Melbourne, Jan 21: Novak Djokovic of Serbia on Saturday overcame an injury scare to defeat Spain’s Albert Ramos Viñolas 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 in the third round of the Australian Open. Six-time Australian Open champion Djokovic won despite needing a medical timeout to massage his lower back and left hip after the third game of the second […]
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Global Sports Round Up on 20th January, 2018
Here is Sportzwiki’s daily news round-up, featuring top sports news from around the world, on 20th January 2018. Here’s all the news from sporting events like cricket, football, WWE, Tennis and other sports took over the attention of all the sports enthusiasts. 2018 ICC Under-19 World Cup, Results England 383/7 beat Canada 101 by – […]
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Peterhansel could miss Dakar podium due to mechanical woes
Cordoba (Argentina), Jan 20: French driving great and seven-time Dakar Rally car champion Stephane Peterhansel (Peugeot) is in jeopardy of missing out on a podium spot this year after suffering mechanical problems in the penultimate stage. Peterhansel suffered the mishap during the 369-kilometre (229-mile) timed portion of the 13th stage on Friday between the Argentine cities […]
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Getafe, Athletic battle to 2-2 draw in La Liga
Getafe (Spain), Jan 20: Getafe and Athletic drew 2-2 in a contest that saw the referee award three penalties — two of them converted into goals — even as the hosts came back twice from deficits. The outcome on Friday leaves the sides separated by a single point as La Liga moves into the second half […]
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Valencia bounce back to beat Alaves in Copa del Rey
Valencia (Spain), Jan 18: Valencia battled back from a deficit to prevail 2-1 over Alaves in the first leg of their Copa del Rey football quarter-final tie here. The visitors got off to a fast start at the Mestalla, creating two solid scoring chances in the first five minutes on Wednesday, reports Efe. The contest became […]
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Espanyol stuns Barça 1-0 in Copa quarters
Cornella de Llobregat (Spain), Jan 18: Espanyol handed FC Barcelona a rare loss in the first leg of their Copa del Rey football quarter-final, getting a goal from Oscar Melendo in the 89th minute to pull off the 1-0 upset here. The city rivals of the Catalan giants scarcely looked to attack during the first half […]
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Hero Team’s Mena 18th, Santosh 42nd at Dakar Rally
Tupiza (Bolivia), Jan 15: Hero MotoSports Team Rally’s Oriol Mena and C.S. Santosh finished 18th and 42nd, respectively, after the Marathon stage at the Dakar Rally here. Mena on Sunday completed the eighth stage — from Uyuni to Tupiza of 498 kms followed by an 87 km liaison section — at 12th position. His overall timing […]
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Barca mount impressive comeback to beat Real Sociedad
San Sebastian (Spain), Jan 15: FC Barcelona strengthened their lead in the Spanish top division football rankings after battling back from a two-goal deficit to trounce Real Sociedad 4-2 on their home turf, where they had not won in more than 10 years. The Catalans had not managed a La Liga victory at Anoeta Stadium — […]
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Dakar Rally organisers cancel 9th stage due to bad weather
Tupiza (Bolivia), Jan 15: Dakar Rally organisers have cancelled the ninth stage of the racing event, in which competitors were to have covered a route from Tupiza, Bolivia, to Salta, Argentina, on Monday. That route stretches for a total of 755 km, with a timed portion of 242 km. The official reason given on Sunday for […]
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Hero Team’s Mena 17th, Santosh 40th at Dakar Rally
Uyuni (Bolivia), Jan 14: Hero MotoSports Team Rally’s Oriol Mena and C.S. Santosh finished 17th and 40th, respectively, after the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally here. After the much deserved rest day at La Paz, the Dakar Rally on Saturday went on the road again with the first Marathon stage kicking off from La Paz […]