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Nadal fights off gutsy Schwartzman to reach quarters
Spain's Rafael Nadal fought off tenacious Argentine Diego Schwartzman to win through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open today, ensuring he remains world number one after the tournament ends. Nadal was taken to four gruelling sets in almost four hours before winning 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena. It will be his 10th Australian Open quarter-final appearance, second only to Roger Federer, and he will face Croatia's sixth seed Marin Cilic. Nadal leads 5-1 in their previous meetings. It was the Spaniard's fourth win over the Argentine but his toughest after beating him in straight sets in the second round at the 2015 US Open. By winning Nadal ensured that he will remain No.1 when the new rankings are released the day after the Open ends. "Of course, I feel little bit tired, but yeah good. I was able to keep fighting until the end," he said. "It is the first big match I played in 2018. I started later than usual so a match like this probably helps ...
Hero Team's Mena named best rookie rider of 2018 Dakar Rally
Hero MotoSports Team Rally's Oriol Mena finished seventh to claim the 'Best Rookie Rider' title of the Dakar Rally while C.S. Santosh became the first Indian to finish the competition thrice.
Hero MotoSports riders Mena, Santosh finish 7th & 35th
Rookie Oriol Mena finished seventh while top Indian biker C S Santosh brought up his best ever performance as Hero MotoSports team dished out a memorable show in the gruelling Dakar Rally which concluded here. Spaniard Mena impressed everyone and finished at an outstanding seventh position in his debut Dakar Rally. Delivering consistent top 10 stages towards the end of the rally, while everyone was getting tired, Mena showed his tremendous skill, stamina and his ability to learn fast. He was fittingly adjudged the 'Best Rookie Rider' of the Rally. Santosh, on the other hand, became the first and the only Indian rider to have finished the Dakar Rally thrice. More significantly, he achieved his best performance, finishing the rally at 35th position. The 34-year-old Bengaluru rider was in his fourth year in the Dakar Rally and second year with the Hero Motosports. It was a remarkable achievement for the Hero MotoSports team to have both its riders finishing the rally in ...
Bengaluru FC names 30-man squad for AFC
Bengaluru FC have named a 30-man squad for the upcoming preliminary and playoff stages of 2018 AFC Cup. The team today left for Thimphu, Bhutan, where they face Transport United on January 23. The qualifying stage squad consists of as many as seven young players from the BFC 'B' setup and making the cut are Asheer Akhtar, Myron Mendes, Cletus Paul, Robinson Singh Khumukcham and Bidyananda Singh. "With the competition rules, we can only play four foreigners so that provides a good opportunity for all our Indian boys, especially youngsters to rise to the occasion," BFC head coach Albert Roca said ahead of the team's departure. "Our 'B' team players have been working hard, and that's why they have been brought into the squad and I hope they will respond to the occasion," he added. Joining them are BFC Academy Graduates Leon Augustine and Prashanth Kalinga, who were also part of the 2017 AFC Cup squad and along with Robinson, travelled with the first team to Spain for the ...
First goal will come naturally: Fred
Former Brazil international striker Fred said he is under no pressure after failing to score in his first two matches for new club Cruzeiro.
Villarreal wins, Valencia and Atletico drop points
Atletico Madrid's title hopes suffered a setback when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Girona in the Wanda Metropolitan Stadium here in the La Liga clash.
Seoul hails IOC on North participation at Winter Olympics
South Korea on Sunday hailed the International Olympic Committee's approval of the participation of 22 North Korean athletes in three sports and five disciplines at next month's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.
Suarez beats Anett Kontaveit, in quarters
Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro has qualified for the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, this year's first Grand Slam, after beating Estonia's Anett Kontaveit in the round of 16.
Nadal romps into Australian Open quarters
World number one Rafael Nadal cruised into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a victory over Argentina's Diego Schwartzman at the Melbourne Park on Sunday.The Spaniard won 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena to set up a last-eight meeting with Croatia's Marin Cilic.Argentina's Schwartzman made Nadal sweat in three hours and 51 minutes long match as the 16-time Grand Slam winner faced his first defeat in a set of the tournament.Meanwhile, in another men's singles, Kyle Edmund edged past Andreas Seppi to play his first major quarter-finals.The British number two defeated Seppi 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 at the same venue.He will next face either Australia's Nick Kyrgios or Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in the last eight on Tuesday.
Man City breezes past Newcastle in EPL
Manchester City bounced back in style after its first loss of the English Premier League (EPL) season, handily defeating Newcastle United 3-1 Saturday thanks to a hat-trick by Sergio "Kun" Agüero.
