Images from Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.
Images from Day 3 of the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
'Batting into day three gave us that chance to really have a crack at them on day three -- it probably went better than we expected.'
On a Karachi track that is expected to break up early, Steve Smith and David Warner created rough patches before facing bowlers in the nets to prepare for Pakistan's full-strength attack.
'The pitch did not have a great deal of pace and bounce in it for the seamers nor assisted the spinners as the match progressed. In my view this does not represent an even contest between bat and ball.'
Wet outfield caused dashed prospects of victory by either side in Australia's first Test in Pakistan in 24 years.
'Leading into pre-season I really wanted to give the Ashes a crack but, in the end, I haven't had the preparation I would have liked heading into the coming season.'
When New Zealand toured Pakistan last September threats were sent out to the team social media handle.
The departure from England's Ashes tour of depressed batsman Marcus Trescothick has evoked widespread sympathy among Australian sportsmen.
The Labor Party leader had travelled to New Delhi as a backpacker in 1991 and led a parliamentary delegation in 2018.
'It's disappointing. It's disrespectful. I'm not sure ... I'm going to want to play tennis'
The win is the Czech duo's fourth Grand Slam title together
'I'm happy to have the chance to try to stop, one more time, somebody from making history.'
World number one Carlos Alcaraz will not play in the Australian Open after picking up a right leg muscle injury during pre-season training, the Spaniard said on Friday.
The appointment will be effective from February 1 to 20.
Images from Day 7 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Sunday.
IMAGES from the 2nd T20I played between India and Australia in Nagpur on Friday.
Sania Mirza and Rajeev Ram needed an hour and 27 minutes to defeat the Dutch-Aussie pair of Ellen Perez and Matwe Middelkoop 7-6(4), 6-4.
IMAGES from Australian Open matches played at Melbourne Park on Friday
The Indian team had a gruelling nets session in Mohali as they prepared for Tuesday's opening game in the three-match T20I series against World Champions Australia.
'Everyone's got their own story. Everyone's been through ups and downs. I think what stands out for me most is just the love in this team. I'm playing for my team mates. I'm not going out there to play for my spot, or show people or prove people wrong.'
Images from Day 2 of the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Images from Day 1 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
The Sports Ministry slammed organisers of the Australian Open, saying they have wrongfully denied Indian tennis player Aman Dahiya an opportunity to compete in the junior Grand Slam by rejecting his application for vaccine exemption.
Officials said he was one of a 'handful' of successful applicants among 26 people who sought exemptions.
A joint statement was issued by US Secretary of State Tony Blinken, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa after their in-person meeting in Phnom Penh on the margins of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
To celebrate the new trade deal with India, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday took to Instagram to post a picture showing him preparing khichdi, his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's favourite dish.
'We realise we haven't been good enough across all facets of the game. The boys want to win, we want to win the series too.'
India's women's T20 team captain Harmanpreet Kaur says Richa Ghosh and Puja Vastrakar's performance is a big positive for India from the multi-format series, which they lost 5-11 to a dominant Australia.
Breaking its tradition of criticising the Australian team, the British Press has reacted to England's win in the first Ashes Test in a much milder language, while only praising James Anderson for the close win.
CA, the ECB and Australian authorities had been negotiating for many months over the touring conditions in a country where international arrivals have to isolate in quarantine hotels for 14 days, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.
Concerns that senior players would pull out of the tour due to security issues after both England and New Zealand withdrew from tours of Pakistan late last year have proven unfounded.
Hazlewood to miss out again as Australia announce unchanged playing XI for final Test
India's star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh was on Tuesday named among the five nominees for the men's Player of the Year honour.
Novak Djokovic has so far declined to disclose whether he is vaccinated and his father told Serbia's TV Prva that governing body Tennis Australia's stance on players being vaccinated was tantamount to "blackmail".
Morrison said ways to deepen bilateral trade and investment ties and harness new economic opportunities to support mutual economic recovery and growth will also be discussed at the summit.
Images from Day 9 of the 2022 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park, on Tuesday.
Daniil Medvedev has tapped into the energy of the crowd at Melbourne Park by playing both hero and villain.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji list the Most Valuable Players in T20 World Cup 2022.
Images from Day 8 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.
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