The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) on Thursday allowed 100 percent crowd attendance for the second India-Sri Lanka Test, which will be a pink ball game and scheduled to be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, starting here on Saturday. ....

Pakistan all-rounder Faheem Ashraf on Wednesday was ruled out of the second Test against Australia, beginning here on Saturday, after he tested positive for Covid-19. ....

India pacer Shanthakumar Sreesanth on Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of domestic cricket. The 39-year-old fast bowler said he maide the 'right and honourable' decision, saying it doesn't bring him happiness, but he does not regret the call. ....

Gujarat Titans have signed Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz as a replacement for the England batter Jason Roy, for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, the league confirmed on Wednesday. ....

The iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the stadium where Shane Warne picked up his 700th Test wicket, will now also be the venue for the Australian spinner's state memorial on March 30. ....

Veteran India pacer Jhulan Goswami believes that their match against New Zealand in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup on Thursday will be completely different from the bilateral matches played before the mega event. ....

West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Shemaine Campbelle's 80-ball 66, followed by an all-round bowling performance helped the Stafanie Taylor-led team defeat defending champions England by seven runs to notch their second win in the ICC Women's World Cup at the University Oval here on Wednesday. ....

The Russian Football Union (RFU) has appealed to The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decisions by Fifa and UEFA to bar Russian teams from international competitions over the country's invasion of Ukraine. ....

Top Indian shuttlers -- PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen advanced to the second round of the German Open 2022 Super 300 badminton tournament after winning their respective opening round matches, here on Tuesday. ....

Premier India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who recently surpassed legendary Kapil Dev's tally of 434 Test wickets, has revealed that he wanted to be a batter and used to bowl medium pace in the past to become the next "Kapil Paaji." ....

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has criticised the Rawalpindi pitch used for the first Pakistan-Australia Test match as it has offered no assistance to the bowlers. ....