Ducks and a dux as Australia triumph
Greg Baum 1:50 AM The World Cup final was over almost the instant it began.
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Five memorable moments from the final
![Australia's Mitchell Starc.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/m/r/j/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1maofh.100177.png/1427675289725.jpg)
Scott Spits 8:47 AM CRICKET The moments that made Sunday's final. And yes, Mitchell Starc's first-over pearler made the cut.
Players 'will fight to prevent doping stain'
![Mark Thompson.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/j/n/6/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1maihl.100177.png/1427675289725.jpg)
Matt Murnane 8:30 PM AFL Former coach Mark Thompson expects the 34 past and present Bombers facing accusations they took a banned substance to avoid lengthy suspensions.
'How thirsty are you?'
![Shane Warne contemplating life.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/7/j/s/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1malsd.100177.png/1427675289725.jpg)
Tom Decent 11:16 AM CRICKET Australia has won their fifth Cricket World Cup, but Shane Warne's interogation of winning players about their post-match drinking plans has caused a stir and generated some laughs on social media.
Aussie's Cardinals fall short in overtime
![Louisville's Mangok Mathiang (left) hit one free throw but missed the second..](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/s/y/d/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1maqvm.100177.png/1427675289725.jpg)
Roy Ward 11:27 AM BASKETBALL Mangok Mathiang had a free throw which could have put his team into the Final Four but it missed.
Australia's win cements standing
![Lone hand: New Zealand's Grant Elliott walks off the field after being dismissed for 83 runs during the Cricket World Cup final against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/i/g/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1maijw.100177.png/1427675289725.jpg)
Jesse Hogan 11:46 PM Australia overwhelms New Zealand on the biggest stage. winning a fifth World Cup title by seven wickets.
Starc blows McCullum's house down
![Early advantage: Mitchell Starc celebrates the crucial wicket of Brendon McCullum.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/j/c/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1maf1a.100177.png/1427675289725.jpg)
Andrew Wu 1:00 AM CRICKET It is not in Brendon McCullum's DNA to defend. He believes there is no such thing as too much aggression, that it would have been silly to change his style this late.
Thymosin Beta 4 is not on banned list: Dank
![Stephen Dank.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/l/c/h/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1ma7do.100177.png/1427675289725.jpg)
Jon Pierik 5:09 PM AFL As calls come for "root and branch" review of how ASADA completes investigations, man at the centre of Essendon saga insists supplements program was known at highest levels of the club.
Porte stakes claim for Giro after Catalonia win
![Team Sky's Australian rider Richie Porte, pictured here with Polish Etixx-Quick Step rider Michal Kwiatkowski on the Paris-Nice podium, claimed victory in the Tour of Catalonia on Sunday.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/m/v/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1mamv0.100177.png/1427675289725.jpg)
Iain Rogers 2:57 AM CYCLING Team Sky's Richie Porte won the 2015 Tour of Catalonia on Sunday, the in-form Australian securing one of the biggest victories of his career and laying down a marker for the Giro d'Italia.
Pearson shakes off injury to win
![Sally Pearson shrugged off injury to compete in the heats.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/b/s/4/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1maa7y.100177.png/1427675289725.jpg)
Michael Gleeson 10:47 PM ATHLETICS The morning after being forced to pull out of the sprint final, Olympic and world champion Sally Pearson has declared herself fit to compete in the hurdles at the athletics national titles Sunday.
Ferrari's Vettel storms to Malaysia win
![Sebastian Vettel on the podium after winning the Malaysia Grand Prix at Sepang Circuit on Sunday.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/l/5/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1mal5n.100177.png/1427675289725.jpg)
9:00 PM MOTOR SPORT Sebastian Vettel showed again that form is temporary and class permanent when the four-times world champion put in a faultless display to record his first victory for Ferrari at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Cricket World Cup
The Cup finally runneth over
![Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara waves to the crowd as he leaves the field after the quarter-final against South Africa.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/k/4/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1mabfw.1000zr.png/1427660406824.jpg)
Peter Hanlon 7:47 PM It went on and on, but there was plenty to like in cricket's one-day championships
Captain Clarke did not see any send-offs
![Brad Haddin celebrates the wicket of Martin Guptill.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/n/3/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1mampu.1000zr.png/1427663023609.jpg)
Jesse Hogan 8:03 AM Michael Clarke believes none of his players overstepped the mark with their treatment of dismissed New Zealand batsmen in Sunday's World Cup victory at the MCG.
