Cricket-Pakistan take momentum to Lahore as Australia rue another near-miss
By Ian Ransom
Australia Sport News
Cricket-Lillee pays emotional tribute to Australian great Marsh at funeral
(Reuters) - Former Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee led the tributes at much-loved cricketer Rod Marsh's funeral on Thursday, describing the wicketkeeper-batsman who died earlier this month as a unique man with whom he developed a lasting friendship.
Rafael Nadal Now Unbeaten For 18 Matches in 2022 season
Rafael Nadal battled past big-hitting American Reilly Opelka 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5) on Wednesday to push his 2022 record to 18-0 and reach the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters. The 35-year-old Spaniard, who won a record-setting 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January and lifted the trophy in Acapulco last month, stayed on track for a fourth title in the California desert.
Pakistan take momentum to Lahore as Australia rue another near-miss
Pakistan and Australia head into the third and final test in Lahore with the series locked and all to play for but the home side will feel they have the momentum after pulling off a brilliant save in Karachi.
Lillee pays emotional tribute to Australian great Marsh at funeral
Former Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee led the tributes at much-loved cricketer Rod Marsh's funeral on Thursday, describing the wicketkeeper-batsman who died earlier this month as a unique man with whom he developed a lasting friendship.
Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios set for blockbuster Indian Wells quarter-final clash
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PAK vs AUS 2nd Test: Babar Azam praises Mohammad Rizwan for his performance against Australia in Karachi Test
Babar Azam praised his fellow batter Mohammad Rizwan for his fiery performance which helped their team in ending the second Test against Australia in a draw. The action in the second Test went into the final over of the match, where Pakistan managed to draw the game with Mohammad Rizwan batting out till the end to see his team through. "The plan was to bat session-by-session and build partnerships.
ICC Women's World Cup: Diana Edulji Wants Harmanpreet Kaur To Bat Higher Up, Shantha Rangaswamy Backs Mithali Raj To Fire vs Australia
Former captains Diana Edulji and Shantha Rangaswamy feel the Indian women's cricket team can't afford to "blow hot and cold" in a big event like the ongoing World Cup and called for consistency in the batting department. India have two wins and as many losses to their name in the World Cup and after the defeat against England, they face the mighty Australians on Saturday. Edulji feels too many changes are being made in the batting order. Deepti Sharma batted at three in the first two games before skipper Mithali Raj replaced her in that position against West Indies and England.