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Jan 24, 2021

Sindhu and Sameer Ease into Thailand Open Quarterfinals

Indian shuttler Sameer Verma continued his stellar run at the Thailand Open as he eased past Denmark's Rasmus Gemke in straight games to enter the quarter finals of the men's singles event. Verma defeated Gemke 21-12, 21-9 in the second-round contest of the Super 1000 tournament that lasted for almost 40 minutes.
Verma led the match from the start and took the opening game in less than 20 minutes. Having beaten the eighth seed Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the opening round, the world number 31 took his game a notch higher as he won the second game 21-9 to march into the last eight.
P.V. Sindhu also cruised to the quarter finals of the Thailand Open after a victory over Malaysia's Kisona Selvaduray. The Olympic silver medallist outclassed Kisona in the second-round clash to register an easy 21-10, 21-12 win in an encounter that lasted less than an hour.

Jan 23, 2021

Liverpool's 68-match Unbeaten EPL Home Run Ended by Burnley

Liverpool's 68-match unbeaten streak at Anfield in the Premier League ended with a 1-0 loss to Burnley in the latest setback of a fading title defence.
Ashley Barnes scored from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute after the forward was brought down by goalkeeper Alisson Becker as Burnley became the first team to win in the league at Anfield since April 2017.
It was Burnley's first win at Liverpool since 1974, and it leaves Jürgen Klopp's side six points behind leader Manchester United halfway through its title defence, having not scored in four successive games.

Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Top Goal-scorer in Football History

Portugal and Juventus' goal-scoring Phenom Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed Josef Bican for the most goals scored for club and country in football history -- with his tally now at 760. The Juventus striker continued to defy his age since arriving from Real Madrid for around £100 million in 2018 — and his strike against Napoli in the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday has now moved him top of the all-time scoring charts.
Juventus won the Italian Super Cup title after securing a 2-0 win over Napoli. It was the club's ninth Italian Super Cup title and Andrea Pirlo's first trophy as a manager.

Jan 22, 2021

JSW Sports Signs Rishabh Pant, to Manage Commercial Interests, Marketing Rights

Star India wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant has entered into a multi-year contract with JSW Sports, which will look after the cricketer's commercial and marketing rights. JSW Sports, the sports arm of the USD 13 billion JSW Group conglomerate, announced Pant's addition to its growing list of talents.
Pant was earlier managed by Cornerstone Sport and Entertainment Pvt Ltd. The multi-year association will see JSW Sports manage all commercial interests and marketing rights of the 23-year-old cricketer.
As part of the association, JSW Sports will manage his image positioning and all his commercial engagements, including brand endorsements and appearances, social media monetisation and business deals.

Jan 21, 2021

Carolina Marin and Victor Axelsen Win Yonex Thailand Open Badminton Tournament 2021

Reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin beat top seed Tai Tzu-ying to claim women's title of the Thailand Open in Bangkok.
The former world number one has faced an uphill task to recover from a knee injury in January 2019 to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics.
The first non-Asian women's player to clinch an Olympic gold, the Spaniard decisively won match point in the second set after beating her Taiwanese opponent 21-9, 21-16 in 42 minutes.
Fourth seed Viktor Axelsen beat Angus Long to claim the men's title. The Denmark national took just 44 minutes to triumph 21-14, 21-14 over his opponent from Hong Kong.

P.V. Sindhu, K. Srikanth Make Impressive Starts at Thailand Open

Top Indian shuttlers P. V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth notched up straight-game wins in the opening round to make impressive starts at the Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament in Bangkok.
A week after being sent packing by Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt in the first event of the Asia leg, world champion Sindhu showed great discipline and focus to see off world no.12 Busanan 21-17 21-13 in the women's singles opener.

Jan 20, 2021

India Breaches Australia's Brisbane Fortress, Wins Test Series 2-1

India created history as they became the first team to beat Australia in a Test match in Brisbane in 33 years after winning the series-deciding fourth and final match at the Gabba by 3 wickets.
Australia, who last lost at this venue against the West Indies in 1988, were in for a rude shock on Day 5 of the Brisbane Test as India chased down the target of 328 thanks to brilliant knocks from Shubman Gill (91), Rishabh Pant (89 not out) and Cheteshwar Pujara (56).

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