Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden barely broke a sweat in a straight-set victory over local hopes John Millman and Edward Winter at the Australian Open.
Images from Day 6 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday.
The Australians still managed to score at a fair pace and will resume on Monday on 77-4 with Mitch Marsh, who was 27 not out, and Travis Head, unbeaten on 17, looking to cut deeper into their 279-run victory target.
World No 1 Iga Swiatek overcame a strong early challenge from former champion Sofia Kenin to reach the second round of the Australian Open
The ICC has barred Usman Khawaja from displaying messages of equality and freedom
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 31.
Factbox on Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka, who beat China's Zheng Qinwen in the Australian Open final on Saturday
Alexander Zverev said his energy began to fade midway through his five-sets Australian Open semi-final loss to Daniil Medvedev
Short of players, a nine-man Australia needed as many as four support staff members on the field, including chief selector and head coach, in their T20 World Cup warm-up against Namibia but that did not change the expected outcome of the game.
Look inward to challenge one of the best sides: Muzumdar's mantra for India Women side
While The Australian and The Sydney Morning Herald said two Indian spies were booted out, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation did not mention any number.
Kaur credited their bowling coach's advice on taking wickets without being defensive, acknowledging its positive impact.
The duo lost their second round men's doubles match to Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador and Mate Pavic of Croatia at the Australian Open.
Images from Day 1 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
Coco Gauff said she has tweaked her service motion to make her toss more consistent.
Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, and Virender Sehwag praised 'inspiration' Bopanna for his incredible achievement.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 37.
'It's really amazing for my team mates, I must give another shout out to them. They're really encouraging.'
Aryna Sabalenka took a big step towards retaining her Australian Open crown by beating American fourth seed Coco Gauff
'All options will be considered. We're not going to make the decision until the deadline, which will be the West Indies game.'
Images from Day 7 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 33 World Cup 2023 games.
Images from Day 5 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.
Need to maintain energy to secure maiden Test win over Australia, says Harmanpreet Kaur
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 37 World Cup 2023 games.
Asian Cup rivals Australia, Uzbekistan notches above us but can test against them: Chhetri
Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi was stunned by Nikolas Theodorou of Greece in the second round of Sharjah Masters chess tournament in Sharjah.
Musheer Khan, Uday Saharan, Sachin Dhas, Saumy Pandey named in U19 World Cup Team of the Tournament
Australia coach Andrew McDonald is unperturbed by batter Marnus Labuschagne's recent run of low scores, saying that there are going to be "ebbs and flows" in one's Test career and the team is much more concerned about their batting line-up performing well as a collective.
Rohan Bopanna, the seasoned Indian tennis maestro, etched his name in history by securing a spot in his inaugural Australian Open men's doubles final.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 45 World Cup 2023 games.
This bilateral series played a crucial role for these emerging players
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 29 World Cup 2023 games.
Sumit Nagal becomes the first Indian in more than three decades to upset a seeded player in a Grand Slam.
'That's the motto: the future is bright. This year hopefully I can play better in Australian Open and go further and show some good tennis.'
'The drive that I have is still there. My body has been serving me well, listening to me well. I have a great team of people around me. The motivation, especially for the biggest tournaments in the sport, is still present.'
Australian Deputy PM Marles to watch India-Australia World Cup cricket final in Ahmedabad
IMAGES from Day 2 of the opening Test between Australia and Pakistan in Perth on Friday.
Hurkacz, Swiatek win as Poland march into United Cup final
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