From Shane Watson's retirement to Johan Cruyff's death: Top five sports stories of the day

Aussie all-rounder Shane Watson to retire after World Twenty20

In a surprise development, Australian all-rounder Shane Watson on Thursday declared that he will call time on his 14-year-old international cricket career at the end of his team's campaign in the ongoing ICC World Twenty20 (Read more)

Viswanathan Anand loses to Fabiano Caruana in Candidates Chess

On what turned out to be a bad day in office, Anand just could not control the proceedings and was outplayed by a much younger Caruana and the Indian ace have a mountain to climb if he has to make a comeback (Read more)

English Footballer Adam Johnson sentenced to six years in jail for child abuse

English footballer Adam Johnson, who made 12 appearances for the country between 2010 and 2012, has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment for 'grooming and sexual activity' with a 15-year-old girl (Read more)

Badminton World Federation makes match-fixing, gambling punishable by life ban

Badminton bosses have brought in lifetime bans for match-fixers and illegal gamblers as part of a new charter announced on Thursday which gives the body greater scope to root out corruption (Read more)

Dutch, Ajax, Barcelona football legend Johan Cruyff dies of cancer

Johan Cruyff, the legendary Dutch soccer striker and coach, has died aged 68, according to a message posted on his website. Cruyff was one of the most famous exponents of the 'Total Football' philosophy, and won three Ballon d' Ors - in 1971, 1973 and 1974. The legend had been diagnosed with lung cancer in October 2015 (Read more)