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"Dumbest of headlines I have ever seen in my career," says Romelu Lukaku.

#IndianFootball Jeakson Singh was named the best player of the match.

"...Just read and laugh" - Irfan Pathan on Abdul Razzaq's 'baby bowler' comment for Jasprit Bumrah. Pathan recalls how a similar comment made by Javed Miandad in 2004 backfired on Pakistan.

#IPL2020 #IPLAuction Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Deepak Chahar are some India players who have burst onto the big stage in the IPL. Six young Indians who can do just that in IPL 2020:

Former India player GS Lakshmi is now a part of cricket history.

#Tokyo2020 Some archers, including Deepika Kumari, shooters and javelin throwers have been added to the scheme.

#IPLAuction #IPL2020 10 biggest overseas names in the IPL auction pool who can set off bidding wars:

Kedar Jadhav has been out of the India squad since the ODI World Cup. As he prepares to return, Rohit Sharma comes up with a funny quip.

“My all-time favourite film is Sholay." Sourav Ganguly speaks on his favourite films and actors.

#INDvsWI West Indies have opted for some young players in their squad, with some young talents from the CPL being given their chance to shine against India.

#INDvsWI The West Indies coach lists some out of the box ideas to get Virat Kohli out.

Mickey Arthur, who has served as South Africa and Pakistan's national coach, will be Sri Lanka's 11th coach in the last eight years.

#INDvWI #TeamIndia The spotlight is brightest on Rishabh Pant, with at least three other players waiting in the wings to take his spot.

#FIFA Did FIFA accidentally confirm a world cup bribery scandal? Confirmation of one of the worst scandals in soccer history appears to be sitting in plain sight, published last week on the website of FIFA, the sport’s global governing body. More:

"Throughout the trial, the Third Umpire will be responsible for monitoring every ball bowled and identifying whether there has been any front foot infringement," the ICC said in a statement

"We weren't hungry enough and we were slow to every second ball, losing 50-50s," said Dele Alli

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has been nominated for the 'Most Improved Player of the Year' award by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after a stellar season

“We are not seeing the same world class players that we played against say between 1992 to 2007. T20 cricket has changed the game. There is no depth in bowling, batting or fielding. It is all basic now,” said Abdul Razzaq

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to their 13th consecutive victory, 127-103 over the Detroit Pistons

Abdul Razzaq's controversial comments on Jasprit Bumrah led to heavy trolling on Twitter

#onthisday #ShikharDhawan @SDhawan25 burst into the scene in the Under-19 World Cup in 2003-04, where he was the Player of the Tournament, scoring 505 runs at 84.16 with 3 centuries. It's his birthday today.

Disgraced opener Sharjeel Khan will meet his Pakistan team members ahead of the Sri Lanka Test series to lecture them on the board's Anti-Corruption code as part of his rehabilitation program

"When he plays from the left he is really dangerous and I knew that and gave the players the best information about it. His first goal is a typical Rashford goal coming on the inside. Our boys knew that clearly," Jose Mourinho said.

Kylian Mbappe broke the deadlock shortly after halftime and Neymar sealed the win with a penalty late on

Aleksander Ceferin said that UEFA would propose soccer's rulemaking IFAB make changes to the way the VAR system

Manchester United won 2-1 to end Tottenham's run of three wins since the arrival of Mourinho, with Marcus Rashford scoring both of the home team's goals

TNPL franchises remain intact, but co-owners of Tuti Patriots expelled No franchise has been suspended. The TNCA, however, has expelled two co-owners of a franchise, acting on internal inquiry committee recommendations, reports, @shamik100 More:

#BobWillis Bob Willis, the architect of ‘Botham’s Ashes’, passes away Former England captain and fearsome fast bowler Bob Willis, 70, dies following short illness. More:

#INDvWI Kieron Pollard-led West Indies: From out in the cold to back in cauldron Old guards Pollard, Simmons and Ramdin — once resigned to the inevitability of not representing West Indies — return for India tour More:

Bengaluru FC extend their unbeaten run in the ISL.

#ILeague East Bengal enjoyed 64 percent possession over the course of the match but the snow leopards held their nerves to leave the ground with one point Report:

#IPL2020 #IPLAuction Who will go for the biggest price at #IPLAuction2020? These are 10 players every team will want on their side:

India won 15 gold medals on Wednesday with athletics contributing five of them

Bob Willis played 90 Tests for England. He took 325 wickets, the fourth highest in England's all-time list.

#INDvWI West Indies coach Phil Simmons says his bowlers will have to avoid being "too scared" of Virat Kohli.

Freddie Ljungberg planning chat with Arsene Wenger to help in Arsenal revival

Cheteshwar Pujara will prepare for the Test series vs New Zealand by playing in the Ranji Trophy.

#INDvWI Shivam Dube will be looking to assert himself further in the upcoming matches vs West Indies.

MS Dhoni turns into Kumar Sanu at a private event, with CSK teammate Monu Singh by his side. Watch:

Indian spinner R Ashwin has an interesting question for #Nithyananda who has reportedly formed a new “nation” and named it #Kailaasa

#AUSvPAK Imam ul Haq has received hate in Pakistan for sharing a laugh with Australia coach Justin Langer after losing.

"Jasprit Bumrah is a baby bowler in front of me and I could have easily dominated and attacked him."

MSK Prasad, whose term as the chief selector is coming to an end after four years, said that he has no regrets about his tenure since he believes that he gave his best.

#ICCTestRankings Virat Kohli replaces Steve Smith as top batsman in ICC Test Rankings Among other Indians, Cheteshwar Pujara is the next best-ranked batsman after Kohli at the fourth spot, while Ajinkya Rahane has slipped to the sixth position. More:

After the resignation of respected board member Shirley Zinn, all eyes are on CSA CEO Thabang Moroe, who has had to answer questions on the front of finance and treatment of the media.

Arsene Wenger left Arsenal in May last year after a reign of 22 years during which he became their most successful manager, winning three Premier League titles as well as seven FA Cups.

Naseem Shah made his debut in the first Test against Australia at Brisbane and impressed with his pace, taking one wicket, but was then sidelined for the second Test.

Monty Desai has held coaching roles with Afghanistan, UAE, Nepal, Canada, Indian regional teams and former IPL sides Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Lions in a career of over 12 years.

Ian Bishop, who took 161 wickets in 43 Tests, said he couldn't have predicted that India's pacers would come to the Caribbean and do to the West Indians what they did to others so many decades ago.

While Grant Flower is set to be named as Sri Lanka's batting coach for the limited-overs format, David Sekar will be the bowling coach and Shane McDermott, the fielding coach.