Sport New Update, what you need to know

Sport New Update, what you need to know

TENNIS - Spectators jeered Bernard Tomic when he quit his much-anticipated first-round Australian Open clash with Rafael Nadal with a groin injury after dropping the first set 6-4 to the world No.1.

TENNIS - Australian tennis teens Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have continued their seamless transition to the senior ranks, advancing to the second round of the Australian Open.

CRICKET - The Sydney Thunder have won a Big Bash League game for the first time since December 2011 after crushing Melbourne Renegades by nine wickets.

CRICKET - England has overcome another Alastair Cook failure with the bat to crush the Prime Minister's XI by 172 runs in Canberra, declaring it's the "morale boost" they need for their ODI series against Australia.

TENNIS - Typically heroic but ultimately vanquished, Lleyton Hewitt drew little consolation from equalling the open-era record for most grand slam five-set matches as he bowed out of the Australian Open with a 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 5-7 5-7 7-5 loss to Italian Andreas Seppi.

SOCCER - Melbourne Victory's best performance under coach Kevin Muscat has earned them a 3-1 A-League win over Western Sydney Wanderers at AAMI Park courtesy of goals from Archie Thompson, Kostas Barbarouses and Gui Finkler.


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