The Indian players are seeking a more relaxing time on their five-match ODI tour to coach Duncan Fletcher’s home country of Zimbabwe following a “hectic” — and successful — two months.

Former ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said on Monday he was “saddened” by what he called his “poor relationship” with India’s cricket board, a situation that led to the powerful BCCI even expressing its opposition to him leading South African cricket.

July 20: Chris Froome retained his big race lead on Saturday to ensure that he will become Britain’s second successive Tour de France champion after Bradley Wiggins.

Trying to become the first female on the Formula One grid in almost 40 years, Susie Wolff made her full test debut on Friday.

Top-seeded Roger Federer lost to Argentine qualifier Federico Delbonis 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4) in the semi-finals of the German Tennis Championships on Saturday.

An Italian court on Saturday convicted five employees of an Italian cruise company for the Costa Concordia shipwreck that killed 32 crew and passengers after it accepted their plea bargains.

Officials say a wave of bombings in southern Afghanistan has killed 15 people, including six members of the country’s security services.

Rui Costa won the mountainous 19th stage of the Tour de France with a solo breakaway on the final climb, while Chris Froome stayed in yellow as expected attacks never materialised on Friday.

A stormy, high-level meeting of senior Palestinian leaders called to discuss US secretary of state John Kerry’s latest peace proposal ended with a decision early Friday to demand guarantees that Israel agree on the general border of a future Palestinian state, officials said.

Christophe Riblon became the first Frenchman to win a Tour de France stage this year and Chris Froome boosted his overall lead despite a late struggle on Thursday.