[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Wildcard home duo Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler won a first Grand Slam crown with victory in the men’s doubles final at the Australian Open on Saturday.The Australians did a celebratory chest bump and hugged tightly after defeating duo Hugo Nys of Monaco and Poland’s Jan Zielinski 6-4, …
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[ad_1] AHMEDABAD: Former India cricket captain Mithali Raj has been roped in as mentor and advisor by Women’s Premier League (WPL) side Gujarat Giants ahead of the inaugural season, which will take place in March-April this year.Mithali, the highest run-getter in women’s international cricket, had retired last year from all …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Elena Rybakina will become the first Kazakh tennis player to enter the top 10 singles world rankings after her run to the Australian Open final on Saturday, making up somewhat for the points she missed out on in her Wimbledon triumph last summer.But the Russian-born player said the …
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[ad_1] POTCHEFSTROOM: Batting sensation Shafali Verma will chase history when she leads India against England in the first-ever ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup final here on Sunday.For all their success at the international stage, the Indian women’s cricket team has never won a World Cup at any level and …
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[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Former India men’s hockey head coach Roelant Oltmans has blamed the lack of tactical awareness and a non-existent club culture for India’s early exit in the ongoing edition of the FIH Men’s World Cup.India lost the crossover match to New Zealand and failed to make the quarter-finals after …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: An intense home season has left star Australian opener David Warner “tired and exhausted” ahead of the upcoming four-Test series in India, beginning in Nagpur on February 9.The 36-year-old played in multiple formats in a hectic summer, including ODI series against Zimbabwe, New Zealand, and England and Tests …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Ahead of Australia‘s Test and ODI tour of India, former spinner Steve O’Keefe has raised the pitch for separate coaches for different formats, saying that it would help reduce the pressure on one individual.Andrew McDonald is currently Australia’s all-format coach after he replaced Justin Langer last year ahead …
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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Facts and figures about Aryna Sabalenka after she won the Australian Open women’s final on Saturday:Aryna SabalenkaAge: 24World ranking: 5Prize money: $14,602,010Career titles: 12Grand Slam titles: 1 (Australia 2023)Australian Open best: Champion (2023)Coach: Anton DubrovPath to the final:1st rd: bt Tereza Martincova (CZE) 6-1, 6-42nd rd: bt Shelby …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Aryna Sabalenka clinched her maiden Grand Slam title in an incredible come-from-behind win over Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open women’s singles final on Saturday.The 24-year-old registered a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over the Kazakh 22nd seed Rybakina in a thrilling final between two of …
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[ad_1] RANCHI: New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell believes stand-in T20 captain Mitchell Santner is currently one of the best spinners in white-ball cricket after the left-arm tweaker’s impressive outing against India in the series opener here.Santner returned with miserly figures of 2/11 from his four overs to set up New …
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