after reports emerged that he was part of a children's event on December 17 and also gave an interview to L'Equipe on December 18, knowing that he was infected with COVID-19.

Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo has pulled out as Indian Premier League's title sponsor from this year and the BCCI will replace it with Tata, the cash-rich league's governing council decided in a meeting on Tuesday.

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Sydney Tennis Classic after testing positive for COVID-19, casting doubt whether or not he will be ready to play in the upcoming Australian Open.

The second One-day International (ODI) between the West Indies and Ireland, scheduled later on Tuesday at Sabina Park, has been postponed owing to two more COVID-19 cases being reported in the tourists' squad.

Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates and Scotland recorded impressive wins as the warm-up matches for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup continued in the West Indies on Tuesday (IST).

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) -- the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits -- has said that the Novak Djokovic court saga has "been damaging on all fronts", including for the world No. 1 tennis player's well-being and preparation for the Australian Open.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced the postponement of the knockout stage matches of the Cooch Behar Trophy following some positive Covid-19 cases within the team environment.

Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel won the ICC Player of the Month award for December following his record 10-wicket haul in a Test innings against India at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a release on Monday.

The AFC Women's Asian Cup India local organising committee (LOC) has expressed its readiness to stage Asia's marquee women's national team competition that kicks off in 10 days. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) President and LOC Chairman Praful Patel shared the tournament's preparations leading up to the first match on January 20.

World No. one tennis player Novak Djokovic on Monday won the legal battle in his bid to remain in Australia, with a court ordering his immediate release from immigration detention.

The Big Bash League has launched a centralised pool of replacement players to help clubs continue to field a team as widening Covid-19 outbreaks wreak havoc across the competition, the League confirmed on Monday.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) said Afghanistan's warm-up matches ahead of the ICC Men's Under 19 Cricket World Cup have been cancelled due to 'delay in obtaining visas'. It also said that the warm-up matches for England and the UAE have been rescheduled.

2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist and 2014 Asiad bronze winner Narsingh Yadav lives in Mumbai, which has been seeing the worst of the ongoing Covid surge, so he's left grappling with the reality of training facilities being shut down and the fear of a lockdown disrupting his preparations for this year's Birmingham Games.

Former England skipper Alastair Cook wants the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to make Jimmy Anderson the bowling coach once he retires from international cricket given the "goldmine" of expertise he has, which could be passed on to the next generation.

In a bid to combat the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the Big Bash League (BBL), Cricket Australia (CA) has asked all the competing teams to relocate to Melbourne (Victoria).

Australian women's cricket team chief selector Shawn Flegler has warned the players competing in the Ashes to be extra vigilant as they might not be allowed to enter New Zealand for the ICC Women's World Cup in March if they test positive for COVID-19 during the series.

A day after Australian head coach Justin Langer said he was unsure about Josh Hazlewood returning for the fifth Ashes Test, selector Tony Dodemaide ruled out the injured pace bowler for the Hobart match.

Newcastle FC announced their first signing since being taken over by the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman-owned Public Investment Fund (PIF).

An unbeaten century by Jonny Bairstow (103 off 140 balls) on another rain-interrupted day saw England post 258/7 on Day 3 of the fourth Ashes Test, even as Australia strengthened their advantage with the ball, with Pat Cummins and Scott Boland taking two wickets apiece at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.