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Aus Open: Nadal crashes out in second round
Nadal was trailing 4-6, 3-5 when he took a medical time-out after moving to his left to chase a forehand and pulled up in pain with an apparent upper left leg injury. The 36-year-old Spaniard returned to play out the match but he was clearly not 100 per cent physically fit for the rest of the match and McDonald wrapped up
1st ODI: Hardik, Shardul, Ishan come in as India win toss, elect to bat first against New Zealand
After winning the toss, Rohit said fast-bowling all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur along with left-handed wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan come into the playing eleven. The trio come in place of an injured Shreyas Iyer as well as KL Rahul and Axar Patel not available due to personal reasons.
Aus Open: Swiatek beats Osorio, Pegula takes down Sasnovich to enter third round
Swiatek has now won 53 of her first 65 main-draw Grand Slam singles matches. In the Open Era, only six players had more such wins after their first 65 matches in majors: Margaret Court (61), Monica Seles (60), Chris Evert (57), Martina Hingis (56), Billie Jean King (56) and Tracy Austin (54).
I'm completely in favour of Mankading, it's in the Law: Arjun Tendulkar
"I'm completely in favour of Mankading. It's in the Law. For the people who say it's against the spirit of the game, I disagree." Arjun told CricketNext. "I personally won't do it because I can't stop and remove the bails in my run up. It's too much effort and I won't waste my energy in it but if someone does it, I'm in favour of it."
Rohit Sharma praises Siraj's improvement, confirms Ishan Kishan's ODI role
"In terms of Ishan, yeah, he will be batting middle order. I'm glad he could get a run here after that fine knock in Bangladesh," Rohit said in the pre-game press conference before the first ODI against New Zealand. Kishan scored a double century opening the batting in his last ODI against Bangladesh, but had to sit out the more recent ODI series against Sri Lanka.
'The level today was good': Sinner stays sharp to reach Australian Open third round
While some first-round matches have yet to be completed due to rain, the 21-year-old Italian took full advantage of his opportunity on one of three roofed courts at Melbourne Park where he raced into the third round in one hour, 44 minutes.
ISL: We want to build on this momentum, says Bengaluru FC head coach Simon Grayson
The Blues edged past the Red Miners with an early goal in the reverse fixture. Since then, Bengaluru FC have lost two and won two games. Similarly, Aidy Boothroyd's men also collected five points from the last four matches, including the win against East Bengal FC last week. Grayson expects a tough game on Wednesday as both teams are desperate to win the match to stay in the playoffs race.
Copa del Rey: Real Sociedad, Sevilla book quarterfinal places
Roberto Navarro continued his goalscoring form in the Cup when he put Real Sociedad ahead in the fifth minute after a pass from Martin Zubimendi and the home side controlled the first half from start to finish, with a Mallorca side packed with fringe players
Hockey World Cup: Germany hold Belgium 2-2; Korea prevail over Japan 2-1 in Pool B
With only two matches scheduled on Tuesday, the focus was on the clash between Belgium and Germany as the winner of the match would have topped the group. Germany and Belgium have produced many entertaining encounters and handsomely delivered on that promise in the final match of the day.
U19 Women's T20 WC: Rwanda make history; New Zealand beat Ireland in league matches
This is Rwanda's first win at an ICC World Cup. Rwanda won a crucial encounter against Zimbabwe to bolster their chances of making it to the Super Six stage of the tournament. Merveille Uwase (18 from 33) and Cynthia Tuyizere (30 from 44) were watchful yet solid in a partnership of 49, as Rwanda focussed on saving their wickets in the first 10 overs. An aggressive knock from skipper Gisele Ishimwe (34 from 23) guided them to a competitive total of 119/8.
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