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Despite gaining four points to take their tally to 114 overall, India’s PCT slipped from 57.29 to 55.88 with only their second draw in the ongoing WTC cycle. Australia also had their PCT shrink from 60.71 to 58.88 with this edition’s second draw.

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“Bluey” is heading to the big screen

Bluey animated film. In her first feature film, Bluey, the puppy and star of the Bafta-winning children's television program, is making her big screen debut, as quoted in a report by BBC. In Australia, Disney+, ABC iView, and ABC Kids will stream it after it opens in theatres in 2027. Disney and BBC Studios, the BBC's commercial division, are collaborating on the project.

Smriti Mandhana has surged three places to second in the latest ICC Women's ODI rankings while climbing one spot to third among T20I batters, following her stellar displays against Australia and the West Indies. The left-hander struck 105 in the final match of the series against Australia in Perth and 54 in the first game of the ongoing T20I rubber against the West Indies in Mumbai to headline the latest rankings update released here on Tuesday. Mandhana is the lone Indian batter in the top 10 as her skipper Harmanpreet Kaur moved down two spots to 13th while Jemimah Rodrigues climbed six places to 15th and Harleen Deol moved up nine rungs to 64th Among bowlers, Deepti Sharma has slipped two spots to five.

Shares are mixed in Asia after the Nasdaq set a record ahead of a meeting by the Federal Reserve later this week that could set the direction for markets in the new year

Julie Scelfo started MAMA — Mothers Against Media Addiction — earlier this year to help parents fight back against the harms of social media on children

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner had alleged that personal information of some users was being disclosed to Facebook's personality quiz app, This is Your Digital Life, as part of the broader scandal. The breaches were first reported by the Guardian in early 2018, and Facebook received fines from regulators in the United States and the UK in 2019.

Federal Reserve. A key stock benchmark for the region climbed, as did shares in Australia and Japan. South Korean equities fell, while futures for Hong Kong stocks pointed to a decline. The moves came after a positive session on Wall Street, where the Nasdaq 100 gained more than 1% to reach another record high.

India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 3 LIVE Score: India will look to get the final three Australian wickets early on the third day of the ongoing third Test at the Gabba in Brisbane and give the visiting batters much game time. After only 13.2 overs were bowled on the opening day due to rain, Day 2 saw no interruptions as Australia made merry of a pitch that offered no turn. While Travis Head (152) brought up his second consecutive hundred in the series, Steve Smith (101) returned to form with his 33rd Test ton.

Travis Head put an insipid Indian bowling attack to sword for his second successive hundred while veteran Steven Smith wore the opposition down with a statement century to put Australia in a favourable position on day two of the third Test here on Sunday. Australia reached a commanding 405 for 7 at stumps courtesy, a 241- run stand between Head (152 off 160) and Smith (101 off 190) for the fourth wicket after the visitors put them in a spot of bother at 75 for three in the morning. The Indian bowlers, who impressed in the first session, lost their way to allow Head and Co to dominate the proceedings. Jasprit Bumrah (5/72), who came up with welcome wickets both in the morning and towards the end of play, was once again the stand out bowler for the visitors.

Steve Smith surpassed Mark Waugh to become the sixth-highest run-scorer in international cricket history. Smith achieved this milestone during the third Test against India at Brisbane. In the match, Smith returned to form with a commanding knock of 101 runs off 190 balls, including 10 fours. This marked his first century in 25 innings, the longest gap in his career without reaching three figures. His previous longest gap was 22 innings, from his debut to his maiden Test century.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) picked up Prema Rawat for Rs 1.2 crores during the Women's Premier League (WPL) mini-auction in Bengaluru on Sunday. As per ESPNCricinfo, there was a bidding war for the player between Delhi Capitals and RCB. It was RCB who got her services. Prema played a big role in Mussoorie Thunders winning the inaugural Uttarakhand Premier League, picking up four wickets in three matches.

Mohammed Siraj was in news for his 20 per cent match fee penalty for clashing with Travis Head. Now, he was involved in another noteworthy incident. The pacer, who has picked up a solitary wicket in the ongoing third Test against Australia in GABBA, Brisbane, showed his willingness to employ various tactics to unsettle baters. A viral moment captured Siraj approaching Australian batsman Marnus Labuschagne's end to adjust the bails.

Sunil Gavaskar has called out the double standards of the Australian cricket pundits for their criticism of Mohammed Siraj's aggressive send-off to Travis Head in the Day/Night Test in Adelaide. Siraj and Head were at loggerheads after the Indian pacer got the Australian centurion bowled and gave him a send-off. While Head said that Siraj's reaction was uncalled for, the Indian pacer on his part countered that the southpaw never said «well bowled» which he claimed to have told the media. ICC warned Head and Siraj was fined 20 percent of his match fee but what has irked Gavaskar is the holier than thou attitude of some former Australian players. «Siraj is getting the stick from all the „saints“ in Australian cricket who, of course, were known for their impeccable behaviour on the field. It may have incensed Australian fans that Siraj's fiery send-off was directed at Head, who scored a magnificent century and was also the local boy,» Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sydney Morning Herald.

Mohammed Siraj was the in the centre of all the action on the Day 2 of the third Test against Australia at GAABA, Brisbane on Sunday, not for his bowling but for the on-field attacks. In the second session, Travis Head defended a ball into the offside and took off for a quick single. Siraj sprinted, collected the ball, and threw it recklessly towards the non-striker's end, hoping to run out Head. However, the ball went over the batter and Jadeja had to jump to collect it and hurt his fingers in the process.

Jasprit Bumrah was at his best with the second new ball in the third Test against Australia at GABBA, Brisbane on Sunday. The pacer got his 12th five-wicket haul as he dismissed the Australian top order. At the start of the day, Bumrah got rid of opener Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney in quick time to reduce Australia to 38/2. However, a partnership of 241 between Travis Head and Steve Smith meant that India were staring at a massive total. Bumrah, on the other hand, had other plans and picked up three wickets in four overs with the second new ball to reduce Australia for 327/6.

Brisbane Test between Australia and India was washed out, and rain threatens to disrupt the remaining days of the match as well. Sunday's weather is forecast to be cloudy and humid, with a chance of thunderstorms and a 100% likelihood of rain. On Monday, there is a 46% chance of rain in the morning. Tuesday sees a 60% likelihood of rain, and Wednesday's forecast predicts a 70% chance of precipitation. At the end of Day 1, Australia's scoreboard stood at 28/0, with Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney unbeaten on 19 (47) and 4 (33), respectively.

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Gabba on Saturday. It turned out to be the only session of the day when rain and soggy grounds washed out the remainder of play. With more rain showing on the weather radar, umpires made the decision to call off play for the day about an hour before scheduled stumps.