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Ageless defending champion Roger Federer marked his 100th match on Rod Laver Arena Friday by storming past American Taylor Fritz 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 in the third round.

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Scotland captain Andy Robertson became the latest Liverpool player to sign a new long-term contract on Thursday, with the left-back agreeing a deal until 2024.

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Taking stern action after receiving a complaint of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ against him by a teammate, the Mumbai Cricket Association banned Musheer Khan, who led the Mumbai Under-16 team this season, for 3 years on account of ‘indiscipline’. The ban is a huge blow to him, who, along with Prithvi Shaw, received a special award from batting legend Tendulkar in 2013.

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Local hope Ashleigh Barty bounced Greece’s Maria Sakkari from the Australian Open third round Friday and revealed she planned to celebrate by watching the Australian cricket team in action against India.

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Jose Mourinho has pledged to return to football at a “top level” a month on from being sacked by Manchester United. “I want to coach,” Mourinho told BeIN SPORTS. “I am too young, I am in football for a long, long time, but I will be 56 in a couple of weeks and am really too young.

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths carried out a surprise raid at the official premises of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) outside the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Thursday, following allegations of bribery against some officials of the sports body, including an officer bearer at the director-level rank.

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David Frederick Whatmore loves working with the underdogs. Be it masterminding Sri Lanka’s maiden World Cup triumph in 1996 or taking Bangladesh to their first win in Tests in 2005 or guiding Kerala to their first-ever Ranji Trophy semifinal appearance now, the 64-year old has the ability to take his team to unchartered waters with great success.

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Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to bowl against Australia in the series-deciding third ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

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Here are the big sports events lined up for Friday (January 18) that comprise the third ODI between India and Australia while Saina and Kidambi will be seen in their quarter-final matches at Malaysia Masters badminton tournament.

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