Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch curator Matthew Page says he is in a "state of shock" after the Boxing Day Ashes Test at the venue lasted just two days and has vowed to "get it right next year".
BBC Sport looks at the key questions going into the divisive Battle of the Sexes-style match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios on Sunday.
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Though the 27-year-old Belarusian has said she sees herself as a carrier of King's torch on Sunday, many women feel she is putting commercial gain above the credibility of their game.
Luke Littler says he "can only get better" after a "statement" victory in the third round of the World Darts Championship.
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Luke Littler made a playful dig towards Stephen Bunting after the fourth seed was dumped out by James Hurrell.
Curator says he was in a ‘state of shock’ watching match unfold‘We’re very, very disappointed that it’s only gone two days’The MCG’s head curator has conceded staff went “too far” in preparing a pitch that favoured the bowlers too heavily in the Boxing Day Test, saying he was in a “state of shock” while watching the match unfold.But the …
World No 63 wins 4-3 to claim biggest victory of his careerLuke Littler eases past Mensur Suljovic 4-0 in round threeBy the end, the room had gone still and quiet. The air was warm and smelled faintly of spilled pints. The chants of “One Stephen Bunting” had long since died away, and all that was left was one Stephen Bunting: three darts in his hand and …
Rute, who watched on as Dinis and Duarte enjoyed a kickaround with Virgil van Dijk on the Anfield turf, said that gestures of support 'mean more than words can express'.
The premier sporting event of the Aussie summer lasted just two days thanks to an awful failure with the preparation of the wicket, leaving fans furious and the game out of pocket by millions of dollars.
