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As a result of dry conditions prevailing in Cape Town, the city dwellers and the travelling Indian cricket team there have been advised to not shower for more than two minutes, according to a report in The Indian Express. [...]

Gambhir, who led Kolkata Knight Riders to two trophies, was, to the surprise of many, absent from the franchise's retention list, while Dhoni was brought back by Chennai Super Kings for the upcoming season.  [...]

Having previously coached fellow IPL franchise Mumbai Indians to the 2015 title during a two-year stint at the club, Ponting will take over at the Daredevils for the 2018 season. [...]

The England international, who sustained a thigh injury in the pre-season, played 86 minutes of Liverpool's 2-1 victory over Burnley on New Year's Day. [...]

India will play hosts South Africa in the first Test of the three-match series from January 5th at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town. [...]

The centre-back is eligible to play after his registration was finalised following his protracted 75 million pound ($101.8 million) move from Southampton. [...]

One incident which took place during the final may once again raises questions on cricket being a gentleman's game. [...]

Javier Pastore is reportedly keen to leave to boost his chances of making the Argentina squad for the World Cup and could be Italy-bound. [...]

While the last date of submission for the player retention is January 4, the franchises are more or less certain about the kind of players they would like to retain and the ones they would buy back with Right To Match (RTM) cards. [...]

The 28-year-old – capped 20 times and a member of the Portugal side that won Euro 2016 – has had to wait four months to complete the £22 million ($29.7million) transfer from Sporting Lisbon. [...]

Rana has alleged that Sushil's supporters beat him and his elder brother post the match for daring to take the mat against the former. [...]

The win took Bengaluru to third position on the table and in touching distance of league leaders Chennaiyin FC. [...]

"In the nets, we have the freedom to put more water on the wicket, roll it, make it harder come tomorrow's practice session and you have the conditions you want," the India captain explained. [...]

Serena Williams lost on her comeback from a maternity break as French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko powered to victory in the 'first to ten points' final set at the Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament on Saturday. [...]

Viswanathan Anand continued his excellent run bagging a bronze in the World Blitz Chess Championship. [...]

Weah, idolised in Liberia as "Mister George", will be sworn in on January 22 after winning Thursday`s run-off against vice President Joseph Boakai. [...]

The six freestyle wrestlers also qualified for next year's Senior Asian Wrestling Championship to be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. [...]

Though not in the best of form in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season, Delhi's 20-year-old Pant is considered a bright prospect and has shown his capabilities in the not-too-distant past. [...]

Montella was sacked by AC Milan in November after just 17 months in charge with the Italian giants marooned in mid-table. [...]

The 17-year-old, who is yet to feature for Liverpool`s first team, says he has witnessed racial abuse – either aimed at him or a teammate – seven times this year. [...]

The National Election Commission (NEC) said Weah had won an insurmountable 61.5 percent of Tuesday's vote, which was delayed several weeks after a legal challenge from Boakai. [...]

It is the third time for Egypt to enter the FIFA World Cup and the first time in 28 years (the last time Egypt participated was 1990 edition in Italy). [...]

In fact, the skipper is aware about teenage prodigy Prithvi's exploits in first-class cricket where he has already scored five hundreds. [...]

With Manchester City not in action until Wednesday`s trip to Newcastle, United are now 12 points behind the runaway leaders. [...]

Stand-in-skipper Rohit Sharma sent records tumbling with the likes of former skipper MS Dhoni. [...]

It seems like ages since the end of last season, when Chelsea finished at the top and Manchester City ended their campaign at third. The new 2017-18 season has been different, with the Blues currently at 3rd and City at pole position, with a 16 point lead over the defending champions. [...]

Du Plessis has not played since suffering a back injury during a one-day international against Bangladesh in October. [...]

The Indians thrashed the visitors by five wickets at the Wankhede Stadium to clinch the series 3-0. They had earlier won the Test series and One-Day International (ODI) series as well. [...]