Sent in to bat on a grassy MCG pitch on Sunday, England were skittled for 185
India captured Australia's last two wickets after a rain-delayed start to day five of the third Test on Sunday to complete an emphatic 137-run win and take a 2-1 series lead.
Rahane (207 batting) and Jaiswal (228) toyed with the North East bowling line-up
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, nicknamed the 'Special Ks' as juniors, claimed their first major title
'He is at his best now, he is in the right frame of mind.' The tough times he has gone through will only make him a better player and a stronger personality.'
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis were nicknamed the 'Special Ks' as juniors
From Shabana Azmi in a video game inspired series to Ranveer Singh's miraculous transformation into Kapil Dev, OTT is loaded with goodies this week.
American Justin Ress won gold in the 50m backstroke in dramatic circumstances at the World Championships in Budapest on Saturday after officials overturned his initial disqualification following a lengthy review.
Rishabh Pant's disappointing outing against Zimbabwe isn't a cause of concern for head coach Rahul Dravid, who hinted that the flamboyant left-hander could start in the T20 World Cup semi-final against England at Adelaide on Thursday.
Images from Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.
Archer Kapil, who is part of the ongoing national camp at the Army Sports Institute (ASI) in Pune, has tested positive for COVID-19.
Age, colour, weight didn't matter at the Arid Garden Runway as part of Melbourne Fashion Week.
'He just laughs all the time. He doesn't really say much, he's just always laughing at you. I don't know what's so funny, it must be my batting.'
Stars made their way to the Australian Open to cheer on Rafael Nadal.
India's star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has accepted the fact that the sport will bring ups and downs.
The Czech was a player transformed after a medical timeout in the second set and rallied to secure a place in her first Grand Slam semi-final, where she will meet the winner of the clash between Americans Jennifer Brady and Jessica Pegula.
Play at the Australian Open continued amid the lockdown, but fans were banned through Wednesday. Thousands were forced to leave mid-matches before midnight on Friday.
The 91-year-old British monarch sat in the front row with fashion royalty.
In the recent intra-squad match simulation in Southampton, he struck an impressive 85 which eventually earned him a place in the 15-man Indian squad for the final and almost guaranteed his position as the opener.
Five Indian players to watch in the Test series against Australia, which begins in Adelaide on December 17:
Sukanya Verma had multiple migraines making sense of the utterly daft, warped and awful Ek Villain Returns.
Australia will need to defy history to chase down the total and survive the wiles of Ravichandran Ashwin on a fifth day pitch.
'The Ashes are on the line here, if that is not motivation, I don't know what is.'
England fast bowler Stuart Broad has also endorsed Warner's views.
Djokovic announced on Tuesday he received an exemption to play in the Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne and said he was heading to Australia.
Gill impressed with his solid batting on his Test debut at the MCG in the 2nd Test of the series.
The Italian and Japanese battled shoulder-to-shoulder as the leading pair in the final 4km, but the Italian coped well with the pressure and accelerated in the final 300m to seal the gold medal.
"In no case is violence a response to words spoken or written by others in their exercise of the freedoms of opinion and expression," Guterres said, conveying his wishes for Rushdie's early recovery.
Danielle Collins spoke of the challenges of plotting matches without a coach but will still head off with lessons learnt.
Ash Barty ended Australia's 44-year wait for a home winner at the Australian Open when the world number one staved off a fightback from American Danielle Collins to complete a 6-3, 7-6(2) win.
Cheteshwar Pujara hit his second century of the series before India captain Virat Kohli declared their first innings closed at 443 for seven after tea on day two of the third Test against Australia on Thursday.
Osaka will play Jennifer Brady for the title.
Warne's management released a brief statement saying that he passed away in Koh Samui, Thailand.
The issue came to light after Boucher and former spinner Paul Adams testified that the latter was given a nickname which has racial overtones by his national team-mates, including the current head coach.
In a rematch of their tumultuous 2018 US Open decider, Osaka underlined her status as the new queen of women's tennis and soaked up the cheers from the Rod Laver Arena crowd as fans returned to the Grand Slam after a five-day lockdown.
'The boys deserve all the credit for the character they showed, real character.'
Australia captain Tim Paine on Tuesday hinted that opener David Warner could play the third Test against India, while the young Will Pucovski is also not far from returning to competitive cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar feels that the partnership between Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja might have taken the game away
Australia's cricketers are getting help from sprint legend Usain Bolt to boost their running between the wickets for the upcoming Ashes Test series against England.
