Pat Cummins took 10 wickets to lead Australia to Pakistan series triumph
The Indo-Australian pair will now meet the sixth-seeded Argentine duo of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni.
Kohli is the man for the big occasion and has been scoring runs consistently across formats, says Harish Kotian.
Organisers of the Australian Open say they expect the tournament will remain in Melbourne despite an offer to move the grand slam event to Sydney when the current contract expires in 2016.
Former Australia batsman Michael Hussey said that conditions for the third Test in Melbourne will be a lot different from those in Perth and India should consider drafting in all-rounder Hardik Pandya to bring balance to their attack.
Coco Gauff said she has tweaked her service motion to make her toss more consistent.
Factbox on Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka, who beat China's Zheng Qinwen in the Australian Open final on Saturday
He may have entered the semifinal as the underdog, but Jannik Sinner's stunning victory over overwhelming favourite Novak Djokovic left the Melbourne crowd shocked.
Smith and Green played vigilantly and stitched up a massive partnership to see off a comfortable victory in the three-match ODI series.
Placed in the platinum category, Harmanpreet was retained by the Renegades along with Hayley Matthews of the West Indies.
It was the first time Verstappen, winner of a record 19 of 22 races last year, has won the first two races of a season. He has also won 19 of the last 20.
Yuan broke Stephens when the American was serving for the match at 6-5. Stephens led 5-4 in the tie-break but could not hold on to her advantage and crashed out.
Reader Parswanath sent us these pictures from Melbourne.
Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem huffed and puffed his way into the main draw of the Brisbane International on Saturday, but not before a hissing intruder slithered onto the court and briefly halted play.
Ramkumar, Poonacha and Saketh Myneni had a light session that lasted two and a half hours.
Scoop seems like they conclude he is but Vaihayasi Pande Daniel recommends that you watch the film to find out for yourselves.
Reader Anil Polineni sent us this picture from Melbourne.
Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time on Monday
Naomi Osaka's return a boost for women's tour, says Mouratoglou
Rafael Nadal continued his impressive return from a long injury layoff with a 6-1 6-2 demolition of wildcard Jason Kubler to reach the quarter-finals at the Brisbane International on Thursday ahead of this month's Australian Open.
Virat Kohli advanced four slots to ninth position after scores of 38 and 76 in the first Test against South Africa.
Three contenders for the men's singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday.
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has been ruled out of the fourth Ashes Test with a heel injury while England paceman Craig Overton will also miss the match in Melbourne with a fractured rib.
Four Indians, including three women, have been killed in a tragic drowning incident at an unpatrolled beach in the Australian state of Victoria, the worst tragedy in Victorian waters in almost 20 years, officials said on Thursday.
Pakistan replaced veteran stumper Sarfaraz Ahmed with Mohammad Rizwan for the second match of the three-Test series.
Reader Chander Ramanathan sent us these pictures from Melbourne.
The man was shot after confronting police officers on a busy city street, authorities said. He was taken into custody in a critical condition. He succumbed to the gunshot wounds in the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Daniil Medvedev was philosophical about his loss to Jannik Sinner in Sunday's Australian Open final, rationalising that at least he had made it to the title-decider and not crashed out in an earlier round.
Australia great Ricky Ponting thinks outstanding all-rounder Glenn Maxwell should be seriously entertained for a Test recall following his astonishing success in the recently concluded ICC World Cup and a T20I series against India.
Bopanna and Ebden won 7-6(0), 7-5 in the final that lasted one hour and 39 minutes.
The Belarusian became the first woman since her compatriot Victoria Azarenka in 2013 to retain the title
Neha's hectic trip to the US... Sunny takes Gadar 2 to London... Anurag Kashyap's Kennedy gets more applause...
Former 100 metres World record holder Asafa Powell has been forced to withdraw from his first meeting since last year's Olympic final because of a hamstring injury, Athletics Australia said on Tuesday.
Comedian Will Ferrell discussed how he plans to beat the heat.
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz expect Rafael Nadal to be at his competitive best at the Australian Open next month despite a hip injury that wiped out the veteran Spaniard's 2023 season.
'I've never been of the thought that Rafa needs rhythm because he's too good for that. But now the situation is different.'
Experienced opener David Warner named Marcus Harris to replace him as Australia's opener in red-ball cricket.
Dayana Yastremska upset of twice former champion and 18th seed Victoria Azarenka.
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