TENNIS - The door is open for Bernard Tomic to make a winning start to 2015 with the Aussie beating German third seed Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-4 on Wednesday night to cap off a day where the top three men's seeds all crashed out of the Sydney International.
CRICKET - Adelaide have guaranteed themselves a home Big Bash League semi-final after toppling the Sydney Sixers by 23 runs - the return of Test star Nathan Lyon not enough for the home side as rival spinner Johan Botha dominated with the bat and ball.
CRICKET - Glenn Maxwell cast aside any doubts about his selection for Australia's World Cup squad after blasting 136 from just 89 balls in a losing effort for the Prime Minister's XI against England, for whom Ian Bell starred with a magnificent 187.
TENNIS - Rafael Nadal saw off Australian challengers from the past and future as Fast4 tennis made its debut at Melbourne Park, the former world No.1 taking care of Mark Philippoussis and 17-year-old Victorian prodigy Omar Jasika before completing his night's work with a win over compatriot Fernando Verdasco.
SOCCER - Swansea City have denied a claim by the Ivory Coast Football Federation that striker Wilfried Bony's move to their Premier League rivals Manchester City had been completed.
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