Defending champion Novak Djokovic set up an Australian Open semi-final against Roger Federer after producing another clinical performance to beat Canadian 32nd seed Milos Raonic. Djokovic dismantled Raonic’s potent serve to win 6-4 6-3 7-6 (7-1) despite an eye problem late in the third set. The Serb second seed, who is aiming for a record-extending eighth title, has lost just ...
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Australian Open:Roger Federer defied age and logic once again
Roger Federer defied age and logic once again to save seven match points before beating unseeded American Tennys Sandgren in a sensational Australian Open quarter-final. The out-of-sorts Swiss fought off form and fitness concerns before winning 6-3 2-6 2-6 7-6 (10-8) 6-3. World number 100 Sandgren looked set to be the lowest ranked player to reach the Melbourne semi-finals since ...
Read More »Alastair Cook joins MCC world cricket committee
Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook has been appointed to the MCC’s world cricket committee. The committee is an independent panel of former and current players and umpires that can propose changes to the sport’s laws. Cook is England’s leading Test run-scorer with 12,472 in 161 matches and captained England a record 59 times. The 35-year-old retired from England duty ...
Read More »Stuart Broad fined for using “inappropriate language” at Faf du Plessis
England bowler Stuart Broad has been fined 15% of his match fee for using “inappropriate language” during the fourth Test against South Africa. On Monday, Broad, 33, was involved in an altercation with Proteas captain Faf du Plessis during day four. Du Plessis was hit on the pads by a throw from Sam Curran and an agitated exchange with Broad ...
Read More »Batsman Mohammad Irfan Khan sets sights on ICC U19 Cricket World Cup quarter-final
Johannesburg:Mianwali-born middle-order batsman Mohammad Irfan Khan has remained a permanent fixture of Pakistan U19 sides since appearing in the seven-match series against South Africa U19 in June 2019. The tall right-handed batsman who is one of the best fielders in the side has also played all three Group C fixtures of the ongoing ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2o20 being ...
Read More »Tayyar Hain gets thumbs up from all stakeholders
Tayyar Hain, the official anthem of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020, was presented for viewing to all stakeholders in an impressive ceremony in a local hotel on Tuesday evening before it was officially released ahead of the 9pm news bulletins. Tayyar Hain is now available for viewing at the PSL YouTube Channel and will be played at the venues ...
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