Australia win ‘amazing’ Test thriller to take series lead over India on December 31, 2024Australia ripped out seven Indian wickets in the final session of a dramatic fourth Test in Melbourne on Monday to win a thriller by 184 runs and go 2-1 up in the five-match series. India crumbled to 155 all out with just 12.5 overs left in the match and will need to win the final […]
S Africa coach Conrad unapologetic about ‘easy’ route to Test final on December 31, 2024South African coach Shukri Conrad brushed off criticism about the uneven scheduling of the World Test Championship after his team qualified for the final. South Africa beat Pakistan in a dramatic two-wicket win in Centurion on Sunday to earn their sixth successive Test win. On the average points system used for the championship, the South […]
Clinical Swiatek romps as Tsitsipas crashes at United Cup on December 31, 2024Iga Swiatek romped to an emphatic victory in her season-opening match at the United Cup Monday, but Stefanos Tsitsipas crashed as Kazakhstan upset Greece to make the knockout round of the mixed-team tournament. Five-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek was on court for the first time since news broke in late November that she served a […]
Leeds top Championship, Rooney’s agony deepens on December 31, 2024Leeds returned to the English Championship summit on Sunday after being briefly dislodged by Sheffield United as pressure mounted on Plymouth boss Wayne Rooney following another demoralising defeat. Daniel Farke’s team closed out the year two points clear at the top after Brenden Aaronson’s 79th-minute strike following a fine team move secured a 1-0 win […]
Osaka has to ‘scrap a little’ for season-opening win in Auckland on December 31, 2024Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka made a winning straight-sets start to her season Monday as she strives to rediscover the form that took her to world number one. The Japanese star has struggled for consistency since returning to the court a year ago after the birth of daughter Shai in July 2023. Now ranked […]
Record 373,691 spectators flock to Australia-India 4th Test on December 31, 2024The blockbuster clash against India on Monday became the best attended Test in Australia’s history as fans flocked to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the final day. Day five of the fourth Test attracted a bumper crowd of 74,362, swelling the total number of spectators since the start of the match on Boxing Day to […]
Defending champion Dimitrov eases into Brisbane second round on December 31, 2024Defending champion Grigor Dimitrov eased into round two of the Brisbane International with a hard-fought win over qualifier Yannick Hanfmann on Monday, but Holger Rune crashed to defeat. Bulgaria’s second seed Dimitrov has a great track record in the city, winning the title twice, as well as making the final in 2013. His 7-6 (7/5), […]
AC Milan sack coach Fonseca after just six months on December 31, 2024AC Milan sacked coach Paulo Fonseca on Monday after just six months in charge with the Italian giants failing to mount a Serie A title challenge. The 51-year-old Portuguese handler had pre-empted the announcement by saying he had been fired as he left the San Siro following his press conference after the draw with AS […]
Duffy, Hay heroics secure T20 series for New Zealand over Sri Lanka on December 31, 2024Crucial wickets to Jacob Duffy and a rollicking cameo with the bat by Mitchell Hay saw New Zealand beat Sri Lanka to wrap up their Twenty20 series with a game to spare at Mount Maunganui on Monday. New Zealand made 186-5 in their 20 overs, with player-of-the-match Hay cracking an unbeaten 41 from 19 deliveries. […]
Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100 on December 31, 2024Tributes poured in Monday for Jimmy Carter, the former US president and Nobel peace laureate who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to lead the nation and died aged 100. Carter had been in hospice care since mid-February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia — the same small town where he was born […]