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In the pre-series furore, with England crowing and injury concerns mounting, Australia stayed quiet. Its response has been an emphatic and quite brilliant Ashes domination. Source link

Jamie Smith is pilloried as “a dope” after an ugly dismissal as Nathan Lyon is injured and Marnus Labuschagne creates more catching magic. Here are the quick hits from day five of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide. Source link

The 38-year-old spinner pulls up lame after diving to save a boundary in the morning session of the fifth day of the third Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval. Source link

Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios is handed a wildcard to the Brisbane International as he sets sights on an Australian Open return. Source link

Ben Stokes laments the end of England’s Ashes “dream” as Australia wins the third Test by 82 runs on a surprisingly tense final day to take an unassailable 3-0 series lead. Source link

England batter Zak Crawley says there’s still plenty to play for despite Australia being on the verge of a 3-0 series lead. Source link

Australia’s Bree Walker claims back-to-back World Cup wins to firm as the monobob favourite heading into the Winter Olympics. Source link

Three years ago, Richmond became the first lawn bowls club in the world to hold a Pride Cup. Since then, it has attracted a community of queer people who were otherwise lost to sport. Source link

England’s belated abandonment of Bazball gives it temporary life, but reveals a painful truth — no version of this team is a match for the soon-to-be victorious Australians. Source link

Australia finishes day four needing four wickets to reclaim the Ashes thanks to Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan Lyon. Here are the quick hits from day four of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide. Source link