Some of Australia’s most exciting junior male cricketers will compete at the 2017 Cricket Australia Under 17 National Championships, which begin in the Sunshine Coast on Monday.

Belgium has defeated Australia 3-2 on day three of the Davis Cup semifinals. Belgium’s world No.12 David Goffin defeated Nick Kyrgios in four sets 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-4 to level the tie and secure his first win over the Australian in four meetings.

Captain Lleyton Hewitt called upon Jordan Thompson to take on Steve Darcis in the live fifth rubber. The Davis Cup veteran was too strong for the Sydneysider defeating the 22-year-old 6-4 7-5 6-2 to take the win and the tie.

Cricket Australia had paid tribute to former Australian cricketer Bob Holland OAM, who has died aged 70 after a battle with cancer. Holland played 11 Tests and 2 One-Day Internationals for Australia, remarkably making his Test debut at the age of 38.

The leg-spinner enjoyed a lengthy first-class career with New South Wales, and picked up 34 wickets at Test level, including two ten-wicket match hauls - one of those in a famous victory against a star-studded West Indies side at the SCG in 1984-85. 

Nick Kyrgios has levelled the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas semifinal tie between Australia and Belgium 1-1. Kyrgios overcame Steve Darcis in a five-set thriller 6-3 3-6 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2 in a match that lasted three hours and 35 minutes.

Earlier today John Millman made his Davis Cup debut for Australia and fell just short to world No.12 David Goffin 7-6(4) 4-6 3-6 5-7.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the India Cricket Team for the first three ODIs of the upcoming five-match ODI series against Australia. The Committee also named the India ‘A’ squad for the two four-day games against New Zealand ‘A’.

The team for first three ODIs against Australia is as follows: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami.

Australian Cricket today launched its next five-year strategy, which provides direction for the sport around the country. Among the key themes are a focus on women and girls, grassroots and junior cricket, and growth in the Big Bash Leagues.

The new strategy has been devised after more than 12 months’ consultation with all parts of cricket, from volunteers and club members through to players and administrators. The strategy applies to Cricket Australia and all eight State and Territory cricket associations. 

Australians Tom Grice and Penny Smith are the inaugural ISSF World Champions in the Trap Mixed Team event, coming from behind to defeat Spain’s Antonio Bailon and Beatriz Martinez to win gold at the Foxlodge Shooting Range in Moscow (RUS) overnight.