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'That's an incredible amount to lose...' businessman jailed after making 'appalling' decision
A 'successful' businessman is in jail after making an 'appalling' decision and turning to crime. 'Hard working' dad Michael Gaskell ran his own firm as a plasterer.
ILT20: Mohammed Amir set to join Shaheen Afridi at Desert Vipers for new season
Desert Vipers have moved to combat the issue of fluid availability within their squad by signing Mohammed Amir for the second season of the DP World International League T20.
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.
Rhythm Sangwan Bags India's 16th Quota Place In Shooting For Paris Olympics
Rhythm Sangwan became the 16th Indian shooter to win a Paris Olympic quota place with a bronze medal in the 25m sports pistol event at the Asia Qualifiers in Jakarta on Thursday. With Rhythm's qualification, India secured its highest-ever number of quota places for the July-August Games, with the previous best being the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where the country had sent 15 shooters. This is the third Olympic quota place for India here after Esha Singh and Varun Tomar bagged the 10m air pistol women's and men's spots on Monday.
Iga Swiatek Focused After 'Peaceful' Off-Season Ahead Of Australian Open
World number one Iga Swiatek said Friday a "peaceful" off-season had left her more focused heading into the Australian Open as she targets her first Grand Slam title at Melbourne Park. The Polish top seed is in imperious form, dropping just one set in five wins at the lead-up United Cup mixed-teams tournament in Perth. She enters the opening Grand Slam of the year as favourite, on a 16-match win streak that included tournament victories at the China Open and the WTA Finals. "It was nice to play some high-quality matches against the top players (at the United Cup)," she said. "I realised that I'm feeling pretty confident, a little bit better than last year. Hopefully this feeling is going to stay with me."
Sumit Nagal One Match Away From Making Australian Open Main Draw
India's Sumit Nagal is just one match away from making the main draw of the Australian Open tennis tournament as he reached the final round of the qualifying tournament on Thursday. Nagal beat Australian Edward Winter, a wild card, in the second qualifying match 6-3, 6-2 that lasted one hour and four minutes at the KIA Arena. The 26-year-old Indian will face Alex Molcan of Slovakia in the final round on Friday for a place in the season-opening Grand Slam proper. If Nagal, currently 139th in the singles world ranking, wins on Friday, he will enter the main round of a Grand Slam event for the first time since 2021 and fourth overall.
Swiatek ready for Kenin at Australian Open after 'weird' journeys
MELBOURNE : Iga Swiatek will begin her Australian Open campaign with a first round match against former champion Sofia Kenin and the world number one said on Friday it was strange how different their career paths had been since their only meeting in 2020.