AFP, CHENNAI (INDIA): Debutant Liam Dawson and Adil Rashid struck gritty half-centuries to help England post a formidable 477 against India on day two…

AFP, JOHANNESBURG: Buoyed by victories in their most recent five Test matches, Sri Lanka embark on a two-month tour of South Africa with a three-day match against a youthful South African Invitation XI, starting in Potchefstroom on Sunday. It is likely to be a relatively gentle introduction to a tough…

AFP, YOKOHAMA (JAPAN): Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane admitted on Saturday his players were suffering from cabin fever after spending almost a week…

 AFP, LONDON: Diego Costa’s goal gave Chelsea a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday as the Premier League leaders claimed a club record-equalling 11th consecutive league victory. Costa struck in the 43rd-minute at a foggy Selhurst Park, rising at the back post to nod Cesar Azpilicueta’s…

AFP, CENTURION (SOUTH AFRICA): Northern Titans won a record-extending fifth South African Twenty20 Challenge final with a six-run victory over Eastern Cape Warriors on Friday.  Defending champions and hosts Titans scored 155-6 after being sent in to bat on a sticky, uneven wicket at SuperSport…

AFP, BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA): Pakistan were in a backs-to-the-wall struggle to save the day-night first Test as Australia took a strangle-hold on the third…

AFP, YOKOHAMA (JAPAN): FIFA president Gianni Infantino hopes to see video referees used at the 2018 World Cup in Russia — if its teething problems have been fixed in time. Colombia’s Atletico Nacional slammed the new video assistant referee (VAR) technology being trialled at the Club World…

AFP, LONDON: Long portrayed as a lone idealist amid the cut-throat pragmatism of the Premier League, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has found a new ally…

CRICINFO, MELBOURBE: Umpire Paul Reiffel has dismissed the idea of wearing a helmet while officiating in Test matches, despite suffering a concussion…

CAPE TOWN: Cricket South Africa has taken “strong exception” to a comment made by ICC chief executive David Richardson during his recent visit to Sri Lanka, where he said the Big-Three takeover of the ICC in 2014 was partly due to the inability of CSA – among other boards – to…

AFP, BERLIN: Hoffenhem and Borussia Dortmund fought out an entertaining 2-2 draw Friday which saw both sides stay on the fringes of the Bundesliga title race. Hoffenheim, who move third with the point after their fourth draw in five games, now trail Bayern Munich and Leipzig by six points having played…