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Jan 29, 2019

Federer drops to 6th in ATP rankings

Novak Djokovic strengthened his grip at the top of the men's ATP tennis ranking following his destruction of Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final.
An outclassed Nadal, beaten in straight sets in just over two hours, held on to second spot in the rankings while Roger Federer slipped from third to six place. Federer, the defending champion, was eliminated in the round of 16 by Greek giant-killer Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Alexander Zverev replaces Federer in third position ahead of Juan Martin del Potro, fourth, who missed the Australian Open. Tsitsipas, eliminated by Nadal in the semifinals, jumped three places and is knocking on the door of the top 10 in 12th place.

Asia Cup Final

Striker Yuya Osako scored twice in 11 second-half minutes to help send four-time champions Japan into the Asian Cup final with a 3-0 victory over tournament favourites Iran.
The Werder Bremen forward headed the first home in the 56th minute and added his second from the penalty spot to help set up a date with either hosts the United Arab Emirates or Qatar in final in Abu Dhabi.
Genki Haraguchi added a gloss to the scoreline with a powerful run and shot in stoppage time at the end of the match but the contest was already long decided.
Iran enjoyed the better of a competitive, if goalless, first half but were completely deflated by Osako's twin strikes.

Nepal Record First Overseas ODI Series Win

Nepal's skipper Paras Khadka smashed his maiden One-day International century and propelled his team to a maiden overseas series win over United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the ICC Academy Oval.
Khadka scored 115 runs off just 109 balls to become the first-ever Nepali batsman to record ODI ton before being trapped leg before. UAE, batting first, had hit 254 for six in 50 overs.
Nepal achieved the target in 44.4 overs losing six wickets. UAE 254/6 in 50 overs (S Anwar 87, M Boota 59, P Khadka 2/44) vs Nepal 255/6 in 44.4 overs (P Khadka 115, I Haider 2/50).

Jan 28, 2019

India beat Indonesia in Football Friendly

A second-half hat-trick by Ratanbala Devi helped the Indian women's team beat Indonesia 3-0 in the first of their two friendly matches.
India are preparing for the Olympic Qualifiers and will face Indonesia again on January 30.

Saina Claims First BWF Title

Saina Nehwal claimed her first BWF title in two years after Olympic and world champion Carolina Marin limped off the Indonesia Masters final after an injury she suffered on the court.
The London Olympics bronze medallist, who last won a BWF title in 2017 in Malaysia, was trailing 4-10 in the opening game when Marin decided to withdraw from the contest as she struggled to continue after the injury.
Marin was favourite to win the title. She beat Saina at the Malaysia Masters semifinal in Kuala Lumpur.

Novak Djokovic Wins Seventh Australian Open Title

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat Spaniard Rafael Nadal in straight sets to clinch a record seventh Australian Open title, the Serb's third Slam win in a row.
Djokovic has won most Australian Open men's titles, surpassing Roger Federer and Roy Emerson, who have won six times each.
Since undergoing surgery, Djokovic has won the last three Slams in a row, winning the Wimbledon and US Open titles last year. Federer has also reached the final seven times, but won six times.

Jan 26, 2019

India Wins over New Zealand in 2nd ODI

A 154-run opening partnership between Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma set India on course to a 90-run win over New Zealand in the second ODI and a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
Rohit made 87 and Dhawan 66 as India posted 324-4 after winning the toss and opting to bat. New Zealand mustered only 234 from 40.2 overs in reply for their second heavy defeat after losing the first match of the series by eight wickets.
While India have solidified their position as one of the favourites to win the 50-over World Cup in England in the middle of the year, New Zealand's high expectations of their own chances have been re-calibrated after two crushing defeats.

Krejcikova, Ram Win Mixed Doubles Title

Third seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Rajeev Ram defeated local favourites Astra Sharma and John-Patrick Smith 7-6(3) 6-1 to win the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open.
After edging a tight opening set, the experienced Ram and Krejcikova broke early in the second set and held firm to clinch the contest and deny their unseeded rivals.
It was the first taste of Grand Slam success for American Ram while Krejcikova, who won two women's doubles majors with fellow Czech Katerina Siniakova last year, claimed her first mixed doubles Slam trophy.

Stosur-Zhang Clinch Doubles Title

Unseeded pair Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai took out the Australian Open women's doubles title to be crowned Grand Slam champions at Melbourne Park for the first time.
The Australian-Chinese combination battled past HungarianFrench second seeds Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic -- last year's champions -- 6-3, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena.
It was Zhang and Stosur's maiden Slam crown as a team, although Stosur had previously won the 2005 US Open and 2006 French Open in a partnership with Lisa Raymond that earned them 20 titles altogether.
En route to the title, Stosur and Zhang knocked out reigning French Open and Wimbledon champions Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova.

Jan 25, 2019

Ban on Pandya, Rahul Lifted

The Committee of Administrators of the Board of Control for Cricket in India lifted the suspension of Hardik Pandya and Lokesh Rahul, which was imposed for their objectionable comments on a television talk show.
The committee lifted the ban on the players pending the appointment of the board's ombudsman, making the duo available for selection to the national team in the interim.

Jan 24, 2019

New Zealand Crushed by Eight Wickets in the First ODI

A match billed as a run fest was turned upside down by India spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, as New Zealand were crushed by eight wickets in the first ODI.
The bowlers rolled New Zealand for 157.
Kuldeep and Chahal delivered a spin bowling master-class, mesmerising New Zealand with six wickets between them, while Mohammed Shami claimed three as New Zealand folded for a mere 157 with 12 overs to spare.
It was a costly error for New Zealand as the left-hander, who passed 5,000 ODI runs in the course of the innings, went on to make his 26th half century.
Kohli, a day after becoming the first player to clinch all three top ICC honours including cricketer of the year, was caught behind for 45. Ambati Rayudu finished not out 13.

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