Captain's 'belief' for Kishan as India thrash Sri Lanka
Opener Ishan Kishan on Thursday said skipper Rohit Sharma's belief helped him overcome a dip in form to smash 89 and lead India to a 62-run win over Sri Lanka in the opening Twenty20 international.
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UK imposes unprecedented sanctions on Russia's 'dictator' regime
Britain on Thursday imposed a biting package of sanctions on Russia that Prime Minister Boris Johnson said would degrade its economy "for years to come", as he slammed President Vladimir Putin in unusually personal terms.
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'Sunglasses hide tears' as show goes on at Milan Fashion Week
The fashion set put their best face forward on Thursday despite worries over the invasion of Ukraine, as Milan Fashion Week guests and workers vowed to go on with the shows.
Read moreBiden says G7 will impose 'devastating' sanctions on Russia
US President Joe Biden announced "devastating" Western sanctions against Russia on Thursday and was shortly to address the American people on the unfolding invasion of Ukraine.
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SWIFT, the global finance arm that the West can twist
An exclusion from SWIFT, a very discreet but important cog in the machinery of international finance, is one of the most disruptive of the possible sanctions that the West could deploy against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
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Verstappen says race director Masi 'thrown under bus' in Abu Dhabi GP storm
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen said on Thursday he thinks former FIA race director Michael Masi was "thrown under a bus" after he was removed following last season's dramatic final Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi.
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Dead fish, small cats and world number one: Three things on Daniil Medvedev
Daniil Medvedev on Thursday became just the third Russian man to claim the world number one tennis ranking when he dislodged Novak Djokovic from the top spot.
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Djokovic loses world number one ranking to Medvedev in Dubai shock
Novak Djokovic lost his Dubai quarter-final and his world number one ranking in one go on Thursday as he suffered a 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) upset at the hands of Czech world number 123 Jiri Vesely.
Read moreWorld stocks plunge, oil tops $100 as Russia invades Ukraine
Global equities tumbled on Thursday and oil prices breached $100 for the first time in more than seven years after key crude producer Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, accelerating fears of a major war in eastern Europe.
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Northampton provide captains of both England and Wales at Twickenham
Northampton team-mates Courtney Lawes and Dan Biggar will achieve a rare feat in the Six Nations Championship when they captain England and Wales respectively at Twickenham on Saturday.
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