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Australia vowed on Friday to enforce its Covid-19 vaccine border rules "rigorously" as a decision loomed on the deportation of unvaccinated tennis superstar Novak Djokovic. Australia vowed on Friday to enforce its Covid-19 vaccine border rules "rigorously" as a decision loomed on the deportation of unvaccinated tennis superstar Novak Djokovic. The Serbian world number one is looking to secure a 10th title at the Australian Open, which gets underway on Monday -- as well as a record 21st Grand Slam. Prime Minister Scott

Real advanced to Sunday’s final against the winners of Thursday’s clash between holders Athletic Bilbao and LaLiga champions Atletico Madrid in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. Federico Valverde finished off a stunning move in extra time to give Real Madrid a 3-2 victory over arch-rivals Barcelona in an exhilarating Spanish Super Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Real advanced to Sunday’s final against the winners of Thursday’s clash between holders Athletic Bilbao and LaLiga champions Atletico Madrid in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. Vinicius Jr.

Jasprit Bumrah took 5-42 as India bowled South Africa out for 210 and then drove home their advantage with the bat as they ended day two of the decisive third and final test on 57 for two in their second innings at Newlands on Wednesday. India’s lead is 70, already a sizeable one on a difficult, seaming wicket that is offering plenty of assistance to the bowlers as 22 wickets have fallen on the opening two days of the contest. Captain Virat Kohli

Coco Gauff battled to a 6-3 5-7 6-3 win over unseeded Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk at the Adelaide International 2 WTA tournament on Wednesday to join four other Americans in the quarter-finals. Madison Keys, Alison Riske, Madison Brengle and Lauren Davis also won their respective matches in the round of 16 earlier in the day to book their spots in the quarter-finals which will take place on Thursday. Gauff, who pushed world number one Ash Barty before losing their second-round meeting in the Adelaide

Tennis star Novak Djokovic released a long statement on Wednesday, with details on why he was not in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 in December and saying his agent made a mistake in filling out his Australian travel declaration. The statement came as Australia's Immigration Minister Alex Hawke was considering whether to cancel the world no.1 tennis player's visa ahead of the Australian Open, which starts on Jan. 17, amid controversy over whether he was eligible for a medical exemption from the

Sudanese national team and Guinea-Bissau tied without goals in the confrontation that brought them together today for the first round of Group D of the African Cup of Nations. Guinea-Bissau's Judilson Pele missed a penalty kick in the 82nd minute, which was saved by Sudan goalkeeper Ali Abdullah Abu Eshreen, and the latter returned in the 90+1 minute to block substitute Frederic Mendy's attempt with a powerful header to keep the tie, and add the first point for the Sudanese team in the

The Egyptian national team lost its group D opening match against Nigeria 0-1, in the African Cup of Nations. The Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho crashed home a stunner from inside the box in the first half from Joe Aribo's headed knock-down, as the Super Eagles recorded the sixth 1-0 victory in the first eight matches of this tournament. The last loss of the Egyptian team in the first round of the continental championship dates back to the 2004 edition in Tunisia, when

Maserati, Formula One winners with Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1950s, will compete in Formula E from 2023 as the first Italian brand to enter the electric world championship. Chief executive Davide Grasso hailed a "back to the future" first step for a 107-year-old company famed for fast luxury cars and keen to re-establish its sporting credentials. The Modena-based marque is part of Stellantis, formed last year by the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France's PSA, and has already announced that all its

Thilo Kehrer salvaged a 1-1 draw for Paris Saint-Germain against struggling Lyon with an equalising goal 14 minutes from time in Ligue 1 action on Sunday. German defender Thilo Kehrer salvaged a 1-1 draw for Paris Saint-Germain against struggling Lyon with an equalising goal 14 minutes from time in Ligue 1 action on Sunday. PSG already boast a seemingly insurmountable 11-point lead over second-placed Nice, but travelled to Lyon without Argentina ace Lionel Messi after he recuperates from COVID-19 and Neymar, who is

Gabon achieved an important victory in the African Cup of Nations by defeating Comoros 1-0 in the first round of Group C matches of the tournament. Aaron Boupendzas strike from a narrow angle sealed a win for Gabon over Africa Cup of Nations debutants Comoros Islands. Gabon, who were missing talisman Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and influential midfielder Mario Lemina due to COVID-19 infections, never looked troubled and scored from one of only a few shots on target at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo. Boupendza rifled

