Here is Sportzwiki’s daily global sports round-up, featuring top sports news from around the world, on 30th January 2018. All the news from sporting events like cricket, football and other which took over the attention of all the sports enthusiasts. Ambati Rayudu gets two-match ban for breaching BCCI Code of Conduct: Out-of-favour India batsman and Hyderabad […]
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Bilbao pay club record fee for defender Martinez
Madrid, Jan 31: Athletic Bilbao announced the signing of Real Sociedad central defender Inigo Martinez for a club record fee of 32 million euros ($39.8 million). The Spanish top division football club moved quickly to pay Martinez’s buyout clause on Tuesday, just a day after losing Aymeric Laporte to former English champions Manchester City, who paid […]
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Celta top Betis 3-2
Vigo (Spain), Jan 30: Iago Aspas had a brace here to lead Celta Vigo over Real Betis 3-2 and keep the hosts within two points of sixth-place Sevilla in the contest for European spots. Even so, with 31 points from 21 La Liga matches, Celta are just three points ahead of 11th-place Leganes who have a […]
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Wozniacki back at No. 1 after Australian Open win, Halep 2nd
Madrid, Jan30: Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark leaped into the top spot in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings released on Monday, taking a 250-point lead over Romania’s Simona Halep after defeating her in the Australian Open women’s singles final. The 27-year-old Wozniacki returned to world No. 1 for the first time since 2012 after capturing her maiden […]
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We Could Have Been on Winners’ Podium: Fernando Alonso
Daytona Beach (Florida), Jan 29: Spain’s Fernando Alonso lamented the fact that assorted mechanical problems prevented him and teammates Lando Norris and Phil Hanson from making it to the winners’ podium at the Daytona 24 Hour, since before the problems cropped up they were running among the “two or three best” in the contest. The McLaren […]
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Barbosa, Fittipaldi, Alburquerque win Daytona 24 Hours
Daytona Beach (Florida), Jan 29: Brazil’s Christian Fittipaldi and Portugal’s Joao Barbosa and Filipe Alburquerque won the Daytona 24 Hours championship in a clean race at the Daytona International Speedway. This was the third Daytona victory for both Barbosa (2010 and 2014) and Fittipaldi (2004 and 2014) and the first for Alburquerque on Sunday, who was […]
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Eibar steal a point on visit to Athletic Club
Bilbao (Spain), Jan 27: Athletic Club had to settle for a 1-1 draw here against an Eibar side that was in firm control for most of the contest. Eibar, with 29 points from 21 matches, move up to seventh place in La Liga, three behind Sevilla, who have a game in hand, reports Efe. Tenth-place Athletic, […]
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Valencia top Alaves on penalties to advance
Vitoria (Spain), Jan 25: Goalkeeper Jaume Domenech’s heroics in the penalty shootout allowed Valencia to prevail over Alaves and claim a spot in the Copa del Rey semi-finals. In a mirror image of Valencia’s 2-1 win in the first leg, the second leg ended with Alaves up 2-1 here on Wednesday, reports Efe. All three goals […]
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Inaugural UEFA Nations League sees 55 teams slotted
Lausanne, Jan 25: The draw ceremony of the inaugural edition of the UEFA Nations League was held here on Wednesday, with the European football governing body searching for a solution to reduce the number of “meaningless” international friendlies. The UEFA Nations League stems from the desire of UEFA and its 55 member associations to improve the […]
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Chennai Open Chess: Russian GM in lead
Chennai, Jan 24: Russian Grand Master (GM) Rozum Ivan shot into a one point lead after defeating Indian GM R.R. Laxman in 47 moves at the 10th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament here on Wednesday. Ivan is currently on eight points and will need just half-a-point in the 10th and final round on Thursday to […]