Sports Highlights Jan 19: India Become Kho Kho World Champions; Man United, Tottenham Lose In Premier League

Hello everyone, welcome to what promises to be an action-packed Sunday. The morning has a number of eye-catching Australian Open singles matches in store, so stay with us. Check out our full coverage of the season-opening slam HERE, and Day 7 in pictures HERE.

The world no. 1 has taken the first set 6-1 and is inching towards victory with a 5-2 lead.

There you go! Quarter-final, here she comes! Sabalenka serves out and takes the final set. The no 1 seed in women's singles wins, 6-1, 6-2 against Andreeva to seal quarter-final spot.

Rohan Bopanna/Zhang Shuai are in second round action in their mixed-doubles match at the Australian Open 2025. They will face Hugo Nys/Taylor Townsend.

GM Gukesh Dommaraju has won his first game as world champion despite staring defeat in the face against GM Anish Giri in round one of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters.

Gauff vs Bencic has kicked-off in the Australian Open fourth round. The American is favourite to win this contest, but never say never at a Grand Slam event.

In the other women라이브 바카라 singles match on Margaret Court Arena, Spain라이브 바카라 No 11 seed Paula Badosa has won her first service game against Serbia라이브 바카라 Olga Danilovic.

Raoni Barcelos defeats Payton Talbott to close out the 311 Prelims.

Coldplay singer Chris Martin surprised everyone when he all of sudden mentioned the name of India's star bowler Jasprit Bumrah.

He said, "Hold on, we have to finish the show because Jasprit Bumrah wants to come and play backstage."

"He [Bumrah] says he needs to bowl at me now."

The inaugural Kho Kho World Cup 2025 finals are set to feature India and Nepal battling for glory in both the men's and women's categories today.

The India vs Nepal Women's final will begin at 5:00 PM IST, followed by the Men's final at 7:45 PM IST.

The 44-year-old Indian tennis legend Rohan Bopanna, paired with Zhang Shuai, advanced to the third round of the Australian Open 2025 mixed doubles event after receiving a walkover in Round 2 against the duo of Taylor Townsend and Hugo Nys.

Coco Gauff and Belinda Bencic are battling it out in the fourth round of women's singles on Rod Laver Arena. The match is tied 2-1 in the third set, with the current game locked at 30-30. Gauff has 38 winners but 37 unforced errors, while Bencic remains steady with 13 winners and 21 errors.

Sri Lanka Women Under-19 posted a solid 162/6 in their 20 overs at Bayuemas Oval. Malaysia Women Under-19 are now chasing, with the score at 2/3 after 2 overs. Chamudi Praboda has been impressive with the ball, taking 2 wickets for just 1 run. Malaysia will need to accelerate ASAP!

Coco Gauff has secured her spot in the quarterfinals after defeating Belinda Bencic 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 in a dominant performance. The match lasted 2 hours and 29 minutes on Rod Laver Arena, with Gauff hitting 42 winners and Bencic committing 45 unforced errors.

In the United States, the Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok has been banned, sparking the "RIP TikTok" trend among users. One notable participant is Australian Open star Coco Gauff, who, after defeating Belinda Bencic, joined the trend by writing the phrase on the camera lens.

Sri Lanka Women Under-19 secured a commanding 139-run victory over Malaysia Women Under-19 in Match 7 of the ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur. Sri Lanka posted a total of 162/6 in their 20 overs. In reply, Malaysia were dismissed for just 23 runs in 14.1 overs.

Chamudi Praboda claimed three wickets (3/5) while skipper Manudi Nanayakkara (2/8) and Limansa Thilakaratne (2/3) got a brace each.

The India Women U19 vs West Indies Women U19, 8th Match of Group A in the Under-19 T20 World Cup is scheduled to start at 12:00 PM IST at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur. Follow the live score HERE.

At lunch on Day 3, West Indies are 54/5, needing 197 more runs to win. Sajid Khan has taken 4 wickets, causing a collapse as West Indies lost 4 wickets for just 30 runs in the last 10 overs. Earlier the Windies bowled out the visitors for 157 in the second innings. Catch the live score of the match HERE.

Novak Djokovic, with a 1-0 lead in their head-to-head, faces Jiri Lehecka in the fourth round match at the Australian Open today. Despite the fact that Jiri Lehecka is unbeaten this year and in better physical condition than Tomas Machac, Djokovic is favored to advance with his vast Grand Slam experience.

India start their ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup title defence with a comfortable nine-wicket win over the West Indies at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

After dismissing the Windies for 44 all out in 13.2 overs, the defending champions chased the target down in just 4.2 overs with skipper G Kamalini and Sanika Chalke stitching an unbeaten 43-run stand for the second wicket.

Score:

WIW-U19: 44 (13.2)

INDW-U19: 47/1 (4.2)

Djokovic took the first set 6-1 and is currently up 1-0 in the second set, with Lehecka trailing 15-30 in the fourth round match.

With a strong first serve percentage of 68%, Djokovic has been relentless, hitting 5 winners to Lehecka's 3. The match has seen some early struggles for Lehecka, with 15 unforced errors.

