Left chasing shadows in the first two games, a listless Indian team would most certainly tweak its bowling combination in order to avoid a second successive clean-sweep when it takes on Australia in the third and final ODI here on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are now just about over a month away from becoming first time parents. Their baby is expected to be delivered in January 2021. The couple have been posting adorable pictures on social media, letting their fans know about how they are enjoying this special journey together, ever since they announced the news of their pregnancy in August this year.
Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir says players of the national team are scared of asking for a break even when they feel exhausted as they apprehend being dropped from the side altogether due to a "communication gap" with the team management.
The Australian cricket fraternity has been debating about David Warner's opening partner in the Test series with a few backing the struggling Joe Burns to keep his place while others want the young William Pucovski to open. However, the injury to Warner has changed the scenario and has created a situation where both Burns and Pucovski could open.
Sydney Sixers on Tuesday announced the signing of West Indies Test skipper Jason Holder for a three-game stint for the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL).
The Formula One medical car team who helped Romain Grosjean make a 'miracle' escape from a fiery Bahrain Grand Prix crash played down their heroics on Monday and said they would learn from it to do better if such an horrific accident happened again.
Hardik Pandya is still far from being match-fit as a bowler following injury and is playing primarily as a batsman, meaning there is a gaping hole in India's XI when it comes to sixth-bowling options. Pandya's injury has now meant there isn't a worthy sixth-bowling option if any of the five regular bowlers have an off day.
Australia captain Aaron Finch has backed under-fire paceman Mitchell Starc to rebound after the left-armer was feasted upon by India's batsmen in the first two matches of the one-day series.
Fulham climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone after finally solving their penalty woes in a shock 2-1 win at Leicester on Monday.
West Ham United climbed to fifth in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa on Monday as for the second successive home game they benefited from a missed penalty.
Barcelona will hold elections for a new president on January 24, the club said on Monday, following former chief Josep Maria Bartomeu's resignation early this year.
Mexican Sergio Perez said on Monday he has options for a Formula One comeback in 2022 if he has to sit out next season, with the possibility also of carrying out a reserve role at a top team for 2021.
The World Test Championship schedule has been thrown haywire by the pandemic and the ICC has come up with a percentage allocation of points as all the scheduled series before the 2021 final at the Lord's cannot be completed in a short span of time.
Diego Maradona's tragic death on November 25 has left the sports world poorer. Along with Brazil's Pele, Maradona was a legend who will perhaps remain unparalleled in the history of football forever.
Napoli players took to the pitch wearing a special Argentina-inspired jersey on Sunday in honour of club legend Diego Maradona, going on to crush Serie A rivals Roma 4-0 in his memory.
Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir wasn't pleased with skipper Virat Kohli's, who gave pacer Jasprit Bumrah only two overs with the new ball.
Wolves striker Raul Jimenez was taken to hospital after coming off worst in a nasty clash of heads with Arsenal's David Luiz on Sunday. The Mexican was tended to on the floor by medics for 10 minutes before being stretchered from the field. Luiz continued with blood seeping into a white bandage wrapped around his head until half-time when he was replaced by Rob Holding.
Barcelona on Sunday followed the advice of coach Ronald Koeman and paid tribute to their former player Diego Maradona with an emphatic return to form in La Liga and a 4-0 victory over Osasuna.
A victorious Lewis Hamilton kept his composure and then praised Formula One's safety systems on Sunday after Romain Grosjean escaped from a frightening fireball after a crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Australia batsman David Warner has been ruled out of the rest of the white-ball matches against India due to a groin injury and faces a fitness battle to be ready for the first Test at Adelaide Oval on Dec. 17. Cricket Australia said Warner, who suffered the injury in the field during Australia's 51-run ODI win on Sunday, would be rested in time for series against India.
After an impressive outing for champions Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League in the UAE earlier this month, the two matches on this tour have been nightmarish, to say the least, and Jasprit Bumrah has looked a pale shadow of himself.
Tottenham moved back to the top of the Premier League after grinding out a 0-0 draw at Chelsea that bolstered their claim to be contenders for a first league title in 60 years.
