Mohun Bagan Super Giant beat Kerala Blasters 3-2 to register their fifth consecutive home win and cement their top spot in the Indian Super League.
Nissanka had featured in a 41-run opening partnership with Dimuth Karunaratne, who scored 20 before being undone by a rising delivery from Kagiso Rabada that forced an edge behind to wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne.
Ryan Rickelton scored a maiden Test century as the hosts finished on 269-7 against Sri Lanka on the opening day
FC Goa on Wednesday secured a comfortable 2-0 victory over Hyderabad FC in their Indian Super League (ISL) match
Manchester City squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday.
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a 4-part series.
The collective wealth of the 100 richest went past $1 trillion for the first time.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played across England on Sunday.
Images from the Euro 2024 Group A match between Scotland and Hungary at Stuttgart Arena, Germany, on Sunday.
Tanzim Hasan Shakib picked up four wickets as Bangladesh outclassed Nepal by 21 runs.
This is Ravichandran Ashwin's sixth stint at the top of the rankings. He first became number one in December 2015.
Liverpool snatched three points with a wild 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest.
Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who entered the elite 500 Test wicket club at Rajkot, climbed a rung to the second position behind pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.
David Warner became Australia's first player from the nation to make 100 appearances in all formats of cricket
The Indian defenders had another good day in office as they didn't put a foot wrong to deny Italy any open chance.
'Today, the BJP is using power in such a manner that they not only crush the Opposition, but even their own supporters can't rebel.'
Meanwhile, Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav were placed third and seventh respectively.
In the current complex and dynamic strategic environment, refining the IAF's strategy, building robust capabilities and developing a flexible mindset to "prosecute future wars" will prove decisive, the chief of air staff said.
Darwin Nunez came off the bench to score twice as Liverpool snatched a sensational 2-1 Premier League win at Newcastle United on Sunday.
Max Verstappen clinched the Canadian GP, but it was a messy affair as he reached the finish line with the bloody remains of a bird!
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Bayern Munich stumbled to a 1-1 draw against visiting Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday to leave them with only a slim Bundesliga lead after being held for the third game in a row with the same scoreline.
A summary of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
Let us look at the batters who finally managed to hit three figures after a prolonged period of time.
A summary of Saturday's action in LaLiga, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga.
After a delay due to COVID and a postponement for another year, the Asia Cup 2022, hosted by Sri Lanka but played in the UAE due to the political and social turmoil in the island, finally kicked off on August 27.
Max Verstappen dashed Ferrari's home hopes and won the Italian Grand Prix
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
A summary of Tuesday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Liverpool's new striker Darwin Nunez scored a late goal on his debut as they drew first blood in this season's rivalry with Manchester City after a 3-1 win in Saturday's Community Shield.
Images from the second One-Day International between India and the West Indies, at Port of Spain, on Sunday
Australia won their seventh ICC Women's Cricket World Cup with a 71-run victory over England in Christchurch.
Kohli has smashed 8,007 runs from 100 Tests at a remarkable average of 50.35.
Kohli holds the record for most Test appearances as India Test captain (68) and he also holds the record for most Test wins by an Indian captain (40). Only Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting, and Steve Waugh have won more matches than Kohli as captain in Test cricket.
Virat Kohli will join the elite company of eleven other Indians and a total of 70 other players across the various countries to complete the century of Test match appearances.
'Even in his debut series he wasn't afraid to take on the opposition.'
This is his 'Test' and for Kohli, a century to mark a 'century' is something he would be craving
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