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World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland was pushed in her first-round match of the Australian Open but escaped with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Germany's Jule Niemeier on Monday in Melbourne. Swiatek, a three-time Grand Slam champion, fought off two break point chances for Niemeier in the seventh game of thefirst set, then broke her opponent's serve in the final game of the set for the win. Niemeier grabbed a break of her own early i

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"That's why you never give up on a drive, even when it's down there inside the two-yard line. It's what our defense - the whole red zone, the last couple years, it's been awesome from our defense and today is no different. For Logan (Wilson) to knock tha

Kyle Barber Ravens' Defeat a "Microcosm of Their Season;" Some Ponder "What if?"

At age 78 and in his 47th season of coaching Syracuse, Jim Boeheim doesn't have time for anything less than brutal honesty. Asked recently about starting forward Benny Williams, Boeheim was blunt. "He's been focused on shooting jump shots, and he's not a good enough shooter to shoot a lot of jump shots," Boeheim said. "I don't know how he's feeling. Go ask him. I'm sure he's not happy. Nobody's happy when you don't play

Things haven't come easy for No. 18 College of Charleston, but the Cougars keep moving in the right direction. Charleston will play for the third time in six days Monday when William Mary visits Charleston, S.C in Colonial Athletic Association play. Charleston (18-1, 6-0 CAA) holds the longest winning streak in the country at 17 games. William Mary (8-10, 3-2) is getting its act together at an ideal time. The Tribe h

Melbourne [Australia], January 16 (ANI): Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas started off his Australian Open campaign with a win over Quentin Halys in the opening round of the men's singles category on Monday. Tsitsipas defeated Halys by 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(6) and advanced to the second round. Carrying his United Cup form, where he went 4-0 during Greece' semifinal run, the 24-year-old put a stop to Halys resurgence in the third se

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 16 (ANI): Star India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Monday extended his gratitude to Rajat Kumar and Nishu Kumar, the youths who helped him after he met with a car accident and ensured that he reached hospital safely, calling them "two heroes". Rishabh took to Twitter and posted a picture of these two individuals standing with his mother. "I may not have been able to thank everyo

Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek, the top seeds in the respective men's and women's draws at the Australian Open, moved into the second round on Monday after overcoming tricky opponents.

Daniil Medvedev wasted little time in dispatching American Marcos Giron

Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from his home Grand Slam on eve of his opening match

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GOMA, Congo (AP) - A suspected extremist attack at a church in eastern Congo killed at least 10 people and wounded more than three dozen, according to the country's army. A group linked to Islamic extremists was suspected of being responsible for a bomb that went off in the Pentecostal church in the North Kivu province town of Kasindi, military spokesperson Anthony Mwalushayi told The Associated Press by phone. A Keny

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Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from his home Grand Slam on eve of his opening match

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 16 (ANI): Three-time champions Australia and Argentina shared points after both sides treated the crowd to a thrilling 3-3 draw in their Pool A match of the ongoing FIH Men's Hockey World Cup at Kalinga Stadium here on Monday. With this draw, Australia have managed to maintain their top spot despite having the same number of points as Argentina. Goal difference differentiates the two

C.J. Stroud is turning pro. The Ohio State quarterback declared for the 2023 NFL Draft on Monday, all but cementing his name being called in the top five in April. Monday is the deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft Field Level Media ranks Stroud as the No. 5 overall prospect in this year's draft and the No. 3 quarterback behind Alabama's Bryce Young and Kentucky's Will Levis. "This process has been diffi

Southern California wide receiver and 2021 Biletnikoff Award winner Jordan Addison declared for the 2023 NFL Draft on Monday, the deadline for underclassmen to decide. Addison, 20, caught 59 passes for 875 yards and eight touchdowns in his lone season with the Trojans. He transferred from Pitt ahead of the 2022 campaign. Addison made the announcement on social media. "To all my Pitt boys and my West coast men thank you

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela is expected to return Monday after missing 10 games with a calf injury. He was listed as questionable on the NBA's official injury report, but multiple reports said he will play in Atlanta's afternoon game in Miami. Capela last played Dec. 23, and the Hawks are 4-6 in his absence. They are in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. Capela, 28, is averaging 12.0 points, 11.9 rebounds and

Melbourne [Australia], January 16 (ANI): Reigning women's World Number 1 Iga Swiatek started off her Australian Open campaign with a hard-fought win over Germany's Jule Niemeier in the opening round of women's singles on Monday. Swiatek downed her German opponent by 6-4, 7-5. She is set to face Colombia's Camila Osorio in the second round on Wednesday. Swiatek, a three-time Grand Slam champion and a semifinalist in the to

London [UK], January 16 (ANI): Wes Brown, a former Manchester United defender, has said that Lionel Messi went a step ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo's achievements after he won the FIFA World Cup with Argentina last year. Speaking on legendary Messi's unrivalled performance and recalling his earlier days with Ronaldo, Wes said, "In my opinion, Messi winning the World Cup just edges it out. Ronaldo has always wanted to win thi

Francis Ngannou has left the UFC and is no longer its heavyweight champion

MELBOURNE, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Rafael Nadal and women's favorite Iga Swiatek battled through to victories on day one of the Australian Open on Monday.

Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Australian Open on Monday because of a left knee injury that will require surgery. The Australian was seeded 19th in his home-country tournament and was scheduled to meet Roman Safiullin of Russia in the first round on Tuesday. He said in a news conference in Melbourne that he has a small tear and a cyst in the lateral meniscus. "I'm devastated obviously. It's like my home tournament," he

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 16 (ANI): A late strike from Victor Charlet helped France keep their hopes of progress in the ongoing FIH Men's Hockey World Cup alive after defeating a valiant South Africa 2-1 in their Pool A match at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on Monday. With the win, France now sits third in their pool with three points, behind table-toppers Australia and Argentina due to one loss and an inf