Sumeet Kavthale

IND vs SL 1st ODI live: Star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma return to ODI setup for the first time since India's ICC World Cup 2023 final loss against Australia in November last year while Sri Lanka miss their star pacers Matheesha Pathirana and Dilshan Madushanka to injuries.

IND vs SL: The Indian cricket team is set to play their first ODI of 2024 as they tour Sri Lanka for the three-match series starting on August 2. India boast a dominating head-to-head record against Sri Lanka and target a historic milestone in 50-over cricket in the first match in Colombo.

"My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr Aunshuman Gaekwad. Heartbreaking for the entire cricket fraternity. May his soul rest in peace," the BCCI general secretary Jay Shah confirmed Anshuman Gaekwad's demise.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma return to the ODI setup as Sri Lanka host India in the three-match ODI series in Colombo starting on August 2. Virat Kohli targets a major milestone in 50-over cricket and eyes Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record in the upcoming series.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup winners France defeated New Zealand 3-0 to reach the men's quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics where they will be facing the world champions and the current no.1 team Argentina on August 2.

The 26-year-old Indian boxer claimed a famous bronze in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and directly qualified for a round of 16 at the Paris Games 2024 in the women's 75kg category. Lovlina Borgohain was excellent with her early punches and dominated her opponent Hofstad Sunniva.

English star batter Joe Root was the top run-getter in the recent three-match Test series against West Indies with 291 runs in four innings with one century and two fifties. Root also became the second English cricketer to reach 12,000 runs in Test cricket.

IND vs SL: Ravi Bishnoi took three wickets for 26 and Axar Patel bagged two to restrict Sri Lanka to 161/9 while bowling first in the second T20I match in Pallekele. India chased down a revised target of 78 after rain interrupted play in the second innings.

The two-time Olympic medalist Rafael Nadal kicked off his Paris Olympics 2024 men's singles campaign with an impressive 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 win over Hungary's Marton Fucsovics in the first round on Sunday and will next face Novak Djokovic in the second round fixture on Tuesday.

ENG vs WI: West Indies managed to add just 142 to their second innings on Day 3 of the third Test match against England. The star pacer Mark Wood picked up five wickets to bowl out West Indies to 175 in 52 overs at Edgbaston.

IND vs SL, 2nd T20I Match Updates: The Indian cricket team registered a dominating 43-run win while defending 213 runs in the first T20I match in Pallekele on Saturday. Suryakumar scored a brilliant fifty in his first match as a full-time T20I captain.

Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal after clinching the historic bronze in the women's 10m air pistol individual event on Sunday. Bhaker was left disappointed with a gun malfunction in the Tokyo Olympics 2022.

Manu Bhaker started the women's individual 10m air pistol finals with a 50.4 score in the first stage and then kept the lead in the top three for the remaining four series to become the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting.

After an opening day of disappointment, all eyeballs will be on the trio of Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Deepika Kumari. Ankita, Bhajan and Deepika will be seen competing in the quarterfinal of the women's archery event.

Manu Bhaker will feature in the women's 10m air pistol finals event at 3:30 pm as the Indian contingent targets its first medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday. The ace shuttler PV Sindhu and top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal will kick off their campaigns as well.

IND vs SL: New captain Suryakumar Yadav smashed a cracking 22-ball fifty to help India post a big total of 213 while batting first and then bowlers made a late impact to restrict Sri Lanka to 170 in the first T20I match in Pallekele.

IND-W vs SL-W, Women's Asia Cup final live: Indian women's cricket team registered an impressive 10-run win over Bangladesh in the first semi-final while Sri Lanka survived a last-over drama against Pakistan to enter the final.

IND vs SL, 1st T20I Highlights: Suryakumar Yadav will be leading the Indian cricket team as a full-time captain for the first time in T20Is while Charith Asalanka takes charge for the hosts Sri Lanka in the three-match series in Pallekele.