PTI, KARACHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni may have faced lot of flak for his team's embarrassing ODI series defeat against Bangladesh but Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi is "not happy" in the manner the Indian ODI skipper was being targeted. Afridi termed this as "sub-continental trend"…

IANS, KOLKATA: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly dismissed reports of internal conflict within the Indian team following the One-Day International (ODI) series loss to Bangladesh that saw captain MS Dhoni lose his usual poise. "You get to hear all these when a team loses and has not played to…

AFP, LONDON: Former champions Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal were all placed in the same section of the Wimbledon draw on Friday. Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic was kept apart from the other members of the 'Big Four'. However, the Serb may have to beat third-seeded…

AFP, COLOMBO: Leg-spinner Yasir Shah claimed five for 95 as Pakistan halted Sri Lanka's march towards a big first innings lead in the second Test…

AFP, TEMUCO (CHILE): Brazilian-based striker Paolo Guerrero scored a hat-trick as Peru swept aside Bolivia 3-1 to set up a Copa America semi-final showdown with fierce rivals Chile on Thursday. Flamengo forward Guerrero, who has spent the past three years in Brazil after spells in Germany with Bayern…

AFP, WELLINGTON: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum announced he had signed a one-year contract extension with the Black Caps on Friday, ending speculation about his immediate international future. The 33-year-old, who led his side to a maiden World Cup final in March, has committed to the Black Caps…

AFP, SYDNEY: The celebrated Boxing Day Test will remain in Melbourne, Cricket Australia said Friday, after a report that administrators could reshuffle fixtures. The Australian newspaper had suggested that big matches could be moved around based on competitive bidding between states. But CA's executive…

AFP, BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona's father "Don Diego" passed away on Thursday, local media reported, with the 87-year-old failing to recover from long-standing coronary and respiratory difficulties. Argentina World Cup winner Diego Maradona had been at his father's side in a Buenos…

KINGSTON (JAMAICA): Former 100-metre world-record holder Asafa Powell made a strong start and showed top form Thursday in winning his opening-round 100m heat at the Jamaican Athletics Championships. Powell, seeking his first national title since 2011, breezed to victory in 9.98 seconds to advance to…

India finished their brief tour of Bangladesh with a victory but it was not enough to prevent a first ever one-day international series defeat to their fast-improving neighbours, reports International Business Times  Against a country to which they had only previously lost three of 29 ODI matches,…

AFP, CANTERBURY (UK): Australia, after losing the toss, closed their first innings on 507 for eight declared on the second day of four in the opening match of their Ashes tour against Kent at Canterbury on Friday. Shaun Marsh top-scored with 114 made on Thursday while Steven Smith, a former Kent 2nd…