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Tsitsipas posts image of him in hospital with heavily-bandaged arm
Tsitsipas, who reached the French Open final this year before losing to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, had withdrawn from the year-end elite Nitto ATP Finals in Turin recently due to a right elbow injury and second alternate Cameron Norrie of the UK had replaced him. The Greek star, who enjoyed a career-best season in 2021, however insisted he is "focused on a happier and healthier future".
IND v NZ, First Test: KS Bharat takes keeping duties in Saha's absence
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) tweeted that first-choice wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha couldn't take the field due to neck stiffness, adding that the medical team was monitoring his progress. "Wriddhiman Saha has stiffness in his neck. The BCCI medical team is treating him and monitoring his progress. KS Bharat will be keeping wickets in his absence," read a tweet from BCCI on Saturday.
Italy, Portugal on a collision course in football World Cup playoffs
Italy, who had finished second in their pool in the main qualifiers, will open their campaign in the playoffs semi-finals against North Macedonia while Portugal will take on Turkey, the 2002 semi-finalists, in the other last-four match. If Italy and Portugal win their respective semi-finals, they will clash in the final with the winner of that match booking their ticket to Qatar for the World Cu.
ISL 2021-22: Jamshedpur FC beat FC Goa 3-1
Nerijus Valskis (51', 61') was the hero of the match as he remained one shy of a perfect hat-trick, managing to first drive the ball with his left foot and then score via a header. Jordan Murray (80') piled the third right after coming off the bench. Airan Cabrera, though denied the Jamshedpur FC a clean sheet with a neat finish to register a goal in the 86th minute.
T10: Jacks, Faulkner star in Bangla Tigers' fourth win
Earlier, an injury to Phil Salt during Bangla Tigers' innings resulted in a change in the opening combination for Team Abu Dhabi as the left-handed Colin Ingram joined Paul Stirling at the top of the order. The change didn't work though as both were snared cheaply by James Faulkner in the third over of the chase. Livingstone's arrival added spark to the contest as he hit Luke Wood for a hat-trick of sixes in the fifth over.
Shreyas Iyer impresses with his dance moves in a video featuring Rohit, Shardul
The 26-year old hit a fantastic century on his Test debut on Friday. He became the 16th Indian batter (10th at home) to score a century on Test debut. The Mumbai-born cricketer also became the second Indian batter after Gundappa Viswanath (against Australia in 1969) to score a Test hundred on debut in Kanpur. He was dismissed for 105 runs off 171 deliveries by Tim Southee.
Djokovic has not shared his vaccination status: Australian Open chief
The Australian Open commences on January 17 and Djokovic, who finished a record seventh year as world No. 1, has not revealed his Covid-19 vaccination status. The winner of 20 majors is just one major title away from breaking the tie with Swiss ace Roger Federer and Spaniard Rafael Nadal. "He (Djokovic) has not shared his status with anyone," Tiley told SEN's Whateley on Friday.
India were scared in T20 World Cup match against Pakistan: Inzamam-ul-Haq
"I feel the Indians were scared even before the match started. Their body language, if you see Virat Kohli and Babar Azam's interview at the toss, you could sense who was under pressure," Inzamam told ARY Sports."Our team's body language was much better than theirs. It wasn't that India were under pressure after Rohit Sharma's dismissal. Sharma himself was under pressure." he stated
If Hardik is not bowling how can he be called an all-rounder, asks Kapil
Asked about Hardik's credentials as an all-rounder, Kapil replied, "He has to do both the jobs to be considered an all-rounder. He is not bowling so can we call him an all-rounder? Let him bowl, he has come out from the injury." Kapil, who was in Kolkata as the Board member of Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) that is conducting the ICC RCGC Open Golf Championship.
IND v NZ, First Test: Young, Latham give New Zealand strong start
New Zealand are still trailing by 216 runs after India were all out for 345 in the post-lunch session. Both the Kiwi openers were nervy in the initial stage of their innings. They survived the opening spells from Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma though there were a few close brushes. Latham survived an lbw appeal off Sharma in the third over but DRS showed an inside edge onto the pads.
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