Eben Etzebeth has been banned for 12 matches, which was reduced from the initial 18-match sanction.

Joe Root finally scored his maiden Test century in Australia on his fourth Ashes tour to guide England from a precarious 5-2 to 325-9 at stumps after a pulsating first day of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane.

Lando Norris on Thursday rejected the idea of asking title rival and McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to support him this weekend in the decisive season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

This led to Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko adding that he had suspicions about the move, suggesting a conspiracy against Red Bull and Verstappen, which Mercedes' team chief Toto Wolff described as "brainless".

Akram, widely recognised as the greatest left-arm bowler the sport has seen, played 104 Tests for his 414 wickets.