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Melbourne: India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran knocked out third seed Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan from the Australian Open Qualifiers with a straight set victory, here Monday. Ranked 221, left-handed Prajnesh beat 119th ranked Galan 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 13 minutes in the first round at...

Singapore: Beijing's plans to ensure next month's 2022 Winter Olympics go ahead safely during the Covid-19 pandemic look strong, a senior expert from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. According to Singapore's Chinese-language paper Lianhe Zaobao, WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan made the remarks...

Melbourne: An Australian judge has reinstated tennis star Novak Djokovic's visa, which was cancelled after his arrival last week because he is unvaccinated. Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly also ordered the government Monday to release Djokovic from Melbourne hotel quarantine within 30 minutes of his...

Cape Town: Former South Africa pacer Fanie de Villiers feels the hosts' have worked out on how to bat against India pacer Jasprit Bumrah. He added that Bumrah wasn't able to make the batters play enough. Bumrah had a forgettable outing against South Africa in...

St Kitts & Nevis: The Afghanistan cricket team's participation in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in the West Indies is in a jeopardy as the players from the Taliban-run nation are yet to procure visas for the global event. With the team yet to reach...

Belgrade: Novak Djokovic's parents joined a protest rally in downtown Belgrade with their tennis-great son still in an Australian immigration detention hotel as fans of Djokovic in Serbia nervously awaited a crucial court hearing which could decide whether he can play at the Australian Open....

Mumbai: India and Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja Sunday brutally trolled Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a social media post involving Capital Cool MS Dhoni. In social media banter, Jadeja trolled KKR after their social media handle took a dig at MS over an...

Cape Town, (South Africa): India's fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah Sunday recalled his Test debut, saying returning to Cape Town has brought back special memories. The third and final Test against South Africa will be played at Cape Town from January 11-15, where Bumrah made his...

Melbourne: Top seed Rafael Nadal clinched the Melbourne Summer Set title after registering a straight-sets victory over American qualifier Maxime Cressy in the final, here Sunday. The 35-year old Nadal outclassed his opponent Cressy 7-6(6), 6-3 in an hour and 44 minutes final clash at...

New Delhi: Former champions Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu have got the top billing in the India Open badminton tournament, which will be played from January 11 to 16 at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, here. The USD 400,000 prize money...