Bundaberg Regional Council to demolish Anzac Park Pool one year before centenary
Bundaberg Regional Council has brought forward plans to demolish the Queensland city's historic Anzac Park pool, to remain eligible for federal funding.
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Anirban Lahiri misses narrowly as Cameron Smith wins The Players Championship
golf dominated by players trying to smash balls as close to the green as possible, Cameron Smith continues to show how important a world-class short game remains. The Australian continually worked his way out of trouble with crisp iron shots and clutch putts to win The Players Championship by one shot over India's Anirban Lahiri in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. in a rare Monday finish. Smith posted a 6-under-par 66 in his final round for a total score of 13-under 275, earning his fifth and biggest PGA Tour victory at TPC Sawgrass. He also claimed a record $3.6 million winner's check.
Rafael Nadal rises to the challenge again to see off Dan Evans
It was a contest laced with quality and as has been the story time and again over the first few weeks of 2022, Rafael Nadal found a way to come out on top.
Watch: Shell-Shocked Fans In Karachi "Can't Believe" Pakistan's Batting Collapse In 2nd Test vs Australia
It turned out to be a nightmare third day in the second Test match for the home side as Pakistan batters surrendered meekly against a relentless Australian fast bowling unit in Karachi on Monday. Pakistan were bundled out for 148 as their batters looked rattled in front of Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. This happened after Australia declared for 556/9 in the first session of play and then had a go at the Pakistan batting line-up with the new ball. The batting side never really looked in control as they failed to deal with the skill and guile of left-arm pacer Starc early on.
Abrasive Nature Of Karachi Pitch Helped In Getting Reverse Swing: Mitchell Starc
Australia pacer Mitchell Starc on Monday said the abrasive nature of the Karachi pitch helped him and Pat Cummins gain substantial reverse swing as the visitors bowled out Pakistan for 148 runs in the second Test. Asked in a media interaction why Australian bowlers didn't get much reverse swing in the first Test in Rawalpindi, Starc said for one they didn't expect the pitch in Karachi to deteriorate so quickly.
Shock defeat costs Daniil Medvedev number one rank, Rafael Nadal beats Daniel Evans at Indian Wells
Daniil Medvedev lost his world number one ranking after being defeated by Gael Monfils 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the third round of Indian Wells on Monday, while Rafa Nadal beat Britain's Daniel Evans 7-5, 6-3 to stay unbeaten in 2022. Monfils let out a roar as he secured the upset on the sixth match point in front of an adoring California crowd with a backhand winner to set up a meeting with Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz in the fourth round. "I'm quite happy right now - I'm in my zone," Monfils said. "I moved quite good and then I changed the speed quite a lot."
Maria Sakkari steamrolls Petra Kvitova in Indian Wells third round, Elena Rybakina beats Victoria Azarenka
Maria Sakkari fired off five aces to make light work of Czech Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-0 in the third round of Indian Wells on Monday. The world number six won all of her first-serve points in the first set and dropped just one in the second, as Kvitova struggled with her serve, producing five double-faults across the 66-minute affair in California. Two-times Wimbledon winner Kvitova ceded break point in the eighth game of the first set and never regained her composure, as Sakkari fended off two breaks to close out the frame and ran away with the match in the second set.
Novak Djokovic will regain world No 1 ranking after Daniil Medvedev slumps to defeat
Novak Djokovic will return to the top of the ATP rankings next Monday after Daniil Medvedev’s shock defeat against Gael Monfils in Indian Wells.