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Australian Open: Bencic beats Giorgi to reach fourth round, continue unbeaten January run
The two players have not met since 2019 but Bencic, the Tokyo Olympic Games gold medallist, enjoyed a 3-2 head-to-head advantage going into their sixth clash. She is also on an unbeaten run in January, having begun the 2023 season with a bang, defeating players like Garbine Muguruza, Caroline Garcia and Daria Kasatkina en route to the Adelaide International title.
Hockey World Cup: India pull out injured Hardik Singh ahead of crucial crossover match
Hardik Singh was the livewire in the midfield in India's first two matches in Pool D and sustained a hamstring injury during the clash with England on January 15. Having rested the youngster for the match against Wales, and subsequent assessment, Hardik has now been ruled out of the World Cup, Hockey India confirmed on Saturday.
Hockey World Cup: Belgium hammer Japan 7-1 to top Pool B, seal quarterfinals spot
During the game, Belgium's star striker Tom Boon opened his account in the World Cup with a 5-goal performance, taking his team's goal difference to +11. With a draw in the previous game against Germany, Belgium needed a big win against Japan to try and seal their spot at the top of Pool B and earn direct qualification to the quarterfinals and a first half hat trick by Boon gave them a 4-goal lead.
ISL 2022-23: Hyderabad FC close gap at the top with a 2-0 win over East Bengal FC
Javier Siverio scored the opening goal of the match in the 9th minute and substitute Aaren D'Silva wrapped up the three points in the 93rd minute. The defending champions will have a chance to reduce the gap further as their next game will be against the unbeaten Islanders, in a fixture that could decide the ultimate winner of the League Shield.
Hockey World Cup: Germany crush South Korea 7-2 but fail to get direct entry in quarters
In the final game of the day, which was also the last game of the pool stages, Germany needed a win by 9 goals to overtake Belgium in the Pool B standings and claim direct entry into the quarterfinals, but against an in-from South Korea team it proved to be too big a mountain to climb for the Honamas.
Manika Batra goes down fighting in semis of WTT Contender
The 27-year-old paddler ranked 36th in the world, hampered by an injury, was far from her best and although she won the first game, she could not maintain the same momentum against World No. 24 Zhang who came full guns blazing to win the next three games in a match that lasted 18 minutes. In the other semifinal, Siqi Fan beat fellow Chinese player Liu Weishan with a 3-1 scoreline to set up an all-Chinese final on Saturday.
Brazil international and former Barca defender Alves arrested for alleged sexual assault
Alves was arrested after arriving from Mexico, where he currently plays for Pumas in the Liga MX. Regional prosecutors have asked for the 39-year-old to be remanded in custody without bail, as investigations continue into the alleged incident in the 'Sutton' nightclub. A woman (who has not been named) reported Alves to nightclub security staff on the night of the possible incident and made an official complaint to police on January 2nd.
ILT20: Alex Hales century blows away Abu Dhabi Knight Riders against Desert Vipers
With his knock, the 6ft 5inch tall England opener earned the honour of becoming the first century maker of this tournament backed by his skipper Colin Munro's 56 runs off 46 balls with four boundaries and two sixes. Together, they put on a 164 runs partnership off 95 balls for the second wicket to post a mammoth score of 219 for 4, the highest score of the tournament.
Wrestling fiasco: Potential involvement of 'industrialist' adds layers to the protest
The protest has now entered its third day, with no immediate solution in view. The protesting grapplers are sticking to their demands of removal of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, dissolution of the wrestling body and formation of a new committee to run its affairs. Understandably, these players, who have won laurels for the country, are getting support for their courage.
WFI chief to step aside till oversight committee investigates issue, says Anurag Thakur; wrestlers end protest
The meeting lasted beyond midnight, following which wrestler Bajrang Punia announced to the media that the other wrestlers are calling off the protest after assurance of action from Thakur against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). The wrestlers have been staging a protest since Wednesday, accusing WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment of women wrestlers.
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