AFP, DUNEDIN: South Africa will gamble on the fitness of speedster Morne Morkel when the first Test against New Zealand begins in Dunedin on Wednesday. With cool, blustery conditions expected and a green hue to the wicket, New Zealand would not confirm their likely line-up Tuesday, leaving open the…

AFP, BANGALORE: An irate Virat Kohli accused Australia of repeatedly overstepping the mark Tuesday after India stunned the visitors by 75 runs in an ill-tempered…

AFP, KARACHI: World cricket's governing body plans to send a team of international players to Pakistan in September as part of efforts to revive home fixtures disrupted by a deadly militant attack in 2009, officials said Tuesday. The announcement comes days after the final of the Pakistan Super…

AFP, LONDON: Kevin Pietersen is to make a shock return to county cricket with Surrey after opting to play for the London-based side in English county cricket's Twenty20 Blast rather than the Caribbean Premier League. Former England batsman Pietersen, 36, last played for Surrey -- his third English…

AFP, NAPLES: Zinedine Zidane has warned Napoli there will be no let up for 90 minutes when Real Madrid look to seal their seventh successive qualification…

AFP, LONDON: Eden Hazard’s dazzling goal inspired Chelsea to a 2-1 victory at West Ham United on Monday as Antonio Conte's side restored their…

AFP, LONDON: England and Australia women will play a historic day-night Test as part of this year's Ashes series, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia announced on Monday. The multi-format series will include three one-day internationals, three Twenty20 internationals…

AFP, NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board's former president Anurag Thakur gave an “unconditional apology” Monday to the Supreme Court which had ordered his dismissal from the game's most powerful body in January. Thakur faces a court petition later this month for allegedly obstructing…

AFP, LONDON COLNEY: Arsene Wenger dismissed reports of an Arsenal bust-up involving star forward Alexis Sanchez and attempted to rally his men on Monday,…

Daffodil International University (DIU) beat Green University of Bangladesh by 66 runs  in the final of  DIU-ACME Inter University T20 Cricket…

AFP, MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale were named Monday in Real Madrid's Champions League squad for the last-16 second-leg tie against Napoli after missing the weekend win over Eibar. Four-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo was sidelined with an injury which coach Zinedine Zidane described…