Images from Day 3 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
India thus finished a fantastic badminton campaign with three gold, one silver and two bronze.
Ajinkya Rahane brought calmness in the dressing room in the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli, spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said on Tuesday after India recorded an epic series-levelling win in the second Test, in Melbourne, on Tuesday.
Australia were 133 for six at stumps on Day 3 of the second Test against India in their second innings, a lead of two runs, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
James Faulkner was the pick of Australia's fast bowlers. He took three wickets as the hosts cruised to a comfortable victory over South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday to level the three-match Twenty20 series.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's New Zealand import Trent Boult is hoping that Indian conditions will help him carry forward the good work he did during the recently-concluded ICC World Cup.
Mitchell Starc shone with bat and ball as Australia dismissed Pakistan for 163 to secure an innings and 18 run victory in the second Test on Friday, the win giving the hosts an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Time is running out for Serena to reach the career milestone that has become one of the sport's longest running storylines.
Australia batting mainstay Steve Smith says he was looking to put Ravichandran Ashwin under pressure while batting on the opening day of the third Test in Sydney.
A few bruised egos will eye redemption when India square off against Australia in the second Test in Melbourne from Saturday, ready to bounce back in skipper Ajinkya Rahane's hour of reckoning after their batting debacle in the series opener in Adelaide.
India seized the initiative with Ajinkya Rahane shuffling his bowlers smartly
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Australian batting star Steve Smith has no time to think about how India might plot revenge in the second Test in Melbourne but he does have a word of advice for the visitors jolted by the first game's battering -- 'Let it go and move on'.
'Hopefully we start the series well and try and win this one moving onto Boxing Day and get that momentum into the New Year'
The Indian contingent, comprising 17 players and officials, is scheduled to participate at the ITTF World Tour Australian Open starting in Melbourne on Monday.
Serena Williams creates ripples with her latest outfit.
Sharan and Sitak got the better of the Portuguese-Spanish duo 6-4, 7-5 in a thrilling one hour 28 minute encounter.
CA said it had built quarantine periods for touring squads into the schedule but it is unlikely at this stage that England fans will be able to travel
Shubman Gill opened the innings for KKR in last year's IPL but he is ready to play any role this season as per his team's needs.
'On Sunday against South Africa, Shikhar Dhawan took the spotlight and eventually, the Man of the Match award, with a century, but it was Ajinkya Rahane's innings that held the key to India topping the 300 mark.' Prem Panicker's match report card, for Rediff.com.
World No 1 Test batsman Steve Smith is looking forward to India's tour of Australia, saying he can't wait to play in the much-anticipated series which will be "incredibly special". Smith also spoke about his friendship with India captain Virat Kohli, describing him a "terrific guy".
Images from Day 1 of the second Test between Australia and India, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, on Saturday.
'KL Rahul should play at number five and Rishabh Pant should play at number six. Jadeja and Ashwin should play at number seven and eight and then three seamers. I will want to go in with five bowlers.'
Novak Djokovic's star still burns bright as he returns to Melbourne Park in search of a record seventh Australian Open title.
Several Australian cricketers are looking to leave the Indian Premier League early amid fears they will be locked out of the country because of India's escalating COVID-19 crisis.
Meg Lanning's Australia, long the benchmark in women's cricket, will bid for a record-extending fifth T20 World Cup title after a rocky ride to their sixth final. Harmanpreet Kaur-captained India arrive at the MCG undefeated and without having bowled a ball in the rained-out semi-final against England.
IMAGES from Australian Open matches played at Melbourne Park on Friday
'With the two T20 matches (against India), it's a chance for the guys to continue on their Big Bash form and test themselves against the best in the world in their own conditions'
Despite the Indian cricket team's hectic schedule in Australia, there was no stopping Virat Kohli from catching wife Anushka's performance in her latest release Zero.
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Gilchrist made the comments after the IPL governing council proposed to have a dedicated "no-ball" umpire to reduce the number of howlers in the lucrative league.
Australia's search for a successor to Shane Warne is yet to bear fruit nearly a decade after he retired, so Adam Zampa is naturally wary about comparisons with the leg-spinning great.
Images from Day 2 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday
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'India's strength is batting and it is under attack right now. It is time to stand up and be counted.'
When defending champions Australia compete in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup final in Melbourne on Sunday, they will earn the same as their male counterparts would - in stark contrast to their rivals, India. In cricket-mad India, male players are revered as gods, paid handsomely and showered with lucrative endorsement deals, from watches and shoes to snacks, headphones and even toothbrushes. The women barely get a look-in.
Radha Yadav hailed the impact of bowling coach Narendra Hirwani after registering her career-best figures in India's seven-wicket ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 victory over Sri Lanka.
Hazlewood also said that Cheteshwar Pujara is the one player who wears down the bowlers with his workman-like approach.
Thiem, Wawrinka stay positive after defeats on return
Plotting a path to the Australian Open has never been trickier or more uncertain. Even the best players are baffled about the best way to prepare for their annual trek Down Under.
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