Opener Rory Burns (59 batting) and captain Joe Root (42 batting) came to England's rescue after they were reduced to 18 for two wickets inside seven overs, replying to New Zealand's 378 all out, on the second day of the first Test here on Thursday....
India went down 0-1 to Asian champions Qatar in a joint qualifying tournament for the 2023 Asian Cup and the 2022 World Cup here on Friday. Abdel Aziz scored the solitary goal in the 33rd minute for Qatar....
In-form No.24 seed Coco Gauff of America defeated 39th-ranked Wang Qiang of China 6-3, 7-6(1) on Thursday to reach the third round of the French Open for the first time....
Former world No.1 Roger Federer, the oldest player at 39 in the men's draw, entered the third round of French Open on Thursday with a 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 win over Marin Cilic of Croatia. World No.1 Novak Djokovic, too, moved into the third round....
American tennis star Serena Williams was extremely satisfied with her first serve after overcoming former top-20 player, Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 in the French Open second round late on Wednesday evening....
Second seed Daniil Medvedev defeated American Tommy Paul 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 to enter third round of French Open at Roland Garros late on Wednesday. ...
Pacer Ollie Robinson, who returned as England's most successful bowler with two wickets for 50 on the first day of first Test against New Zealand at Lord's, was left red-faced after his racist and misogynist tweets resurfaced on twitter forcing him to issue an apology. ...
Indian men's and women's cricket squads departed for England in the wee hours of Thursday on a charter flight....
FC Barcelona have announced their third signing in three days of Brazilian right-back Emerson Royal from Betis on Wednesday...
Tottenham Hotspur have made contact with former Italy coach Antonio Conte about becoming the club's new manager. Conte, 51, is out of job after leaving Inter Milan last month, having guided them to a first Serie A title since 2010, and could be primed for a return to London....
