Sports World Highlights: India Beat Nepal 42-37 In Kho Kho World Cup Opener; Tamil Nadu Dragons Pip Delhi SG Pipers In HIL

A very good morning, fellow sports lovers. The day begins with Australian Open action, with Coco Gauff, Frances Tiafoe and Jannik Sinner all in action early. But before all else, check out our recap of Day 1, as it happened HERE.

Not to forget, today the Kho Kho World Cup gets underway with hosts India taking on Nepal in the men's category.

The Greek player is two sets down in his first round fixture to the American opponent. Watch out for this game!

There you go! A routine victory for world no 3 Coco Gauff. The American beats Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-3 to progress to the next round.

FC Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final. Despite taking the lead, the reigning La Liga champions were thumped by their El Clasico rivals in Jeddah.

Antonio Conte's side earned a 2-0 victory against Hellas Verona in the Serie A 2024-25.

Former finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas has crashed out from the Australian Open, beaten by American Alex Michelsen in a first-round. Tsitsipas, a finalist in 2023 and a three-time semi-finalist, was seeded 11th for the event.

The two-time Champions Trophy winners have named a 15-member provisional squad for the tournament.

Squad: Pat Cummins (C), Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said there was a “big worry” over Gabriel Jesus after the striker was carried off on a stretcher with a knee injury during the first half of the FA Cup loss to Manchester United. The Brazilian was hurt while attempting to tackle Bruno Fernandes from behind as the United captain prepared to take a shot.

Jesus immediately signaled to the bench that he was in pain and had his jersey over his head as he was taken off the field in the 40th minute, to be replaced by Raheem Sterling. Arsenal lost 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. (AP)

Rally driver Sanjay Takale became the first-ever Indian to participate in the four-wheel section of any class at the Dakar Rally 2025, being held in Saudi Arabia. He, also the first Indian to win an Asia Pacific Rally Championship title (APRC) in the production class, has partnered with Compagnie Saharienne, a French Team, and is racing in a Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ78 at the 2025 Dakar Classic.

Four Indians entered the Dakar Rally 2025, three on motorcycles and one in classic class, and one team -- Hero MotoSports, who finished second at the 2024 Dakar Rally.

Drivers - Harith Noah is back for his sixth outing at Dakar Rally. The TVS Sherco rider won the Rally 2 class last year; Ashish Raorane, another seasoned rider is in Rally 2 with Xraids Experience; Jatin Jain is making his Dakar debut in the same class with Kove 450; and anjay Takale, in the Dakar Classics class with Compagnie Saharienne. His co-driver is Italian Franco Gaioni. (PTI)

World no 1 Jannik Sinner has progressed to the 2nd round of the Australian Open 2025. He defeated N Jarry 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-5).

BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla speaking to the reporters on Sunday, revealed the dates for the the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 as well as Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 season

Here's what he said

Chittagong Kings vs Sylhet Strikers, Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2024-25 fixture. Check the toss update, here.

Nick Taylor in a playoff is tough to beat. Getting there was hardest part for the Canadian, who delivered another highlight reel of clutch moments in the Sony Open.

Down to his last shot, Taylor chipped in from 60 feet for eagle on the par-5 closing hole at Waialae for a 5-under 65 to get into a playoff with Nico Echavarria.

He holed a 10-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole. And then he hit a wedge from 46 yards that was close to perfect to set up a 3-foot birdie putt for the win. The last shot might have been the easiest shot he had in the final hour. (AP)

South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen.

United States' Nishesh Basavareddy breaks World No.7 Novak Djokovic 30 minutes into his Grand Slam debut on Rod Laver Arena. Can he take the first set?

To know more about the 19-year-old sensation, click HERE

After losing the 1st set, the Serb has fought back to take the 2nd set 6-3. We are all square now.

Devajit Saikia and Prabhtej Singh Bhatia라이브 바카라 uncontested election as the secretary and the treasurer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was made official during the Board BCCI라이브 바카라 Special General Meeting (SGM) on Sunday (January 12).

Here's all you need to know about them, here

After losing the first set, Novak Djokovic has recovered in trademark fashion and leads 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 2-0 against Nishesh Basavareddy. He is four more games away kicking off his Australian Open campaign with a first-round win.

