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McGrath warns Australia that England will be tough to beat in Ashes this summer
Australia have won two of the last three Ashes series; thumping England 4-0 at home in 2017 and 2021 and drawing 2-2 in England in-between those two emphatic victories. But having done superbly in Test matches recently, England will attempt to win back the Ashes when Australia visit these shores for a five-match Test .
ILT20: MI Emirates inflict six-wicket defeat on Sharjah Warriors with a strong all-round show
Deadly strikes by MI Emirates' veteran and experienced bowlers Dwayne Bravo and Imran Tahir, who shared five wickets between them, restricted Sharjah Warriors to 146 for 7 in 20 overs. Chasing the target, MI Emirates won in 17.1 overs with 17 balls to spare through another fine knock of 40 runs from UAE's Muhammad Waseem and Nicholas Pooran's breezy 39 runs.
Australian Open: Fritz, Rune and Zverev progress to second round with contrasting wins
Taylor Fritz, who also reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals last season, fired 32 aces in the victory as he progressed to the second round for the fifth straight year in Melbourne. He won 84 per cent of his first-serve points in the match. The 25-year-old will face either Chun-Hsin Tseng or Australian wild card Alexei Popyrin on Thursday in the second round.
India Open: Lakshya beats Prannoy; Chirag-Satwik pair advances
Lakshya prevailed 21-14, 21-15 over Prannoy in a match that lasted for 45 minutes. This was the pair's seventh meeting in BWF tournaments and Lakshya took the lead 4-3 in the head-to-head record. Defending men's doubles champion pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy began their title defence with an easy 21-13, 21-15 opening-round win over Scotland's Christopher Grimley and Mathew Grimley in just 41 minutes.
Australian Open: Andy Murray holds off Matteo Berrettini in five-set thriller
The win was Murray's first Top-20 victory at a Grand Slam in more than four years, which required four hours and 49 minutes to secure the statement result in Rod Laver Arena. He will next face either another Italian Fabio Fognini or the home favourite Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Shreyas Iyer ruled out of 3-match ODI series vs New Zealand
He will be heading to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for further assessment and management. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Rajat Patidar as replacement for Shreyas Iyer, the BCCI said in a statement. India play the first ODI against New Zealand in Hyderabad on January 18.
India Open: Momota oust in opener; Carolina Marin prevails in women's singles
Two-time former world champion lost 15-21, 11-21 to Denmark's Rasmus Gemke, whom he had beaten in five out of six past meetings. Momota, who captured a record 11 titles in 2019, had a forgettable campaign last year as he lost in the first round of a tournament five times, and in the second round twice
Aus Open: Tennis Australia bans Russian, Belarusian flags from tournament
Ukraine's ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, demanded action from the organisers after fans displayed the Russian flag to support Kamilla Rakhimova in her first-round match against Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl.
ILT20: UAE stars Waseem, Sanchit produce blockbuster performances in opening weekend
MI Emirates' Waseem played a whirlwind knock of 71 runs, from 39 balls, against Sharjah Warriors on Saturday, while Gulf Giants' Sharma rattled the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders' top-order with figures of 3 wickets for 9 runs on Sunday, both performances earned both the 'Player of the Match' award for their respective
Aus Open: Sabalenka, Garcia and Pliskova cruise into second round
Sabalenka defeated the 74th-ranked Czech player Martincova in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 in just 1 hour and 9 minutes. Garcia edged Canadian qualifier Katherine Sebov, who was making her Grand Slam main-draw debut, 6-3, 6-0 here at Rod Laver Arena.
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