Former England Captain Stokes joins BBL side Adelaide Strikers
Sept 1 : Former England all-rounder Ben Stokes has joined Australian side Adelaide Strikers ahead of the 2026-27 season that begins in December, the Big Bash League team said on Tuesday.
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NFL keen for Australia game to become annual fixture in 'strategic' market
MELBOURNE, Sept 1 : The National Football League (NFL) is looking to bring a game to Australia every season as part of its international strategy and sees the nation as a strategic growth market for American football, a senior executive told Reuters on Tuesday.
Labuschagne axed from Australia ODI squad for World Cup rehearsal
SYDNEY, Sept 1 : Marnus Labuschagne was dropped from the Australia squad for this month's one-day international series in Zimbabwe and South Africa on Tuesday, casting doubt over his participation in next year's World Cup defence.
Osaka brings style and steel for winning start to US Open
NEW YORK, Aug 31 : Naomi Osaka unveiled another bold Grand Slam walk-on outfit at the U.S. Open on Monday before the two-time champion battled to a 7-6(6) 7-6(3) victory over unseeded Russian Anastasia Zakharova to reach the second round.
Persib Lolos ACL 2, Igor Tolic Mau Fokus ke Super League Dulu
Persib Bandung memastikan lolos ke babak utama AFC Champions League (ACL) 2 2026/27. Pelatih tim Igor Tolic mau fokus ke persiapan Super League 2026/27 dulu.
Tsitsipas: Kyrgios' cocaine suspension 'pretty much expected' - ESPN
NEW YORK — Stefanos Tsitsipas was not surprised that Nick Kyrgios was suspended from tennis for drugs.
US Open top seed Zverev downplays favorite status
NEW YORK: The US Open looks more open than ever, and top-seeded Alexander Zverev says the absence of Jannik Sinner and questions surrounding defending champion Carlos Alcaraz as he returns from injury do little to enhance his own status as favorite. “I feel like I’m one of the 128 players that are favorites in the draw,” the German said as he prepared for the start of the last Grand Slam of the season on Sunday in Flushing Meadows. Zverev captured a long-awaited first Grand Slam title at the French Open this year and finished runner-up to world number one Sinner at Wimbledon. Alcaraz, whose Australian Open title in January made him the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam, missed both of those tournaments with a right wrist injury that the Spaniard says is fully healed. But more than four months have elapsed since he last played, and it remains to be seen if he has the requisite fitness to become the first man to win back-to-back US Open titles since Roger Federer won his fifth straight back in 2008. “I expect him to be maybe a bit rusty the first or second match, but once he gets through that, I think he’s going to be a contender for sure here,” Zverev said. A host of players who could challenge the top two seeds includes 39-year-old Novak Djokovic, seeded fourth as he again chases a record-setting 25th Grand Slam singles title. Djokovic said his early exit amid physical struggles in the Cincinnati Masters had a silver lining, allowing him to “really train and get my body and mind into the right state, prepared for what’s coming up.” Like Zverev, Shelton was reluctant to paint Sinner’s withdrawal with a knee injury as an automatic boost to his own title hopes. “I know how much quality that there is in the
Ailing Djokovic stunned in US Open first round by Navone
NEW YORK, Aug 30 : Novak Djokovic made his earliest exit at the U.S. Open after a shock 7-6(5) 5-7 4-6 6-2 6-1 loss to unseeded Argentine Mariano Navone in a gruelling first-round clash on Sunday, as his latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title went up in smoke.