Tendulkar and Warne had an epic duel whenever they faced each other on the field.

Australia are scheduled to take on Scotland in a T20 on 29 June before playing three T20s and three ODIs against world champions England from 3 July.

Williamson had a hugely successful year, both individually and with the New Zealand team, which he led to the World Cup final.

Earlier, West Indies great Michael Holding had also questioned the suggestions of legalising ball-tampering as a precautionary measure in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.

In the first Test, India had to face a humiliating 333-run defeat in Pune and were already on the backfoot.

The presentation was made by Hadlee on Friday, on the final day of New Zealand Cricket’s virtual awards ceremony.

Along with his best wishes, batsman KL Rahul sent a request asking Rohit to continue to make batting look easy. The vice-captain's reply read: "you are doing that right now. Thanks for the wishes."

Jayawardene has achieved considerable success in leadership roles in recent years, first as a captain and then coach, and said he has always backed his players to the hilt.

The women’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia proved a massive success this year with an 86,000-plus crowd watching the hosts beat India in the 8 March final in Melbourne.

The idea of holding matches without spectators has been mooted in the current scenario, but Warner had earlier rejected the idea of playing cricket without fans in the stands.

Australian cricket-ball manufacturer Kookaburra says it is developing a wax applicator to enhance the shine and aid swing but Warne offered an alternative.

Warner also explained the small battles form within the big war whenever India and Australia compete against each other.

India won their first Test series in Australia, and Warner said he was feeling helpless watching his team lose.

The storytelling style is warm and appealing with the right amount of humour, anecdotes and lessons for life.

The film is mounted with ace production values. The era is aptly recreated by production designer Jan Roelfs and captured by cinematographer Chung-Hoon Chung.

Panipat, a film about Maratha warrior Sadashiv Rao Bhau who staves off Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali, disappoints only because of a linear screenplay that fails to rouse dramatic emotions so important to historicals.

Overall, while the film is mega-mounted and technically impressive. It does not offer anything that's new and exciting. Read our full review of 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' below.

Even if you’re not a hardcore fan, there’s enough visual wizardry to keep you entertained for the duration of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's running time.

'1917' is a visually wondrous experience. It’s also emotional and moving in parts. Read our full review of the Hollywood film below.

The film’s big success is in delivering its message without making a big noise about it. Panga is all about its little moments. It’s a film about love disguised as a sports-movie.

Merzban Patel, who is legendary hockey coach, will be conferred with the Dronacharya Award at the sports awards ceremony in New Delhi next week.

The International Hockey Federation has awarded the hosting rights of 2023 Hockey Men's World Cup to India.

The second edition of the Hockey Pro League will be played between January 11 and June 28.

India will host the Men's Hockey World Cup for the second consecutive time with Bhubaneswar and Rourkela serving as host cities.

Indian men's hockey captain Manpreet Singh has been nominated for the FIH Player of the Year award, while Vivek Prasad and Lalremsiami, were also nominated for the men's and women's FIH Rising Star of the Year Award respectively.

FIH CEO Thiery Weil called the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar the best hockey venue they have.

Indian star Lalremsiami was nominated in two categories at the FIH Hockey Stars Awards after her self-confessed 'mixed year'.

Rani Rampal, captain of the Indian women's hockey team, has been nominated for the World Games Athlete of the Year 2019 award.

Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal is one of the eight sports-persons named for the Padma Awards on the eve of India's 71st Republic Day.

Rani Rampal became the first-ever hockey player in the world to win the prestigious 'World Games Athlete of the Year' award, after 20 days of polling by sports fans.

Rani Rampal, captain of the Indian women's hockey team, handed an out-of-turn promotion by the Sports Authority of India to honour her being named the World Games Athlete of the Year.

Lalremsiami and Vivek Sagar Prasad were announced as the FIH women's and men's Rising Star of the Year respectively.

Vivek Sagar Prasad received the FIH Rising Star of the Year award.

The Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh successfully led India to FIH Series Finals victory as well as FIH Olympic Qualifiers win in 2019.

Lalremsiami was announced as the winner of the FIH Rising Star of the Year 2019 (Women) on Tuesday.

Manpreet Singh, who became the first Indian to win the FIH Player of the Year award, dedicated it to his late father.

National team captains Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal received a cash award of Rs 25 lakh each, besides trophies.

FIFA's medical committee chairman Michel D'Hooghe said he would propose to not play competitive football in the coming weeks.

FIFPro lauds the growth of women's football but called for protection during coronavirus pandemic.

Renowned commentator Peter Drury said if Liverpool get the Premier League title without playing more in the current scenario, their rivals will forever laugh at them.

PSG were leading Ligue 1 table by 12 points from Marseille when the season was suspended.

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju stressed on the need for a robust setup of football federations at the state and the district level to realise this dream

Bibiano Fernandes has been conducting three weekly webinars to understand where his wards stand physically and mentally.

Harry Winks said fans make football and it's the atmosphere and not having them in the stadium will be a 'strange situation'.

Premier League clubs are understood to have been told that the use of a limited number of neutral venues is the only way to complete the campaign.

Austrian Grand Prix: Red Bulls' Max Verstappen overtook Ferrari's Charles Leclerc with three laps remaining to win his second consecutive race at the Spielberg circuit.

Lewis Hamilton will be going into the Russian Grand Prix, where Mercedes have won every contest since 2014, on the back of three consecutive losses.

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has been fined for causing 'moral injury to FIA officials' after Russian GP last week.

While Apple is yet to confirm, reports suggest that a new update for the new AirPods Pro is rolling out.

Lewis Hamilton will be on the hunt to equal the record seventh Formula One championship this upcoming season.