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Australian Open 2021: Medvedev beats Rublev to reach semi-finals
Medvedev beat the seventh seed Rublev 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 and will now face either world No.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas or 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals. He goes into the semi-finals on a 19-match unbeaten run.
Faf du Plessis retires from Test cricket, shifts focus to T20s
Faf du Plessis made his Test debut on November 22, 2012 against Australia in Adelaide. He went on to score 4,163 runs in 69 Tests at an average of 40.02 with 21 half-centuries and 10 centuries. He also captained South Africa in 36 Tests between 2016 and 2020 with 18 wins, 15 losses and three draws.
Australian Open 2021: Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty stunned by Karolina Muchova in quarter-finals
Barty lost the match 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 as Muchova continued taking down higher ranked opponents. She had earlier beaten her compatriot and world No.1 6 Karolina Pliskova before beating 18th ranked Elise Mertens of Belgium in the fourth round.
Ind vs Eng, 2nd Test: Kohli, Ashwin stretch India's lead past 350
At the lunch break, India -- who had lost the wicket of Shubman Gill (14) on Day Two -- reached 156/6 with skipper Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin batting on 38 and 34 respectively. The hosts lost a flurry of wickets in the session, but considering they have added more than 100 runs to their total, they stand well ahead in the match.
Medvedev storms into Australian Open quarters
Medvedev beat the 25-year-old American 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 in his fourth-round match that lasted an hour and 29 minutes at the Margaret Court Arena. Medvedev can now face Andrey Rublev -- who takes on Casper Ruud in the fourth round -- in what can be a blockbuster quarter-final clash.
Ind vs Eng, 2nd Test: India all out for 329, Pant remains unbeaten on 58
Four Indian batters - Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishant and Kuldeep - were out for a duck during the course of the innings. Earlier on Day One, Rohit Sharma had scored a brilliant 161 while Ajinkya Rahane contributed with 67 as India ended the day at 300/6.
2nd Test: Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 80 takes India to 106/3 at lunch
On a pitch that aided turn from very early and on which left-arm spinner Jack Leach was introduced as early as the eighth over of the match, Sharma looked in control and took on the England attack to put India in the driver's seat before a couple of wickets late in the first session gave Joe Root's side some relief.
Ind vs Eng, 2nd Test: India win toss, elect to bat; Axar Patel debuts
India have made three changes to the side that lost the first Test. They have rested Jasprit Bumrah and brought in Mohammed Siraj. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel, who is making his Test debut, and Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav replace left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem and off-spinner Washington Sundar, respectively.
2nd Test: England make 4 changes, bring in Moeen, Broad & Foakes
While Jofra Archer is out injured and Jos Buttler has left for England as part of England's rotation policy, the visitors have left out veteran pacer James Anderson and off-spinner Dom Bess. The England captain, who scored a double century in the first Test, said that England are fortunate to have quality players to pick from as replacements.
Injured Neymar ruled out for 4 weeks, to miss PSG vs Barca clash
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) attacking ace Neymar will be sidelined for up to four weeks with an adductor muscle injury, which means that the Brazilian star will not play the Champions League round of 16 first-leg clash against his former club Barcelona.
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