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Australia falls in a heap on day five of the third Test in Cape Town, spun out by Simon Harmer to lose the game by 176 runs and suffer a 2-1 series loss to South Africa.

Geelong is set up for a big crack at their first AFLW flag, thumping the Western Bulldogs to lock in a top-two finish.

After a scratchy win over Papua New Guinea, England need a miracle to stay alive in the Rugby League World Cup, and big questions need to be answered about the sport's future in its birthplace. 

After Rickelton and Mulder's heroics, Australia needs batting heroes to stand up on a decisive final day in Cape Town.

Ryan Rickelton is left fuming after a mix-up ends a mammoth partnership with schoolmate Wiaan Mulder, as Matthew Breetzke doesn't back down on a day of toil for the Aussies. Here are the quick hits from day four in Cape Town. 

After years being blocked from the top of the game by a series of tennis greats, Germany's Alexander Zverev finally clinches the men's world number one ranking.