Pat Cummins has made clear David Warner knows he needs runs to earn his Sydney farewell in nine Tests’ time but backs the opener to keep his dream alive.
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.
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.
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.
Former England coach Andy Flower has switched sides in the Ashes and Stuart Broad hopes that does not give Australia an advantage.
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.
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.
World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka has distanced herself from the Belarus president but was criticised by her defeated Ukrainian opponent in Paris, Elina Svitolina.