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All-rounder Hardik Pandya was named the captain of the team. After Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer were named in the Indian side for the Test against England, Sanju Samson was recalled to the squad while Rahul Tripathi finally received his maiden India call-up. While many rejoiced for Samson and Tripathi, there were those who felt Prithvi Shaw had been hard done by. The explosive opener has had fitness issues that could probably have been the reason he wasn’t included....

What led to the argument was Ashwin bowling around the wicket to Kane Williamson, moving across the stumps while delivering the ball and then walking past Tom Latham at the non-striker’s end. There was speculation that the argument was because of Ashwin walking on to the danger area, but replays showed that that wasn’t the case. He was also not seen to be obstructing the umpire’s view. Speaking to Indian Express, a First-Class umpire offered some clarity into what the issue was....

During a discussion on Cricbuzz, he mentioned how the right-handed batter looked to rotate the strike after hitting a boundary. Parthiv suggested that it seems that the seasoned campaigner is regaining his confidence. He explained: India’s run-chase started on a shaky note, with opener KL Rahul getting out for a golden duck in the first over. Kohli steadied the ship for the Men in Blue with a 35-run knock from 34 deliveries....

Pandya earned the Player of the Match award for his all-round performance. He also pumped a maximum over long-on off Mohammad Nawaz when India needed six off the last three balls. The Baroda star walked in after Naseem Shah disturbed Suryakumar Yadav’s stumps, with India still needing 59 runs off 34 deliveries. The right-handed batter opened his account with a couple and scored a boundary off his third delivery with a powerful cut behind the point region....

Sunday’s contest between India and Pakistan will be the first encounter between the arch-rivals since the T20 World Cup last year when Pakistan hammered Team India by 10 wickets. On Saturday (August 27), the official social media handles of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared images of Indian players practicing ahead of the big match against their neighboring nation. The pictures captured cricketers in varied moods, from relaxed to intense....

Deepak Chahar and Arshdeep Singh were simply brilliant with the new ball, reducing the visitors to an unbelievable 9/5 at one stage. One may argue that the game was already over at that stage as Arshdeep swung the ball both ways and picked up three wickets in his first over. Wayne Parnell and Keshav Maharaj did add some crucial runs, getting South Africa to 106/8 in their 20 overs....

Hardik Pandya and Co. went 1-0 up in the three-match series after a narrow win by two runs in the first game, thanks to an inspired performance by the bowlers. With 13 runs needed off the final over, Axar Patel did an excellent job of taking the hosts home. As India look to continue their winning run, they will miss the service of Sanju Samson, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the series with a knee injury....

India made four changes for the dead rubber, resting regular No. 3 batter Virat Kohli and including Gaikwad, who has made his name as an opener in the IPL. Many expected the 25-year-old to replace Kohli at No. 3. However, at the toss, Sharma said that Gaikwad would open alongside Ishan Kishan. In an interaction with Cricbuzz, Jadeja said about the same: Jadeja believes that the decision to bring himself down the order probably came about from the experiences and hardships he faced as a youngster....

“Let’s not get greedy. Credit goes to the boys as it was absolutely a team performance from the beginning to end. We rode our luck in the first half. Chhetri made an unbelievable run just like he did in Myanmar. He is still fit and I have to thank the medical staff who got him in the position where he is today. Pleased that I didn’t play him against Nepal and maybe he couldn’t have made that run had he not been protected....

India 2 (Clifford 17, Nabi 39) – 4 Palestine (Nu’man 30, pen 51, 66, Abu Saleh 47) India: 4-4-1-1: Sandip Nandy; Denzil Franco, Gouramangi Singh, Raju Gaikwad, Syed Rahim Nabi; Francis Fernandes (Joaquim Abranches 76), Mehtab Hossain, Lenny Rodrigues (Arata Izumi 64), Clifford Miranda (CK Vineeth 85); Alwyn George (Jewel Raja 69); Sunil Chhetri (Manandeep Singh 76) Palestine: 4-2-3-1: Mohammed Shbair; Raed Fares, Abdelatif Bahdari (Nadem Barghouthi 59), Khaled Mahdi, Mousa Abu Jazar (Ahmed Salameh 82); Khader Yousef, Ma’aly Kaware (Mahmoud Salah 46); Hussam Abu Saleh, Abdelhamid Abuhabib (Abdelrahim Ka’beia 78), Ashraf Nu’man; Eyad Abugharqud (Khaled Salem 88)...

