Centurion Steve Smith praised Australia's bowlers after they reduced England to 107 for eight in the first innings to set up a victory bid in the fifth and final Ashes Test on Friday.
Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Luton Town
South Africa captain Graeme Smith paid tribute to England's batsmen for hanging on to secure a draw in the third cricket Test on Thursday. 'England have shown great strength of character throughout the series and we've had to earn every inch,' Smith said after the visitors' final pair of Graeme Swann and Graham Onions survived 17 balls to salvage a draw and keep England 1-0 ahead in the series.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the WTC Final between Australia and India, played at The Oval, in London, on Friday.
Steve Smith's brilliant hundred and a clinical show by the bowlers at the death helped Australia beat England by 12 runs in their World Cup warm-up match, in Southampton.
Travis Head hammered a solid ton at the Oval as Australia dominated the proceedings over India on Day 1 of the WTC Final.
Images from Day 4 of the first Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on Monday.
'Putting yourself out there can be scary and fearful.'
Australia captain Steve Smith led by example, smashing an unbeaten 108 against a sloppy Pakistan to secure his team's seven-wicket victory with five overs to spare in the third one-day international in Perth on Thursday.
Images from Day 1 of the fifth and final Ashes Test between England and Australia at The Oval in London on Thursday.
The West Indies selection panel on Wednesday included Sunil Ambris in place of Smith, who had scored two fifties in the nine innings that he played on his comeback for the Sri Lanka Tests following a gap of three years.
IMAGES from the match between Australia and The Netherlands, played in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Mohammed Siraj's self-belief and never-say-die attitude are his real strengths, said batting legend Sunil Gavaskar after the pacer set up Royal Challengers Bengaluru's four-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League match in Bengaluru on Saturday.
The unusual act of sportsmanship came about after the original tie between the clubs last month was abandoned at halftime when Leicester player Clive Clarke suffered a heart attack.
Images from the opening ODI between Australia and India at the WACA, Perth, on Tuesday.
The Australian actress took home her first-ever Emmy trophy, winning Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Princess Diana in The Crown.
Retail major Shoppers' Stop, part of the K Raheja Corp, is consolidating its luxury retail business by roping in over 40 global brands and has lined up Rs 500 crore
Australia will look for another dominating show but need to be cautious when they face a tenacious Netherlands in the World Cup 2023 match in New Delhi.
SA20, South Africa's premier T20 cricket league, has roped in former Proteas skipper AB de Villiers as its official 'Brand Ambassador' for the second season.
No matter where India is playing, the Men in Blue always have their loyal followers cheering them on.
Head said the win was a culmination of the hard work put in over the last two years.
Anushka's expression conveyed a mix of shock and confusion at the loss of such an important wicket on a crucial day of play.
Steve Smith and George Bailey's brilliant knocks overshadowed Rohit Sharma's magnificent 171 as Australia beat India by five wickets in the first ODI of the five-match series in Perth on Tuesday.
Australia are perhaps fortunate that there is such a short gap between Tests given the navel-gazing that is likely to follow their first defeat in the opening test of a home Summer for 28 years.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played across England, on Saturday.
The actor and his wife took to social media to pay tribute to the legendary musician.
England batted with positive intent to take control of the final Ashes Test at The Oval on Saturday, moving on to 389-9 at the close on the third day with a 377-run lead over Australia.
India are favourites to 'steamroll' Australia in the Test series Down Under due to the absence of the experienced duo of Steve Smith and David Warner.
Rain is expected early on Tuesday before drier conditions and, with Australia requiring a further 174 runs and England needing seven wickets, a classic is brewing.
The match is delicately poised after a see-saw battle on Monday with Australia on 107-3 in their second innings chasing a victory target of 281 to take a series lead.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
This is the 14th consecutive month that the manufacturing PMI remained above the 50-point mark. In PMI parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below that denotes contraction.
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar says if India wants to win the ongoing five-match ODI series in Australia they need to find a way to dismiss home team skipper Steven Smith early.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet over two dozen thought leaders from various walks of life in New York on Tuesday.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the WTC Final between Australia and India, played at The Oval, in London, on Sunday.
Mathias Pogba spoke in French, Spanish, English and Italian in the video and promised to make "great revelations" about his younger brother and the 2018 World Cup-winner's agent Rafaela Pimenta.
Joe Root continued with his purple patch during the first Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston, bringing up his 30th Test century.
Images from English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Images from Day 5 of the first Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on Tuesday.
Boland troubled India throughout the game with his incisive bowling, not allowing the famed Indian batting line-up to breathe easy at any point
