Australian Open
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Steve Smith tags wrong woman instead of fiancee, fans call it 'another brain fade'
Cricket | Jan 23, 2018, 09:14 PM ISTThe cricketer was enjoying the game with his fiancee Dani Willis, though a mistake on social media made him a victim of trolling.
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Australian Open: Injured Rafael Nadal retires; Marin Cilic through to semifinals
Tennis | Jan 23, 2018, 06:52 PM ISTCilic will play a semifinal against No. 49-ranked Kyle Edmund, who earlier beat number three seed Grigor Dimitrov in four sets on Tuesday.
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Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna-Timea Babos cruise into mixed doubles quarterfinals
Tennis | Jan 23, 2018, 03:04 PM ISTThe Indo-Hungarian pair will now face the unseeded duo of Juan Sebastian Cabal from Colombia and Abigail Spears from the USA in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
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Australian Open: Edmund upsets No. 3 Dimitrov, Mertens stuns Svitolina in quarters
Tennis | Jan 23, 2018, 01:13 PM ISTThe 23-year old Brit checked all those boxes on Rod Laver Arena, setting himself up for a match against either top-ranked Rafael Nadal or No. 6 Marin Cilic for a spot in the final of the season's first Grand Slam.
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Kyle Edmund upsets Grigor Dimitrov in Australian Open quarters
Tennis | Jan 23, 2018, 12:33 PM ISTEdmund will play either top-seeded Rafael Nadal or No. 6 Marin Cilic in the first men's semifinal on Thursday.
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Australian Open: Hyeon Chung stuns six-time champion Novak Djokovic, face Sandgren in quarters
Tennis | Jan 22, 2018, 08:18 PM ISTThe 58th-ranked Chung relentlessly attacked Djokovic - who is playing his first tournament since Wimbledon because of an injured right elbow - in the 7-6 (4), 7-5, 7-6 (3) fourth-round win.
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Australian Open: Giant-killer Tennys Sandgren upsets Dominic Thiem
Tennis | Jan 22, 2018, 04:26 PM ISTThe 26-year-old American, who entered the season's opening major ranked 97th, missed a match point in the fourth set but held on for a 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (7), 6-3 win over fifth-seed Thiem.
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Australian Open: Simona Halep enters final 8 after defeating Naomi Osaka
Tennis | Jan 22, 2018, 03:31 PM ISTHalep, who could lose her No. 1 ranking if she doesn't win the title here, extended her record of not having lost a fourth-round match on hard courts at a Grand Slam since the 2013 U.S. Open.
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Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan lose in men's doubles
Tennis | Jan 22, 2018, 01:10 PM ISTCombining with Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France, Bopanna lost to Oliver Marach of Austria and Croatia's Mate Pavic 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6 at the Melbourne Park.
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Australian Open: Federer eases past Fucsovics, sets up quarterfinal clash with Berdych
Tennis | Jan 22, 2018, 12:56 PM ISTTomas Berdych, who beat Fabio Fognini in straight sets earlier Monday, will be Federer's quarterfinal opponent.
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Australian Open: Madison Keys defeats Caroline Garcia, faces Angelique Kerber in quarterfinals
Tennis | Jan 22, 2018, 10:28 AM ISTThe U.S. Open finalist is yet to drop a set at Melbourne Park and is averaging a brisk 62.5 minutes on court through her first four rounds.
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Australian Open: Kyle Edmund makes history, Dimitrov ends Kyrgios' run to reach quarters
Tennis | Jan 21, 2018, 07:14 PM ISTThe Johannesburg-born Edmund is the first British man other than Murray to reach the quarterfinals in Melbourne since John Lloyd was beaten in the quarters in 1985.
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Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna-Timea Babos advance into pre-quarterfinals
Tennis | Jan 21, 2018, 04:15 PM ISTThe Indo-Hungarian pair brushed aside the duo of Ellen Perez and Andrew Whittington 6-2, 6-4 on the Margaret Court Arena.
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Australian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Diego Schwartzman to reach quarterfinals
Tennis | Jan 21, 2018, 03:42 PM ISTNadal will next play sixth-seeded Marin Cilic, who collected his 100th Grand Slam match win with a 6-7 (2), 6-3, 7-6 (0), 7-6 (3) victory over No. 10 Pablo Carreno Busta.
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Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki cruises into quarterfinals; faces Suarez Navarro
Tennis | Jan 21, 2018, 10:32 AM ISTWozniacki could return to the top ranking if she reaches the semifinals at least and a combination of other results go her way.
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Australian Open: Columbia duo defeat India's Leander Paes-Purav Raja in round 3
Tennis | Jan 21, 2018, 01:54 PM ISTThe Columbian pair didn't break a sweat in the third round of the men's doubles as they rode off an easy win against Paes-Raja, defeating them 6-1,6-2.
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Australian Open: Roger Federer advances to fourth round, beats Richard Gasquet in straight sets
Tennis | Jan 20, 2018, 08:57 PM ISTFederer earned his 17th victory over Gasquet in the 19th encounter between the two players.
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic overcomes injury scare, defeats Albert Ramos Viñolas to enter pre quarters
Tennis | Jan 20, 2018, 07:24 PM ISTSeeking a record seventh title in Melbourne, Djokovic is set to take on Chung Hyeon of South Korea, who stunned Germany's Alexander Zverev 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0.
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Australian Open: 'Local boy' Nick Kyrgios pulls out from doubles event
Tennis | Jan 20, 2018, 05:00 PM ISTThe fiery Australian reportedly pulled out of the doubles event believing he has a serious chance of winning his maiden Grand Slam title in the singles at Melbourne Park.
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Australian Open: Angelique Kerber routs Maria Sharapova in 3rd round; Chung ends Zverev's run
Tennis | Jan 20, 2018, 04:18 PM ISTFive-time major winner Sharapova was back at the Australian Open for the first time since 2016, when a failed test for Meldonium led to a 15-month doping ban.