So far, 74 Indian sportspersons, including 15 shooters, have qualified for this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo, and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) expects the number to go up to 158. ....

The Indian cricket board has asked Sanspareils Greenlands (SG), manufacturers of the cricket ball being used in the ongoing Test series, to look into its quality following complaints from India captain Virat Kohli and his teammates, including its seam not lasting long enough. ....

The Test series played between India and England should be called the 'Tendulkar Cook Trophy', says former spinner Monty Panesar. ....

India's Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara have moved down by a spot while Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah have moved upwards in the respective ICC Test rankings which got updated after the culmination of the first Test which England won by 227 runs on Tuesday. ....

Joe Root's men came out with a "perfect performance" against India in the first Test, which they won by 227 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, says former England captain Nasser Hussain. ....

Former India batsman and coach Sanjay Bangar has been appointed as the batting consultant of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). ....

The Vijay Hazare Trophy will take place from February 20 to March 14 in six cities, though Delhi has again been ignored. Thirty-eight teams will compete in the tournament and they have been split into six groups, the BCCI has announced. ....

ATK Mohun Bagan came within a point of league leaders Mumbai City FC with a 2-0 win over Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Fatorda Stadium on Tuesday. ....

India captain Virat Kohli seemed unhappy with the way England batsmen were running on the pitch while batting in their second innings of the first Test at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium here. Kohli was heard complaining to the umpires on the fourth day of the match on Monday. India lost by 227 runs on Sunday. ....

England's 227-run win over India in the first Test of the ongoing four-Test series has kept their hopes alive of making the World Test Championship final scheduled to be held in London in June. ....

India skipper Virat Kohli on Tuesday lashed out on the quality of balls as well as the uneconomical bowling of spinners Shahbaz Nadeem and Washington Sundar following team's 227-run defeat in the first Test against England here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. ....