Indian captain Virat Kohli held onto the second spot in the year-end rankings for Test batsmen just behind Australian Steve Smith, while Cheteshwar Pujara remained at the third spot.

English Premier League defending champion Chelsea routed Stoke City 5-0, while Liverpool had to rally from one goal down to earn a 2-1 win over Leicester City.

Indian wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Praveen Rana's supporters have been reported indulging in brawl during 2018 Commonwealth Games trials. Clash erupted after the double Olympic-medallist Sushil defeated Parveen Rana in one of the bouts.

Also known as 'wonder boy' of cricket, Pranav Dhanawade had been battling to find his lost form since last one and half years.

Indonesian football teams are scheduled to vie against 2018 World Cup qualifier Iceland, in friendly matches slated for January 11 and 14 in Yogyakarta and Jakarta respectively.

India captain Virat Kohli gave the national U-19 cricket team a quick pep talk here on Wednesday ahead of their departure for the U-19 World Cup.

Reigning Formula One Champion Lewis Hamilton took to social media to apologise for his inappropriate comments on his nephew.

Indian doubles star Ashwini Ponnappa on Wednesday backed the Badminton World Federation's (BWF) decision to make it mandatory for top shuttlers to play at least 12 tournaments in a revamped schedule for 2018.

American tennis idol Serena Williams will soon return to action after almost a year of absence due to maternity leave. The 23-time Grand Slam champion will participate in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on December 30 against French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia.

When it comes to kids making a mark on social media, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's daughter Ziva always turns out to be a superstar. As the world celebrates Christmas, Ziva is in the celebration mode too. Her video of singing , ‘we wish you a Merry Christmas’, in a video with Dhoni besides her has gone viral.