LONDON: Team India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant broke into the top-5 of the ICC Test ranking for the first time after scoring a century and fifty in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston, while star batter Virat Kohli dropped three places to 13th after a string of poor performances.

LONDON: England all-rounder Moeen Ali will depart Worcestershire county when his contract expires at the end of this summer, the club confirmed on Wednesday.

TOKYO: Japan captain Maya Yoshida has joined Schalke on a one-year contract from Italy's Sampdoria, the German first-division club confirmed in a staement on Tuesday.

BUENOS AIRES: Veteran Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez has promised to make an imminent decision about his future amid speculation linking him with a move to River Plate.

JAKARTA: Indonesia recorded a thrilling victory over Papua New Guinea to book their place in next year's inaugural ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa.

LONDON: Former England skipper Nasser Hussain has attributed the resurgence of the country's Test side to the new managing director of cricket Rob Key, saying that the major decisions taken by him with regards to the appointment of New Zealander Brendon McCullum as head coach and Ben Stokes as captain are the reason behind the team's run of four successive victories.

LONDON: Tunisia's world No.2 tennis player Ons Jabeur rallied from a set down to defeat Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 at Wimbledon to become the first Arab or North African woman to reach a Grand Slam singles semifinal.

LONDON: England smashed quite a few records on way to their historic victory against India in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston, while for the visitors, among the most dubious records they made was losing after scoring 416 in the first innings.

CHENNAI: Chennaiyin FC have roped in former FSV Mainz striker Petar Sliskovic ahead of the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL) season.

NETHER LANDS: The Indian women's hockey team put up a spirited fight in their second match of the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2022 as they drew 1-1 against Asian rivals China at the packed Wagener Hockey Stadium here.

LONDON:Rafael Nadal's coach Francisco Roig has said that when the Spanish stalwart had arrived at Wimbledon, unsure about his foot condition, he was only thinking about one match at a time, but with the 36-year-old now having secured a quarterfinal berth, he's among the favourites, which is a good sign.

EDGBASTON: England's historic come-from-behind win against India in the rescheduled fifth game at Edgbaston, with the hosts managing their highest successful run chase in Test history, has given a new direction to the team under skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.

EDGBASTON:Former India skipper Virat Kohli's aggression and "embarrassing" celebrations on the cricket field have not gone down well with several of his fans and critics, who have made their displeasure known by taking to social media to criticise one of India's most success Test captains.

EDGBASTON: England Test skipper Ben Stokes has indicated that England probably won the Test against India in the third innings when they restricted the tourists' lead to below 400 in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston.

CANBERRA:The Wimbledon 2022 quarterfinalist Nick Kyrgios will appear in court in Australia next month in relation to an allegation of common assault, authorities said on Tuesday.

NANJING(China):The World Athletics Council has decided to cancel the 2022 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, scheduled to be held in the eastern Chinese city of Yangzhou in November, due to the pandemic.

MADRID: Real Madrid are on the verge of solving the problem of what to do with Serbian striker Luka Jovic after three disappointing seasons with the club.

LONDON: Top seed Novak Djokovic came back from a two-set deficit to pull off a stunning quarterfinal victory in five sets over Jannik Sinner of Italy at the Wimbledon here on Tuesday.

CHANDIGARH: Qualifier Oleksii Krutykh of Ukraine defeated Sumit Nagal 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the singles first round of the € 134, 920 Brawo Open Braunschweig, Germany, on Tuesday. Sumit Nagal got direct entry as an alternate.

LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND): Nerves were fully on display on the fourth day of Women's World Cup action in Amstelveen and Terrassa. In the opening match, Chile won a war of attrition with Ireland to record their first ever World Cup win.

EDGBASTON(Birmingham):Addressing the media after England's emphatic win over India in the fifth and final Test of the 2021-22 series -- by virtue of which the hosts drew level at 2-2 -- Joe Root, the deposed captain but still the master batsman, said that "people (opponents) could now be intimidated by us (by the way we are playing)".

BIRMINGHAM: India have been fined 40 per cent of their match fee and penalised two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against England in the rescheduled fifth Test in Birmingham.

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS: The St Kitts & Nevis Patriots have announced their overseas signings for the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League which gets underway on 31 August.

MONACO:The World Athletics Council has reluctantly cancelled the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Yangzhou 22 in November 2022, as a consequence of the pandemic.

CHANDIGARH:Anirudh Sangra and Bhicky Sagolshem entered quarterfinals in the boys under-18 singles of the CLTA-AITA Championship Series (CS-7) Tennis Tournament for Boys and Girls under-12 and 18 at the Sector 10 Tennis Stadium here today.. Anirudh defeated Yashsvi Balhara in straight sets 6-1, 6-4.Anirudh played in a top form and used his aggressive forehand to beat Yashsvi Balhara.

ZURICH(Switzerland):India have been drawn in Group D of FIFAe Nations Cup 2022 alongside Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Mexico and Morrocco after the official draw was held at Zurich, Switzerland on July 4.

CLTA, CHANDIGARH:Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association is organizing Great Lakes, Institute of Management CLTA-AITA Championship Series (CS-7) Tennis Tournament for Boy’s & Girl’s under-12 & 18 from 4th to 8th July 2022.

LONDON:Former champion Simona Halep stunned No 4 seed Paula Badosa to storm into the women's singles quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Monday.

LONDON:Nick Kyrgios of Australia made it to the quarterfinals for the first time in eight years at Wimbledon, beating American Brandon Nakashima in a thrilling five-setter here on Monday.

DUBAI: England batters Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root, and Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand were on Monday nominated as the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's Player of the Month for June 2022.

BARCELONA: Barcelona have completed the signing of Danish defender Andreas Christensen from Chelsea and Franck Kessie from AC Milan on a free transfer, the Spanish club confirmed on Monday.

NEW DELHI: Indian women's football team midfielder Manisha Kalyan has signed a two-year contract with Cyprus's champion club Apollon Ladies FC.Kalyan's senior teammate, striker Dangmei Grace has also secured a move abroad, joining Uzbekistan's FC Nasaf Qarshi on a six-month deal.

LONDON:American Taylor Fritz made it to his maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal with a classy fourth-round victory against Australian qualifier Jason Kubler at Wimbledon here on Monday.

KYIV: Following an invitation by the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, IOC President Thomas Bach visited Kyiv on Sunday. He was accompanied by IOC Member and President of the Ukraine National Olympic Committee Sergii Bubka and the Ukrainian Sports Minister, Vadym Guttsait.

GROS ISLET, SR LUCIA:  The fixtures for the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) have been confirmed. The tournament will visit St Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and culminate in the final in Guyana.