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As the Indian hockey team got down to practice in Tauranga, New Zealand, this week - to prepare for the four-nation invitational hockey tournament - there was a fresh face amidst them. Former Australian drag-flick specialist Chris Ciriello was among the coaching staff.

​The difference in opinion among BCCI top brass once again came to the fore as acting president CK Khanna, treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry and senior member Rajeev Shukla were apparently not kept in the loop over the scheduling of the historic Test against Afghanistan.

BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary on Tuesday said a decision on hosting the first ever day-night Test in India will be taken soon.

Latvia's Anastasija Grigorjeva and India's Pooja Dhanda powered Punjab Royals to a scintillating 4-3 victory over Haryana Hammers in the Pro Wrestling League here at the Siri Fort Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.

With three goals in his first 14 games, Suarez was in his worst form for the club, one of the few players in Ernesto Valverde's side who was struggling as the Catalans established a firm lead in the title race.

Faf du Plessis’ 141-ball 48-run grind on Day 4 allowed South Africa to set India a stiff target of 287 - which would be a record 4th innings total for a win - if India manage to chase it down and make the three-match series 1-1 at Supersports Park, Centurion.

Faf du Plessis’ 141-ball 48-run grind on Day 4 allowed South Africa to set India a stiff target of 287 - which would be a record 4th innings total for a win - if India manage to chase it down and make the three-match series 1-1 at Supersports Park, Centurion.

Follow all the live updates from the Day 4 of the 2nd Test between India and South Africa in Centurion.

Rishab Pant showed his prodigious talent yet again as he struck an aggressive 64, two days after smashing the second fastest hundred, to help Delhi beat Services by 22 runs in their Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy match on Tuesday.

The senior selection committee of DDCA on Tuesday dropped Bihar politician Pappu Yadav's son Sarthak Ranjan and brought back seasoned Unmukt Chand for the knock- out phase of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, starting January 21 in Kolkata.

India will host Afghanistan's maiden Test match from June 14 to 18 in Bengaluru, a massive fillip to the war-ravaged country's cricketing profile. The decision was taken after officials from the BCCI and the Afghanistan Cricket Board met on Tuesday.

Skipper Manoj Tiwary produced an all-round performance as Bengal defeated Assam by six wickets to continue their unbeaten run in the East Zone league and seal their place in the Super League stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 cricket tournament, on Tuesday.

Roger Federer has urged his fellow professionals to act themselves and not as robots during media interviews to keep tennis interesting for the sporting public.

Follow all the live updates from the Day 4 of the 2nd Test between India and South Africa in Centurion.

Indian mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy failed to cross the opening hurdle at the season-opening $350,000 Malaysia Masters, on Tuesday.

Veteran Pakistan allrounder Shoaib Malik, who was hit on the head during the fourth one-day international against New Zealand in Hamilton on Tuesday, has shown signs of delayed concussion.

Indian Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli had to settle for her third consecutive draw against higher ranked Dutch Grandmaster Erwin L'Ami after a long encounter, here at the prestigious 80th edition of the Tata Steel Chess tournament.

By lunch on Day 4, India had managed to add to more scalps with South Africa reaching 173 for five, with a lead of 201 over India.

Follow all the live updates from the Day 4 of the 2nd Test between India and South Africa in Centurion.

Bengaluru FC goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu on Tuesday said challenge from quality Indian custodians, including Subrata Paul and Amrinder Singh does not frighten him at all as he himself is his biggest competitor.

Colin de Grandhomme returned from time out following the death of his father to spur New Zealand to a five-wicket win over Pakistan in the fourth One-day international on Tuesday and to a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.

India skipper Virat Kohli has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent against the umpire during the third day's play of second Test against South Africa.

Indian men's hockey team will look to make a winning start to the new season when they take on Japan in their opening match of the Four Nations Invitational Tournament on Wednesday.

Ahead of the third TOISA to be held on February 26 in Mumbai, here is a recap of the last awards.