BCCI granted relief from paying INR 4816 crore to Deccan Chargers

The BCCI has been relieved of paying up INR 4816 crore (USD 642 million approx) after the Bombay High court set aside the arbitration award won by Deccan Chronicle Holdings (DCHL), the promoter of the former IPL franchise Deccan Chargers, on Wednesday.

Champion Farah to make second bid for Olympic 10,000m qualification

Two-time Olympic 10,000m champion Mo Farah will attempt to qualify for the Tokyo Games at the British Athletics Championships on 25 June in Manchester.

Hardik Pandya preparing himself to 'bowl in all games at T20 World Cup'

"I have to make sure I am fit to be able to bowl and if I bowl, that brings balance to the Indian side"

Football World Cup Qualifier 2022: Nepal lose to Jordan 

Nepal lost to Jordan in the second round qualifier match for the World Cup 2022 to be held in Qatar and the Asia Cup 2023 in China.   

Sanath Jayasuriya to coach Melbourne club following end of ICC ban

A Melbourne club team will have the services of former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya as coach next season after he signed a one-year deal with Mulgrave in the city's east. That will mark Jayasuriya's return to the game after a two-year ban for breaching the ICC anti-corruption code, announced in February 2019.

FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifying Match: Nepal beat Chinese Taipei   

Nepal defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0 in the FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifying Match held last night at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City.  

China suspends all high-risk sports events after deadly mountain ultra-marathon

China has indefinitely suspended all ultra-marathons and trail-running events in the wake of a mountain race that saw 21 runners die in extreme weather last month.

Olympics '100%' on - Tokyo 2020 president

Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto is "100%" certain the Olympics will go ahead but warned the Games "must be prepared" to proceed without spectators in the event of a coronavirus outbreak.

Tokyo 2020: Australia's softball team the first athletes to arrive in Japan

Australia's women's softball team became the first international athletes to arrive in Japan for the Olympics when they flew into Tokyo on Tuesday. The team will attend a training camp in the city of Ota before moving to the Athletes' Village in Tokyo on 17 July.

Rangana Herath front-runner to be Bangladesh spin bowling coach

The BCB is very close to appointing a spin bowling coach while a new batting coach is also expected to be appointed soon, according to cricket operations chairman Akram Khan.

CONMEBOL pulls Copa América from Argentina just 13 days ahead of tournament start date

South America's Football Confederation, CONMEBOL, announced on Sunday that the Copa América would no longer be held in Argentina, just 13 days before the tournament was due to begin.

Nick Hockley named permanent Cricket Australia chief executive after interim role for a year

Nick Hockley has been named the new permanent chief executive of Cricket Australia, having held the role in an interim capacity for almost a year.

Nepal defeated by Iraq in friendly match 

Hosts Iraq opened the scoring, with the first goal in the 7th minute of the match where Captain Ala Abdul Jahar Khasin scored through a free-kick. Soon after, Nepal leveled the score in the 8th minute with an own-goal from Ahmed Ibrahim.    

Nike and Neymar split amid sex assault probe

US sportswear giant Nike says it stopped working with Brazilian footballer Neymar because he "refused to co-operate in a good faith investigation" into an allegation of sexual assault against an employee.

Japan prefecture changes plans for Olympic torch relay due to COVID-19

Chiba's relay section was originally scheduled to take place along the streets of 21 cities and towns at the start of June -- but Gov. Toshihito Kumagai said Thursday the event would instead be taken off the road and changed to a “torch lighting ceremony.”

Bayern Munich sign Reading's Omar Richards

Reading left-back Omar Richards is to join German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich this summer.

Indian Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar arrested over death of fellow wrestler

Two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar was arrested on Sunday in connection with the murder of a fellow Indian wrestler, according to Delhi police.

Mickelson becomes oldest major champion

Phil Mickelson became the oldest man to win a major title as he claimed the US PGA Championship at Kiawah Island amid extraordinary scenes as thousands of fans swarmed on to the final fairway to witness the winning moment.

Extreme weather kills 21 ultra-marathon runners in China

By Sunday morning, 151 of the 172 race participants had been confirmed safe, with eight in hospital. Another 21 were found dead, according to the state-run People's Daily.

FIFA 'open to everything' including World Cup every two years

FIFA has launched an overhaul of the international football calendar beyond 2024, saying it is open to "everything" including the organisation of a World Cup every two years, despite opposition from wilting players and fears over a devalued product.