Former captain Bhutia was proposed by his onetime national teammate Deepak Mondal and seconded by Madhu Kumari. Kumari is part of the electoral college as an ‘eminent’ player

A Chelsea statement on Thursday said the club “finds any form of discriminatory behaviour totally abhorrent. It has no place at Chelsea or in any of our communities”

The India tour will feature three four-day matches and three one-day matches in Bangalore and Chennai. Besides players with international experience, the 15-member squad also features five players with a chance to represent New Zealand ‘A’ for the first time—Chad Bowes, Matt Fisher, Ben Lister, Robbie O’Donnell and Joe Walker

Bottom-of-the-table Manchester, who were routed 0-4 by Brentford recently, could be in for more trouble when they face Liverpool on Monday night

India will be in England on a two-week white-ball tour that comprises six white-ball games—three WT20Is and three WODIs. The T20Is will be held in Hove (September 10), Derby (13) and Bristol (15) while the ODIs are scheduled from September 18

While Indian skipper showed his elder statesman-like qualities by letting Dhawan and Gill open in the first ODI, it is essential for KL to bat in today’s second ODI v Zimbabwe, before Asia Cup

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski had a watch reportedly worth 70,000 euros (about USD 70,000) snatched from his arm as he arrived for practice

Both teams will be captained by Harmanpreet Kaur with senior fast bowler Jhulan Goswami making a comeback in the ODI squad. Meanwhile Jemimah Rordigues` wrist injury meant she couldn`t make the cut

Across all formats combined, he has featured in 68 international matches, and scored 2,554 runs across all formats in 82 innings at an average of 34.05. He has hit 24 half-centuries across all formats since his final ton in 2019