Here are the best sports stories of the day.
1. Republic Day gift: Kohli's maverick knock, bowlers' discipline lead India to a commanding win over Aussies in 1st T20
Virat Kohli slammed an unbeaten 90 before a collective effort by the Indian bowlers gave the visitors a resounding start in the Twenty20 cricket series against Australia with a 37-run victory in the first match at Adelaide on Tuesday. The in-form Kohli faced 55 balls in his whirlwind knock, which was laced by nine fours and two sixes, to give India a respectable total of 188 for three after being put into bat at the Adelaide Oval Read more
2. Australian Open: Djokovic to meet Federer in semis, Serena gets the better of Sharapova again
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams faced what were supposed to be their biggest challenges to date at this year's Australian Open on Tuesday but both rattled off comfortable victories to march into the semi-finals. Australia Day fireworks were expected on court and off on day nine of the championships but Djokovic extinguished Kei Nishikori's flame 6-3 6-2 6-4 and Williams doused every spark of a threat from Maria Sharapova to win 6-4 6-1 Read more
3. Match-fixing: Banned South African player Gulam Bodi faces more criminal charges
Notwithstanding a 20-year ban imposed on him by Cricket South Africa, Indian-origin player Gulam Bodi still faces criminal charges under the country's anti-corruption laws, which were introduced after the 2000 match-fixing saga involving the late Hansie Cronje. Commentators here have been largely critical of the 20- year ban on Bodi after he admitted charges of contriving or attempting to fix matches in the 2015 RAM SLAM T20 Challenge Series Read more
4. Indian women stun Australia with record chase in 1st Twenty20 International
The Indian women's cricket team produced a superb all-round performance to chase down a record total and upstage world champions Australia by five wickets in the opening Twenty20 International of a three-match series in Adelaide on Tuesday. Electing to bowl after winning the toss, the Indians did well to restrict Australia to 141, before romping home in 18.4 overs Read more
5. Vishwanathan Anand back in open tournament after 23 years
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand is all set to compete in an open tournament for the first time in 23 years when he takes his seat opposite Hungarian International Master Vajda Szidonia Lazarne in the first round of the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival's Masters section in Gibraltar. Having last played an open tournament in 1993 at the Biel Interzonal, Anand's comeback to this highly unpredictable format was announced last year during the closing ceremony of the festival Also Read
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