Germany upsets No. 1 seed Poland in United Cup
Germany fought back from match point and came from behind Sunday to upset top-seeded Poland and win the United Cup in Sydney, Australia.
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Asian Cup Group F - Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Oman
Statbox on Group F at the Asian Cup, which will be held in Qatar from Jan. 12 to Feb. 10:
Grigor Dimitrov rolls past Holger Rune to claim title in Brisbane
Grigor Dimitrov captured his ninth career title on Sunday with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win over top-seeded Holger Rune in the final at the Brisbane International in Australia.
Monaghan's Karl Gallagher signs for Adelaide
Monaghan's Karl Gallagher has joined AFL club Adelaide on a two-year Category B rookie deal.
Zverev draws Germany level with Poland in United Cup final
SYDNEY: Germany's Alexander Zverev saved two match points against Hubert Hurkacz to prevail 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4 and level their United Cup mixed team tournament final against Poland at 1-1 on Sunday after Iga Swiatek outclassed Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-0.
Ruthless Rybakina, Dimitrov take Brisbane titles, Rublev wins in Hong Kong
BRISBANE: Elena Rybakina handed Aryna Sabalenka a harsh reality check on Sunday (Jan 7) ahead of her Australian Open title defence with a crushing 6-0 6-3 victory in the final of the Brisbane International.
Criticised Over Decision To Rest Shaheen Afridi, Pakistan Team Director Mohammad Hafeez Clarifies
Muhammad Hafeez, Director of the Pakistan team, revealed that Shaheen Shah Afridi approached him with a request to take a break from the third and final Test against Australia at Sydney, contrary to the belief that it was the team management's decision to rest the left-arm pacer. Australia defeated Pakistan by eight wickets at SCG on Saturday to complete a 3-0 series win. “We took the decision to rest Shaheen and manage his workload because we didn't want his body to be adversely affected,” Hafeez said after the third Test against Australia.
South Africa Star Heinrich Klaasen Announces Shock Retirement From Tests
Proteas wicketkeeper batter Heinrich Klaasen has today announced his retirement from Test cricket. The 32-year-old steps away from the red-ball format after featuring in four matches for South Africa between 2019 and 2023. He made his Test debut in India and went on to represent the country in Australia and twice played against the West Indies last summer. He also played 85 first-class matches where he amassed 5347 runs at an average of 46.09, including 12 hundreds and a career-best of 292 for the Momentum Multiply Titans in the CSA 4-Day Series.