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Irving, Doncic put on NBA masterclass in Mavericks win

All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic have sounded an ominous warning to the rest of the NBA, combining for 82 points as Dallas beat Philadelphia 133...

Wood's late stumble offers rivals hope at NZ Open

Chris Wood has finally slipped up late in his second round of the New Zealand Open in Queenstown, but still holds a one-shot lead entering the weekend...

A snapshot of day two of the third India-Australia Test

A snapshot of day two of the third Test between India and Australia in Indore as Nathan Lyon starred with eight wickets.

Lyon-inspired Australia close in on Test win in India

A brilliant eight-wicket haul from Nathan Lyon has Australia poised to win the third Test against India in Indore to salvage something from a difficul...

Shield leaders WA again dominate as Tigers flop

Sheffield Shield leaders Western Australia trail by just 112 runs with nine wickets in hand after a poor day one by the visiting Tasmania.

Hughes injury adds to NSW blues against Victoria

Winless NSW struggled to post 203 before second-placed Victoria reached 1-15 at stumps on day one of the Sheffield Shield match in Albury.

You're no Kostya, Tony Harrison warns Tim Tszyu

American showman Tony Harrison has warned Tim Tszyu ahead of their world title showdown in Sydney that he's no Kostya Tszyu.

Cooks, Kings won't crack under NBL grand final pressure

NBL MVP Xavier Cooks has allayed fears over his ankle injury and backed the Sydney Kings to handle the heat from New Zealand in the upcoming grand fin...

Spinning Test pitch in Indore comes under criticism

India's batting coach Vikram Rathour has been hit with a barrage of questions about pitch preparations after the hosts were all-out in 34 overs in Ind...

Aussie breakout star Kuhnemann spinning in a whirlwind

Australia left-armer Matt Kuhnemann says he has been "pinching himself" every day after being called into the Test squad following the first Test defe...

Australia fight back on dominant Test day in India

Australia have hit back in the Border-Gavaskar series, dominating the opening day of the third Test against India on a spin-friendly pitch in Indore.

Out-of-favour Mills 'invaluable' to NBA's Nets

Overlooked Australian Patty Mills will get a chance to break back into the rotation as the new-look Brooklyn tweak their line-up in the run to the pla...

Run machine Cameron Bancroft puts himself in Ashes mix

Cameron Bancroft's hopes of earning a dream Ashes recall have been given a boost following a hot run of form with the bat this summer.

Kostya Tszyu set to miss son's Sydney world title fight

The great Kostya Tszyu is unlikely to be in Sydney for his son Tim's world title fight with American Tony Harrison because his daughter in Russia is s...

Order of Merit benefits draw Scrivener to NZ Open

Quadruple Order of Merit points are on offer at the PGA Tour of Australasia's big-money New Zealand Open in Queenstown.

Smith believes Aussie captaincy will bring out his best

Steve Smith believes filling in as Australia captain will help him recapture his prolific best during the third Test against India at Indore's Holkar...

Time to cut the cuddles, Tszyu tells US opponent

Tim Tszyu has welcomed American Tony Harrison to Australia with a hug, but warned the niceties will soon stop ahead of their March bout.

India set to replace opener Rahul with youngster Gill

Young gun Shubman Gill is in serious contention to replace India vice-captain KL Rahul at the top of the order for the third Test against Australia in...

India thinking about producing green fourth Test pitch

India could prepare a green pitch for the fourth Test against Australia to prepare for the World Test Championship final in a reversal on spinning con...

New Zealand claim miracle one-run Test win over England

After being forced to follow on, New Zealand defied the odds to pull off a thrilling one-run win over touring England in the second Test, levelling th...