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MELBOURNE : Iga Swiatek and Alexander Zverev both had to fight their way back from the brink of defeat to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday, a day of close shaves and tight matches at Melbourne Park.
Star shuttler Kidambi Srikanth bowed out of the India Open Super 750 tournament with a straight-game loss to Hong Kong's Lee Cheuk Yiu after yet another erratic performance in New Delhi on Wednesday. A flurry of brilliant shots was sandwiched between a series of unforced errors during the 47-minute opening round clash as Srikanth went down 22-24 13-21 to world no. 18 Lee. Srikanth made a good start in the opening game, playing some fine strokes from the back court to keep his nose ahead. But Lee kept breathing down his neck and slowly came back to the groove and, following a tight battle, moved ahead from 17-17 to grab three game points.
Morocco manager Walid Regragui said he was pleased with his team's opening performance at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday after the World Cup semi-finalists eased to a 3-0 victory over Tanzania.
Brandon Ingram had the third triple-double of his career and led a franchise-record 3-point performance as the host New Orleans Pelicans routed the reeling Charlotte Hornets 132-112 on Wednesday night.
Manchester United have been credited with an interest in Torino defender Alessandro Buongiorno. Erik ten Hag is expected to search for a new centre-back this year, being one of his four areas of targeted squad improvement.
The financial forecast from Manchester United is almost as brutal as the wintry weather. United's accounts, published on Wednesday, stressed revenue is projected to be lower this year as they are not in any of the European competitions in the second half of the season.
Arguably the finest men's singles tennis player in India at present, Sumit Nagal stunned world number 27 Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan in straight sets on Tuesday to enter the Australian Open second round for the first time in his career. The 26-year-old Nagal, who made it to the main draw through the qualifiers, beat 31st seed Bublik 6-4 6-2 7-6(7-5) in a gruelling match that lasted two hours and 38 minutes. As Nagal made history in the first Grand Slam of the year, cricketer Dinesh Karthik showered praise on social media.
Manchester United have spent £200million on right-wingers across the last four years and the player currently starting in that position was signed for a pittance. Alejandro Garnacho joined the academy from Atletico Madrid when he was just a teenager for under £500,000 and he's played on the right in four successive matches.