Former playboy Michael Clarke was enjoying married life Thursday after the Australian Test captain tied the knot with a model in a secret ceremony. He said he was “the happiest guy in the world”. Clarke, known as “Pup” for his youthful precociousness, shocked the sporting world by announcing he married Australian Kyly Boldy on Tuesday [...]

Returning after a long lay-off, Adam Gilchrist led from the front to take Kings XI Punjab to a comfortable six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings at the HPCA Stadium on Thursday. Punjab’s eighth victory in 15 matches kept alive their hopes of making the IPL play-offs this season, while Chennai, having played all their matches [...]

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has admitted this week is all about mending dented confidence ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final against Chelsea, in the wake of his club’s German Cup final beating in Berlin. Bayern were hammered 5-2 by German champions Borussia Dortmund in Saturday’s domestic cup final at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, with Poland [...]

West Indies face England in the first of a three-Test series at Lord’s here on Thursday with the tourists’ batting likely to determine the course of the match. Should conditions prove as seam friendly as they have for much of the early part of the English season, West Indies’ top order could struggle to provide [...]