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Nathan Lyon was the last man out at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, bowled by seamer Jasprit Bumrah.

Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen turn batting heroes in an unbeaten partnership of 51 off 50 balls to see South Africa over the line.

India’s seamer scythed through the middle order on day four in Melbourne to record figures of 4-56 off 24 overs.

The pace dynamo blitzed Australia’s middle order in a thrilling three-wicket burst to turn the series on its head.

The 30-year-old announced his marriage to Japanese basketball player Mamiko Tanaka in February.

Midfielder addresses rumours about his ‘Malaysian roots’, says he is ‘exclusively English’.

The Gunners show they can cope without the injured Bukayo Saka and begin the year in style with an away win.

Mark Robins, previously in charge of second-tier rivals Coventry, will take over following Wednesday’s trip to Burnley.

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal must be consistent in the second half of the season to keep the pressure on Liverpool.

The Catalan club lost a second appeal to register two players for the remainder of the season on Monday, with the club unable to meet LaLiga’s wage cap.

A statement on the club website added: “Plymouth Argyle can confirm that the club and head coach Wayne Rooney have mutually agreed to part ways with immediate effect.

The company is called Edificio Rostower Socimi and has been listed as a real estate investment trust.

The Serbian starts his bid for an unprecedented 11th title and 25th major crown in a warm-up ahead of the Australian Open.

The former French Open and Wimbledon champion is currently ranked No 877 in the world.

He won three Grand Slam singles titles during the country’s golden era of tennis.

The Romanian returned in March this year after her own career had been on hold since October 2022.

The five-time Grand Slam champion tested positive for banned substance trimetazidine.

The world No 1, with three major titles in 2024, led his team to the cup defence win over the Netherlands.

They lost to Danish pair Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in the World Tour Finals, after beating all odds to enter the men’s doubles final.

The national mixed doubles pair can hold their heads high despite losing to the defending champions from China in the BWF World Tour Finals.

The world No 7 pair qualified by coming from a game behind in the semi-final to defeat their more fancied Indonesian rivals Muhammad Fajar Alfian-Rian Ardianto.

This is the first time that Malaysians will feature in a final event at the season-ending badminton tournament since its inception in 2018.

They finished in third place in Group B of the World Tour finals, after a defeat in their final group match tonight and following the withdrawal of a Chinese pair yesterday.

The national men’s doubles shuttlers finished as the runners-up in Group A, and could meet Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik in the semi-final.

The Spaniard will be testing with Williams on Tuesday as he starts a new chapter of his career.

McLaren’s hopes of a first constructors’ title since 1998 suffered a blow after a dramatic start to the final race of the season.

David Richards hopes people will realise it is not the right direction to take and that FIA upholds the very best of sporting governance in the world.

The Jamaican forward is reportedly conscious and is currently under close supervision at a central London hospital.

Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri, who completed a McLaren lockout of the front row, look to shore up the constructors’ championship.

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could seal a remarkable comeback for the British-based team who have won more races than anyone other than Ferrari.