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Australian Open: Tsitsipas reaches first Melbourne final; World No. 1 spot within grasp
In a 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 semifinal victory, the Greek dominated with his all-action game, keeping his opponent under constant pressure in the three-hour, 21-minute match. The third seed Greek awaits nine-time champion Novak Djokovic or unseeded American Tommy Paul in Sunday's title match.
IND vs NZ, 1st T20I: Shaw will have to wait as Shubman has done well, says Hardik
After his impressive outings in domestic cricket, Shaw recently made a comeback to the national team. Known for his attacking approach, the right-hander batter is a compelling option for India. However, Pandya, on the eve of the match said that Gill, who has been in sensational form in ODIs -- hitting three hundreds including a double ton in his last four innings -- will open the innings.
Indian women's hockey team loses 1-3 to Netherlands in its second friendly tie
India's lone goal came from Salima Tete in the 50th minute. It was Netherlands who made a sensational start to the game with a 4th minute goal by Marijn Veen. They doubled the lead in the 13th minute. It was yet another field goal and this time the scorer was Lidewij Welten. She scored the third goal for her team in the 29th minute putting India under pressure.
Hockey World Cup: South Africa, Argentina, Wales win 1st round of classification matches
With their wins, South Africa, Wales, Argentina and India head into the 9-12 playoff matches while losses for Malaysia, France, Chile and Japan see them go to the 13-16 playoff matches. All classification matches will take place on January 28. Malaysia were quicker off the blocks with form man Faizal Saari managing to get a shot in the circle inside the first minute, but South Africa survived that early chance and started to get in the game on counter attacks.
ISL 2022-23: Guarrotxena's hat-trick against East Bengal FC propels FC Goa into third place
The 12-minute salvo from Guarrotxena took his goal tally for the season into double figures and propelled the Spaniard to the top of the goalscoring charts. The result also struck a blow to East Bengal FC's playoff hopes, and they now find themselves ten points off sixth place with five games to go.
Tired legs as La Liga reaches halfway point this weekend
League leaders FC Barcelona face a short trip to play Girona, just three days after booking their place in the semifinals of the Cup with a 1-0 win at home to Real Sociedad. Midfielder Pedri is a slight doubt for the game with a muscle problem that saw him forced off on Wednesday and with another league match against Betis next week. Barca coach Xavi Hernandez may not risk such a key player.
Hockey World Cup: India hammer Japan 8-0 in 9-16th place classification match
Mandeep Singh (32'), Abhishek (35', 43'), Vivek Sagar Prasad (39') and Harmanpreet Singh (45', 58'), Manpreet Singh (58') and Sukhjeet Singh (59') were the goal scorers for India. Japan and India played an even contest in the first quarter with both teams showing offensive intent but neither team could manage to create a clear scoring opportunity.
Manika Batra climbs three places to reach career-high 33 in ITTF rankings
Manika's impressive outing at the WTT Contender Doha last week, where she reached the semifinals, helped her to gain three spots in the world rankings. In November last year, she became the first Indian women paddler to win a medal at the Asian Cup and only the second Indian to achieve the feat after Chetan Baboor bagged a silver in 1997 and a bronze in 2000.
Australian Open: Sabalenka beats Linette to reach first Grand Slam final, to face Rybakina
Sabalenka, who claimed her 11th career title at the Adelaide International 1 three weeks ago, has now won 10 matches in a row, including a career-best 20 consecutive sets. The longest match winning streak of her career to date is 15, encompassing three titles at Ostrava 2020, Linz 2020 and Abu Dhabi 2021.
Nat Sciver wins Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2022
In total, Nat, the seam-bowling all-rounder, hit 1346 runs and took 22 wickets in 33 matches across all formats in the year, captaining England for much of her side's home summer as captain Heather Knight was out due to a hip injury which needed surgery. Earlier, in the day, she had won ICC Women's ODI Player of the Year award for 2022.
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