Former Shanghai Shenhua head coach takes over Bordeaux
Uruguayan Gustavo Poyet, former head coach of Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua, was appointed the latest head coach of Ligue 1 outfit Bordeaux.
Spain's Carlos Sainz wins second Dakar Rally
Spain's Carlos Sainz finished ninth in Saturday's final stage to secure his second Dakar Rally title in Argentina on Sunday.
Leverkusen crush Hoffenheim 4-1 in German Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen moved to the second place after Lucas Alario provided a brace to crush Hoffenheim 4-1 at the 19th round in Bundesliga.
Wozniacki reaches Australian Open quarterfinals
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark on Sunday thrashed Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova 6-3, 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
Australian Open: Cilic earns 100th Grand Slam win
Marin Cilic of Croatia on Sunday defeated Spaniard Pablo Carreño Busta 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 7-6 (7-0), 7-6 (9-7), advancing to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
Buttler does it for England in third ODI against Australia
A scintillating century from Jos Buttler led a late England charge against a full-strength Australian pace attack in the third one-day international in SydneyJos Buttler today. Already ahead 2-0 in the five-match series, the tourists were sent in by Australian captain Steve Smith and initially found life tougher than in their two previous wins on a slightly tricky wicket. Several English batsmen got promising starts, but it was wicketkeeper-batsman Buttler who helped them post an imposing 302 for six from their 50 overs. Buttler notched his five one-day international century from the last ball of the innings, as England helped themselves to 38 off the last two overs. He faced 83 balls, hitting six fours and four sixes, in a dashing innings that gathered momentum in the last 10 overs. Just as England appeared to be struggling against a full-strength Australian attack, Buttler found a willing ally in Chris Woakes late in the innings, the seamer making 53 from 36 balls in a
Celebs hail Indian blind cricket team's win
India's victory over Pakistan in the final of the 5th ODI Blind Cricket World Cup in Sharjah has filled Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan and Anupam Kher with immense pride.
Wozniacki joins Suarez in Australian Open quarters
World number two Caroline Wozniacki romped into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a straight sets victory over Magdalena Rybarikova here on Rod Laver Arena on Sunday.The Danish player swept aside 20th seed Rybarikova 6-3, 6-0 in a 63 minutes long match to reach the last eight of the season's first Grand Slam.Wozniacki, has never won a major singles, will next meet Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro on Tuesday.Earlier in the day, Suarez Navarro became the first player to secure her spot in the quarter-finals by defeating Anett Kontaveit 4-6, 6-4, 8-6.
Butler's ton powers England to 302 in series decider
Wicketkeeper - batsman Jos Butler on Sunday hit his fifth ton, here at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in the third and series decider One Day International (ODI), taking his team to 302-6.Butler (100*) along with Chris Woakes (53*) added 113 for the seventh wicket, setting up a testing target for the Australian team.Wickets fell early for England with opener Jason Roy (19) and batsman Alex Hales (1) getting out cheaply, reducing the team total to 45-2.Jonny Bairstow made 39, before he was clean bowled by Adam Zampa, with 90 runs for the loss of three wickets on the scoreboard.Joe Root, playing his 100th ODI match was bowled out by Josh Hazlewood on 27.Eoin Morgan (41) along with Butler steadied the pace of the innings, before Hazlewood sent the captain back to the pavillion.Morgan also went past Paul Collingwood to become England's second highest run-scorer in ODIs.Josh Hazlewood scalped two wickets.Mitchell Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, and Adam Zampa picked up a wicket ...
Paes and Raja lose in pre-quarters of Aus Open
Veteran Leander Paes and Purav Raja today suffered a straight-set defeat at the hands of the Colombian pair of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the pre-quarterfinals to bow out of the Australian Open here. The unseeded Indians were beaten 1-6 2-6 by their 11th seeded opponents in a contest that lasted one hour and nine minutes at the Melbourne Park here. Paes and Raja failed to capitalise on any one of the five break points -- two in the first set and three in the second -- they got in the match while the Cabal-Farah duo converted four out the 10 they had. The Colombian duo broke the Indians twice in both the sets to easily grab the match and make it to the quarterfinals. The Indian pair had shocked the formidable fifth seeds Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray in the second round but their game were not up to the mark today. Paes and Raja, who won two Challenger level titles to close the 2017 season, were playing in their second Grand Slam together. At the 2017 US ...