AFP,  LONDON: Legendary cricket commentator Henry Blofeld is retiring from the BBC's Test Match Special team after nearly half a century -- sparking an outpouring of emotional tributes. Known affectionately as “Blowers”, Blofeld, 77, has charmed followers of the programme with his…

AFP, SYDNEY: Cricket Australia Friday revised its offer to players in a bid to resolve a bitter pay dispute that threatens to disrupt upcoming tours. The governing body said it has offered a number of concessions, including a greater share of surpluses for both international and domestic players. The…

AFP, LONDON: Sri Lanka great Mahela Jayawardene has withdrawn from his planned spell with Lancashire during English county cricket's Twenty20 Blast for unspecified “personal reasons”, it was announced Thursday. The former Sri Lanka captain and current Mumbai Indians coach was set to…

AFP, NEW DELHI: India are likely to favour a new coach who can “get along” with Virat Kohli, cricket officials indicated Friday, after Anil…

AFP, HALLE WESTFALEN (Germany): Eight-time champion Roger Federer reached the quarter-finals of the Halle grass court tournament for a 15th time on Thursday…

AFP, MARDAN:  Fakhar Zaman was once banned from playing cricket in his village and beaten by his brothers because he was simply too good -- but he…

AFP, KAZAN: Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez became Chile's all-time top-scorer with his 38th international goal in Thursday’s 1-1 draw with Germany…

AFP, SAINT PETERSBURG: A white cat named Achilles who normally keeps down mice at Saint Petersburg's famed Hermitage museum has begun work as the official forecaster for the Confederations Cup hosted by Russia. The cat -- hired in a blaze of publicity -- fastidiously chose between bowls of food…

AFP, LIVERPOOL: Liverpool on Thursday completed the signing of Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah from AS Roma for a fee reported to be 39 million euros ($43.5 million).The 25-year-old agreed a five-year contract with the Premier League giants.Salah, who has also played for Basel, Chelsea and Fiorentina,…

AFP,  SAINT PETERSBURG: Australia captain Mark Milligan converted a second-half penalty in Thursday's 1-1 draw with Cameroon in Saint Petersburg…

AFP, SACRAMENTO: Rising sprint star Christian Coleman made an explosive start to his US World Championship trials campaign on Thursday, romping into the…

AFP, PARIS: Bastia were condemned to the third division by French football's financial watchdog on Thursday, just over a month after the club was relegated from Ligue 1 after finishing rock bottom. The DNCG gave no reason for the decision, but Bastia released a brief statement saying it was a "provisional…

AFP, MOSCOW: Portugal left-back Raphael Guerreiro looks set to miss the rest of the Confederations Cup with an ankle injury as confusion reigned on Thursday after he initially said he had a fracture. The Borussia Dortmund defender had to be helped off in the second-half of Wednesday's 1-0 win over…