Nathan Lyon took 5-68 as a dominant Australia dismissed New Zealand for 251 before the home batsmen took over to extend their lead to 243 by the close of play on the third day of the third and final Test in Sydney on Sunday. Already 2-0 down in the series after thumping defeats in Perth and Melbourne, New Zealand have been ravaged by illness and injury and now face a huge battle to avoid a third heavy loss before they head home. Images from Day 3 of the third Test in Sydney on Sunday.
Carmelo Anthony came to Team USA's rescue with a record-breaking effort on Wednesday as the defending Olympic basketball champions beat Australia 98-88 in a thrilling encounter to extend their overall winning streak to 20 games.
Pace legend Waqar Younis is backing Pakistan to win the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia later this year, saying the pitches Down Under could favour their potent bowling attack.
India's top squash player Dipika Pallikal warmed up for the World Doubles Championship, which begins in Darwin on Monday, by winning the PSA Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday. Top seed Pallikal beat eighth seed Mayar Hany of Egypt 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 in the 40-minute final for her first title of the year.
West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has said he was joking when he asked an Australian reporter out during a live TV broadcast and said he was sorry if she was offended by the widely condemned remarks.
India's Virat Kohli led from the front with a sparkling 61 not out to help secure a series-levelling six-wicket victory over Australia in the third and final Twenty20 International in Sydney.
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Bangar spoke on who has the edge between Pakistan and England, he said, "I will probably back Pakistan because bowlers win tournaments and that is where Pakistan, with the kind of bowling attack that they have, I mean four quality quicks and they have the wrist spin, and if they require they also have the option of a left-arm spinner,"
India must look to score runs off Pakistan left-arm pacer Shaheeh Shah Afridi instead of trying to play out his overs when the two arch-rivals clash in the T20 World Cup, former cricketer Gautam Gambhir said on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli's MCG heroics helped inspire India's thrilling win over Pakistan at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Cape Town on Sunday, admitted match-winner Jemimah Rodrigues.
'A day of relaxation by the stunning Sydney Opera House.'
There are four or five match winners in prime form, so, from a batting perspective, I feel the Indian team is in a better position. If you look at the bowling part, they (Pakistan) have the speed, they always had that, but the Indian team has the skill.
KP has been raking up big runs in county cricket, and, Australian captain Clarke has a sneaking suspicion that the England batsman could make the squad for the Ashes
The young couple went on a fabulous honeymoon to Australia.
The controversial West Indies star opener Chris Gayle has found his support through a hashtag campaign.
The shock loss to Ireland did hurt but the players moved on quickly from that 'little blip' to focus on the road ahead, said star England all-rounder Ben Stokes.
Top order batsman Usman Khawaja has suffered a setback in his bid to return to the Australia team for the second Test against West Indies after being ruled out of a domestic Twenty20 match by his Sydney Thunder side on Monday.
India were 36 for one at stumps, with debutant Shubman Gill 28 not out and Cheteshwar Pujara on seven after the loss of opener Mayank Argarwal for a duck, after dismissing Australia for 195.
Images from Day 6 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday.
Organisers hope the anxious buildup will be forgotten when the action begins.
The 21-year-old Molineux, who plays for Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League, has requested for a break and will not be travelling with the Renegades squad to Ballarat for their match against Melbourne Stars on Saturday.
Anushka on Virat's knock at India vs Pak T20 WC opener: Best innings after a tough phase
The veteran coach also said both teams would have to be tactfully aware of playing at the MCG.
A thick gloom that has pervaded the West Indies lifted briefly on Monday as paceman Carlos Brathwaite struck a defiant half-century on debut and celebrated wildly upon taking his first wicket during the second Test against Australia.
Djokovic, who is seeking to win a record 21st Grand Slam title at the tournament this month, said in a legal challenge on Saturday that he had been given the medical exemption because he had contracted COVID-19 last month.
New Zealand quick Trent Boult believes Australia are now the team to beat at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. Australia showed their trademark fighting spirit with a 86-run victory over Boult's team at Lord's, their second consecutive defeat after a previous loss to Pakistan.
Images from Day 3 of the 2022 Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
West Indies captain Jason Holder will miss the third and final Test against England after being banned by the International Cricket Council because of his team's slow over rate during the second match in Antigua.
India women claim hockey CWG medal after 16 years
Stefanos Tsitsipas' YouTube channel is experiencing a surge in subscribers after he reached the Australian Open semi-finals and the Greek youngster will hope to add to his highlight reel when he faces world number two Rafael Nadal on Thursday.
Sheridan and Waldron will stand in a match between Tea Tree Gully and Northern Districts in Adelaide featuring Australia's vice-captain Travis Head.
India announced themselves as genuine contenders to defend their World Cup title on Sunday by humbling South Africa's vaunted pace attack before bowling out the Proteas for an emphatic 130-run victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Regular knock out defeats at global events gives rise to serious questions
'Probably, a couple of more ODIs would have been more beneficial for both the teams, not just us. It would have been more ideal and logical'
Rahul Dravid top-scored with 66 as the ICC World XI registered a 12-run victory over Victoria in a practice match.
The doctors at the ongoing Australian Open tournament are reportedly confident that the tennis stars can cope with the extreme heat over the next four days.
As much as support was great, it was also so confronting...I wanted to go further into my little hole and not come out. I felt like I was letting a lot of people down, I felt like I was taking an easy-out, I didn't know what I was doing, revealed the Australian all-rounder, who had taken a break from international cricket last October for issues related to mental health.
There is only ever one aim for India in World Cups, to win, and T20 World Cup 2022 is no different.
Usman Khawaja celebrated his recall to the Test arena after two years in the wilderness with a stylish 137 to drive Australia to a declaration on 416 for eight shortly before the close of play on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test on Thursday.
Former Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke has withdrawn from a lucrative domestic Twenty20 contract as he reassesses whether he will ever play the sport again.
Test cricket returned to Pakistan for the first time in ten years with the Sri Lankan team playing two matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi, with the hosts winning the second match to clinch the series 1-0 after the rain-curtailed first game ended in a draw.
