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Australian Open The best images from day one

ThefirstdayfromMelbourneParkasVenusWilliamsisdefeatedinthewomen’sdrawandRafaelNadalandNickKyrgiosheadlinetheeveningsessioninthemen’sdrawTennisfanstakeselfiesout

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Rafael Nadal downs Dominic Thiem in surprise exhibition match

WorldNo1NadalplayedAustria’sThiematMelbourneParkinpreparationfortheAustralianOpenWorldNo1RafaelNadalhastunedupfortheAustralianOpenwithanexhibitionmatchwinatMelb

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Kerber marches on in Sydney, Muller beaten by Paire

Germany'sAngeliqueKerberwonaseventhstraightmatchasshesteamedintothesemi-finalsoftheSydneyInternationalonThursdayboostingherconfidencefornextweek'sAustralianOpen

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Bouchard gets first win of the year at Kooyong

StrugglingstarEugenieBouchardwonherfirstmatchoftheyearThursday,postinga6-2,6-0defeatofAustralianteenDestaneeAiavaattheKooyongClassicinMelbourne.TheCanadianhadgo

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Cricket: Pakistan to bat first against New Zealand in 2nd ODI

PakistanwonthetossandelectedtobatfirstagainstNewZealandinthesecondone-dayinternationalinNelsononTuesday.PakistansufferedablowonthemorningofthematchwithFakharZam

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'Hottest' Ashes Test day on record as Australia swelters

SydneyswelteredthroughoneofitshottestdaysonrecordonSundayastemperaturessoaredinsouthernAustraliaandauthoritiesimposedafireban.Australia'slargestcityrecordeditsh

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Sharapova reaches quarterfinals, Zhang Shuai out

MariaSharapovacamefromasetdowntoovercameAlisonRiske3-6,6-4,6-2hereonTuesday,advancingtothequarterfinalsofWTAShenzhenOpen.Riskebuilta6-3,2-1lead,butthefive-timeG

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Tennis: Big seeds tumble out of Qatar Open

TheQatarOpensecondandthirdseeds--Spain'sPabloCarrenoBustaandTomasBerdychoftheCzechRepublic--crashedoutofthetournamentinthefirstroundonTuesdayonanightofshocksinD

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Tennis: Sharapova, Halep through at Shenzhen Open

FormerworldNo1MariaSharapovaandcurrentworldNo1SimonaHalepkickedofftheirnewyearinadecentwayastheybothwoninstraightsetsinthefirstroundoftheWTAShenzhenOpenonMonday

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Man City's winning run ended as Wenger overtakes Ferguson

ManchesterCitysurvivedlatepenaltydramaatCrystalPalaceonSundaybutsawtheir18-matchPremierLeaguewinningrunhaltedasArseneWengerovertookAlexFerguson'srecordforgamesi

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Novak Djokovic pulls out of Qatar Open, Murray to play Harrison or Mayer

NovakDjokovichaspulledoutoftheQatarOpeninDohabecauseofhisongoingelbowinjury.HislatestwithdrawalwillraisedoubtsaboutifhewillplayattheAustralianOpenaftertheSerbha

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Former world No1 Djokovic to face Bautista Agut in Abu Dhabi comeback

Formerworldnumberoneand12-timemajorwinnerNovakDjokovicwillfaceSpain'sRobertoBautistaAgutinhisfirstmatchinalmostsixmonthsattheMubadalaworldchampionshipsonFriday.

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Asian shuttlers shine at World Superseries Finals

AkaneYamaguchiofJapanedgedoutIndia’sPVSindhuattheDubaiWorldSuperseriesFinalswomen'ssinglesonSunday.Thetop-seededJapanesebeatSindhu15-21,21-12,21-19inamatchthatl

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Football: Man City sets new record, Lukaku lifts Man Utd

DavidSilvascoredtwiceasrunawayPremierLeagueleadersManchesterCitywon4-0atSwanseaCityonWednesdaytosetanewEnglishtop-flightrecordof15consecutivevictories.WestHamUn

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Red Star beat Cologne to enter Europa League knockouts

SerbianRedStartriumphedoverGermanclubCologne1-0toqualifyfortheroundof32oftheUEFAEuropaLeagueonThursdayinBelgrade.Althoughthroughoutthematchofthe6thandfinalround

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World XI field hockey team to play in Pakistan

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Dec.6(APD)--AWorldXIfieldhockeyteamwillplaytwomatchesinPakistannextmonth,anofficialannouncedonWednesday.SecretaryofthePakista

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Netball: England beat Malawi 62-60 to win third and final Test

EnglandcamefrombehindtobeatMalawi62-60andcompletea3-0serieswin.TheRoseswereeightgoalsadriftafterthefirstquarterinBirmingham,thankstoanimpressiveperformancefromM