Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting was formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has finally revealed reasons behind his decision to give away captaincy of Indian Cricket Team. He had retired from Tests in December 2014 midway Australia tour, stepped down as skipper of the limited-overs teams in January 2017.

Brazilian national football team head coach Tite has named Paris Saint-Germain star forward Neymar Jr. as his squad's full-time captain ahead of Friday night's friendly against the United States in New Jersey.

Actor Chris Hemsworth has been roped in for India-set kidnap drama "Dhaka", which will mark directorial debut of Sam Hargrave.

Former FC Barcelona midfield star Andres Iniesta, now at Japanese club Vissel Kobe, said he believes his former club is capable of big things this football season.

Slamming those who criticised him for hugging the Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said that no one had raised questions about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unscheduled visit to Pakistan.

Former India cricket captain Ajit Wadekar passed away here on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 77.

Captain M K Kachru, pilot of Indian Airlines hijacked to Pakistan by two militants in 1971, passed away in Faridabad. He was 93 years old.

India wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik was on Sunday appointed the new captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ahead of the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the franchise announced.

In the latest episode of Bigg Boss 11, actress Hina Khan has been elected as the new captain of the house. She was contending with Priyank Sharma, Luv Tyagi and Shilpa Shinde.