Sudipto Ganguly

China is central to the WTA's plans for 2021 as women's tennis seeks to put a COVID-ravaged season behind it and hit the new year with a full bouquet of tournaments, tour chief Steve Simon told Reuters.

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) will rename its tournament categories from next season to align with the men's ATP, a sign of further collaboration between the tours following a season that was severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

India and England will play four tests, five Twenty20 matches and three one-dayers in February-March in India with the high-profile series restricted to just three venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both cricket boards said on Thursday.

(Reporting by Saeed Shah, writing by Sakshi Dayal; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)

Swiss Belinda Bencic said players could get injured if they have to compete immediately after a hard quarantine in Melbourne and hoped Australian Open organisers would make the situation fairer for those confined to their rooms for 14 days.

Dozens have been killed in recent clashes on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Indian carriers canceled or delayed hundreds of flights Monday, as dense fog blanketed the country’s north, snarling operations at major airports and stranding passengers.

Authorities are willing to let the deficit widen to 4.8% of GDP.

The Indian Premier League saw its business value climb to $20.6 billion in 2026, according to global investment bank Houlihan Lokey, highlighting the world’s richest cricket competition’s continued double-digit growth and cementing its status as one of the top global sports properties.

Tata Steel Ltd. is selling a soccer team that was part of India’s top professional league for a token $1 in a blow to the nation’s aspirations of climbing the global rankings.