Muhammad Rameez

Kohli and Pujara dig in after India lose early wickets

Indian captain Virat Kohli and Adelaide hero Cheteshwar Pujara steadied their side after Australia grabbed two early wickets on day two of the second Test at Perth on Saturday.

Southee stars as Sri Lanka struggle in New Zealand

Paceman Tim Southee skittled Sri Lanka's top order with a five-wicket haul to put New Zealand in a commanding position on the opening day of the first Test in Wellington on Saturday.

New Zealand v Sri Lanka first Test scoreboard

Scoreboard at stumps on the opening day of the first Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Wellington on Saturday: Sri Lanka 1st innings M. Gunathilaka lbw Southee 1 F. Karunaratne c Watling b Wagner 79 D. de Silva c Watling b Southee 1 K. Mendis c Patel b Southee 2 A. Mathews c Watling b Southee 83 D. Chandimal c Patel b Southee 6 N. Dickwella not out 73 D. Perera c Watling b de Grandhomme 16 S. Lakmal c Nicholls b Wagner 3 K. Rajitha c Watling b Boult 2 L. Kumara not out 0 Extras (lb7, nb2) 9 Total (nine wickets, 87 overs) 275 Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Gunathilaka), 2-7 (de Silva), 3-9 (Mendis), 4-142 (Karunaratne), 5-167 (Chandimal), 6-187 (Mathews), 7-223 (Perera), 8-240 (Lakmal), 9-275 (Rajitha) Bowling: Boult 26-6-77-1, Southee 25-6-67-5, de Grandhomme 13-2-35-1 (nb1), Wagner 20-2-75-2 (nb1), Patel 3-0-14-0 Toss: New Zealand Umpires: Rod Tucker (AUS), Michael Gough (ENG) TV umpire: Richard Illingworth (ENG) Match referee:

West Indies' Lewis returns for Bangladesh T20s

Batsman Evin Lewis returned as the West Indies on Saturday named a 15-man squad for their three-match Twenty20 series against Bangladesh, beginning next week

Bangladesh's Mashrafe harbours no Imran-like ambitions

He may be Bangladesh's biggest cricket star, but Mashrafe Mortaza insists he is not another Imran Khan, Pakistan's cricketing superhero-turned-prime minister.

Salt Lake City tabbed for possible Winter Olympics bid

Salt Lake City has been selected by the United States Olympic Committee for a potential bid to host the 2030 Winter Games.

Sri Lanka fightback after shaky start in New Zealand

Battling half-centuries to Dimuth Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews rescued Sri Lanka's innings following a dismal start in the first Test against New Zealand on Saturday.

Australia v India second Test scoreboard

Scoreboard at lunch in Australia's second Test against India at Perth on Saturday

Sri Lanka rebuild after Southee's triple strike

New Zealand's Tim Southee tore through Sri Lanka's top order in a devastating opening spell before veterans Dimuth Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews steadied the tourists' innings on day one of the first Test in Wellington Saturday.

Salt Lake City tabbed for possible Winter Olympics bid

Salt Lake City has been selected by the United States Olympic Committee for a potential bid to host the 2030 Winter Games.

Ashley Giles appointed England cricket director

Momota powers into badminton World Tour Finals semis

World champion Kento Momota revved into the last four of badminton's $1.5 million World Tour Finals with a third comprehensive victory on Friday.

Aussie teen 'Terminator' Titmus sets swimming world record

Australian teenager Ariarne Titmus broke the women's short-course 400m freestyle record on Friday to grab her second gold medal at the World Swimming Championships in China.

Injured Robben to miss Bayern's three remaining games in 2018

Veteran winger Arjen Robben will miss Bayern Munich's last three games of 2018 with a leg injury, the defending Bundesliga champions confirmed Friday.

Mother of Kamran Akmal laid to rest

Mother of test cricketers, Kamran Akmal, Omer Akmal and Adnan Akmal was laid to rest in a local graveyard here on Friday.