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Rishabh Pant shifted to private suite from ICU due to high risk of infection, says DDCA Director Shyam Sharma
On Friday morning, Pant, 25, suffered multiple injuries when his car collided with a road divider and caught fire on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. The horrific car accident happened between Manglaur and Narsan in the Haridwar district in the state of Uttarakhand. Pant is currently admitted to Max Hospital in Dehradun after being initially taken to Saksham Hospital Multispecialty and Trauma Centre. He was on his way to his hometown Roorkee from New Delhi and was driving his Mercedes car. "He's fine right now and has been shifted to a private suite from the ICU.
United Cup: Trevisan wins 3-hour thriller to give Italy lead against Norway
The 29-year-old Italian needed more than three hours to dispatch the Norwegian, winning 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 to post her first win of the season, reports unitedcup.com.
Lorenzo Musetti will look to extend Italy's lead in the second singles match of the day when he faces Viktor Durasovic. Having defeated Brazil 3-2 in its opening tie, Italy needs a victory over Norway to advance to the Brisbane City Finals. If Norway can engineer an upset over the fifth seeds, Brazil will finish at the top of Group E and advance to Wednesday's City Finals.
Couldn't have asked for a better start, says Marco Jansen on first year in international cricket
The left-arm fast-bowling all-rounder has been a great addition to South Africa's bowling attack in Tests, picking up 36 wickets in eight matches at an average of 19.02 in 2022. With the bat, he has shown glimpses of being reliable, especially when he registered a fifty against Australia in the second Test at MCG. His stellar performances in 2022 meant Jansen has earned a nomination for ICC's emerging player of the year award. "It didn't start great, my first over in Test cricket went for 14 (12).
Adelaide International: Noskova stuns Kasatkina
The 18-year-old, in just her fifth tour-level main draw, backed up two qualifying wins with a 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3 defeat of the third seed, reports adelaideinternational.com.au. Having climbed as high as world No.87 as recently as August, Noskova was intent on building on a breakout 2022, in which she qualified for her first two grand slam main draws at Roland Garros and Flushing Meadows and notched a tour-level semifinal on home soil in Prague. "It's been a lot of ups and downs but I think it was a really good season," Noskova said. "I started around 300, I think, and then around 100 now, so it's a pretty good progress.
Kokkinakis, Kyrgios to defend Australian Open doubles title
Dubbed the "Special Ks", Kokkinakis and Kyrgios took the men's doubles title by storm at the 2022 Australian Open, drawing packed crowds in an electrifying run. The pair, who were wildcard entrants to the draw, beat the first, third, sixth and 15th seeds en route to the final, in which they beat compatriots Matt Ebden and Max Purcell to claim their first Grand Slam title.
United Cup: Daniel Evans leads Britain past Spain into City Final
Evans entered the match with his nation holding a 2-1 lead in the tie. With the pressure on, the 32-year-old delivered to secure Britain an unassailable 3-1 lead in the tie and top spot in Group D. It will play the winner of Group C in the City Final on Wednesday. "It is great to qualify Britain for the City Final. It has been amazing to be part of the event up to this point. Watching so much great tennis. Watching the ladies compete so hard, they've done so well for our team and got us some big points. Badosa and Dart played an amazing match before me. It is one of the best matches I have watched Harriet play," Evans said.
United Cup: Hurkacz does double duty, helps Poland past Kazakhstan
World No. 48 Linette secured the winning point for Poland, easing past Kazakhstan's Zhibek Kulambayeva 6-2, 6-1 in Brisbane. "Following Hubi was great. Watching that match from them was nerve-wracking. But it was really nice coming with the advantage of knowing he won. It was great and I just did my job," Linette said.
Premier League: Liverpool face Brentford test with an eye on Champions League spot
Liverpool are currently placed sixth with 28 points from 16 matches, just two points behind Tottenham Hotspur and four behind Manchester United. The Reds will be looking to bag full points from their clash at the same time hoping that the Spurs and Man United slip up in the next few matches.
No need for a practice match, says McDonald on going directly into Tests on India tour
Australia had done something similar while touring Pakistan last year, practising on pitches in Melbourne, before landing in the country shortly to participate in the series, which they won by 1-0. It is believed that before touring India and starting the series from February 9 in Nagpur, there will be a three-day camp for the Australian players in Sydney.
Irfan Pathan warns selectors on making Hardik Pandya permanent India captain in T20Is
After spending many months on the sidelines due to a back injury, Pandya made a splendid return to cricket in IPL 2022. He showed his prowess as a captain by leading Gujarat Titans to the IPL 2022 title in their maiden campaign and also led the Men in Blue to a 1-0 win against hosts New Zealand in the T20I series in absence of Rohit Sharma.
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