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Nadal not giving up on Grand Slam dream despite being pain-hit
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan. 15 (ANI): 14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal on Sunday revealed his battle against chronic pain, saying he had not played without pain for years, but added that he is remaining optimistic of challenging for big titles and keeping his Grand Slam career
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McEnroe doesn't see Federer, Nadal winning Australian Open
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan. 13 (ANI): Former tennis player and commentator Patrick McEnroe believes Swiss legend Roger Federer and Spaniard Rafael Nadal won't be contenders to win the upcoming Australian Open, which begins from January 16.
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If you have desire, you can play 100 Tests: Amla tells fellow Proteas cric
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan.13 (ANI): Veteran South African batsman Hashim Amla, who recently became the eighth South African to appear in 100 Test matches, believes he is not the last country's player to reach the milestone and that there are many more to come in the near future.
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Murray makes career commitment to Aegon Championships
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan.12 (ANI):World number one Andy Murray has committed to play in the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club for the rest of his career.
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Murray, Kerber named top seeds for Australian Open
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan .12 (ANI): World number ones Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber have been named top seeds for the first major of the season, Australian Open, which will commence from January 16.
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'Amla is everything you want in a Test player`
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan. 10 (ANI): Australian skipper Steve Smith has heaped praise on veteran South African batsman Hashim Amla, saying he is everything one wants in a Test cricketer.
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Sharapova set for comeback in April at Stuttgart event
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan. 10 (ANI): Embattled Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, who was handed over a 15-month ban for doping, will make her return to competitive tennis at the WTA Tour clay-court tournament in Stuttgart in April, it was announced on Tuesday.
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Kyrgios pulls out of Oz Open warm-up with knee injury
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan. 10 (ANI): Controversial Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios, in a setback to his Australian Open, has pulled out of a World Tennis Challenge exhibition in Adelaide after suffering from a knee injury.
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`Injured` Malinga to miss Proteas T20 series
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan.10 (ANI): Sri Lanka pace spearhead Lasith Malinga will miss the upcoming T20 series against South Africa after sustaining a knee injury last week.
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Despite Doha loss, Murray atop ATP rankings
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan. 9 (ANI): British tennis ace Andy Murray remained on top of the latest ATP rankings released on Monday, despite losing the Qatar Open against Novak Djovokic, who is at the second spot.
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I always hated captaining against Amla, says Clarke
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan. 9 (ANI): Former Australian skipper Michael Clarke has admitted that he hated captaining when veteran South African batsman Hashim Amla used to be at the crease.
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Behardien to lead Proteas against Lanka in T20s
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan. 9 (ANI): Right-handed middle order batsman Farhaan Behardien has been appointed as the stand-in skipper of South Africa for the first two matches of the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka beginning January 20.
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