Garuccio stunner takes Western Utd to top
Ben Garuccio's incredible scorpion-kick goal has stolen the show and gone viral as Western United beat Western Sydney 3-2 to leap back to the top of the A-League Men table.
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5th T20I: Mendis fifty helps Sri Lanka to avoid clean sweep against Australia
Kusal Mendis struck an unbeaten 69 off 58 balls to help secure a consolation five-wicket victory for Sri Lanka, who fired with both bat and ball against Australia in the fifth and final Twenty20 international on Sunday. The hosts posted a middling 154-6 after opting to bat in Melbourne, but the Sri Lankan batsmen finally found their feet to reach 155-5 with one ball remaining, ending the series 4-1 in Australia's favour. Mendis batted positively, but sensibly, with captain Dasun Shanaka (35) in an 83-run partnership which powered Sri Lanka to their first win against Australia in any format since 2017.
Sri Lanka scores thrilling T20 win vs Aust
The MCG became a mini-Colombo as Sri Lanka pulled off an exciting consolation victory in the fifth and final match of their Twenty20 series against Australia.
Cricket - Mendis fifty helps Sri Lanka to avoid clean sweep against Australia
Opener Kusal Mendis struck an unbeaten 69 off 58 balls to help secure a consolation five-wicket victory for Sri Lanka, who fired with both bat and ball against Australia in the fifth and final Twenty20 international on Sunday.
McNamara injured, City beat Sydney in ALW
Melbourne City have beaten Sydney FC 2-1 to charge firmly into the race for the A-League Women premiers plate but will sweat on a potentially serious knee injury to Matildas young gun Holly McNamara.
Maddinson nears ton, Vics eye Shield edge
Victoria's Nic Maddinson is one run short of a 15th first-class century at tea on day three of a hard-fought Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland in Melbourne.
'Not a blockbuster' but Olympics give China plenty to tout
SHANGHAI: The Beijing Winter Olympics had loomed as one of the most politically contentious in memory and with fears about COVID-19, but most of that receded once the skis and skates were put on.
VAR comes under fire in Melbourne Victory's late win over Central Coast Mariners in A-League Men
Central Coast recruit Jason Cummings has lamented the A-League Men's commercial breaks and lengthy VAR delays that made the Mariners' 1-0 loss to Melbourne Victory a «stop-start» affair.