Heavy rain delayed the start of the final on late Sunday night and even though the skies relented later, the damage had already been done by then. The turf was completely waterlogged because of thunderstorms and heavy showers and after discussion with both the coaches of India and Pakistan, the tournament director decided to call off the match and declare both the teams as joint winners. India won the toss of coin and earned the right to take home the trophy of the biennial tournament for the first year....

Put in to bat, India posted 118/6 in their allotted 20 overs. In reply, Bangladesh was bundled out for a paltry 54. Poonam Yadav scalped three wickets to reduce Bangladesh while experienced pacer Jhulan Goswami and Anuja Patil contributed with two wickets each. Shaila Sharmin (18) and Salma Khatun (17) were the top scorers for Bangladesh. As many as eight of their batters failed to get into double figures, with six of them making just one run each....

The Indian junior men’s hockey team started their campaign in the Australian Hockey League with an impressive display as they beat Malaysia Blue 4-2 in their opening match of the tournament. This is the first time that the Indian side has been invited to participate in the tournament by Hockey Australia and the great start to the tournament means that the team will be confident of reaching the finals....

India had taken a 56-run first innings lead after scoring 367 in reply to West Indies’ 311 all out. Sunil Ambris top scored for the hosts with his 38-run knock while pacer Umesh Yadav (4/45) and spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (3/12) shared seven wickets between them for the hosts. Brief Scores: West Indies: 311 and 127 all out in 46.1 overs (S Ambris 38, Shai Hope 28; Umesh Yadav 4/45)....

The best 25 Sub-Junior (under-14) basketball players in India – in both the boys’ and the girls’ divisions – were invited for a special coaching camp at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi from December 10th-30th, 2011 by Basketball Federation of India (BFI) and Sports Authority of India (SAI) for National sub junior basketball camp – India camp . These camps help and prepare sub-juniors players for national and international tournaments in the future....

After a video posted by the the Bensalem Police Department in Kevin’s hometown went viral on YouTube, hitting over 800,000 views so far, NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers were the first to jump into the scene. “It’s a grounding effect when you see something like that,” 76ers head coach Brett Brown said of Grow’s video, according to NBA.com. Here’s the video of Grow’s incredible performance that got everyone talking: A tweet from the team official account (@Sixers) offering Kevin a ceremonial two-day contract received great response from fans....

New York made headlines when it signed Jalen Brunson to a four-year, $104 million deal this summer, a commitment that effectively handed the keys of the franchise to the 26-year-old. In doing so, Brunson was set to become the Knicks’ 11th different opening night starter at the point guard position in as many years. The hope, of course, is that the 11th time would be the charm. Early returns suggest that with Brunson, the Knicks got it right....

Salevaa Atisanoe, who took the name Konishiki when he came to Japan in 1982, had grappled his way toward the pinnacle of the most Japanese of sports. Since February, when he won his last tournament, his fans have waited anxiously to see if he would be promoted to its highest level: Yokozuna (grand champion). Finally, as it became apparent the fiercely conservative Sumo Association would balk, Konishiki went public. “Strictly speaking,” he told a Tokyo newspaper, “this is racism....

That’s the thread I engaged with my best friend and his two younger brothers in the aftermath of the Cavs’ Game 1 loss to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday. When the trailer fired up for the 10-part Netflix and ESPN series “The Last Dance,” which will chronicle the Bulls’ 1990s run to six NBA championships, the texts started again. They no doubt will fire up one more time when the Cavs try to dig out of a 2-0 hole against the Celtics in Game 3 on Saturday....