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India Stars Carrying Over 150 Kg Luggage Sent Strong Message By BCCI, "Red Flag" Raised For This Act

The BCCI is considering a slew of disciplinary measures in the aftermath of India's disastrous tour of Australia, including limiting the presence of spouses on tours and barring managerial staff of coaches and players from the team bus. The steps which could be taken moving forward will limit the presence of wives and other family members on assignments to a maximum of two weeks if the tour is 45 days or more. If the duration is less than that, the presence of wives could be limited to a week.

Ominous Carlos Alcaraz Sweeps Into Australian Open Third Round

Rampant four-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz dropped just five games in an ominous display of strength at the Australian Open on Wednesday to sprint into the third round. The Spanish third seed showed no mercy to Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka, who was taught a 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 lesson on Margaret Court Arena in an 81-minute rout. "The less time you spend on court in the Grand Slams, especially in the beginning, it is going to be better," said Alcaraz, who won Roland Garros and Wimbledon last year but is yet to go beyond the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park.

Shaky Aryna Sabalenka Overcomes Serve Struggles To Stay Alive In Melbourne

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka battled through serving woes Wednesday to make the Australian Open third round, but it was a less-than-convincing display by the world number one. The Belarusian dropped serve three times and faced 11 break points before overcoming Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Rod Laver Arena 6-3, 7-5, rattling off the last five games in a row. It was her 16th consecutive victory on Melbourne's centre court after back-to-back titles and a first round win over 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens.

India Captain Rohit Sharma To Visit Pakistan Ahead Of Champions Trophy, Report Explains Reason

Although India will play its Champions Trophy matches at a neutral venue, the team captain is expected to visit the host nation Pakistan to attend the opening ceremony of the prestigious event, which is making a return after an eight-year hiatus, sources said. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning a grand opening ceremony of the Champions Trophy, tentatively scheduled for February 16 or 17, subject warm-up match itinerary. All team captains are to take part in the opening ceremony, which is a standard practice for ICC events.

Lazio Sack Doctor Who Performed Far-Right Falconer's Penis Op: club owner

Lazio on Tuesday sacked the club doctor responsible for performing penis surgery on their fascist-sympathising falconer, who was dismissed the day before for publishing the results of the operation online. Speaking to journalists outside Italy's parliament building in Rome, 67-year-old senator and Lazio club owner Claudio Lotito said that Gabriele Antonini had been fired "at the speed of light" after appearing in controversial photos and videos posted on social media by Juan Bernabe. Spaniard Bernabe, who has been present at Lazio home matches with club mascot Olimpia the eagle since 2010, caused scandal when he posted images of his erect penis following surgery.

Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka Chase History As Australian Open Hits Round Two

Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka will step up their bids for tennis history at the Australian Open on Wednesday, where Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka will also be in second-round action. With new coach Andy Murray in his corner, Djokovic is in pursuit of an 11th Melbourne title and record 25th Grand Slam singles crown. Sabalenka is hunting down a rare hat-trick of consecutive Australian Open wins, a feat last achieved 26 years ago by Martina Hingis and only matched by four other women in history.

Bayer Leverkusen Win To Go One Point Behind Bayern Munich, Holstein Kiel Down Dortmund

A second-half goal from Alex Grimaldo sent Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-0 home win over Mainz, closing the gap with league leaders Bayern Munich to one point. Borussia Dortmund's struggles in the league continued with a 4-2 loss at Holstein Kiel earlier on Tuesday, raising the heat on under-fire coach Nuri Sahin. In Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso's defending champions were dominant against an in-form Mainz but were held at bay until Grimaldo produced a stunning free-kick after 48 minutes. The Spain defender lifted the shot over the Mainz wall and beyond the outstretched palm of Robin Zentner, his 12th goal on his 50th Bundesliga appearance.

Aston Villa Sign Dutch Forward Donyell Malen From Borussia Dortmund

Aston Villa bolstered their attacking options on Tuesday with the signing of Dutch international Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund. The 25-year-old forward joined Villa for a reported 23 million euro (19 million pounds, $24 million) fee plus three million euros in add-ons. "Aston Villa is delighted to announce the signing of Dutch international Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund," Villa said in a statement. Malen scored 39 times in 132 appearances for Dortmund since arriving in 2021, helping the German giants to reach last season's Champions League final.

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India Stars Carrying Over 150 Kg Luggage Sent Strong Message By BCCI, "Red Flag" Raised For This Act

Ominous Carlos Alcaraz Sweeps Into Australian Open Third Round

Shaky Aryna Sabalenka Overcomes Serve Struggles To Stay Alive In Melbourne

India Captain Rohit Sharma To Visit Pakistan Ahead Of Champions Trophy, Report Explains Reason

Lazio Sack Doctor Who Performed Far-Right Falconer's Penis Op: club owner

Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka Chase History As Australian Open Hits Round Two

Bayer Leverkusen Win To Go One Point Behind Bayern Munich, Holstein Kiel Down Dortmund

Aston Villa Sign Dutch Forward Donyell Malen From Borussia Dortmund