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Jasprit Bumrah "Would Have F****** Ripped On Don Bradman's...": India Star Receives Ultimate Praise From Greats

For long, Jasprit Bumrah has been one of the best performers in Indian cricket across formats and roles. At the recently concluded India vs Australia series Down Under, Bumrah was almost unplayable as he scalped 32 wickets across five Tests at an average 13.06. He strike-rate was an astounding 28.3. His wickets tally is the joint highest for an India pacer in a series in the longest format. It is also the highest for any India bowler in an away series.

Naomi Osaka Battles To Keep Focus With Los Angeles Fires 'Three Blocks From Home'

Naomi Osaka said on Monday she was struggling to keep focused at the Australian Open with the deadly and massive wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles "three blocks" from her house. The two-time Melbourne champion defeated France's Caroline Garcia 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round and afterwards said: "I was watching the fire map and the fire is three blocks from my house. I had someone go get my daughter's birth certificate." The 27-year-old former world number one, who has a young daughter named Shai, represents Japan but lives in Los Angeles.

Auger-Aliassime advances to Australian Open 2nd round with 4-set win over Germany's Struff

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday with a 6-3, 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 win over Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff.

Naomi Osaka has help getting birth certificate from L.A. home - ESPN

MELBOURNE, Australia — While Naomi Osaka is busy competing — and winning — at the Australian Open, she needed to send someone to retrieve her 1½-year-old daughter's birth certificate from their California home in case it got caught up in the wildfires ravaging the greater Los Angeles area.

Rallying-Lategan back on track in Dakar with stage eight win

SAUDI ARABIA : Toyota's Henk Lategan dominated stage eight of the Dakar Rally on Monday, and despite a speed violation, the win extended his overall lead after the previous day's chaotic race had virtually wiped out his advantage over closest rival Yazeed Al-Rajhi.

Ex-India Coach Accused Of 'Leaking Information', Found 'Resistance From Seniors', Did Not Respect Indian Culture

In the history of ODI World Cups, rarely has an edition turned out to be as poor as the 2007 edition in West Indies. India were the runners-up of the 2003 edition and were expected to do well in 2007 too. However, what happened was exact opposite. India could not go past the initial stage from a group that had Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bermuda. India could win only one game against Bermuda and were knocked out. Greg Chappell was the coach in that edition and former India player Robin Uthappa said that the environment of the team was not not good.

'Last Two Months Have Been Nothing Short Of An Opportunity To Grow': Nitish Kumar Reddy

India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, who made his Test debut in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia, said that the "last two months have been nothing short of an opportunity to grow, as a player and a person too". Reddy made his red-ball debut against Australia in Perth and went on to retain his place in the playing 11 for the five-match series. The 21-year-old repaid the faith shown by the team management and impressed with the bat on the tour. He scored 298 runs at an average of 37.25, making him India's second-highest run-getter in the series.

As Djokovic's career nears the end, his unrivaled greatness stands out even more - ESPN

MELBOURNE, Australia — It's five days from the beginning of the Australian Open and Novak Djokovic has just emerged from the shadows of the Rod Laver Arena players tunnel for the first of his pre-tournament practice sessions. He strides to his bench and dumps enough baggage for a two-week vacation before lacing his shoes and deliberately pirouetting toward the net, taking in a 360-degree view of the court and stadium that have defined his renowned career.

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Jasprit Bumrah "Would Have F****** Ripped On Don Bradman's...": India Star Receives Ultimate Praise From Greats

Naomi Osaka Battles To Keep Focus With Los Angeles Fires 'Three Blocks From Home'

Auger-Aliassime advances to Australian Open 2nd round with 4-set win over Germany's Struff

Naomi Osaka has help getting birth certificate from L.A. home - ESPN

Rallying-Lategan back on track in Dakar with stage eight win

Ex-India Coach Accused Of 'Leaking Information', Found 'Resistance From Seniors', Did Not Respect Indian Culture

'Last Two Months Have Been Nothing Short Of An Opportunity To Grow': Nitish Kumar Reddy

As Djokovic's career nears the end, his unrivaled greatness stands out even more - ESPN