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Indian tennis player Ankita Raina is on the brink of securing a spot in the Australian Open’s main draw for women’s singles after an exhilarating win against Spain’s Jessica Maneiro. This victory brings Raina, aged 30, closer to being the first Indian woman since Sania Mirza to participate in the Australian Open’s main singles event. The intense match required Raina …

At the Adelaide International tennis tournament, qualifiers Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Anna Kalinskaya secured unexpected victories against higher-ranked opponents in the first round. The tournament serves as a precursor to the Australian Open, taking place from January 14-28, 2021. Pavlyuchenkova, the finalist of the 2021 French Open, defeated the fifth seed, Beatriz Haddad Maia, with a score of 6-3, 6-4. The …

Mack Hansen, the winger for Ireland’s rugby team, will be unable to participate in the upcoming Six Nations championship. His club, Connacht, announced on Monday that Hansen is facing a three to four-month recovery period due to a dislocated shoulder. The 25-year-old, originally from Australia, sustained the injury during Connacht’s recent 22-9 victory against Munster in the URC Championship. Since …

Ellyse Perry delivered a standout performance with an unbeaten 34 off 21 balls, guiding Australia to a victory in the second T20I against India in Navi Mumbai. This win leveled the three-match series. In her landmark 300th international match, Perry became the first Australian and only the fourth woman to achieve this milestone. Although she didn’t bowl, she contributed with …

Rafael Nadal, the renowned Spanish tennis player, has announced his withdrawal from the upcoming Australian Open due to an injury he incurred at the Brisbane International. Nadal, who exited the Brisbane tournament in the quarter-finals on January 5, was preparing for the Australian Open, a key event that kicks off the tennis season starting January 14. Recently returning to competitive …

Grigor Dimitrov clinched his first ATP title in seven years by defeating top seed Holger Rune at the Brisbane International on Sunday. This victory marks the Bulgarian’s first ATP triumph since his 2017 ATP Finals win and serves as a significant morale booster ahead of the Australian Open. Dimitrov, who previously won in Brisbane and reached the Australian Open semi-finals …

Mario Zagallo, a key figure in Brazil’s emergence as a football superpower and the first individual to win the FIFA World Cup both as a player and a coach, passed away on Friday at the age of 92. Zagallo was the last surviving member of Brazil’s 1958 World Cup-winning squad, a victory that helped heal the wounds of Brazil’s devastating …

Rafael Nadal, in his first tournament after a year off due to injury, missed three critical match points and required medical attention during his quarterfinal match against Jordan Thompson at the Brisbane International. Despite a promising start, the 22-time major winner couldn’t clinch the match in the second set and ultimately lost to the 55th-ranked Thompson in three sets, 5-7, …