Steve Smith's 105 in the series opener two days ago was the appetizer for an innings laced with class and composure which followed in the second ODI. Deservingly named the Man of the Match, the former Australian skipper said at the presentation ceremony, "I felt good from ball one. Got myself in and went hard."
Marnus Labuschagne is ready to step up in David Warner's absence and open the batting for Australia in the remaining white-ball matches against India if called upon.
Wolves recovered from losing top scorer Raul Jimenez to a sickening head injury to inflict Arsenal's third consecutive home league defeat with a 2-1 win at the Emirates on Sunday.
From the first ball to the last, Australia dominated India, notching up their third highest ODI total of 389 in the process, handing India a 51-run defeat and winning the three-match series. Virat Kohli tried to make a match of it and steal Steve Smith's (104 off 64 balls) thunder, but even the ever-optimistic Indian captain knew it was a bridge too far.
Race officials and drivers praised the modern safety systems developed for F1 on Sunday after Romain Grosjean said he was "okay" after surviving a high-speed crash and fireball blaze on the opening lap of the Bahrain GP. The Frenchman's car rammed into the barriers as he braked hard from around 250 km/h (155 mph) during the opening lap, the front part hammering into the steel guardrails which buckled.
Neymar scored his 50th league goal for Paris Saint-Germain but warned the Ligue 1 leaders needed to improve quickly as they prepared for a crunch European clash with Manchester United by drawing 2-2 with Bordeaux on Saturday.
Faltering La Liga champions Real Madrid slid to a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Alaves on Saturday as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made a catastrophic error and record signing Eden Hazard suffered yet another injury.
West Bromwich Albion ground out their first Premier League win of the season and moved out of the relegation zone with a 1-0 home victory over Sheffield United thanks to Conor Gallagher's maiden top-flight goal on Saturday.
Serie A titleholders Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw away to promoted side Benevento on Saturday after resting their talismanic forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
Marseille put their humiliating losing run in the Champions League to one side as Florian Thauvin and Dimitri Payet were among the scorers in a 3-1 win over Nantes in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
Considering the legendary AC Milan team Daniele Massaro was an integral part of during the late 80s and early 90s, the former forward admits watching the decline of his beloved Rossoneri in recent years has been a "painful" experience.
Some of India's top wrestlers have decided to skip the upcoming Individual World Cup (IWC) in Belgrade, Serbia. The names include star male and female wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat. Besides the two, TOI can confirm that Jitender Kinha - silver medallist in men's 74kg freestyle category at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships - and Somvir (92kg) have also excused themselves.
When in Sydney, you don't feel too far away from home. The weather, the strong Indian diaspora, the many Indian and Bangladeshi restaurants all mean there's a sub-continental flavour to the city. The pitch too at the SCG, which is historically spinner friendly, should ideally be to the Men in Deep Blue's liking.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has been plagued by back injuries, had a bowling action which was too side-on. He is now working on adopting a more open chested action to reduce the burden on his back, TOI has learnt.
With Hardik Pandya not bowling - he is recovering from a back injury - the Indian team didn't have an extra bowling option among its top-six batsmen, namely Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Pandya.
India's battered bowling unit will have little time to regroup and limited resources at its disposal in a desperate bid to perform a redemption act and save the ODI series against a turbo-charged Australia in the second game here on Sunday.
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini are now being probed for "fraud" and "breach of trust" in Switzerland, a source with access to the investigation said on Friday.
In the working class Buenos Aires district of La Boca, the death of Diego Maradona has cast a long shadow stretching out from the stadium of Boca Juniors where he played in his youth and returned to in his later years.
A seventh Pakistan cricketer tested positive for Covid-19 as the team remained confined to their hotel in Christchurch on Saturday, unable to train and with a question mark over their New Zealand tour.
One of T20 cricket's well-known journeymen, Sandeep Lamichhane has tested positive for COVID-19, the Nepalese leg-spinner said on Saturday, less than two weeks before the start of Big Bash League in which he'd signed to play for Hobart Hurricanes.