Latest Sports Updates 12-01-2021 @ 6.00 p.m.IST

Badminton

P V Sindhu and B Sai Praneeth bowed out in the first round of Thailand Open on Tuesday.Sindhu lost 21-16,24-26,13-21 to Blichfeldt.Sai Praneeth lost in straight games to local player Kantaphon.Saina Nehwal and H S Prannoy after first testing Covid-19 positive returned negative in retesting.Their respective matches have been rescheduled on Wednesday.

Formula One

F1 season will open in Bahrain on March 28 after Chinese and Australian Grand Prix were postponed on Tuesday due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Tennis

Top ranked Indian woman Ankita Raina moved into the final round of Australian Open qualifiers after beating world  no.18 Zavatska.in three sets.However Ramkunar Ramanathan bowed out after losing to Tung Wu of Chinese Taipei.

Basketball

NBA postponed Mavericjk-Bulls game due to Covid-19.

Football

Fourth round draw of FA Cup was made.Manchester United will meet Liverpool in a blockbuster encounter.

By Shailesh

Source: Internet