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It was a fitting end to an incredible season which saw the 21-year-old Greek become the youngest Grand Slam semifinalist at the Australian Open in 12 years (Novak Djokovic in 2007), make his debut in the top-10, rise 45 places during the calendar year, and end the season with the biggest title of his young career. Tsitsipas also became the youngest winner at the ATP Finals since Djokovic triumphed in 2008....

3. Roger Federer: Swiss star and record 20 grand slam holder Roger Federer finishes 2019 at the third spot in the ATP world tour rankings. He won a total of 4 titles this year, but failed to gain a single grand slam championship and finished the year with a win-loss record of 53-10 in total 14 tournaments. He won the Swiss indoor ATP 500 event for the record 10th time along with ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami....

Seven teams received first-place votes in the Week 2 AP Top 25 Poll, including four different SEC teams. Florida State, which received 46 first-place votes, remained No. 1 in the AP Poll. The Seminoles are followed by Alabama, Oregon, Oklahoma then Auburn in the top five. Georgia, which received two first-place votes, jumped up six spots to No. 6. Texas A&M, which also received two first-place votes, jumped up 12 spots to No....

Priya Punia c Satterthwaite b Devine 4 Smriti Mandhana c Bates b Mair 36 Jemimah Rodrigues st Martin b Kerr 72 Harmanpreet Kaur c Satterthwaite b Kasperek 5 Dayalan Hemalatha retired hurt 2 Deepti Sharma run out (Martin) 6 Arundhati Reddy c Kerr b Mair 3 Radha Yadav not out 6 Mansi Joshi not out 0 Extras: (LB-1) 1 Total: (for 6 wickets in 20 overs) 135 Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-71, 3-79, 4-101, 5-129, 6-131...

Ben Simmons, Patty Mills, Joe Ingles, Thon Maker, Matthew Dellavedova and Aron Baynes combined to score 86 points, surpassing the previous record of 66, achieved on March 11, 2017. MORE: Craig Sager’s daughter explains feud with late TNT broadcaster’s wife Simmons and Mills did the bulk of the damage, scoring 26 points each in Philadelphia’s 112-106 win over the San Antonio Spurs. They also became the first Australian players to lead their teams in scoring in the same game as noted by Basketball Forever’s Tom Read....

Clarke during the last day of the match Sunday was found to have breached Article 2.1.4 of the ICC Code of Conduct which relates to “using language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an International Match”. The incident happened when Clarke made inappropriate gestures and directed an obscenity towards England’s James Anderson, which was picked up by the stump microphone. The charge was brought by umpire Kumar Dharmasena and third umpire Marais Erasmus....

Openers David Warner and Cameron Bancroft added to England’s agony by peeling off the required runs without the loss of a wicket before lunch on the final day. Warner finished unbeaten on 87 off 119 balls with newcomer Bancroft hitting the winning runs to remain 82 not out off 182 balls in Australia’s 173 without loss. In the process, they broke an 87-year-old Test record for the all-time highest unbeaten opening partnership in a successful Test chase....

Khawaja has not played since suffering a hamstring injury against South Africa in the Cricket World Cup group stage on July 6 and he missed the intra-squad warm-up game last week in Southampton. However, Langer said the 32-year-old has since proven his fitness and will feature against England when the first Test begins on Thursday. “Usman Khawaja will definitely be in,” Langer told reporters. “He’s fit, ready to go, he’s playing well....

Bancroft was selected by Perth Scorchers for the Big Bash League Twenty20 game against Hobart Hurricanes on Sunday after his suspension by Cricket Australia ended. He came in with his team 16-3 and was greeted by a few boos. He was out caught behind soon after, facing just four deliveries — including one wide — to leave the Scorchers 19-4. He also kept wicket as his team went on to lose by six wickets....

Saumojyoti S Choudhury Bhubaneswar, Dec 4 (PTI) Two-time champions Australia firmly remained on course for a hat-trick of titles by becoming the first team to qualify for the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey World Cup with a comfortable 3-0 win over England in a Pool B match here. World number 1 Australia scored three goals in the final quarter to register their second consecutive win in Pool B at the Kalinga Stadium....

