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'Never a friendly game': Brazil and Ancelotti looking forward to India match

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said the five-time world champions take their friendly against India next week very seriously, insisting there is "never a friendly game" for them, according to media reports Wednesday.

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India controversially defend 32 against minnows Japan in bizarre one-off T20

World champions India narrowly survived being on the end of a huge upset as they edged a spirited Japan by two runs in a rain-shortened first-ever T20 international between the teams on Tuesday.

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England seal T20 series sweep over Sri Lanka to go top of world rankings

Jos Buttler hit an unbeaten half-century as dominant England beat a sorry Sri Lanka by eight wickets to ⁠complete a 3-0 series whitewash and replace India on top of the T20 world rankings after the final match of the series in Manchester on Saturday.

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Abhishek blazes record-breaking ton as India complete Afghanistan sweep

India opener Abhishek Sharma smashed the fastest Twenty20 International century by a batter from a ⁠full-member nation on Thursday, blasting a 30-ball hundred as the hosts thrashed Afghanistan by 127 runs in Delhi to complete a ‌3-0 series sweep.

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Chelsea's Joao Pedro to miss Brazil's friendlies against Australia & India with injury

Chelsea striker Joao ⁠Pedro has withdrawn from Brazil's friendlies ‌against Australia and India ‌due to injury, ‌the national team ‌said on Wednesday.

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India select Kohli and Rohit for West Indies ODIs as Nigam joins Asian Games squad

Stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma headline India's One-Day International squad for their ⁠upcoming home series against the West Indies, while Vipraj Nigam has replaced injured spinner Varun Chakaravarthy in ‌the Asian Games squad.

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Ravens rookie standout Ja'Kobi Lane expected to undergo wrist surgery

Baltimore Ravens rookie wide receiver Ja'Kobi Lane is expected to undergo wrist surgery after exiting Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts.

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Reddy and Samson guide India to series victory over Afghanistan

Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson struck 57 and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy took three wickets ⁠as India beat Afghanistan by seven wickets in the second Twenty20 in Delhi on Tuesday to seal an unassailable ‌2-0 lead in the three-match series.

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Zimbabwe wicketkeeper breaks longstanding Tendulkar record against Australia

Brendan Taylor replaced India great ⁠Sachin Tendulkar as the longest-serving one-day international player on ‌Tuesday after the Zimbabwe veteran took ‌the field for the ‌series opener against Australia in ‌Harare.

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India captain Shubman Gill keen to look at positives despite final test draw

India captain Shubman Gill said there were lots of positives to take ⁠from their 1-0 series win in Sri Lanka but there can be little doubt the squad return home disappointed and ‌disheartened after letting the hosts off the hook in the drawn second test.

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Sri Lanka & Dinusha salvage remarkable draw in second Test but India seal series victory

Sri Lanka's middle-order batter Sonal Dinusha engineered a remarkable rearguard action to help the hosts salvage a draw and ⁠deny India a series sweep in the second test on Thursday.

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NFL owners approve sale of Super Bowl champions Seattle Seahawks

NFL owners on Wednesday unanimously approved the record sale of the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks to an ownership group led by India-born billionaire Vinod Khosla, the team announced.

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India close in on second Test victory despite Sri Lanka resistance

Sri Lanka mounted a brief fightback, but India remained firmly on ⁠course for a series-sweeping victory in the second and final Test on Wednesday.

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Sri Lanka fighting to avoid follow-on with India in charge after day three of second Test

Sri Lanka were fighting hard to avoid the follow-on when rain brought an early end to play on day three of the second Test against India on Tuesday, with the hosts on 265-8.