Australia's Alex De Minaur came from a set and a break down to beat Tomas Machac 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the Vienna Open in Austria. He was trailing 0-30 on his own serve in the second set before winning the next four points. De Minaur took the final five games of the match to advance to the second round. The 27-year-old said the win came after a tough stretch of play. A strong result in Vienna could help his chances of qualifying for the ATP Finals at the end of the year.
Ja'Marr Chase says his angry halftime talk sparked the Bengals to a 35-13 win over the Ravens. Trailing 13-0 at the break, Cincinnati scored five second-half touchdowns as Joe Burrow and the passing game came alive. Chase told reporters he was screaming at teammates, telling the offence it could not rely on the defence and had to step up. He said the first half had gone badly, with Burrow under heavy pressure. The win also dropped Baltimore to last place in the AFC North.
The Philadelphia 76ers came back from a 29-point deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-106. The Sixers trailed heavily after a poor start but chipped away through the second half, taking their first lead in the fourth quarter. The win is the largest comeback of the play-by-play era and the biggest of LeBron James' career. James scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, leading Philadelphia on the boards in his first home game with the team.
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South Africa beat Australia by an innings and 31 runs in Gqeberha, levelling the two-Test series. Australia lost 19 wickets over the final two days at St George's Park. Travis Head scored 121 off 190 balls, the only batter to offer sustained resistance on the final day. Kagiso Rabada took four wickets and Wiaan Mulder took three. The series now moves to the third Test in Cape Town next week.
Indigenous shooter Donnell Wallam will end a two-year break from the Diamonds for the second Constellation Cup match. Named in the squad, she is joined by vice-captain Kate Moloney, who has recovered from a finger injury. Midcourter Jamie-Lee Price will miss the game with a calf injury, and Cara Koenen makes way for Wallam in the circle. Australia lost the opening match 56-50 to New Zealand, and coach Stacey Marinkovich wants her side to play with greater urgency.
Central Coast Mariners opened the A-League Women season with a 4-2 away win over Brisbane Roar. Melbourne City came from behind to beat Wellington Phoenix 2-1, with Momo Hayashi scoring a late winner in the 87th minute after a penalty and a free kick. Sydney FC and Adelaide United drew 2-2 in Sydney. Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory each won 1-0 away from home, with both goals coming from set pieces. Wellington and Melbourne Victory meet next on Sunday, followed by Sydney FC against Melbourne City.
Australian NBA star Ben Simmons will need surgery after tearing his right Achilles tendon during a practice drill. The injury rules him out of the entire season, just three days before Sacramento's opener against the Los Angeles Clippers. The 30-year-old had signed a one-year deal with the Kings to revive his career. Simmons said in an Instagram post that the injury was another chapter, not the end of his story. The Melbourne-born former number one draft pick has faced years of injuries and mental health concerns.
Australian Ben Simmons has suffered a torn right Achilles tendon during practice, days before the Sacramento Kings open their NBA season. The 30-year-old will undergo surgery and is all but certain to miss the entire season. Simmons signed a one-year deal with the Kings last month after a year away from the league. Despite the setback, he said on Instagram that the injury is not the end of his story and that he would find a way back.
J.J. McCarthy replaced Jameis Winston in the fourth quarter of the Giants' loss to the Saints, throwing for 243 yards and 17 points in a near comeback. McCarthy's performance has raised questions about whether he should start for the Giants moving forward. Coach John Harbaugh has not yet decided on the starting quarterback for Week 7. The Giants face the Texans next, who have struggled defensively this season.
Nic Maddinson made 48 in his second innings on his return to Test cricket in Durban, after a 33-ball duck in the first innings. His three-year-old son August, watching from home in Byron Bay, teased him about his dismissal, saying the stumps had fallen over and it was funny. Maddinson said the comment helped ease the pressure he felt. He said he had kept off his phone after online criticism of his selection, and that he had not expected to be picked.
Liberal MPs have welcomed the possibility of a political return by former treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Mr Frydenberg told Nine's 60 Minutes that the party's polling was at an all-time low and that change was needed. He said he had not closed the door on returning but did not need to rush a decision, with the next election 18 months away. Opposition leader Angus Taylor said he would welcome Mr Frydenberg's return, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used Question Time to criticise the opposition's front bench.
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has criticised Angus Taylor's leadership of the Liberal Party, saying things have to change after polling fell to an all-time low. He told Nine's 60 Minutes the party faces an existential threat. Frydenberg has not ruled out a return to politics but says he does not need to rush a decision, with the next election 18 months away. Taylor said he would welcome Frydenberg back if he chose to run. Frydenberg lost the Kooyong seat to independent Monique Ryan at the 2022 election.
The 1992 San Diego Chargers are the only NFL team to reach the playoffs after losing their first four games. The team, coached in its first year by Bobby Ross, won its first game in Week 5 against the Seahawks. San Diego went on to win 11 of its next 12 games and clinched a playoff spot with a Week 17 victory. The team also won a postseason game before losing in the divisional round. Two years later, the Chargers reached the Super Bowl with players who emerged during that season.
