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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli sign off in style as India rout Australia in third ODI

Rohit Sharma hit a century and Virat Kohli 74 to drive India to a nine-wicket win in the third one-day international in what will almost certainly be the pair’s final appearances in Australia in their country’s colours.

Australia secured series honours with victories in the first two matches in Perth and Adelaide but India’s bowlers skittled the home side for 236 and the two former captains got the tourists over the line with a partnership of 168 runs.

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Tarling and Charlton grab GB’s first golds at Track World Championships

  • Tarling delivers a masterclass in the points race

  • Charlton emulates Wiggins with individual pursuit title

Great Britain secured their first gold medals at Track World Championships in Chile as Josh Charlton claimed his first world title with victory in the individual pursuit and Josh Tarling stormed to victory the men’s points race.

Tarling delivered a points race masterclass to land gold before Charlton picked up his first rainbow jersey in the individual pursuit – Britain’s first gold in the men’s event since Bradley Wiggins in 2008. Joe Truman claimed bronze in the men’s kilo.

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Australia hold off brave Japan in Tokyo Test – as it happened

  • Wallabies defeat Cherry Bolossoms 19-15 in Tokyo

  • Australia hold in wet slog for victorious start to spring tour

Japan National Stadium, home of the 2020 Olympics, has absorbed plenty of moisture over the past 24 hours, and today’s match is likely to be played in persistent light rain. There is little wind to report.

As has been the case for what seems like two decades, it’s near impossible to appraise where the Wallabies are at.

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Mollie O’Callaghan breaks 200m record – again – to end stunning week at Swimming World Cup

  • Young gun betters her own short-course freestyle record set a week ago

  • Toronto meet is proving hugely successful for Australia

Mollie O’Callaghan has capped a brilliant week at the Swimming World Cup in Toronto, setting a new short-course world record in the 200m women’s freestyle. 

The 21-year-old Australian obliterated a star-studded field to touch in 1:49.36 on Friday, just seven days after setting a then new mark of 1:49.77. 

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