
Rising star Phoebe Litchfield has welcomed Meg Lanning’s endorsement of her as a future Australia captain, admitting she would seize the opportunity if it ever came her way. ...

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has instructed it's players to "continue with the tour as scheduled" after some squad members wished to leave Pakistan mid-tour and return home, citing concerns over their security following the suicide bombing in Islamabad. ...

The West Indies have announced their ODI squad for the forthcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand, starting on November 16, with John Campbell making a return after six years, while Brandon King, who failed to impress in the recently concluded T20I series, has been dropped. ...

Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara believes young wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel is deserving of the spot in the playing eleven for the upcoming first Test against South Africa, suggesting that he could bat at number six in the line-up. ...

Young wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel said there is no sense of competition between him and senior gloveman Rishabh Pant, adding that their sole focus is on contributing to India’s success in Tests. ...

Reigning women’s national champion Anahat Singh made a winning start at the China Open PSA event in Shanghai on Tuesday, while compatriots Velavan Senthilkumar and Abhay Singh lost in the men’s opening round. ...

Wearing a shy smile, Florian Wirtz stepped onto the pitch at the small AOK Stadion in Wolfsburg. The home of VfL Wolfsburg's women's and youth teams erupted in warm applause from about 4,000 fans for the struggling Liverpool striker. ...

Carlos Alcaraz kept his bid for a second year-end No. 1 ranking alive with a hard-fought comeback win over Taylor Fritz at the ATP Finals in Turin on Tuesday. ...

The final day of Round 4 of this season’s Ranji Trophy went right down to the wire, with Madhya Pradesh joining Bengal, J&K, and Vidarbha in registering crucial victories. While some matches fizzled out into draws, others produced thrilling finishes that reshaped the group tables....

Indian hammer thrower Manju Bala, a bronze medallist at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, has been handed a five-year ban by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after testing positive for banned substances. ...