And that's that. Novak Djokovic takes the fourth set 6-2 and with that, wins the first-round clash 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 against the 19-year-old Nishesh Basavareddy. Djokovic appeared in his 429th Grand Slam singles match, matching Roger Federer for the most number of matches during the Open Era.

Defending champions India have thrashed Scotland by 119 runs in a warm-up match of the ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. Invited to bat, India made 164 for 7 in their allotted 20 overs, with Kamalini G top-scoring with 32 off 23 balls. Later, they bowled Scotland out for a paltry 45 in 18.5 overs for a commanding win.

The Australian Open action on Day 2 is drawing to a close, but plenty of sports fixtures remain to keep you hooked in the evening. The men's and women's Hockey India League both have matches coming up, while the Kho Kho World Cup is about to be inaugurated, and an India vs Nepal clash follows after. In football, the Indian Super League pits Kerala Blasters against Odisha FC, and MI Cape Town meet Paarl Royals in SA20.

The Women's Hockey India League clash between Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers and Soorma Hockey Club is underway, and it is the Tigers who lead 1-0 after the first quarter in Rourkela.

Ahead of the tournament-opening clash between India and Nepal at 8:30pm IST, the opening ceremony for the inaugural edition of the Kho Kho World Cup has gotten underway in New Delhi's Indira Gandhi Stadium. The January 13-19 event will see participation from 39 teams in the men라이브 바카라 and women라이브 바카라 categories.

Just the last quarter left and and Soorma are leading 3-1. The Tigers had taken the lead early in the game but the scores were levelled by Soorma in the third quarter. Soorma scored three goals in the final six minutes of the third quarter to take the lead and put Bengal Tigers under pressure. An interesting final quarter awaits.

Kerala Blasters are up against Odisha FC in the ISL today. The match is underway currently in Kochi. Follow LIVE UPDATES here

Former world no. 1 Kidambi Srikanth and Kiran George were added to the men라이브 바카라 singles draw of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 following the late withdrawal of top seed Shi Yuqi of China and eighth seed Antony Ginting of Indonesia.

This also means that the men라이브 바카라 and women라이브 바카라 singles draws were updated according to the rules.

As things stand now, Lakshya Sen will now take Ginting라이브 바카라 place in the draw and hence will face Chun Yi Lin of Chinese Taipei in the opening round. Srikanth will take on China라이브 바카라 Hong Yang Weng while Kiran George will open his campaign against Yushi Tanaka of Japan.

In the women라이브 바카라 draw, PV Sindhu will move to Busnan Ongbamrungphan라이브 바카라 place in the draw and will now face Shuo Yun Sung of Chinese Taipei in the first round. There will still be an all-Indian clash in the opening round with Anupama Upadhyaya now facing Rakshita Sree SR.

Salima Tete-led Soorma Hockey Club have demolished Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 4-1 in the opening match of both the teams in the Women's Hockey India League.

Hannah Cotter opened the scoring in just the seventh minute to hand Bengal Tigers the lead which they maintained till the half-time. However, the game turned in the third quarter where Soorma smashed three goals in a period of six minutes. Soorma scored another one early in the fourth quarter and won the match 4-1.

It is India vs Nepal as the Kho Kho World Cup gets underway in New Delhi.

Tamil Nadu Dragons are leading Delhi SG Pipers 3-1 currently. Tomas Domene handed Pipers the lead just in the second minute. However, the Dragons found the equaliser soon and then shot two more goals in the second quarter.

Tom Banton smashes 75, Nicholas Pooran gets 59 and the defending champions have set a big first innings total on board. MI Emirates get to 187/7 in 20 overs. Olly Stone picked up two wickets for 31 runs in four overs and Gulbadin Naib's got three wickets in the final over of the innings.

Table-toppers Tamil Nadu Dragons hold their nerve in the final quarter and notch up a 3-2 win over Delhi SG Pipers in an exciting Hockey India League match. Goals by Jip Janssen (6'), Nathan Ephraums (19') and Blake Govers (21') ensure Dragons a well-deserved win that takes them to the top of the pool standings. For the Pipers, Tomas Domene (2', 37') is the only one to get his name on the goal sheet. 

India win the first-ever match of the first-ever Kho World Cup. They edge a spirited Nepal 42-37 in front of an enthusiastic home crowd in Delhi's Indira Gandhi Stadium. The match was by no means a one-sided one, and the hosts had to grit it out to earn the victory. With that, the tournament is off to an action-packed start.