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Carolina Marin, Viktor Axelson win singles titles at Thailand Open
In a much tighter contest than the first final last week where the two had contested in the summit clash, Marin won the first game 21-19. The Taiwanese 26-year-old then appeared to lose her confidence early in the second game, as her 27-year-old Spanish opponent asserted her dominance. Tai then saved four match points but it was not enough to stop Marin to seal the game 21-17 and clinch her second Thailand Open title in a fortnight.
Rajasthan Royals appoint Sangakkara as director of cricket
Sangakkara, the current president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), will be responsible for overseeing the entire cricketing ecosystem of Royal's franchise including coaching structure, auction plans and team strategy, talent discovery and development, as well as the development of the Royals Academy in Nagpur, the franchise said in a statement.
Shubman Gill: Used to be petrified of bouncers when I was young
At times, these pre-emptive measures were just to appease his troubled mind. It wasn't a big deal to be hit on the body by a pacer after all. This is a realisation that dawned upon Gill while he was playing an age group match in Mohali. Gill scored 259 runs in the six Test innings he played in Australia. It included a remarkable 91-run knock in the second innings of the Gabba Test when India chased 328 on the final day of the Test match.
Cases of mutant Covid-19 strain linked to Australian Open
The three people are not players and initially tested positive for the virus shortly after arriving in Australia last week. All three have been in strict quarantine since their arrival. "The residents arrived in Melbourne on a dedicated Australian Open charter flight on 15 January and returned their first positive tests on 15, 17 and 18 January," a spokesperson for Covid-19 Quarantine Victoria said on Saturday, reports Xinhua news agency.
UFC 257: Conor McGregor beaten by Dustin Poirier
McGregor, who came out of retirement for the third time to face Poirier, was beaten in the second round via technical knockout. The finish came at 2 minutes 32 seconds into round two. McGregor seemed to start well as he survived an early takedown and pinned Poirier against the fence for most of the first round.
India juniors beat Chile seniors 2-0 in women's hockey
On Saturday evening, it was a very open contest between the two teams during the first three quarters, with neither team managing to break the deadlock. There were chances for both the teams through open play and set pieces, but the defenses stood up tall to deny their opponents.
Cup holders Arsenal out of FA cup, City survive
On Saturday, the only goal of the game between Southampton and Arsenal came when Arsenal defender Gabriel diverted a low cross into his own net, but Southampton deserved the win after they bullied Mikel Arteta's side for most of the game.
Andy Murray opts out of Australian Open
Murray had been granted a wildcard to play in the tournament's main draw but he tested positive for Covid-19 last week shortly before he was due to fly to Melbourne. The 33-year-old was asymptomatic, and still, had hoped to participate in 2021's first grand slam. However, he was unable to agree upon a "workable quarantine" after talks with Tennis Australia.
'See you soon': Stokes heads to India ahead of Test series
On Sunday, Stokes posted a picture of himself travelling on a plane with a caption: "See you soon India". The Joe Root-led England are currently in Sri Lanka, taking part in the two-Test series. India, on the other hand, have returned from the successful Australia tour which saw them clinch the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in a thrilling fashion.
Real Madrid cruise past Alaves in LaLiga
Zinedine Zidane was not in the dugout on Saturday evening after testing positive for the coronavirus, but his side didn't seem to miss his presence as they took a 3-0 lead before halftime. Casemiro opened the scoring with a header from a Toni Kroos cross following a corner, Eden Hazard then set up Karim Benzema to make it 2-0 in the 41st minute, before scoring himself from another Kroos pass in first-half injury time.
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