World No 1 Novak Djokovic on Friday broke his silence and thanked people around the world for their support amid a visa row over Covid-19 vaccines ahead of this month's Australian Open. ....

An unbeaten century by Jonny Bairstow (103 off 140 balls) on another rain-interrupted day saw England post 258/7 on Day 3 of the fourth Ashes Test, even as Australia strengthened their advantage with the ball, with Pat Cummins and Scott Boland taking two wickets apiece at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. ....

Veteran New Zealand batter Ross Taylor believes that his team's loss to Bangladesh in the first Test at Mount Maunganui was good for world cricket. In the first of the two-match series, Bangladesh sprung a surprise, defeating New Zealand, the current World Test Championship winners, by eight wickets, ending the 17-match winning streak of the hosts in Test matches at their backyard. ....

India right-handed batter Punam Raut said she was 'extremely disappointed' on being left out of the 15-member squad for the ICC Women's World Cup 2022 to be in New Zealand from March 3 to April 4. The squad announced for the mega event will also feature in a five-match ODI series against New Zealand starting from February 11. ....

Dean Elgar spearheaded a record chase of 240, helping South Africa clinch a series-levelling win over India in the second Test at the Wanderers here on Thursday. ....

World No one tennis player Novak Djokovic will not be immediately deported from Australia, a government lawyer told a court hearing on Thursday as the tennis star remained in hotel quarantine. ....

The start of day four in the second Test between South Africa and India has been delayed due to inclement weather conditions at the Wanderers here on Thursday. ....

England were 13/0 at stumps, trailing by 403 runs against Australia on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test, here on Thursday. ....

Legendary Sunil Gavaskar has urged the Indian cricket team to win the ongoing Johannesburg Test match against South Africa on the birthday of 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev. ....

Top-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues, fast bowler Shikha Pandey and veteran Punam Raut on Thursday were left out of India's squads for the 2022 Women's ODI World Cup and the ODIs in New Zealand in the lead-up to the showpiece event. ....

India batter Cheteshwar Pujara has come to the defence of wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, saying that the youngster will improve as he moves forward in his career. ....