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Carlos Alcaraz was "enjoying every second" on Monday after winning the Australian Open. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Alcaraz reveals what he ‘hates’ most after epic Aus Open win

Newly-crowned Australian Open champion Carlos Alcaraz has outlined his next big goals after becoming the youngest man to complete a career grand slam.

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Mitchell Marsh made only one run.

Embarrassed: Aussies humiliated as they suffer ‘worst ever’ defeat

Mitch Marsh's World Cup-bound Australian side have been whitewashed in their key warm-up T20 series, hammered in a record 3-0 capitulation to Pakistan.

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Sam Draper has had a horror run with injuries.

AFL star suffers yet another injury setback

Reigning premiers Brisbane have lost one of their star recruits to a stress fracture that will mean he misses the early rounds of the AFL season.

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Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic to win the Australian Open.
Mary Fowler made her return from an ACL injury for Manchester City.

Cleary cheers major Mary Fowler milestone

Nathan Cleary and the rest of Australia celebrated as one as Mary Fowler achieved a major breakthrough in a huge boost for the Matildas ahead of the Asian Cup.

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Pakistan's players, who defeated Australia on Sunday, have refused to play India at the World Cup. (AP PHOTO)

T20 World Cup chaos: Pakistan boycotts India clash

The T20 World Cup has been thrown into turmoil with Pakistan saying their team will boycott their match against arch-rivals India in Sri Lanka.

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Novak Djokovic has had another frosty exchange with a reporter following his Australian Open final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz.

Novak Djokovic shuts down journo after tough Aus Open loss: ‘No’

There was one question about the match that the 38-year-old champion refused to discuss.

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Spain's Carlos Alcaraz lifts the Australian Open trophy for the first time after his historic win. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

'Feels crazy': Alcaraz seals historic grand slam

Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz has beaten Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final to become the youngest man, at age 22, to complete a career grand slam.

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Carlos Alcaraz lifts the trophy after a warm embrace with Novak Djokovic at the net.

Carlos Alcaraz conquers the GOAT to claim thrilling Aus Open title

The 22-year-old has rewritten the history books with a record that may never be broken.

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Steve Smith was left out of the world cup squad.

Leaving Smith out of World Cup not an error: Clark

Former Australian great Stuart Clark doesn’t believe leaving Steve Smith out of Australia’s T20 World Cup team is a mistake.

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Former Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom has been tracked down in Queensland amid an international manhunt.

On-the-run Aussie champ explains his version of events

The former star’s whereabouts has been a ‘mystery’ since 2024 but now he’s been tracked down.

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Aryna Sabalenka is struggling to digest more Australian Open loss to Elena Rybakina.

Aryna Sabalenka drops two-word bomb in wild post-match scenes

The world No.1 was a rollercoaster of emotions after the final and had one clear message to her team.

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia (L) and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain will meet in the Australian Open Men’s Final

Epic Djokovic, Alcaraz semi wins show us the best of sport

I could easily write about injury timeouts, rules, and officiating, but that’s not what interests me. What does interest me is what performances like these actually do to an athlete.

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Aryna Sabalenka was left to rue another missed opportunity as Elena Rybakina won the Australian Open.

World No.1 ‘unravels’ as Elena Rybakina triumphs in Aus Open stunner

The two-time champion cracked under the pressure in a rollercoaster final that lived up to the billing.

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Pat Cummins is one of two omissions from Australia's World Cup squad - but Steve Smith won't be a replacement.

Cummins OUT of World Cup squad as Aussies swing two changes

Pat Cummins has been ruled out of Australia’s squad for the T20 World Cup, while another batter has been axed - but there’s still no room for Steve Smith as a replacement. See the changes here!

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