Pakistan seal a 127-run victory over West Indies in the first Test match, taking a 1-0 series lead.

West Indies were bowled out for 123 in their chase of 251, despite Alick Athanaze's 55 they culd not avoid the collapse.

Pakistan's spinners dominated, with Sajid Khan taking 5/50 and Abrar Ahmed claiming 4/27.

PAK: 230 & 157

WI: 137 & 123

Novak Djokovic continues his dominant run leading Jiri Lehecka 2-0 in the third set after taking the first two sets 6-2, 6-3 on his way to book a spot in the quarterfinals.

And just like that, Novak Djokovic secures a commanding victory over Jiri Lehecka, winning 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) in the fourth round match of the Australian Open 2025 at Rod Laver Arena.

He wraps up the match in 2 hours and 41 minutes. Despite Lehecka hitting 39 winners, his 44 unforced errors proved costly. Djokovic, with a solid 59% first serve percentage and 24 winners, advances to the quarterfinals.

After his victory in the men's singles fourth round match at the Australian Open Novak Djokovic refused to do an on-court interview. However, he was present on the court signing autographs for the kids.

Islam Makhachev retained his lightweight title at UFC 311, submitting Renato Moicano in under a minute. With this win, he sets a new record becoming the first lightweight in UFC history to defend the belt four times, surpassing legends like Khabib Nurmagomedov and BJ Penn.

Extending his winning streak to 15, Makhachev, now 27-1, solidified his claim as UFC's pound-for-pound best.

The BWF India Open Super 750 tournament concludes today with a thrilling set of final victories. Here's the list of India Open 2025 winners:

Men's Singles: Victor Axelsen clinched the Men's Singles title at the BWF India Open Super 750, adding another accolade to his Paris Olympics gold medal.

Women's Singles: An Se-young of South Korea emerged victorious in the Women's Singles category.

Men's Doubles: The title was claimed by the Malaysian duo Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin.

Women's Doubles: Japanese pair Arisa Igarashi and Ayako Sakuramoto secured the title.

Mixed Doubles: Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue from France won the Mixed Doubles title, rounding off the tournament.

The live telecast of the Kho Kho World Cup final will be available on Star Sports Network and DD Sports in India.

The live streaming of the India vs Nepal Kho Kho World Cup final match will be available on the Disney Plus Hotstar app and website in India.

Moise Kean has put Fiorentina ahead in Florence with a 38th minute strike. Till the half-time, Fiorentina has maintained that lead. Torino are already reduced to 10 men with Dembele sent back after double yellow.

Down and out after five successive losses to begin the Big Bash League 2024-25, Melbourne Stars totally turned their fortunes upside down and won five straight matches to qualify for the play-offs. They defeated table-toppers Hobart Hurricanes to advance as the fourth best side of the tournament. Glenn Maxwell was adjudged Player of the Match for his 76* off 32 (5 fours, 6 sixes).

MLS 219/5 (20)

HBH 179 (19.3)

Melbourne Stars won by 40 runs

MI Emirates have defeated Sharjah Warriorz by nine wickets. Tom Banton scored a magnificent century to help MI Emirates overhaul the 177-run target in just 17.1 overs.

Torino have held Fiorentina to a 1-1 draw in Florence tonight. Kean opened the scoring for Fiorentina in the 38th minute just after Torino's Dembele had been sent off after two yellow cards. Gineitis found the equaliser for Torino in the 70th minute to level scores and the match ended 1-1.

Here are the half-time scores of the ongoing Premier League games.

• Everton 3-0 Tottenham

• Manchester United 1-1 Brighton

• Nottingham 3-0 Southampton

Las Palmas have opened the scoring in the very first minute. Fabian Silva is the man who nets the opening goal of the game and Las Palmas are ahead.

8' Real Madrid 1-0 Las Palmas

India defeat Nepal to become the world champions in men's kho kho. Just a while ago, India had lifted the women's world title in the sport.

Yibbi Jansen scored a brace as Odisha Warriors beat Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 4-1 in the Women라이브 바카라 Hockey India League here on Sunday.

Jansen struck in the 18th and 47th minutes while Michelle Fillet (16th) and Neha Goyal (58th) scored the other two goals for the Odisha side.

Udita (30th) scored the lone goal for Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers.

The two sides had played out a 1-1 draw three days ago in Ranchi with the Odisha Warriors then winning the penalty shootout thanks to goalkeeper Jocelyn Bartram라이브 바카라 heroics. (PTI)

• Everton 3-2 Tottenham

• Manchester United 1-3 Brighton

• Nottingham 3-2 Southampton

As thrilling a hockey match as it can get. Delhi opened the scoring but the Lancers scored four goals in just five minutes in the second quarter to take a healthy 4-1 lead. Delhi scored once in the third quarter before the Lancers slotted in their fifth goal of the game. However, despite trailing 2-5, Delhi did not lose hope and fired thrice in the final quarter to stretch the match to the shoot out. However, the Delhi side went down 3-2 in the shoot-out.

After conceding a goal in the very first minute of the game, Real Madrid trounced Las Palmas in the La Liga to maintain strong grip on the top spot. Kylian Mbappe was the hero for Los Blancos with a timely brace in the first half.

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