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Nehra battled pain to bounce back as white-ball master, says Laxman

The left-arm pacer Nehra made his Test debut in 1999 and played 17 games for the country. He scalped 44 wickets in his brief stint with the red-ball

On Prakash Padukone's birthday, let's relive his All England C'ships win

Padukone had clashed with Indonesia's Liem Swie King in the summit clash at the Wembley Stadium. The star Indian shuttler was only 24 years old when he stood at the top of the podium

PGA Tour to resume with Charles Schwab Challenge after coronavirus hiatus

As part of preparations, Sanford Health lab technicians have set up travelling mobile testing units that deliver results in a matter of hours

Federer to miss French, US Open over knee surgery; will return in 2021

The 38-year-old Federer had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in February

Nada advices athletes to submit their whereabouts every 3 months in advance

Nada has also issued notices to athletes who failed to provide their whereabouts, adding that if an athlete fails three such notices, he/she can be suspended for a period of up to four years

Doping charges: Nada bans basketball player Amritpal, boxer Neeraj Phogat

Nada has yet to officially announce its decision, but Amritpal Singh is learnt to have accepted a provisional suspension effective from May 19

Earth vs Space chess: Match to be played today to mark 50th anniversary

Russia's Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin will be present at the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics, and the match will be streamed by the Russian chess federation

Nasser Hussain, Anderson engage in hilarious banter over 2002 Gabba Test

Hussain revealed he was asked to put together top-10 moments featuring England by a sports broadcaster between 1990-2020.

India should be ready to host sporting events in a couple of months: Rijiju

I'm hoping that in next couple of months' time we should be ready with at least some of the events, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

On this day 2 yrs ago, NZ women's team scored highest total in ODI cricket

The New Zealand women's team also known as White Ferns went on to post a mammoth 491/4 in an ODI against Ireland at Dublin

WATCH: Darwin T20 cricket league final, S Districts vs Waratah live score

In the final, Southern Districts won the toss and elected to bat first. Watch Southern Districts vs Waratah cricket club final here

Darwin T20 cricket league 2020: Check schedule, live streaming details here

Darwin T20 Cricket League will see return of fans back to stadium since Northern Territory has not registered any active Covid-19 case since May 21

National sports competitions in India to return by October: IOA president

We have already put together unique SOPs for most sports and are in the process of identifying regional centres for sports where competitions will be allowed, says IOA president Narinder Batra

Bangladesh rejects cricketers' request to train at Sher-e-Bangla stadium

The disinfecting process is yet to be completed at the Mirpur facility, says Bangladesh Cricket Board

Competitive cricket will return to Australia from June 6 with T20 event

On March 13, Australia and New Zealand had played the last international cricket match possible before the Covid-19 pandemic forced a cricket shutdown across the globe

Baroda withdraws Bedade's suspension but axes him as women's team coach

Based on the details provided to the Apex Committee, it was resolved by the Apex Committee that his suspension stands withdrawn, states statement from Baroda Cricket Association

Former tennis star 'still shaken' by encounter with NYPD officer in '15

James Blake, a Harvard alum who reached a career-high ranking of No. 4 and is now tournament director of the Miami Open, said the 2015 episode transformed him into an 'accidental activist.'

Gilchrist made it hard for wicket-keepers to not score runs: Ian Smith

Gilchrist finished his career with 813 catches and 92 stumpings, taking his total tally to 905 and he is on the second spot for most-dismissals as a wicket-keeper in international cricket

Covid-19 impact: County players agree extended pay cut for June and July

In April, Professional Cricketers' Association had announced that county players have also agreed to take wage reductions in line with those which have been made to the salaries of non-playing staff

It's confirmed: La Liga will resume from June 11 with Seville derby

The Spanish Sports Council released a statement saying that the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and La Liga has agreed the format for the 11 remaining rounds in the top two Spanish divisions