Verbal volleys before the final
The mind games have already started ahead of Sunday’s Australian Open final between Roger Federer and Andy Murray.
By HT Correspondent | Reuters, Melbourne
UPDATED ON JAN 30, 2010 11:17 PM IST
The mind games have already started ahead of Sunday’s Australian Open final between Roger Federer and Andy Murray.
Murray is brimming with confidence, saying he has the game to take down the world number one because he has done it six times before.
Federer believes Murray could get stage-fright because he has never beaten him in a grand slam and has the added pressure of trying to provide Britain with their first male champion at a grand slam in 74 years.
The verbal volleying has begun. “I know he’d like to win the first for British tennis in, what is it, like 150,000 years?” Federer said.
“I think he really needs it more than I do, so I think the pressure’s big on him. But we’ll see how he’s going to handle it. It’s not going to be easy for him, that’s for sure.”
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By Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 09:27 PM IST
- Elaborating on the polarisation aspect, James cited the examples of quality goalkeepers on display in the Champions League knockouts.
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PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 09:21 PM IST
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PTI, Doha
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 09:17 PM IST
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Reuters
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 07:12 PM IST
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Djokovic asked to pick his greatest rival between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal
By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 06:37 PM IST
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European clubs target global fans with Champions League plan
AP, Geneva
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 05:14 PM IST
- A UEFA-led proposal to change its clubs competitions in 2024 — abolishing traditional four-team groups and adding 100 Champions League games in a 36-team format — was being presented to more than 200 European Club Association members.
Rangers still have work to do, says Gerrard after title win
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:18 PM IST
Rangers, with 88 points from 32 matches, sealed their 55th league title after second-placed Celtic were frustrated by Dundee United in a goalless draw.
Bajrang takes gold and number one rank in Rome, bronze for Kaliramana
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 11:33 AM IST
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Still perfect: Team LeBron wins NBA All-Star Game 170-150
AP, Atlanta
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 11:33 AM IST
The top vote-getters in each conference have picked the teams for the last four years, a duty that James has earned every season.
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AP, Doha, Qatar
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 11:17 AM IST
The 39-year-old Federer's first match since the 2020 Australian Open will come Wednesday in Doha against Dan Evans or Jeremy Chardy.
Coco Gauff saves 2 match points in 1st-round win at Dubai
AP
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 10:19 AM IST
The 16-year-old American led 5-1 in the third set and twice had chances to serve out the match, holding four match points in the 10th game, but Alexandrova rallied to force a tiebreaker.
Bale over psychological scars of past injuries: Mourinho
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 10:17 AM IST
Bale and Harry Kane struck two goals each on Sunday to help Spurs move into sixth spot in the Premier League on 45 points after 27 games, two points adrift of Chelsea in fourth.
Barca has deficit to overcome to recover in Champions League
AP, Barcelona
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 10:15 AM IST
Even though PSG defends a big lead at Parc des Princes, there may be some nerves about facing Lionel Messi in top form once again. PSG went out after losing 6-1 in Spain in 2017 having won the home leg 4-0.
Fifty years of the Fight: How Ali Vs Frazier changed boxing
By Somshuvra Laha, Kolkata
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 09:16 AM IST
The first of heavyweight boxing’s greatest trilogy, The Fight not only set up a bitter rivalry with Frazier that spanned five years and two continents but also made the world Ali’s audience, allowing him to create a unique social and political ideology that got him exiled in the first place.
Joan Laporta back as president at embattled Barcelona
AP
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 07:02 AM IST
- During the seven years of his presidency, the first team achieved two Champions Leagues, four league championships, a Copa del Rey, a Club World Cup, a European Super Cup, three Spanish Super Cups and three Spanish Cups.