
Veteran batter Steve Smith will lead a star-studded New South Wales side, featuring five members of Australia’s first Ashes Test squad, for the first time in eight years in their Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria at the Sydney Cricket Ground, beginning on Monday. ...

Soorma Hockey Club has announced the appointment of Olympian Philippe Goldberg of Belgium as the new head coach of the men’s team ahead of Hockey India League Season 2. ...

Former England captain Michael Vaughan opined that he would have picked Mitchell Marsh at the top of the order for the first Test in Perth, starting from November 21, pointing out the fact that he’s right-handed and "would have troubled England" in the Ashes opener. ...

Australia great Meg Lanning believes young opener Phoebe Litchfield has the potential to outshine a strong group of contenders and succeed Alyssa Healy as the next Australian ODI captain. ...

Manchester City climbed to fourth in the Champions League standings after a commanding 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund, moving within two points of leading trio Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Inter. ...

Fourth seed Amanda Anisimova of the United States came from behind to beat second seed Iga Swiatek of P...

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have appointed Malolan Rangarajan as the head coach for the upcoming season of the tournament. ...

Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the words of wisdom he shared with them after their 2017 World Cup final loss to England, saying that his motivation helped them work even harder and finally lift their maiden trophy. ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while engaging with the World Cup-winning Indian women’s cricket team, praised the individual efforts of the players in achieving the collective goal of claiming the coveted trophy. One such player was wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghos...

Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu highlighted how Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s words of encouragement have deeply inspired Indian athletes. She recalls that even when players feel disappointed for not securing gold, the PM reminds them, “Getting a medal itself is a big thing.” ...