Japan's Naomi Osaka delivered a composed and controlled performance to defeat Astra Sharma of Australia 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Miami Open, advancing in 1 hour and 20 minutes on Wednesday. ....

Women's world No. 1 tennis player Ashleigh Barty of Australia had the tennis world and her legion of fans in a state of shock on Wednesday (IST) after the winner of three Grand Slams announced her retirement one month shy of her 26th birthday. ....

Former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli said on Tuesday he feels a "renewed energy" in him going in this year's edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after having relinquished a "lot of responsibilities and duties". ....

Yastika Bhatia scored a half-century, while Sneh Rana came up with all-round heroics (27 and 4/30) in a must-win situation as India secure a convincing 110-run victory over Bangladesh in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup league match at Seddon Park here on Tuesday. ....

Forward Mandeep Singh's opportunistic goal in the last minute helped India prevail over Rio Olympics gold medallist Argentina 4-3 and move to the top of the table in the FIH Hockey Pro League at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday. ....

Rafael Nadal survived a bombardment of big serves by Reilly Opelka at the BNP Paribas Open as he extended his perfect start to the ATP Tour season to 18-0. ....

Pakistan batters Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan survived a record 172 overs in their second innings to pull off an extraordinary draw against Australia in the second Test here on Wednesday. ....

England have confirmed that pace bowler Saqib Mahmood will make his Test debut in place of the injured Mark Wood in the second match against the West Indies beginning at the Kensington Oval here later on Wednesday. ....

Suresh Raina and Ravi Shastri are set to be part of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as commentators.  ....

Delhi Capitals on Tuesday announced former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson as their new assistant coach for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. ....

Former England men's captain Nasser Hussain has warned his country's women's team that there is no room for any more slip-ups when they take on India in an ICC Women's World Cup match at the Bay Oval here on Wednesday. ....