Team India led by Virat Kohli made history by defeating Australia in Australia. India has been touring Australia since 1947/48 but none of the Indian team were able to achieve the feat that this team India has done. They dominated the entire series except for Perth. This Border-Gavaskar trophy Test series in Australia has seen some brilliant performances from both the teams. So let’s take a look at the 5 best players of the series....

Babar is a man in form but survived just four deliveries before falling victim to a full and wide one from Hazlewood, edging into the hands of Joe Burns at first slip. It was an ill-judged shot that limited Babar’s first-innings contribution at the Gabba to just one run, and Hazlewood wants to restrict his input across both matches. “It’s huge to try to stay on top of him, for sure,” Hazlewood said, having helped to check Pakistan’s progress after they reached 75 without loss in Brisbane....

The Twenty20 match saw 17,771 people turn up to thank the boy from working class suburb Mowbray in what might have been Launceston’s biggest night. Ponting’s side included Matthew Hayden, Brett Lee, Ian Healy, Dean Jones and Richmond great Matthew Richardson, who were all sporting Mowbray’s maroon and yellow. They took on an opposition captained by Adam Gilchrist and boasting the likes of Michael Hussey, Justin Langer, Merv Hughes and AFL star Jarryd Roughead....

“Like everyone in the cricket community, we were shocked by the news. We’re obviously a long way from home but wanted to show our support and care for those affected.” “Our hearts go out to Luke’s family, in particular his mother Rosie, his mates and everyone at the Tyabb Cricket Club.” A statement was released by Cricket Australia which read: “Cricket Australia and the broader Australian cricket community extends its deepest sympathies to the family of Luke Batty, the Tyabb Cricket Club and the communities of the Mornington Peninsula....

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Third seed Milos Raonic came safely through a potentially tricky match against Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(6) 3-6 6-4 6-1 on Monday to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals for the third straight year. The Canadian, the highest surviving seed after the early departures of Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, stamped his authority on a sometimes tempestuous match by breaking the Spanish world number 13 to win the third set....

The men’s No. 2 seed was upset Friday by unseeded Andreas Seppi of Italy, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (5). MORE: Must-see photos from Australia | Sportal.com’s live coverage The shocking third-round exit ends Federer’s quest for an 18th Grand Slam championship and fifth Australian Open title. It was his earliest exit from Melbourne since 2001, when he lost to Arnaud Clement. He had reached the semifinals or better in 11 consecutive Opens....

Unbeaten Napoli returned to the top of Serie A with a 1-0 win at Udinese, their 12th win in 14 league games this season, and AC Milan produced yet another disappointing display in a goalless draw at home to Torino. Roma were leading 1-0 in a bad-tempered match when De Rossi became involved in an off-the-ball pushing match with Genoa forward Gianluca Lapadula at a corner and slapped his opponent in the face....

Just as the final whistle was blown in their 2-0 victory against local rivals West Brom, supporters mobbed the field in celebration, causing quite a scene that could get the club into a lot of trouble. It was so terrifying, in fact, that linesman Darren Cann put on the afterburners to get off the field and away from the mayhem as soon as possible. MORE: Classic Pele photos | MLS avoids work stoppage | Chelsea supporters accused of racism...

Coach Bert Van Marwijk revealed 19-year-old Melbourne City flyer Arzani and 21-year-old Croatian based right-back Karacic would be part of the initial squad for Russia at a press conference in Sydney on Monday. Van Marwijk explained why Arzani missed his last squad and revealed he will take him to Russia if he can have an impact off the bench in games. “[Arzani’s] been playing. Before March he didn’t play many games....

Some of the new characters introduced in SMT5 are a part of Bethel, while one in particular is shrouded in mystery. As the player explores the world of Da’at, they’ll be occassionally stopped by Shohei Yakumo, a uniformed man with a katana who says he “hunts all the demons.” His motives are currently unclear, but with his partner Nuwa, he hopes to acheive his goal. The last character is known as Abdiel, a gold-clad archangel and commander of the Bethel organization....