[ad_1] Novak Djokovic played with a three-centimetre (1.2 inches) tear in his hamstring during his run to a record-extending 10th Australian Open title, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Wednesday.The Serbian, who suffered the hamstring injury en route to winning the warm-up title in Adelaide, won the season-opening major after …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Stand-in skipper Matt Short hit an unbeaten century and fine fifty by Chris Lynn helped Adelaide Strikers complete the highest successful run chase in Big Bash League (BBL) history in Adelaide on Thursday.Short (100*) and Lynn (64) broke free as the Strikers chased down a mammoth target …
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[ad_1] Former world number one Victoria Azarenka overcame a shaky start to beat Anhelina Kalinina 7-6(9) 7-6(5) in a gruelling match at the Adelaide International 1 on Tuesday and reach the second round of the WTA 500 tournament.Twice Australian Open champion Azarenka found herself in trouble trailing 5-1 but she …
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[ad_1] SYDNEY: Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal kickstart their 2023 campaigns this week in Adelaide and Sydney respectively, with the superstar veterans and great rivals eyeing up yet more Australian Open glory.With the pair sharing 43 Grand Slam titles between them — Djokovic has 21 and Nadal 22 — the …
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[ad_1] ADELAIDE: Australia routed West Indies for 77 in the second innings to romp to a 419-run victory in the day-night second Test and complete a 2-0 series sweep at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday. With West Indies set a hopeless victory target of 497, their defeat was merely a …
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[ad_1] ADELAIDE (Australia): Steve Smith will captain Australia in the second Test against the West Indies after skipper Pat Cummins was ruled out due to injury on Wednesday, with Scott Boland replacing him. The pace spearhead has been nursing a mild thigh problem and did not bowl on the last …
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