Melbourne, Jan 20: Spain’s Rafael Nadal on Sunday complimented Tomas Berdych, whom he defeated earlier in the day to make it to his 11th quarterfinal at the Australian Open, and said he was in favour of equal prize money for men and women tennis players, at a post-match press conference. He said Berdych was a tough […]
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Adidas unveils official match ball for 2019-20 Champions League final
Madrid, Jan 20: Adidas on Saturday revealed the official match ball for the 2018-2019 UEFA Champions League final, which is scheduled to be held at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid. The colors and the design of the new ‘Madrid Finale 19’ ball, which apparently taken inspiration from Spain’s red and yellow national flag, also incorporates […]
Malaysia Masters: India’s campaign ends after Saina’s SF loss to Marin
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 19: India’s campaign in the Malaysia Masters 2019 ended after London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal went down in straight games 16-21, 13-21 to reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain, in the women’s singles semi-finals here on Sturday. The Indian started on an aggressive note, racing to a 5-2 lead before the […]
Nadal laments lack of young Spanish players
Melbourne, Jan 19: Spain’s Rafael Nadal (2), after defeating Australia’s Alex De Minaur (27) in the third round of the Australian Open here, said that tennis has skipped a few generations in Spain and it is probable that it will not be so successful in the coming years. After his 250th Grand Slam win on Friday, […]
Bautista Agut beats Millman, moves to Australian Open Round 3
Melbourne, Jan 17: Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut on Wednesday won a marathon five-set duel against home-favourite John Millman 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-7 (6), 6-4 to reach the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne Park. This was the second five-setter in a row for the 22nd seed Bautista Agut after he beat Britain’s Andy Murray, […]
Djokovic follows Federer, Nadal into round 2 of Australian Open
Melbourne, Jan 16: World No 1 Novak Djokovic downed Mitchell Krueger of the US 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open here on Tuesday. The Serbian cruised into the second round, following in the footsteps of his chief rivals, world No 2 Rafael Nadal and Swiss legend and world No 3 Roger […]
Murray bows out of his last Australian Open after tough battle
Melbourne, Jan 15: Andy Murray fought hard for more than four hours on Monday at round 1 of the Australian Open but lost to Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-2. No. 22 seed Bautista Agut cut short what was being billed as one of the greatest tennis comebacks after he rediscovered […]
Nadal defeats Duckworth in straight sets at Australian Open
Melbourne, Jan 14: Spain’s Rafael Nadal defeated Australian wild card entry James Duckworth 6-4, 6-3, 7-5, in the first round of the Australian Open here on Monday. Nadal, who won the title in 2009, completed the match against the 238th-ranked Duckworth, four months after his last official match against Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro in last […]
Valladolid holds Valencia to 1-1 tie in La Liga
Valencia (Spain), Jan 13: Real Valladolid held host Valencia to 1-1 draw in a La Liga contest at the Mestalla stadium. Spanish midfielder Daniel Parejo opened the scoring for Valencia at minute 70, while his countryman Ruben Alcaraz put Valladolid on equal terms at minute 81, reports Efe news. With the tie on Saturday night, Valencia […]
Real Madrid coach declines to advise Isco on his current situation
Madrid, Jan 13: Real Madrid’s Argentine coach Santiago Solari has said Spain midfielder Fransico Alarcon, best known as Isco, is wise enough to figure out on his own how to deal with his current situation. Isco has, apparently, fallen out of favour with Solari as he took part in just five league games since recovering from […]