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Australian Open: Impressive Zhang beats US qualifier, charges into last 16
The 23rd-seeded Zhang gained a crucial break in the sixth game of the second set and then ran away with a one-sided victory in 63 minutes. She had 20 winners in a polished performance on her 34th birthday to overwhelm 21-year-old Volynets, who had caused a major boilover in the second round by beating the ninth seed Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
Adoration in India hasn't spoiled Sachin Tendulkar and that's amazing: Andy Flower
"I've always admired Anil Kumble; obviously, he is an amazing bowler and a great competitor. And then I was fortunate enough to work with him in the coaching context. But I've got to settle with Sachin. We played against him a lot, and he scored tonnes of runs against us."
SA20: Pretoria Capitals run riot in Durban to cement top spot
Capitals skipper Wayne Parnell wasted no time drawing first blood with the opening ball of the innings to dismiss West Indies' Kayle Mayers for a duck. The home side's innings continued to collapse when Wiaan Mulder (5) and De Kock (13) followed Mayers shortly afterwards.
Australian Open: Bencic beats Giorgi to reach fourth round, continue unbeaten January run
The two players have not met since 2019 but Bencic, the Tokyo Olympic Games gold medallist, enjoyed a 3-2 head-to-head advantage going into their sixth clash. She is also on an unbeaten run in January, having begun the 2023 season with a bang, defeating players like Garbine Muguruza, Caroline Garcia and Daria Kasatkina en route to the Adelaide International title.
Hockey World Cup: India pull out injured Hardik Singh ahead of crucial crossover match
Hardik Singh was the livewire in the midfield in India's first two matches in Pool D and sustained a hamstring injury during the clash with England on January 15. Having rested the youngster for the match against Wales, and subsequent assessment, Hardik has now been ruled out of the World Cup, Hockey India confirmed on Saturday.
Hockey World Cup: Belgium hammer Japan 7-1 to top Pool B, seal quarterfinals spot
During the game, Belgium's star striker Tom Boon opened his account in the World Cup with a 5-goal performance, taking his team's goal difference to +11. With a draw in the previous game against Germany, Belgium needed a big win against Japan to try and seal their spot at the top of Pool B and earn direct qualification to the quarterfinals and a first half hat trick by Boon gave them a 4-goal lead.
ISL 2022-23: Hyderabad FC close gap at the top with a 2-0 win over East Bengal FC
Javier Siverio scored the opening goal of the match in the 9th minute and substitute Aaren D'Silva wrapped up the three points in the 93rd minute. The defending champions will have a chance to reduce the gap further as their next game will be against the unbeaten Islanders, in a fixture that could decide the ultimate winner of the League Shield.
Hockey World Cup: Germany crush South Korea 7-2 but fail to get direct entry in quarters
In the final game of the day, which was also the last game of the pool stages, Germany needed a win by 9 goals to overtake Belgium in the Pool B standings and claim direct entry into the quarterfinals, but against an in-from South Korea team it proved to be too big a mountain to climb for the Honamas.
Manika Batra goes down fighting in semis of WTT Contender
The 27-year-old paddler ranked 36th in the world, hampered by an injury, was far from her best and although she won the first game, she could not maintain the same momentum against World No. 24 Zhang who came full guns blazing to win the next three games in a match that lasted 18 minutes. In the other semifinal, Siqi Fan beat fellow Chinese player Liu Weishan with a 3-1 scoreline to set up an all-Chinese final on Saturday.
Brazil international and former Barca defender Alves arrested for alleged sexual assault
Alves was arrested after arriving from Mexico, where he currently plays for Pumas in the Liga MX. Regional prosecutors have asked for the 39-year-old to be remanded in custody without bail, as investigations continue into the alleged incident in the 'Sutton' nightclub. A woman (who has not been named) reported Alves to nightclub security staff on the night of the possible incident and made an official complaint to police on January 2nd.
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