Growing up in one of India’s poorest regions, parents told their kids to study and not hang around with Akash Deep because he was a bad influence. Deep dreamed of becoming a professional cricketer instead.

Daniel Dubois demands Oleksandr Usyk meets him in the ring for a title fight rematch.

It is unusual for a personal batting coach to work with a player in the lead-up to a Test match, but the fact Sam Konstas’ mentor is en route to Melbourne suggests the 19-year-old is firming for a celebrated Boxing Day debut against India.

Tiger Woods is back playing golf after undergoing back surgery in September — teaming up with his 15-year-old son Charlie at the PNC Championship.

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk was too strong for Tyson Fury for the second time in a year, after an Aussie was swiftly knocked out in an earlier fight.

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk go the full distance for a second time in their rematch.

Speaking to this masthead to mark the end of his first year as FA chairman, Anter Isaac said he and his board are not satisfied with the lack of progress made by the sport.

Two days after Virat Kohli berated a female reporter at Melbourne Airport, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was declared off limits to Australian reporters on Saturday.

You have to go back almost 30 years to find an older halves pairing than Brisbane’s likely round one combination of Adam Reynolds and Ben Hunt.

Former jockey turned trainer Lauri Parker will head to Moruya on Sunday with three strong chances lining up.

All you need to know to pick a winner or two in Sunday’s NSW feature meeting.

Pallaton stamped himself as a Golden Slipper contender for trainer Michael Freedman, while King Charles’ horse, Gilded Water, put the major cups on the radar.

Former Test captain Michael Clarke said Rohit Sharma’s struggles with the willow remind him of the troubles former Australian opener Aaron Finch once endured.

Jason Taumalolo could miss the opening month of the NRL season after surgery on an injury suffered playing for Tonga. And in a further blow to the Cowboys, Heilum Luki will miss the entire the season after breaking down at training.

On a gloomy afternoon at the SCG the cricketing prodigy proved that he has what it takes.

Cautiousness and a creeping self-doubt that stems from poor performances and heightened scrutiny: it’s the story of every great batter who faces the inevitability of time.

Speaking on the Nothing Major Podcast, Nick Kyrgios doubled down on his criticism of Jannik Sinner following his doping violation in March.

He’s about to start his final year of high school and is already pocketing millions from one of the world’s sportswear giants in an eye-popping deal that will take him all the way to his home Olympics.

At the end of another extraordinary sporting year, it’s time to celebrate the best and worst athletes, moments and quotes from 2024.

In a wide-ranging interview, England’s greatest allrounder discusses the players who will decide next year’s Ashes series Down Under – and the one Australian fast bowler he has concerns about.