Juventus scored three goals in seven second-half minutes to complete an astonishing comeback and beat AS Roma 4-3 on Sunday after goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny saved a late penalty to keep them in front at the Stadio Olimpico. Tammy Abraham put Jose Mourinho's side in front and Paulo Dybala made it 1-1 going into the break, but goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lorenzo Pellegrini put Roma in charge early in the second half. Juve fought back as Manuel Locatelli and Dejan Kulusevski scored within

Arsenal became the highest-profile casualties of the FA Cup third round as the 14-time winners lost 1-0 at Nottingham Forest, but Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur avoided early exits after scares against lower-league sides on Sunday. Forest repeated their third-round win over Arsenal in 2018 thanks to substitute Lewis Grabban's 83rd-minute finish. Liverpool came from a goal down to win 4-1 against third-tier Shrewsbury Town, while Tottenham trailed until the 74th minute at home to third-tier Morecambe before winning 3-1. A lacklustre Arsenal failed

Al Duhail's Kenyan striker Michael Olunga remained on top of the scorers' chart after scoring the two winning goals for his team against Al Arabi in the end of week 13 of the QNB Stars League, and raised his score to 15 goals. Al Sadd striker Baghdad Bounedjah is in second place with 11 goals, followed by his team-mate Andre Ayew with nine goals. Umm Salal's Iraqi striker Ayman Hussein came in fourth place with eight goals. Source: QNA

Qatar handball team defeated Iraqi team 27-19 in a second test match today as part of their preparations to participate in the 20th Asian handball Championship for men's teams in Saudi Arabia from Jan. 18 to 31 and qualifies for the World Championships in Poland and Sweden. 2023. The first test match was also ended in favor of Qatar. Qatar will compete in the Asian Championship in Group C along with the UAE, Iraq and Oman, while group A includes South Korea, Kuwait,

Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated world No. 3 Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Thursday to propel Canada into the semifinals of the ATP Cup in Germany. Russia, behind world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev, nabbed the final semifinal spot in a defeat of Italy. Auger-Aliassime's win followed that of teammate Denis Shapovalov, who defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3. The two singles wins secured the victory, while Russia needed to rely on its doubles play to advance. Jannik Sinner defeated Roman Safiullin

The seventh round of the fifth edition of the Qatar Equestrian Tours Championship (Longines-Hathab) for the 2021-2022 season, which is organized in partnership between the Qatar Equestrian Federation, the Modern Pentathlon, and Al Shaqab, a member of Qatar Foundation, will start on Friday for two days. The completions will start with two rounds, first category at a height of 100-115 cm and the medium category at a height of 120-135 cm for individual and team competitions. The second day of the tour will

Lionel Messi has tested negative for Covid-19 and is now back in France and will resume training "in the coming days", Paris Saint-Germain announced on Wednesday. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner tested positive for the virus while in his native Argentina last week but flew back to Paris on Wednesday. He missed PSG's 4-0 French Cup win against Vannes on Monday. The club did not say if Messi would be available for their first Ligue 1 match since the winter break, at Lyon

Australia said Thursday it had cancelled the entry visa of Novak Djokovic, opening the way to his detention and removal in a dramatic reversal for the tennis world number one. The Serb had landed in Melbourne the previous evening, after celebrating on social media that he had a medical exemption to play in the tournament without proof he was fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The vaccine exemption, granted by the Australian Open organisers after his application had been cleared by two medical panels, sparked

FIFA on Wednesday announced the final three nominees for the Best FIFA Mens Goalkeeper for 2021. The winner will be chosen by an international jury comprising a panel of FIFA Legends and registered fans across the world on FIFA's official website. The final three nominees for The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper are: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy / AC Milan / Paris Saint-Germain), Edouard Mendy (Senegal / Chelsea FC), Manuel Neuer (Germany / FC Bayern Munchen). The virtual awards ceremony will take place in Zurich

Liverpool has confirmed that an application has been submitted for the postponement of Thursday's Carabao Cup semi-final clash, first-leg tie with Arsenal due to an escalating number of suspected positive COVID-19 cases and player availability. Premier League club Liverpool has confirmed that an application has been submitted for the postponement of Thursday's Carabao Cup semi-final clash, first-leg tie with Arsenal due to an escalating number of suspected positive COVID-19 cases and player availability. "The Reds have formally requested to the EFL that the