A new looking England shocked Pakistan as they beat them in the 2nd ODI by 52 runs to clinch the series 2-0. ....

World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia won the women's singles title at the Wimbledon Championships here on Saturday, beating eighth seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in three sets 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3 in one hour and 55 minutes. ....

Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh and his wife, actor Geeta Basra, were on Saturday blessed with a baby boy. ....

Harleen Deol's stunning catch at the boundary that provided a rare moment of joy for the Indian women's team in the first T20I against England, which it lost by 18 runs under DLS method, has earned accolades from a a cross section of the society including ex-cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman, corporate honcho Anand Mahindra and politicians Smriti Irani and Jyotiraditya Scindia. ....

India's tour of Sri Lanka has escaped cancellation for the moment and its start has instead been delayed by five days after two COVID-19 positive cases emerged in the Sri Lanka team camp over the last two days. The first ODI will now be played on July 18 instead of July 13 and the final match of the series, the third T20I will be played on July 29, two days after the original schedule. ....

Former India and Rajasthan pacer Pankaj Singh on Saturday announced retirement from all forms of cricket. The 36-year-old player, who represented India in two Tests and an ODI, made the announcement through a letter sent to the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA). ....

Indian women's cricket team lost to England by 18 runs under DLS method in the opening T20 International after their bowlers failed to keep England batters Natalie Sciver (55 off 27 balls, 8x4s, 1X6) and Amy Jones (43 off 27 balls, 4x4s, 2x6s) in check. ....

Canadian Denis Shapovalov said it really hurt losing to Serbia's world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semifinal after "feeling like I was outplaying Novak Djokovic in parts of the match". ....

A second-string England cricket team beat Pakistan by nine wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series on Thursday. ....

Ashleigh Barty became the first world No. 1 to reach Wimbledon Championships final in five years after she defeated 2018 champion Angelique Kerber 6-3, 7-6(3) in the semi-finals on Thursday. ....

The upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo will be held without spectators. All the stakeholders involved in organising the Games on Thursday came to this conclusion after the Japan government announced an emergency in and around Tokyo until the end of the Games that will be held from July 23-August 8. ....