Swiatek, Pegula, Anisimova, Gauff advance to second round at Australian Open

Jan 19, 2026

Poland's Iga Swiatek booked her place in the second round of the Australian Open with a 7-6(5), 6-3 win over China's Yuan Yue, USA's Jessica Pegula eased past Russia's Anastasia Zakharova 6-2, 6-1, while Amanda Anisimova defeated her fellow American Simona Walter 6-3, 6-2. Meanwhile, third seed Coco Gauff began Australian Open campaign in style on Monday, registering a 6-2, 6-3 first-round victory over Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova in the women's singles, according to the WTA website.

Manini, Aishwary top 50m rifle prone on opening day of Group A National Selection Trials

Jan 19, 2026

Manini Kaushik topped the women's 50m rifle prone T1 with a total of 625.0, built on a composed and balanced series-by-series performance with 104.7, 104.2, 102.3, 104.6, 104.2, and 105. Karnataka's Tilottama Sen finished second with 622.6, while Kerala's Vidarsa K Vinod followed in third on 622.0, as per a press release from the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).

Ashwin terms Daryl Mitchell a "brainy cricketer", highlights his utility as top-order batter in T20s

Jan 19, 2026

Mitchell had an ODI series against India in Indian conditions to remember, as his two back-to-back centuries helped the Kiwis bounce back from the loss in the first ODI to seal the other two matches and get their first-ever ODI series win in India after first playing there in 1988. The series has essentially sealed Mitchell's reputation as another 'India bully', which stars like Steve Smith, Joe Root, Travis Head, Jesse Ryder earned across in their best formats over the years. Four of Mitchell's nine ODI tons have come against India and his century count against India is second-most by a Kiwi batter against Men in Blue, next to Nathan Astle (five). In three ODIs, Mitchell scored 352 runs in three matches at an average of 176.00, with two centuries and a fifty.