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INDIA CLINCH THRILLER TO COMPLETE 3-0 SWEEP Shane Watson’s unbeaten hundred could not prevent Australia from falling to a seven-wicket defeat to India in the third and final Twenty20 on

Sunday as Suresh Raina hit a four on the last ball to complete a 3-0 clean sweep in the series. India were chasing 198 to win and needed 17 runs in the final over as Yuvraj Singh hit a four

and a six off the first two balls from paceman Andrew Tye and Raina hit the final ball through point with his team needing two. All-rounder Watson, leading Australia in the absence of the

injured Aaron Finch, powered the hosts to 197-5 with an unbeaten 124 after winning the toss and opting to bat. For the complete match report, click here. DHONI CREDITS BOWLERS FOR BIG WIN

After India’s seven-wicket victory in Sydney against Australia, MS Dhoni said his bowlers were the ones who should be given credit for the win, saying they delivered the extra 10 percent

that was missing in the just concluded ODI series that India lost 4-1. > A lot of credit to the bowlers. In the ODI series the batsmen were > doing well, but we needed the extra 10 

percent from the bowlers. > That has changed with (Jasprit) Bumrah coming in, Nehra’s > experience and others getting their act together. The batsmen have > taken it up a notch, but

 it is the bowlers who have done their job > better, which has made the difference. MS DHONI, INDIAN CAPTAIN Click here to find out which teammate Virat Kohli said he was a ‘big fan’ of.

INDIA NOW NUMBER ONE T20 SIDE India became the number one side in the ICC T20 rankings after whitewashing Australia in the three-match series on Sunday. India, who are also the number one in

Tests, overtook the West Indies to reach the top sport in the shortest format. India have 120 rating points, two more than the Caribbean unit. Sri Lanka also have 118 rating points like the

West Indies but they are third in the charts. England (117 rating points) are fourth in the rankings ahead of New Zealand (116), South Africa (115), Pakistan (113) and Australia (110).

Afghanistan (80) and Scotland (66) round up the top-10. DJOKOVIC BEATS MURRAY IN 3 FOR SIXTH AUSTRALIAN OPEN TITLE Novak Djokovic crushed Andy Murray 6-1 7-5 7-6(3) on Sunday to match Roy

Emerson’s record of six Australian Open titles. The defending champion closed out the match in two hours and 53 minutes as Murray succumbed to his fifth loss in five Australian Open finals,

and fourth against the Serbian world number one, who claimed his 11th grand slam title to match the totals of Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg. For the complete match report, click here. Want to

read more about Djokovic’s grand win? Here’s a list of 9 stats that Djokovic added to with his win on Sunday. INDIAN WOMEN LOSE TO AUSTRALIA, WIN T20 SERIES 2-1 A historic series triumph

already sealed, the Indian women’s cricket team faltered in its quest for a clean-sweep as they went down by 15 runs to Australia in the third and final Twenty20 on Sunday. Chasing a victory

target of 137, the Indians, who pocketed the series after winning the first two games, were comfortably placed at 94 for 3 in 13.3 overs before a middle- order collapse led them to end at

121 for 8 at the SCG. The Indians scored just 27 runs from the last 6.3 overs and lost five wickets in the process to hand Australia a consolation win. Click here for the full match report.

CHELSEA CAPTAIN TERRY WILL LEAVE AT END OF SEASON Chelsea captain John Terry will leave the Premier League champions when his contract expires at the end of the season, he told British media

on Sunday. “It’s not going to be a fairytale ending, I’m not going to retire at Chelsea,” Terry was quoted as saying after his side’s 5-1 win over Milton Keynes Dons in the FA Cup fourth

round. > I was in last week before the Arsenal game and it (Chelsea contract) > is not going to be extended. It’s a no at the minute. I needed to > know now like I have done every 

January and sometimes it takes a > couple of months to get done. Unfortunately it was a no. It took me > a couple of days to get over. JOHN TERRY Published: 01 Feb 2016, 6:20 AM IST