India began their title defense with a commanding 9-wicket win over the West Indies on Sunday, and followed it up with a thumping 10-wicket victory over the hosts Malaysia on Tuesday.
In the Men’s Hockey India League, UP Rudras defeated Team Gonasika 2-0 in a closely contested match and climbed to the top of the Hockey India League standings at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela
In Australian Open Tennis, eleventh seed Paula Badosa entered her maiden Grand Slam semifinal after upsetting World No. 3 Coco Gauff 7-5, 6-4 in the Women’s Singles quarterfinal today.
Sinner faced physical struggles in the second set and required a medical time-out but rallied to win the third and fourth sets, securing a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory.
In the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, World Champion D Gukesh has won the first round defeating Anish Giri of Holland in a closely contested match at Wijk Aan Zee in Netherlands.
Later tonight, the Indian men’s team will also take on South Africa, with their match scheduled to start at 8:15 PM at the same venue. Both Indian teams will aim for victory to secure a spot in the finals.
In Tennis, star Indian player Rohan Bopanna along with his partner Zhang Shuai of China has advanced to the second round of the prestigious Australian Open tournament in the Mixed Doubles event this morning.
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