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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.
Premier League: Aston Villa stun Tottenham 2-0 in first match of 2023
Second-half goals from Emiliano Buendia and Douglas Luiz put Villa in control as Tottenham struggled to create much in the way of clear opportunities, having just two shots on target all game. After a barren first half, Villa went ahead in the 50th minute when Ollie Watkins teed Emiliano Buendia up to open the scoring in north London with a close-range finish after 50 minutes. John McGinn then set up the second goal and picked out Douglas Luiz with a superb pass after 73 minutes, and the Brazilian coolly flicked the ball home to double the away side's lead.
What is the Dexa Test -- BCCI's new mandatory criteria for the selection of players?
The issues of player availability, workload management and fitness parameters were also discussed at length during the meeting, which was attended by head coach Rahul Dravid, regular all-format captain Rohit Sharma, BCCI president Roger Binny, secretary Jay Shah, NCA head V.V.S. Laxman and selection committee chairman Chetan Sharma.
Tata Open Maharashtra: Ramkumar enters main draw with impressive win; Bhambri ousted in qualifiers
The 28-year-old Indian, who came as a wildcard, put up a spectacular show in the final round of the qualifiers to secure a comfortable 6-3, 7-5 win over the No. 3 seed Italian. Ramkumar will be the fourth Indian to feature in the singles main draw at the ongoing edition of South Asia's only ATP 250 event, which is being conducted by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) in association with the Government of Maharashtra for the fifth year in Pune.
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