SOCCER CELTIC SYDNEY New Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou will have to make some big early calls at Spurs.
Spurs boss Postecoglou set for early critical calls

Ange Postecoglou is set to lead Tottenham for the first time in Perth as he prepares to make big calls on his new squad, including Harry Kane’s future.

Game 3 awaits in the NBA Finals, with Heat loose and Nuggets facing adversity

MIAMI (AP) - Erik Spoelstra has preached about the value of adversity for months, not shying away from saying that it helped the Miami Heat get to these NBA Finals.

Juventus plans to leave Super League project after season of legal turmoil

TURIN, Italy (AP) - Juventus plans to leave the Super League project still being pursued by Real Madrid and Barcelona, though the club denied Tuesday it had been threatened with a European ban by UEFA.

CRICKET ASHES ENGLAND CHAIRMAN'S XI Andy Flower has exchanged Eng;and's lions for Australian colours ahead of the Ashes series.
Broad fears Flower power could give Australia an edge

Former England coach Andy Flower has switched sides in the Ashes and Stuart Broad hopes that does not give Australia an advantage.

India weighing up picking Ashwin, Australia settled for world test final

LONDON (AP) - India is still weighing up whether to play Ravichandran Ashwin as the second spinner while Australia’s lineup is all but confirmed for their World Test Championship final from Wednesday at the Oval.

Miyu Kato loses women's doubles money for accidentally hitting ball kid but can play mixed doubles

PARIS (AP) - French Open tennis player Miyu Kato forfeited all of her 21,500 euros (about $23,000) in prize money and rankings points from women’s doubles because she accidentally hit a ball girl in the neck with a ball after a point during a match, but she is allowed to keep participating in mixed doubles.

FRANCE TENNIS Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus waits in vain for a handshake from Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.
I don't support the war or Lukashenko: Sabalenka

World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka has distanced herself from the Belarus president but was criticised by her defeated Ukrainian opponent in Paris, Elina Svitolina.