Gold Coast

India vs Australia: Smriti Mandhana’s unbeaten 80 helps visitors dominate rain-hit Day 1 of pink-ball Test

India reached 132/1 at close of play with Mandhana unbeaten on 80 as inclement weather at Gold Coast washed out most of the second and the entirety of the third session on Day 1.

India vs Australia: Meg Lanning hopes pink-ball Test 'start of something really special'

The two teams last played a Test in Adelaide in 2006 when Australia won convincingly. The BCCI and Cricket Australia wish to slot in a Test in the full series they play going forward.

India vs Australia: Mithali Raj 'quite curious' to see how pink ball behaves ahead of maiden day-night Test

With the 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Australia and ODI series to follow, the team has got very little time to prepare for the Test, beginning at the Carrara Oval in Gold Coast on Thursday.

Watch: Marine rescuers in Australia fight for two days to free young whale entangled in shark nets

This rescue has started a serious debate about Australia’s shark control nets which is creating a problem for other large marine animals

Fresh deluge worsens 'one in 100 year' Australia floods, forces mass evacuations in New South Wales

Prime Minister Scott Morrison, whose conservative government has been accused of dragging its feet on climate action, said Australia was "being tested once again" by a "terrible event"

Two-time Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Sanjita Chanu's provisional doping ban lifted by International Weightlifting Federation

Sanjita had set a new Commonwealth Games record in 2018 with a lift of 84 kg in snatch and 108 kg in clean and jerk, to finish with a total of 192 kg.

Australia vs South Africa: Proteas bowlers outclass Aaron Finch and Co by 21 runs in rain-curtailed T20I

The South Africans easily protected their 108 for six total off 10 overs to restrict Australia to 87 for seven with Morris the star of the Proteas bowling attack.

Asian Games 2018: India's young shooters need to be protected from lure of money and politics, say national coaches

The Games have been more positive than negative for the highly-rated youngsters. Sixteen-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary became the youngest Indian to win a shooting gold in the competition history, achieving the stupendous feat in the 10m air pistol.

Asian Games 2018: Manu Bhaker says she told her parents to not travel with her for overseas tournaments

Manu Bhaker said she had resorted to banning her parents from her overseas trips as she tries to carve out a slice of freedom.

Asian Games 2018: Grounded Manika Batra learning, upgrading and looking to hit refresh button

Expectations have unsurprisingly risen after the CWG heroics but the Asian Games are a different beast and Manika Batra is not getting too far ahead of her.