North Korea to participate in upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea

U-19 World Cup: India beat South Africa in warm-up match

In a warm-up ODI match ahead of the U-19 World Cup in Christchurch, India notched up a massive 189-run win over South Africa. Bengal pacer Ishan Porel who bagged four wickets contributed in a big way to the victory. Batting first, India U-19 team scored 332 for 8, riding on twin half-centuries by Ar...

BCCI bans all-rounder Yusuf Pathan for five months after failed dope test

Indian all-rounder Yusuf Pathan was today handed a five-month retrospective suspension for failing a dope test. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement that Pathan has been suspended after he inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, commonly found in cough syrups. ...

South Africa beat India by 72 runs in Cape Town Test

South Africa have won the Cape Town Cricket Test against India by 72 runs. Chasing a victory target of 208 runs on day four of the series opener, India were all out for 135 runs in their second innings. Barring the eighth wicket partnership between R Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India's ba...

Cape Town Test : SA resumes second innings at overnight score of 65 for 2 against India

In the Cape Town Cricket Test, South Africa resumed their second innings at the overnight score of 65 for 2 against India today. South Africa was 66 for three when reports last came in. Amla was out today for four. K Rabada with 3 and AB De Villiers with no score were on the crease. The hosts had ma...

Australia win final Ashes Test by innings & 123 runs

Australia beat England by innings and 123 runs to seal 4-0 series win in Ashes. England's awful Ashes ended with a huge defeat by Australia in the fifth and final Test in Sydney.The tourists were bowled out for 180 in the second innings. England scored 346 in the first innings. Earlier, Aus...

Cape Town Test: South Africa likely to resume their second innings at the overnight score of 65 for 2 against India today

In the Cape Town Cricket Test, after the third day was washed out yesterday, South Africa is likely to resume their second innings at the overnight score of 65 for 2 against India today. The weather is predicted to be partly cloudy throughout the day. South Africa currently has a lead of 142 runs ov...

Neel Joshi falters in British Junior Open Squash final

In Squash, India's Neel Joshi lost to local favourite Samuel Todd of England in the final of British Junior Open squash in Birmingham. The top seed defeated Neel 8-11, 16-14, 11-0, 14-12 in the title-clash of the boys' under-15 section. Earlier, another hopeful Tushar Shahani went ...

Ashes: Nathan Lyon hails as Australia's key bowler in final test against England

Nathan Lyon was hailed as Australia's key bowler as the team closes in on an emphatic victory in the final Ashes Test after beleaguered England unravelled on a torrid day in Sydney today. The Australians amassed a massive 303-run innings lead and then reduced the battle-weary tourists to 93...

World champion powerlifter Saksham Yadav dies in road accident