Australias players union has called for a reduction in the bans handed out to Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft for their part in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa last week, describing them as disproportionate. Former captain Smith and former vice captain Warner were handed 12-month bans, and batsman Bancroft suspended for nine months by Cricket Australia after the latter was caught using a piece of sandpaper on the ball in the third Test in Cape Town. The proposed penalties are disproportionate relative to precedent, Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) preside ... Read More

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will meet the newly-elected members of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Executive Board during his brief visit to India next month. HE Sheikh Ahmad Al Sabah, President ANOC and President OCA, will also be visiting India between April 18 to April 20. Bach and Sheikh Ahmad will have a potential meeting with Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on April 19. This will be followed by a meeting with the Members of IOA Executive Board led by President Narinder Dhruv Batra and Secretary General Rajeev Mehta. ... Read More

American Sloane Stephens needed just over an hour to cruise past Germanys former world number one Angelique Kerber 6-1 6-2 and reach the Miami Open semi-finals for her first time on Tuesday. The U.S. Open champion fired her 22nd winner on match point to dispatch the 10th seeded Kerber and set up a showdown with three-time champion Victoria Azarenka, who scored a 7-5 6-3 victory over world number six Karolina Pliskova. The win guarantees that 25-year-old Florida native Stephens will make her debut in the top 10 when the WTA rankings are released after the tournament. Tuesdays win was Stephen ... Read More

Former Australia captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner, who were banned for 12 months on Wednesday after being found guilty of plotting ball-tampering during the third Test against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town were banned from taking part from the upcoming season of Indian Premier League by the BCCI. While Smith was slated to play for Rajasthan Royals, Warner was a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad squad. Speaking to reporters, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla said, They (Cricket Australia) have banned two players and we are also barring these two players from this years IPL. Shukla ... Read More

शेन वॉर्न, वो गेंदबाज़ जिसने दुनिया के कई दिग्गज बल्लेेबाजों को अपनी फिरकी के दम पर नाच नचाया। अपनी लेग स्पिन के दम पर कई बार ऑस्ट्रेलिया को जीत दिलवाने वाले शेन वॉर्न इन दिनों काफी हैरान हैं। इस दिग्गज गेंदबाज़ के हैरान होने की व� ... Read More

Wary that some athletes might try to overstay illegally after the Commonwealth Games, the Sports Ministry has asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to run background checks on them as well as their families before the event begins in Gold Coast, Australia, next week. Sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, on Monday, cleared a 325-strong Indian contingent for the Games which will be held from April 4 to 15. The Indian squad includes 221 athletes comprising 117 men and 104 women, 58 coaches, seven managers, 17 doctors and physiotherapists and 22 other officials. It is Indias biggest ... Read More