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Aus Open: Nadal crashes out in second round
Nadal was trailing 4-6, 3-5 when he took a medical time-out after moving to his left to chase a forehand and pulled up in pain with an apparent upper left leg injury. The 36-year-old Spaniard returned to play out the match but he was clearly not 100 per cent physically fit for the rest of the match and McDonald wrapped up
I'm completely in favour of Mankading, it's in the Law: Arjun Tendulkar
"I'm completely in favour of Mankading. It's in the Law. For the people who say it's against the spirit of the game, I disagree." Arjun told CricketNext. "I personally won't do it because I can't stop and remove the bails in my run up. It's too much effort and I won't waste my energy in it but if someone does it, I'm in favour of it."
'The level today was good': Sinner stays sharp to reach Australian Open third round
While some first-round matches have yet to be completed due to rain, the 21-year-old Italian took full advantage of his opportunity on one of three roofed courts at Melbourne Park where he raced into the third round in one hour, 44 minutes.
Copa del Rey: Real Sociedad, Sevilla book quarterfinal places
Roberto Navarro continued his goalscoring form in the Cup when he put Real Sociedad ahead in the fifth minute after a pass from Martin Zubimendi and the home side controlled the first half from start to finish, with a Mallorca side packed with fringe players
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McGrath warns Australia that England will be tough to beat in Ashes this summer
Australia have won two of the last three Ashes series; thumping England 4-0 at home in 2017 and 2021 and drawing 2-2 in England in-between those two emphatic victories. But having done superbly in Test matches recently, England will attempt to win back the Ashes when Australia visit these shores for a five-match Test .
India Open: Momota oust in opener; Carolina Marin prevails in women's singles
Two-time former world champion lost 15-21, 11-21 to Denmark's Rasmus Gemke, whom he had beaten in five out of six past meetings. Momota, who captured a record 11 titles in 2019, had a forgettable campaign last year as he lost in the first round of a tournament five times, and in the second round twice
Aus Open: Tennis Australia bans Russian, Belarusian flags from tournament
Ukraine's ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, demanded action from the organisers after fans displayed the Russian flag to support Kamilla Rakhimova in her first-round match against Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl.
ILT20: UAE stars Waseem, Sanchit produce blockbuster performances in opening weekend
MI Emirates' Waseem played a whirlwind knock of 71 runs, from 39 balls, against Sharjah Warriors on Saturday, while Gulf Giants' Sharma rattled the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders' top-order with figures of 3 wickets for 9 runs on Sunday, both performances earned both the 'Player of the Match' award for their respective
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Aus Open: Sabalenka, Garcia and Pliskova cruise into second round
Sabalenka defeated the 74th-ranked Czech player Martincova in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 in just 1 hour and 9 minutes. Garcia edged Canadian qualifier Katherine Sebov, who was making her Grand Slam main-draw debut, 6-3, 6-0 here at Rod Laver Arena.
Ian Healy predicts 2-1 victory for India over Australia for upcoming four-match Test series
India and Australia will play four Tests in Nagpur, New Delhi, Dharamsala and Ahmedabad to decide the winner of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The series is of extreme importance for India, as a spot in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC), to be held in June 2023, is at stake.
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