India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has opted out of the fourth and final Test against England due to his marriage that is likely to take place within a week in Goa. ....

Members of the Indian cricket team who have stuck to their hotel-to-practice routine here, just like they did in Australia recently, are unwinding in the team room at a five-star hotel here, playing games like Uno, a card game, carrom, table tennis, Playstation, and watching movies etc. ....

India captain Virat Kohli has attributed the batsmen's failures to score runs on spin-friendly wickets over the last two Tests against England to an overdose of limited overs cricket. ....

Spinner Ashton Agar's six-wicket haul and Glenn Maxwell's 70 off 31 balls helped Australia beat New Zealand by 64 runs in the third T20I on Wednesday at the Westpac Stadium. Maxwell's innings and captain Aaron Finch's 69 off 44 balls helped Australia post a mammoth 208/4 batting first and Agar then ran through New Zealand's middle order as they folded for 144 runs. ....

Just a draw away from qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand, India could be gambling a bit too much by dishing out a surface for the fourth and final Test against England that aids turn from the start. ....

Former England captain Michael Vaughan took another veiled dig at the spin-friendly conditions on offer during England's Test series against India. Vaughan posted an image of himself batting on a piece of land that has been dug up. ....

Veteran South African pacer Dale Steyn, who had withdrawn his name from IPL 2021, made a huge statement as he said that T20 leagues like Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Lankan Premier League (LPL) were more rewarding as compared to the IPL where he said cricket takes a backseat and the focus is more on the price tag of a cricketer. ....

Cristiano Ronaldo marked his 600th league game with a low-strike as Juventus put on a second-half show to dominate Spezia 3-0 in Serie A. ....

Jadon Sancho's sole goal was enough for Borussia Dortmund to edge Borussia Monchengladbach 1-0 in the German Cup quarterfinals. ....

Brazil football legend Pele said that he has got vaccinated against Covid-19 and shared a picture of him getting an injection. ....

Indian men's hockey team's second of their four-match tour of Europe ended in a 1-1 draw with both the teams living up to their billing on Tuesday. Jarmanpreet Singh of India opened the score board for India in the fourth minute while Martin Häner scored for Germany. ....