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Sumit Nagal Outclass Alex Molcan To Enter Australian Open Singles Main Draw

India's Sumit Nagal on Friday entered the singles main draw of the Australian Open with an easy win over Slovakia's Alex Molcan in the tournament's qualifying final. Nagal cruised past Molcan 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and three minutes, and won the match after his opponent double faulted at 30-40 in the 10th game of the second set. Nagal will now face Kazakhstan's World No. 31 Alexander Bublik in the first round. Currently World No. 139 in singles, this is Nagal's second main draw appearance in the season's first Grand Slam after his entry in 2021. Nagal went down to Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis in the opening round 2-6, 5-7, 3-6 that year.

Lions call can help Ireland's World Cup ambitions - Donal Lenihan

Donal Lenihan believes Andy Farrell's appointment as head coach of the Lions can boost Ireland's hopes at the 2027 World Cup.

Israel barred from World Ice Hockey Championships for security reasons - official

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has barred Israel from its world championships to ensure the "safety and well-being" of all participants, including Israelis.

Davis on top at Sony Open, Power needs to improve

Cam Davis birdied five of his last six holes and held a two-shot lead on Thursday in Honolulu when play was suspended for the night during the opening round of the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Racing 92 move wouldn't scupper Owen Farrell's Lions hopes

Owen Farrell will still be available for the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia led by his father Andy if he joins Racing 92 next season.

Watch: Babar Azam Misses Another Simple Catch, Gets Roasted On Social Media

Pakistan cricket team's fielding performances have come under a lot of criticism in the recent past. During the recently concluded Test series against Australia, there were several missed catches and fielding errors that left the fans frustrated. Pakistan fans were left disappointed once again when Babar Azam missed an extremely easy catch during the first T20I encounter against New Zealand in Auckland on Friday. Williamson miscued a shot off the bowling of Abbas Afridi and the ball went straight towards Babar at mid-on. it should have been an easy catch but Babar misjudged it completely and ended up wasting a simple chance. Social media was not happy and fans started roasting him for the missed opportunity.

Watch: David Warner Storms Social Media, Reaches BBL Match In Helicopter

Australian cricket team batter David Warner made a Hollywood-style entry in a helicopter ahead of Sydney Thunder's Big Bash League match against Sydney Sixers at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The reason for Australia batter's unique entry is that he attended his brother's wedding in Hunter Valley and flew directly for the match. Warner recently called time on his Test and ODI career. The 37-year-old batter played his last Test match against Pakistan, where he scored 57 runs and helped Australia claim 3-0 clean sweep in the series. In his marvelous 13-year-long career, Warner played 112 Tests and 161 ODIs and broke numerous records.

Sinner short on match practice but full of belief before Australian Open

MELBOURNE : Jannik Sinner heads into the Australian Open without a competitive match under his belt this season but the world number four said on Friday he was still full of confidence following his strong finish to 2023.

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Sumit Nagal Outclass Alex Molcan To Enter Australian Open Singles Main Draw

Lions call can help Ireland's World Cup ambitions - Donal Lenihan

Israel barred from World Ice Hockey Championships for security reasons - official

Davis on top at Sony Open, Power needs to improve

Racing 92 move wouldn't scupper Owen Farrell's Lions hopes

Watch: Babar Azam Misses Another Simple Catch, Gets Roasted On Social Media

Watch: David Warner Storms Social Media, Reaches BBL Match In Helicopter

Sinner short on match practice but full of belief before Australian Open