The Newlands sandpaper gate saga has breathed a new lease of life after the Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft talked about the awareness of the same elsewhere, hinting at the involvement of the bowlers as well. The then five-pronged bowling attack included the likes of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon, apart from the all-rounder Mitchell Marsh. ....

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson acknowledged World Test Championship (WTC) for bringing context to Test cricket and making the longest format of cricket exciting. ....

Sushil Kumar, India's double Olympic medallist in wrestling, has put in application for anticipatory bail in the district court in Rohini here on Tuesday. Kumar is facing allegations of involvement in murder of a former international wrestler, who died earlier this month. ....

England pace bowler Stuart Broad said he wouldn't mind being left out of any Test this summer, though he would like to play all seven long format games. ....

Former Test opener Shiv Sunder Das was on Monday named batting coach of the Indian women's cricket team. He has been appointed only for the upcoming seven-match tour of England. ....

The Delhi Police on Monday announced a cash award of Rs.1 lakh for anyone who provides information on double Olympic medalist wrestler Sushil Kumar, who has been on the run since May 4, after his name was linked to the murder of a former wrestler. ....

A former Australian state cricketer has been charged with 'possessing child abuse material' and 'grooming a minor'. Aaron Summers, who represented Tasmania in state cricket, Hobart Hurricanes in Big Bash League and Deccan Gladiators in Abu Dhabi T10 league, was asked to appear before a court for the two charges. ....

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has said that he was not surprised by Cameron Bancroft indicating that more than three people knew about the ball tampering tactics of the team during a Test against South Africa in 2018. ....

A majority of cricketers comprising the New Zealand team that will play a Test series against host England and the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India next month have arrived here. ....

The Australian players, coaches and commentary staff who were in the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) arrived in Sydney on Monday from the Maldives and will be in quarantine for 14 days. ....

World No. 3 Spaniard Rafael Nadal on Sunday won his 10th Italian Open title, after overcoming a second set comeback from No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the final to triumph 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 in two hours and 50 minutes. ....