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Alexander Zverev admits to feeling the pressure at Australian Open in world No 1 bid and spending too long on phone

Alexander Zverev admits the pressure of winning a first Grand Slam title and taking over as world No 1 got to him at the Australian Open. Zverev, 24, had the chance to claim the world No 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic with victory in Melbourne. Ad/> However, after sweeping through his first three matches he was surprisingly beaten in straight sets by 14th seed Denis Shapovalov.

Daniel Sams Added To Australia T20I Squad For Series vs Sri Lanka

All-rounder Daniel Sams has been added to Australia's T20I squad for the series against Sri Lanka on Friday. Sams has been included as a replacement of batter Travis Head, who will be missing out the starting of the T20I series to play a Sheffield Shield match for South Australia ahead of the Pakistan tour. Head played his last T20I in 2018 but was recalled to play in the series against Sri Lanka. He had decided to play some first class cricket before Australia's tour to Pakistan.

Victory control ALW finals fate: Hopkins

Melbourne Victory coach Jeff Hopkins has challenged his squad to grab nine points in the space of a week and solidify their hopes of a A-League Women finals spot.

Tickets on sale for T20 World Cup in Australia

World Cup in Australia have gone on sale, giving fans an opportunity to secure their seats for the event scheduled from October 16 to November 13. Tickets are available on t20worldcup.com from Monday for all 45 matches, including the final, which will be played at the MCG on November 13.