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AFL
Cats have high hopes for classy Cockatoo
![Standout: Nakia Cockatoo runs the ball during the NAB Challenge match against the Gold Coast Suns earlier this month.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/j/w/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1maj1t.106eai.png/1427624047149.jpg)
Matt Murnane 10:42 PM Cats are re-generating into a more complete team like the reigning premier Hawks.
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Soccer
'Aussie' Macedonian to face Socceroos
![Australian-born Daniel Georgievski will face the Socceroos on Tuesday.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/o/6/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1mao3a.1000zw.png/1427662824041.jpg)
8:00 AM Macedonia defender Daniel Georgievski insists there'll be no room for emotion - or bitterness at being snubbed by his country of birth - when he lines up against the Socceroos.
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Tennis
Serena advances, Azarenka falls to Pennetta
![Serena Williams lost just eight points in the 12 games she won.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/r/7/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1maqu5.119zdz.png/1427672484574.jpg)
10:35 AM World number one Serena Williams comfortably beat 15-year-old CiCi Bellis 6-1 6-1 while Romanian third-seed Simona Halep and Italian Flavia Pennetta also progressed at the Miami Open.
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Motor Sport
Rossi wins Qatar season-opener
![Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi celebrates his win.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/p/x/i/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1mapvn.11q817.png/1427669182414.jpg)
9:46 AM MotoGP great Valentino Rossi rolled back the years to win the Qatar season-opener for Yamaha on Sunday with Italian riders sweeping the podium places after a thrilling duel under the Losail floodlights.
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Horse Racing
McDonald ready for challengers
![James McDonald after winning the BMW on Hartnell.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/j/z/i/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1mad0o.11a1oq.png/1427621082514.jpg)
Chris Roots 7:32 PM James McDonald has owned the first month of the Sydney autumn carnival and will head to the first day of The Championships full of confidence as jockeys from around the world come to town.
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Basketball
Opals star Jarry signs with new club
![Rachel Jarry will be heading back to the WNBA to play her second season with Minnesota Lynx.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/i/w/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1mab3h.12e3uq.png/1427614628364.jpg)
Roy Ward 6:37 PM Opals star Rachel Jarry is the second player to sign with Shane Heal's South East Queensland WNBL club.
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Golf
Walker wins Texas Open
![Jimmy Walker poses with the Valero Texas Open trophy.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/q/l/t/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1mapyl.138xjd.png/1427670720628.jpg)
10:12 AM Jimmy Walker has won his hometown Texas Open, becoming the first two-time winner on the US PGA Tour this season.
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Rugby Union
Tahs, Brumbies dominate Wallabies group
![Bragging rights: The Waratahs and Brumbies meet again as teammates after their epic clash in Sydney.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/l/4/6/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1ma8vf.png/1427664815816.jpg)
Georgina Robinson 8:33 AM Wallabies coach Michael Cheika's first big test of man management has begun with 15 Waratahs and 12 Brumbies players converging on Brisbane for the first formal gathering of the Test squad in a World Cup year.
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Rugby League
Merrin rules out Panthers mid-season switch
![Staying put: Trent Merrin tries to breach the Manly defence at WIN Stadium on Saturday.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/m/n/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1mafyd.png/1427636738494.jpg)
Simon Brunsdon 12:45 AM Trent Merrin has dismissed the possibility of a stunning mid-season move to Penrith, declaring his commitment to St George Illawarra as the Dragons found their fire on Saturday night.
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More Sport
Rash moment costs Lowndes
![V8 Supercars champion Jamie Whincup has got get his title defence back on course.](/web/20150330003627im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/i/n/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1magz6.zzax1.png/1427623941604.jpg)
Mark Fogarty 11:53 PM MOTOR SPORT A rash moment cost Craig Lowndes a record-setting sweep of the Tasmania SuperSprint and cleared the way for V8 Supercars champion Jamie Whincup to get his title defence back on course.