Novak Djokovic won a record-extending 10th Australian Open crown, beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in a generational clash in the men's singles final, at Melbourne Park, on Sunday.
Trying to pick up pieces after a demoralising defeat, India's decorated top-order will be desperate to change the narrative and give a better account of itself in the do-or-die second ODI against Bangladesh.
Here are some shots of top-class action from the Winter Games...
The new team which is set to be led by all-rounder Hardik Pandya will be called the Gujarat Titans.
Virat Kohli was named as the ICC men's player of the month for October following following a series of star performances as India charged their way to the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
The second game of the three match T20 series between India and Australia will be played at Sydney on December 6.
Batsman Harry Brook and seamer Matthew Potts received maiden call-ups as part of the 13-man squad announced on Wednesday.
Wasim Jaffer has an unique but funny solution to help India stopping Australia's run machine Steve Smith.
'Rahul Vijay wants me to be authentic because, then, there's no burden of pretending to be someone. There's no facade. I'm thankful to him for that.'
Images from the first Twenty20 International between India and Australia, in Canberra, on Friday.
Australia great Ricky Ponting says India are reaping the rewards of sticking with Virat Kohli, who bounced back in style to ignite hopes for their second World Cup title in the T20 format after 15 years.
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka have long moved on from their tempestuous 2018 US Open title match but that will do nothing to dampen the suspense ahead of their blockbuster Australian Open semi-final on Thursday.
Senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar confirmed that there are no assigned death bowlers for India in the T20 World Cup.
A new exhibition at the 9/11 Memorial Museum explores the untold story of the greatest manhunt in United States history revealed through declassified artefacts and an immersive digital experience. The chilling exhibit, "Revealed: The Hunt for Bin Laden," centres on the decade-long search for and seizure of the Al Qaeda mastermind who was responsible for the deaths of 2,977 people on 9/11 -- and the thousands more lost through bloody wars and debilitating illness. The exhibit presents the hunt for bin Laden as a sort of who-done-it come alive with graphics, videos and the voices of the protagonists, from intelligence agents, former US President Barack Obama and members of the US Navy SEALs team that raided bin Laden's home and shot and killed him.
India were 98 for 2 at close of play on the fourth day of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday, still 308 runs behind Australia and a full day's batting away from saving the match.
The Joy and Drama of Track and Field at the Olympics.
Defending champions Australia crushed India by 85 runs in the final to win their record fifth ICC Women's T20 World Cup title, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, on Sunday. Opting to bat, Australia rode on blistering half-centuries by openers Alyssa Healy (75) and Beth Mooney (78 not out) to post a huge 184 for four before their bowlers, led by Megan Schutt (4/18) and Jess Jonassen (3/20) sent India crashing for a lowly 99 in 19.1 overs.
India's T20 squad will undergo a major transition in the next two years with senior players such as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin gradually eased out, BCCI sources said.
Virat Kohli's breezy 85 went in vain as Australia prevailed by 12 runs in the final Twenty20 International to avoid a series whitewash
There was a controversial moment in the third and final T20 International when India's review against Australia opener Matthew Wade was declared 'null and void' by the umpires. at the Sydney Cricket Ground, on Tuesday.
The changes were announced after the Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) ratified recommendations made by the ICC Cricket Committee
Take a look at the passionate fans in the stadiums.
While India had already won the three-match T20I series after winning the first two games, Australia won the last game to avoid a cleansweep.
The 27th Critics Choice Awards was held at the Century Plaza Hotel in California on the same night as the BAFTAs.
England's all-time leading Test wicket takers James Anderson and Stuart Broad have been dropped for the three-Test tour against West Indies.
Ab-baring looks from the Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2021.
Indian cricket in 2022 was chaotic, to say the least and messy at most of the time both on and off the field.
The national selectors did well to deliver a loud and clear message as they sought to kickstart the transition in the Indian T20 team.
Prithvi, who was fielding in the first slip, got hit on the shin after Uttar Pradesh opener Madhav Kaushik slapped a shot off young leg-spinner Prashant Solanki.
The new season of The Crown is a bit of a dreary watch, observes Deepa Gehlot.
Images from Day 1 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.
Virat Kohli, who will turn 34 on Saturday, is back in his element
A quick look at the winners of the 94th Annual Academy Awards.
At least five states were hit by unseasonably powerful storms and tornadoes on Friday night, including Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal ruled himself out of contention for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup, saying Wednesday other players were more deserving of a place in the squad.
Usman Khawaja's fairytale comeback has presented Australia with a selection headache, and captain Pat Cummins conceded it would be hard to drop the in-form batsman from the fifth and final Ashes test against England in Hobart next week.
The Joy and Drama of Track and Field at the Olympics.
Images from Day 5 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Friday.
India enters the final leg of the Australia tour with the first Test at Adelaide on December 17.
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