The South Africa-India series, between the top two Test sides in the world, has been a competitive and intense affair. Over-the-top celebrations, exuberant send-offs and colourful language on field have featured during the two Tests so far. But South African stalwart AB de Villiers believes the competitive streak in both teams will not prevent them from having a frank discussion once the series gets over. We will definitely get together after this Test series is over. No matter who we play, we like to meet up with the opposition teams and the Indians will definitely come to our change rooms a ... Read More

A couple of days before the second Test, a group of young boys from a township just outside Pretoria would burst into an evil chortle every time a South Africa batsman would get hit by a racing delivery from a tall well-built young pacer. But they would not play him, they will pick Chris Morris in place of Dale Steyn, they would groan. The animated young fans were just a few of the many locals who wanted 21-year-old Lungi Ngidi to play the second Test. And as Ngidi kept troubling the South African top-order batsmen at the training session, their voices became stronger and chuckles louder. May ... Read More

I am here to answer your questions, not to fight with you. Virat Kohli would utter that line at the end of his second back-and-forth with a reporter during the heated post series-loss press conference. Both times the issue was the playing eleven. On Wednesday at Centurion, Kohli, after his first series loss, was getting an idea about the scrutiny a defeated Indian captain goes through. He was not ducking the questions but everyone was not convinced by his answers. It was a half-an-hour interaction that explained why MS Dhoni and Sourav Ganguly got alarmingly grey after away tours. Two of the ... Read More

An Indian and a foreign player of I-League club Minerva Punjab were offered bribes of up to Rs 30 lakh each in an alleged match-fixing attempt, the clubs owner Ranjit Bajaj said on Wednesday. Bajaj did not disclose the names of the players. He added one of his players received a phone call on Tuesday night while another was approached via Facebook on Wednesday. The club reported the issue to All India Football Federations integrity officer Javed Siraj on Wednesday and they have also informed the Asian Football Confederation through their integrity app. ... Read More

Commentators contracted with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) can write newspaper columns and also be part of sponsored awards or rating programmes, the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators have decided. The CoA first discussed the issue in October and a decision was taken last month. After the discussion, the COA decided that it would not impose any prohibition on commentators from either (i) writing sponsored columns for newspaper and or (ii) participating in sponsored awards/rating programs, the minutes of the meeting held on December 4, which has been upload ... Read More

THE LAST one year has seen Mohali-based Minerva Punjab FC playing its home matches in I-League at the Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana. Come February and competitive football will once again return to the Tricity with Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex, Sector 3, Panchkula, playing host to the club for five I-League matches. While the now demolished Sector 17 Football Stadium in Chandigarh hosted U-18 I-League matches last year, it will be for the first time that a football stadium will host I League matches and play host to a home club. Minerva Punjab FC will play their first home game in Panchkula on F ... Read More