All Sports News October 18: Nadeem joins India's squad for third Test against Proteas

Jharkhand left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem has been added to the Indian squad for the third Test against South Africa in Ranchi after Kuldeep Yadav complained of left shoulder pain on Friday. (Read Full Story Here)

Former Indian captain MS Dhoni is likely to watch India's final Test against South Africa from the stands, as both the sides take each other on in his home ground of Ranchi. [Read full story here]

BCCI President-Elect Sourav Ganguly has said that Ravi Shastri shouldn't be needing a re-appointment, even as the ad-hoc Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) was given a conflict notice by Ethics Officer. [Read full story here]

Sarfaraz Ahmed was stripped of captaincy and dropped from the Pakistan side after a series of below-average performances in international cricket. [Read full story here]

Sarfaraz Ahmed has been sacked as the captain of Pakistan from both Tests and T20Is as they aim to get back to winning ways and prepare for the World Test Championship and the upcoming World T20 in Australia. (Read full story here)

India's Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has acknowledged Nikhat Zareen's open plea for trials, but steered clear from the issue. He said that he can only ask the federation to decide what is best for the nation and athletes. [Read full story here]

South African captain Faf du Plessis has lost nine successive coin-tosses in Asia, and he's leaving no stone unturned to ensure the number doesn't reach ten! According to a report, the South African captain is set to send a proxy coin-flipper for toss in 3rd Test in Ranchi. [Read full story here]

Jeetan Patel has played 24 Tests, 43 ODIs and 11 T20Is for New Zealand in which he scalped 65, 49 and 16 wickets respectively. [Read full story here]

Team India recently registered its 11th consecutive home Test series victory against South Africa. But. what do the numbers tell about India's incredible dominance on home soil? 

Take a look at our statistical analysis on how Team India fares over other Test-playing nations around the world. [Read full story here]

Gianni Infantino was reacting to the recent incidents in Sofia during the Euro 2020 qualifying match between Bulgaria and England. [Read full story here]

UEFA's disciplinary panel punished Ajax on Thursday for crowd disturbances and damage to the stadium in a 3-0 Champions League win at Valencia this month. [Read full story here]

The fact that there is a sense of tension between the two is not unknown to the masses and during a media interaction, he had a cheeky reply to a question regarding Shastri. [Read full story here]

The Spanish football federation has been asked to allow Villarreal's home game against Atlético Madrid on December 6 to be moved to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. [Read full story here]

This month's Spanish league "El Clasico" match between Barcelona and Real Madrid is expected to be postponed until December because of a planned separatist rally in the Catalan capital. [Read full story here]