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Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar has filed a civil lawsuit against an Australian bat manufacturer, accusing it of using his name and image to promote products and then failing to pay him $2 million in royalties. In Federal Court papers filed this month and reviewed by Reuters, Tendulkar said Sydney-based Spartan Sports International agreed in 2016 to pay him at …

Cancer-hit badminton star Lee Chong Wei announced his retirement on Thursday, ending a brilliant career in which he collected a swathe of honours but never won a world or Olympic title. Lee, who spent a total of 348 weeks as world number one but lost six world and Olympic finals, wept as he called it quits months after fighting off …

International cricket chiefs say they do not want to gag commentators after West Indies great Michael Holding hit out at “censorship” following on-air comments that were critical of the standard of umpiring at the World Cup. The former pace bowler, a high-profile TV analyst, labelled the officiating in the match between West Indies and Australia at Trent Bridge on June …

Inclement English weather claimed yet another World Cup match after India’s group game against 2015 finalists New Zealand was called off without a ball being bowled at Trent Bridge on Thursday. A soggy outfield from overnight showers had already delayed the start of the contest between the tournament’s only two unbeaten sides. Also read: Fans lash out at ICC as …

Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins said Pakistan’s late rally with the bat was a timely warning for the defending champions even though his side returned to winning ways at the World Cup. Aaron Finch’s side won by 41 runs at Taunton on Wednesday as they recorded their third win of the campaign in England and Wales following their defeat to …

India’s fielders have been razor-sharp in their opening World Cup games but fielding coach R Sridhar said on Thursday that they cannot afford a drop in their intensity against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday. Pakistan looked sloppy in their defeat by Australia in Taunton, where Sarfaraz Ahmed’s team dropped catches, one by the skipper himself, in a display plagued by misfields …

Imamul Haq said this weekend’s “huge-pressure” World Cup game against arch-rivals India was a must-win clash for his side after their defeat by Australia. Wednesday’s 41-run loss to the reigning champions in Taunton left Pakistan eighth in the 10-team table and with plenty to do if they are to qualify for the top four, who will contest the semi-finals. Asked …

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ehsan Mani said on Thursday that international cricket will return to Pakistan later this year when the country will be hosting matches for the Asian test championship against Sri Lanka in September and Bangladesh in January/February next year. “This is very good news for Pakistan cricket and it will herald the resumption of international cricket in …

TAUNTON: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed denied his team carry any scars from their 5-0 rout by Australia in March and is confident of victory in Wednesday’s World Cup contest against the reigning champions. But the much-awaited fixture could fall prey to persistent spells of rains in the southern and west parts of England. Pakistan were forced to split points with …

LONDON: The ICC has ignored pleas from World Cup stars to resolve the bail controversy that threatens to spoil the tournament. India captain Virat Kohli and Australia skipper Aaron Finch joined forces to condemn the ‘unfair’ problem on Sunday. “We wouldn’t change anything mid-event as it would compromise the integrity of the event — the equipment is the same for …