The Australian Test squad had a Christmas Day Luncheon at Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne. Here's a look at a few moments from the event
Under fire Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson has no intention of quitting and is keen to extend his contract with the team until the 2011 World Cup. Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ejaz Butt has said he is not impressed with the team's performance over the last year, while former players have called for Australian Lawson to step down.
Roger Federer overcame a sluggish start to defeat Filip Krajinovic 7-5, 6-3 and Kevin Anderson's booming serve proved too much for Joao Sousa as the big names advanced to the fourth round of the Miami Open on Monday.
Pakistan's Australian coach said he is awaiting feedback on the situation there before deciding on returning to Lahore after his Christmas holiday.
Former Pakistan captains Javed Miandad, Intikhab Alam and Zaheer Abbas criticised the PCB for choosing another foreign coach in Geoff Lawson.
The dagger insignia on Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wicketkeeping gloves put India's cricket administrators on collision course with the ICC after the BCCI declined the world body's "request" to have it removed.
Shaun Marsh sizzled on his Indian Premier League debut and blasted unbeaten 85 off 62 balls as Kings XI Punjab thumped Deccan Chargers by seven wickets with seven balls to spare to coast to their third win of the tournament in Hyderabad on Friday night.
Steve McClaren was sacked as England head coach on Thursday following the team's failure to qualify for the European Championship finals next year, Sky Sports News reported. The Football Association has still not made an official statement but McClaren's 19-month reign in charge appeared over following the 3-2 defeat by Croatia at Wembley.
Dav Whatmore, Geoff Lawson and Richard Done have been shortlisted for the coaching job.
England will bid to host the 2018 World Cup finals, the Football Association confirmed on Wednesday.
Sir Ian Botham was a worrying influence on Andrew Flintoff during England's Ashes tour of Australia last winter, says former England coach Duncan Fletcher in the latest extract of his autobiography.
The first meeting between Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas lived up to the hype on Saturday as the Australian saved a match point in a wildly entertaining 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(7) win to reach the Citi Open final.
Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar appears to be in deep trouble as the Pakistan Cricket Board has submitted a strong chargesheet against him, while coach Geoff Lawson has asked the PCB not to consider the maverick speedster for Test matches.
The embattled Pakistani team may have to take the field in Wednesday's do-or-die Asia Cup match against India without captain Shoaib Malik, who has been laid low by dehydration.
Buoyed by the tri-series triumph over India, Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson is confident that his team would once again prove a handful for Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men in the Asia Cup starting June 24 in Karachi. The Australian said his team's prospects were very good in the coming tournament after the final victory over India in Dhaka last week.
IMAGES from the matches played at Miami Miasters in Key Biscayne, Florida, on Wednesday
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has backed embattled coach Geoff Lawson on Friday and called on fans to be patient with the former Australian bowler to deliver results.
Sunday Times says top European official in sight. The current chief executive is Geoff Polities, an Australian car industry veteran.
The Pakistan captain and coach could face the brunt of the disastrous tour to India.
Shoaib Malik said his team's batting failure was responsible for their six-wicket defeat against India.
Praising the batting duo of Misbah-ul Haq and Mohammad Sami after they rescued the team on Day One of the opening Test against India in Delhi, Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson said the fightback has given his team a good chance.
'It was exciting and this is why I came to New York, to go through these emotions'
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik was all praise for Yuvraj Singh, saying the manner in which he is plying is simply superb.
Tiger Woods's winning streak was snapped on Monday when Australian Geoff Ogilvy kept his nerve to win the WGC-CA Championship.
Arsenal moved top of the Premier League with a 3-1 defeat of StokeCity with in-form midfielder Aaron Ramsey again providing the spark on Sunday.
Injury-prone fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been advised by Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson to play only one-day internationals so he can prolong his career.
United States visa officials were expecting to process 600,000 applications in India this year, a top embassy official said.
Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only man convicted in Air India bombing, who is facing perjury charges may be out of prison in two weeks when he completes his present prison term on February 9.
New coach Geoff Lawson has described India vs Pakistan as the mother of all battles in cricket.
The International Cricket Council announced on Monday that Jamtha Stadium, Nagpur, has been given an official warning under the ICC Pitch Monitoring Process following the third Test between India and South Africa.
The former Pakistan captain softened his stance on newly-appointed coach Geoff Lawson, saying he has 'no ego' hassles in working with the Australian.
Board chairman Nasim Ashraf told a news conference that Lawson had been preferred over two other short-listed candidates, Dav Whatmore and Richard Done.
The 49-year-old told Sky News that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had contacted him on Sunday and confirmed he would be appointed as full-time successor to Bob Woolmer.
The former Pakistan captain said Dav Whatmore has a lot of experience working in the cricket set-up in the region.
In major embarrassment for the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the International Cricket Council rated the track at the Vidarbha Cricket Association ground in Nagpur, on which the third Test between India and South Africa was played, as "poor", triggering a review of the performance of the pitch under the ICC Pitch Monitoring Process.
Indian market probably has more headroom than the US, says Geoff Lewis, senior strategist for Asia, Manulife Asset Management.
The former England batsman believes Rahul Dravid needs to be more assertive for the team to rediscover success.
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Kyrgios did not face a single break point and hit 18 aces, including two to close out the final.
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