The Indian limited-overs squad, comprising 20 players and five nets bowlers, arrived in Colombo for the Sri Lanka series. ....

Serena Williams, the winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles and four Olympic gold medals -- three of them in doubles -- has confirmed that she will skip the Tokyo Games, scheduled to commence on July 23. ....

ICC match referee Phil Whitticase -- who officiated in the three-match T20I series between England and Sri Lanka which concluded on June 26 with the hosts winning 3-0 -- has tested positive for Covid-19. ....

Thorgan Hazard's first-half goal fired Belgium into the European Championships quarterfinals as the current world No. 1 team overcame defending champions Portugal 1-0 in a heavyweight clash here. ....

The Indian team management may have erred on the choice of bowling combination and under-bowled left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja in New Zealand's second innings in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, Sachin Tendulkar has hinted. ....

England will find it tough to beat India in the five-Test series in August-September since their "batting line-up is fragile", said former captain Michael Vaughan. ....

Union sports minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday that India's Olympic-bound athletes are national heroes and urged the people to extend support to them, the same way they back the country's cricketers. ....

West Indies have recalled all-rounder Andre Russell for the first and second T20 Internationals against South Africa, scheduled to commence here later on Saturday. ....

Defending Wimbledon women's champion Simona Halep of Romania on Friday announced her withdrawn from this year's Wimbledon due a calf injury. ....

Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag has posted a hilarious meme on social media from the popular web series 'Mirzapur' to express his dismay at India losing to New Zealand in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at Southampton on June 23. ....

Sohaib Maqsood celebrated his national call-up with his fifth half-century of the tournament, while former South African cricketer Rilee Rossouw saved his very best for the grand finale as Multan Sultans defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 47 runs to win the Pakistan Super League-6 (PSL) title, at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium here. ....