Sports LIVE Today January 18 2025: India Team Announcement Scores Results Australian Open Indian Open Women's U19 Cricket World Cup Kho Kho And More
🅺Omar Marmoush seemed on the verge of joining Manchester City on Friday as his current club Eintracht Frankfurt confirmed it was in talks with City and said the Egyptian striker would probably leave. Marmoush was not in the squad as Frankfurt beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the Bundesliga but joined his teammates on the field after the game for an apparent farewell as fans cheered. (AP)
ꦛJapanese baseball pitcher Roki Sakai has decided to pen a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He now becomes the third Japanese pitcher in the Dodgers squad alongside Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Gael Monfils takes out United States' Taylor Fritz 6-3, 5-7, 6-7, 4-6 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open 2025 on Saturday, January 18.
🎀Monfils "warmed up the court" for his wife Elina Svitolina. She is up against Jasmine Paolini at Margaret Court Arena.
𒆙We are just about 90 minutes away from the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 where Vidarbha will battle it out against Karnataka.
In a bizarre incident, the Ireland Vs England U19 Women's T20 World Cup ൲game saw a snake enter the ground and delay the match.
𒊎Australia Women Under-19 beat Scotland Women Under-19 by nine wickets in the first game, while Samoa's game against Nigeria has been abandoned.
♉England scored 144/7 in 20 overs against Ireland, and the Irish are currently two down for 28 in 3.5 overs as rain stops play.
Arun Vishnu, a badminton 🌼coach who played a massive part in the rise of women’s doubles in India, has quit the national setup and will start an academy in Nagpur in March.
The 36-year-old from Kerala was instrumental in the developing players like Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, and also played a crucial role in pairing Ashwini Ponnappa with Tanisha Crasto.
ꩵThe Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to launch the inaugural edition of the Women’s Bangladesh Premier League after the ongoing BPL. According to a Cricbuzz report, the tournament will get underway from February 8 and will run till the 15th.
▨Caoimhe Bray picked up 3/1 in 3.1 overs as Australia have dismantled Scotland by nine wickets and 13.2 overs in the first match of the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.
𒐪The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)'s selection committee will announce India's squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and the ODI series against England on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The announcement will be made at a press conference addressed by chief selector Ajit Agarkar and skipper Rohit Sharma in Mumbai.
ಞThe devastation wrought by the deadly wildfires that ravaged parts of Los Angeles have left an indelible imprint on the region's landscape. The run-up to the city hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, in addition to World Cup matches in 2026 and a Super Bowl in '27, will coincide with massive rebuilding of housing and infrastructure. (AP)
✃India's Sriram Balaji and Mexico's Miguel Angel Reyes-Varella crash out of the second round of the Australian Open 2025 competiton losing 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 to Portuguese duo Nuno Borges and Francisco Cabral.
💙The first match of the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup is off to a sensational start for Australia, but not a very good one for Scotland as they have already lost seven wickets for just 43 runs in 13 overs. The Aussies have been relentless, not giving much of a chance for the European regional qualifiers.
𓆉Emma Navarro yet again battled it out, eventually finding a way to come through in a match that went the distance as she beat Ons Jabeur 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at the Australian Open 2025 to progress to the fourth round of the competition.
𒅌Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of Georgia's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from Napoli for a reported fee of €70million. He has penned a four-and-a-half-year deal, and will wear the number 7 shirt for Luis Enrique's side.
ಌThe first match of the tournament will witness Australia taking on Scotland in Bangi.
🍬The event will see 16 teams divided into four groups of four in a round-robin format. The top three teams from each group will make it to the Super Six stage of the competition.
꧑Iga Swiatek put on a tennis exhibition on Rod Laver Arena as she bagelled and breadsticked Emma Raducanu 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open 2025 competition.
🀅Former Manchester United player and coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is in talks with Turkish club Besiktas. Solskjaer has not coached since 2021 when he was let go by the Red Devils.
♉In last night's La Liga clash, Espanyol beat Real Valladoid 2-1 at home after Javier Puado and Roberto Fernandez found the back of the net.