Team USA looks to end rebound woes in FIBA knockout round - ESPN
MANILA, Philippines — It was human nature to want to focus on a disappointing loss to Lithuania on Monday but Team USA had no time for it.
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Simple Minds to perform at Manchester's AO Arena as part of biggest tour in almost 40 years
Simple Minds will be performing in Manchester next year as part of their biggest tour in almost 40 years.
Kent club captain Sam Billings rejoins Brisbane Heat for next Australian T20 Big Bash League competition while Zak Crawley to link up with Perth Scorchers
Both Kent club captain Sam Billings and team-mate Zak Crawley have been selected at the draft for the upcoming Australian T20 Big Bash League competition.
Qualifying matches for AFC U23 Asian Cup begin today
RIYADH: Fifty-five teams are set to start the qualifying competition today for the AFC U23 Asian Cup finals, which will be hosted by Qatar from April 15 to May 3, 2024.
Wallabies scrumhalf surprise Fines-Leleiwasa eyes World Cup chance
MELBOURNE : Barely on the radar in Australian rugby a few weeks ago, scrumhalf Issak Fines-Leleiwasa will have the chance to put his name up in lights at the World Cup after his shock selection in Eddie Jones's squad.
Australian All-rounder Glenn Maxwell May Skip India Series For World Cup
Star Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has admitted that he could miss his side's upcoming ODI series against India and may enter this year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup with very little cricket under his belt. Maxwell is still battling ankle soreness from the leg injury he suffered at a friend's birthday party last year and is currently in Australia awaiting the birth of his first child. While Maxwell is still harbouring aspirations of making a fleeting appearance during Australia's ODI series in India later this month, the 34-year-old maintains being fit for the World Cup is his primary focus.
Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Enter US Open Quarterfinals
India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden advanced to the men's doubles quarterfinals at the US Open with a hard-fought three-set win over Julian Cash and Henry Patten. The sixth seeded Indo-Australian pair won 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(10-6) against the British duo of Cash and Patten after toiling hard for two hours 22 minutes in the third round at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday. Bopanna and Ebden, who had reached the Wimbledon semifinals earlier this year, hit 13 aces and won 81 per cent of their first-serve points.
Australia's Marsh stakes claim for opening role at World Cup
Mitchell Marsh is set to compete with Travis Head and David Warner for a slot at the top of Australia's order at the World Cup after dominating with the bat in the Twenty20 series win over South Africa.