Former Australian pacer Brett Lee, who is a popular face on Indian television, wants One-day international (ODI) cricket to return to the days when totals in the range of 250-280 were considered competitive. And for that to happen in today's "batsmen friendly" game, pitches that give bowlers something to work with have to be curated. He says he always feel "so welcomed" in India which has accepted him "as part of its own".


I always feel so welcome in India: Brett Lee (IANS Interview)


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US President Donald Trump cracked a joke about Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo running for president against incumbent Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who responded by saying that Portugal "is nothing like the US".


Trump's joke on Cristiano Ronaldo falls flat


Rescue crews continued on Wednesday a search for 12 children from a soccer team and its coach who got lost inside a cave during the weekend in northern Thailand, officials said.


Search on for 12 children, soccer coach in Thai cave


Brazilian supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio has arrived here for the FIFA World Cup ahead of the clash between her country and Serbia in the Spartak Stadium on Wednesday.


Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio arrives ahead of Brazil vs Serbia clash


Kolkata police has landed in hot water after posting on its Facebook page a meme of Colombia footballer Andres Escobar's infamous own goal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the US which cost him his life days later.


Escobar meme lands Kolkata police in hot water


"Good man di laaltain", sung by Sukhwinder Singh for the film "Soorma", has a very happy vibe, say composers Shankar Ehsaan Loy.


'Good man di...' has a happy vibe: Shankar Ehsaan Loy


Argentina legend Diego Maradona said he was "fine" after being seen by a doctor during the team's World Cup victory over Nigeria.


I'm fine: Maradona on health scare


Cricket is a symbol of "hope for treasure" in Afghanistan that is now battered by terrorism springing from safe havens in Pakistan, according to India's UN Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin.


Cricket is symbol of 'hope for treasure' for Afghan people: India


The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the election of cricketing body Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), scheduled for June 30.


Delhi High Court refuses to stay DDCA election


Commonwealth gold medal-winning weightlifter Sathish Kumar Sivalingam has set a new national record but off the sporting platform by becoming a brand ambassador for i steel TMT bars.


Sathish becomes first Indian weightlifter to turn brand ambassador


A girl rooting for the Iranian football team in Russia has stunned and puzzled Twitter users, who are struck by the contrast between her World Cup looks, caught by an unknown photographer, and her Fan ID portrait, taken according to the laws of the Islamic Republic where she's wearing a hijab.


Iran female fan puzzles Russian twitterati


The two infants of the indigenous sport of Kabaddi -- Kenya and Argentina -- are slowly taking their stride on the international platform and are excited to be a part of the game.


Despite lack of facilities, Argentina & Kenya strive for Kabaddi boom (IANS Interview)


The Thai authorities on Tuesday are continuing their search and rescue efforts to find 12 children and an adult trapped inside a cave in northern Thailand.


Rescue on for boys football team, coach trapped in Thai cave


The special CBI court here on Monday sentenced former Indian footballer and East Bengal football club's Technical Director Subhash Bhowmick to three years imprisonment after convicting him in a 2005 bribery case.


Ex-Indian footballer Bhowmick gets three years jail for bribery


With the riveting football World Cup in far-off Russia keeping fans mesmerised in this soccer crazy city, the Kolkata Police's latest meme featuring Argentine legend Lionel Messi's missed penalty against Iceland has created a stir on the social media.


Messi-meme by Kolkata Police creates social media stir


It was exactly 35 years ago on this very day when an underdog Indian team led by Kapil Dev scripted history by stunning a star-studded West Indies in the final to lift the cricket World Cup in 1983 at the iconic Lord's.


Reliving 35 years of India's first cricket World Cup win (Down Memory Lane)


Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday congratulated 12-year-old Chennai boy R. Praggnanandhaah, who became the world's second-youngest Grandmaster, terming it "an incredible achievement".


Rahul congratulates Chennai lad for becoming second youngest GM


The Indian cricket team's gesture of posing with the Afghanistan team after winning a test match in Bengaluru earlier this month reflects the spirit of sportsmanship, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday.


India-Afghanistan cricket match reflected sportsman spirit: Modi


Two days after he went missing after Croatia whipped Argentina, the body of a 30-year-old Lionel Messi fan was found floating in Meenachil river near Kottayam town in Kerala.


Missing Messi fan's body found in Kerala river


While the ongoing 2018 FIFA World Cup is drawing global attention in Russia, qualified youth teams launched a mini-tournament at the UN International School in Manhattan.


Mini-World Cup launched at UN school


Veteran Bollywood actor Prem Chopra was on Saturday honoured with the living legend prize at the 25th annual Bharat Nirman awards function here.

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