On this day in 1884, Australian cricket captain Billy Murdoch scored the first double century (200 runs) in Test cricket.

Since then, 38 Aussie men and five women have scored a double century in a Test match. Donald Bradman had the most with 12.

Hopefully there’s more to come in that department starting tomorrow as the Aussie men begin a two-Test series against Bangladesh.

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The time it took Stephen Biebelhausen to run one mile (1,609 metres) while pushing his daughter, Blake, in a pram. Stephen and Blake’s time at the Guardian Mile event in Cleveland set a new world record for the ‘stroller mile’. For those of us using the metric system, that’s a pace of 2 minutes and 40 seconds per kilometre.

"Every day, these women put their ass on the line. Every day. When they go low, we go high. Love will win. Grace will win. Humility will win, and kindness will ​win. I stand ​by them. I ⁠will always stand by them. Everybody else can go to hell."
Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White speaking in a press conference on Tuesday. White was responding to online criticism of her, which suggested she did not show enough support for one of her players, Sophie Cunningham, after she was fouled by a Chicago Sky player on Saturday.

In 2008, American Darren Taylor, who performs as Professor Splash, set a world record for the highest shallow-water belly flop. He jumped off a platform 11.4 metres high into a pool just 25 centimetres deep.

🏉 The All Blacks continued their ‘Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry’ tour of South Africa with a 54-0 win against domestic side the Sharks in Durban on Tuesday night (local time). The match opened with a special moment as former All Black Ma’a Nonu, who is now signed with the Sharks, responded to the All Blacks haka with an individual haka. The 44-year-old played 103 Tests for New Zealand and helped the side win two World Cups. New Zealand’s next match will be against the Bulls in Pretoria this weekend. 

🏉 Geelong have confirmed Jake Kolodjashnij is unavailable for selection this weekend. The club announced the news in a statement on Tuesday night, hours after its deadline to respond to the AFL's "please explain" over a concussion waiver the defender signed in 2024, which meant the club could not be held liable for any future brain trauma.  Geelong never lodged the agreement with the league or the players' association. Geelong tore up the waiver last week. The AFL Commission has engaged independent legal counsel to determine the outcome of its probe, according to The Age. Reports suggest the club could face a six-figure fine. 

🏉 The Wallaroos, Australia’s women’s rugby union team, have appointed Sione Fukofuka as head coach from 2027. Fukofuka was the head coach of Scotland’s women’s side. He will be expected to see the Wallaroos through to the 2029 World Cup, being hosted by Australia. In the meantime, a coaching transition team led by Rugby Australia’s director of women’s high performance, Tim Walsh, will oversee the team for the six Tests remaining in 2026. 

🏉 Former Wallabies five-eighth Brian Smith has died at the age of 59, after being treated for an aggressive cancer. Smith played six Tests for Australia in 1987, including at the inaugural Rugby World Cup, before playing nine Tests for Ireland. He then switched to rugby league in 1991 and made 37 appearances for Balmain and six for Easts. Smith later coached at several professional clubs and had more recently been head of sport at  Sydney private school Scots College. He is survived by his wife and three children.

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Carlton interim head coach Josh Fraser says he wants the job full‑time after a strong run in charge, winning 10 out of 12 games. 

Fraser previously said he would not pursue the role when he stepped in following Michael Voss’ mid-season departure in May. 

Here’s the latest.

Voss resigned after Carlton won just one of its first nine matches this season, sitting 16th on the ladder.

Voss and other Carlton leaders also faced scrutiny over the handling of Elijah Hollands,  who experienced a mental health episode on the field in round 6. The AFL fined Carlton $75,000 over the incident.

Fraser has told Carlton bosses he wants the permanent coaching role after delivering significant results as interim coach. Blues leadership had previously approached Fraser about applying.

In the last two weeks, Carlton have thrashed reigning premiers Brisbane Lions by 76 points, and beat St Kilda by 44 points. The Blues now sit in 10th, the lowest spot in the newly-expanded finals series. 

Fraser joins four other candidates in the contest to become the next head coach: Fremantle assistant Jaymie Graham, St Kilda assistant Corey Enright, Geelong assistant James Kelly, and Hawthorn head of development Daniel Giansiracusa.

The Blues were 1-8 under Voss, but now sit 11-10 with two rounds left in the season.

Reporting by Pavitra Ravi.

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Test cricket returns to Darwin tomorrow for the first time in more than two decades.  

It marks the start of an unusually busy 12 months for the Test side.

Here is what you need to know ahead of the series. 

Australia are hosting Bangladesh in a two-match series, opening at Marrara Stadium in Darwin from 13 August (first ball 10:30am AEST) before a second Test in Mackay from 22 August. 

It is Bangladesh's first Test tour of Australia in 23 years, and the region's first match of the format since 2004. Australia lead the all-time win-loss record 5-1. The Tigers' only win came at Mirpur in 2017, when all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan took 10 wickets in a 20-run victory. 

Australia have never lost to Bangladesh at home.

Australia have not played a Test since their 4-1 Ashes win over England in January, while Bangladesh beat Pakistan 2-0 in a series at home in May before a heavy loss to Zimbabwe in June. Their tour warm-up went poorly, bowled out for 54 by a Cricket Australia XI.

Australia is putting forward a full-strength side for the series. Captain Pat Cummins, fast bowler Josh Hazlewood and spinner Nathan Lyon all missed most of the Ashes and are set to return from injury. Hazlewood, whose selection pushed Scott Boland out of the side, is five wickets away from becoming the ninth Australian to reach 300 in Tests.

Meanwhile, opening batter Jake Weatherald, a Darwin local, was named in the team but is under pressure to score runs at home with an average of 22 runs across his Test career so far. 

Bangladesh’s top players include allrounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who scored a century in the warm-up match against the CA XI, and left-arm spinner Taijul Islam, who is the country’s leading Test wicket-taker on 270. The side is missing frontline pace bowlers Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam due to injury.

The series opens a 12-month stretch in which Australia are scheduled to play at least 20 Tests, touring South Africa in October and then India and England next year. 

Australia XI: Jake Weatherald, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Beau Webster, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood