The International Cricket Council (ICC) logo at the ICC headquarters in Dubai, October 31, 2010. NEW DELHI | Mon May 13, 2013 8:36pm IST NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India have no plans to pull out of next month’s Champions Trophy over a rumbling controversy surrounding a former Indian player’s election to an International Cricket Council [...]

REUTERS – Rafa Nadal moved to within one victory of an eighth Barcelona Open title in nine years when he thrashed Canadian fifth seed Milos Raonic 6-4 6-0 on Saturday to set up a final against fourth-seeded Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro. Chasing a fourth title of the year after returning from a seven-month injury layoff [...]

Liverpool’s Luis Suarez celebrates his goal against Chelsea during their English Premier League soccer match at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England, April 21, 2013. LONDON | Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:30am IST LONDON (Reuters) – Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has asked for forgiveness after accepting a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic in [...]

Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:33pm IST April 23 (Reuters) – Disgraced Pakistan trio Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir should stop “misleading the public” and instead help cricket in “the fight against corruption”, International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Dave Richardson said on Tuesday. The careers of former Pakistan captain Butt and pace bowler [...]

 Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:18am IST April 24 (Reuters) – Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been reinstated as Australia’s vice captain as selectors look to add some experience to their side ahead of the first of back-to-back Ashes series against England. The 35-year-old had been dumped from the test team last year, with Matthew Wade promoted [...]

1 of 4. Bayern Munich players celebrate after defeating Barcelona to win their Champions League semi-final first leg soccer match at Arena stadium in Munich April 23, 2013. Munich won the match 4-0. MUNICH | Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:30am IST MUNICH (Reuters) – Bayern Munich’s incredible season continued when they handed Barcelona one of [...]

West Indies’ Chris Gayle prepares to bat in the nets during a cricket practice session in New Delhi February 22, 2011. REUTERS – Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle smashed a century off 30 balls in an Indian Premier League match on Tuesday and finished on 175 not out, the highest ever Twenty20 innings. Playing [...]

Saina Nehwal returns a shot to Aprilia Yuswandari of Indonesia during their women’s singles match at the second round of Indonesia Open badminton tournament in Jakarta June 14, 2012. NEW DELHI | Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:47pm IST NEW DELHI (Reuters) – China’s enviable pool of outstanding talent makes it almost impossible for anyone else [...]

Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic (R) challenges Liverpool’s Luis Suarez during their English Premier League soccer match at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England, April 21, 2013. LONDON | Mon Apr 22, 2013 1:19pm IST LONDON (Reuters) – The good, the bad and the ugly sides of Luis Suarez were on show again on Sunday as the Liverpool [...]

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Rafael Nadal of Spain during their final match at the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco April 21, 2013. MONTE CARLO | Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:05pm IST MONTE CARLO (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal’s eight-year reign at the Monte Carlo Masters with a clinical 6-2 [...]

1 of 2. Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after defeating Fabio Fognini of Italy during their men’s singles semi-final tennis match of the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco April 20, 2013. MONTE CARLO | Sat Apr 20, 2013 8:45pm IST MONTE CARLO (Reuters) – Eight-times champion Rafael Nadal will lock horns with world number one [...]

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany drives during the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix at the Sakhir circuit, south of Manama April 21, 2013. MANAMA | Sun Apr 21, 2013 7:23pm IST MANAMA (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix for the second year in a row [...]

RCB did have a few hiccups losing Tillakratne Dilshan, Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers in quick succession as Shane Watson struck twice and James Faulkner once to give Rajasthan some hope. Saurabh Tiwary and Chris Gayle though gave the home side a comfortable win scoring 25 and 49 respectively. Brilliant bowling spells by RP [...]

Ravindra Jadeja once again shows why he is a valuable asset for his IPL team. The all-rounder claims three and returns to hit a 14-ball 36 to help Chennai go past Kolkata. Ravindra Jadeja’s scintillating knock worth 36 off 14 took Chennai Super Kings out of a tattered state and past Kolkata Knight Riders by [...]

Australia’s Shane Watson prepares to hit a shot during the second day of the second cricket test against Sri Lanka at the Melbourne Cricket Ground December 27, 2012. MELBOURNE | Sat Apr 20, 2013 11:50am IST MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Shane Watson has stood down as vice captain of Australia in all cricket formats following the [...]

Sydney: Amid enthusiastic singing and chanting by his fans, Sachin Tendulkar’s wax statue was today unveiled at the Sydney Cricket Ground just a few days before his 40th birthday. Tendulkar’s waxwork was unveiled at the SCG where he has played some memorable innings. The statue shows Tendulkar, who will turn 40 on Wednesday, clad in [...]

Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kings XI Punjab by five wickets and go top of the table on Friday. Sunrisers Hyderabad once again made heavy weather of an easy chase before beating Kings XI Punjab by 5 wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal in Hyderabad on Friday. Thisara Perera ended the game in style hitting [...]

Monte Carlo, Monaco: Top seed Novak Djokovic passed another test on his suspect right ankle when he posted a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Juan Monaco to join eight-time champion Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. Djokovic will next take on Finn Jarkko Nieminen who spent two and a half hours [...]

Sakhir: Having ended a 12-race drought with a dominant victory in China, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso is quickly emerging as the favourite to end the dominance of Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel. The two-time Formula One champion has the chance to overtake Vettel in the drivers’ championship with a win on Sunday at the Bahrain Grand Prix, [...]

New Delhi: A solid knock by Michael Hussey and brilliant bowling at the top by young Mohit Sharma gave Chennai Super Kings a well deserved victory over struggling Delhi Daredevils here at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. This is Delhi’s sixth defeat in a row while Chennai got back to winning ways after a surprising [...]