Tennis

Rohan Boppanna will partner Ben McLachian of Japan in men’s doubles at Australian Open.He will play alongside Duan Yingying of China in mixed doubles.Australian Open begins on Feb 8th.Bopanna has finished his 14 day quarantine in Melbourne.

Cricket

Cheteshwar Pujara rose to sixth in ICC Test rankings for batsmen.Virat Kohli remains at 4th spot.New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is at the top.India’s Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah are in top 10 among bowlers.

Boxing

India’s star boxer Amit Panghal is seeking help from corporate sector to pay salary to his personal coach.He has requested corporate group to pay Rs.5 lakhs to Dhankar from January 2021 to Tokyo Olympics in July.

Badminton

Former Olympic medallist Mathias Boe has been appointed as doubles coach for Indian shuttlers including SatwikSaiRaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.

Basketball

Utah Jazz beat 120-101 in NBA on Friday night.Los Angeles Clippers beat Orlando Magic 116-90.

By Shailesh

Source: Internet