Sixth seed Alexander Zverev survived an almighty scare at the Australian Open on Thursday as the former semi-finalist dug deep to beat Slovakian qualifier Lukas Klein 7-5 3-6 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(7) and move into the third round.

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On Wednesday (Jan 17), it was announced that Mike McCarthy will be back for a fifth season as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones said in a statement released by the team, "I believe this team is very close and capable of achieving our ultimate goals and the best step forward for us will be with Mike McCarthy as our head coach.

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India beat Afghanistan in a high-scoring thriller in the third and final T20I, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, on Wednesday (Jan 17). After an unassailable 2-0 lead, India made some changes in their playing XI and opted to bat first.

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India beat Afghanistan in a thrilling double Super Over encounter in the third and final T20I at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday (Jan 17). Opting to bat first, India rode on captain Rohit Sharma's 121 not out and Rinku Singh's 69* to post 212/4 after reeling at 22-4.

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Brandon Ingram had the third triple-double of his career and led a franchise-record 3-point performance as the host New Orleans Pelicans routed the reeling Charlotte Hornets 132-112 on Wednesday night.

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On Thursday (Jan 18), Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz battled past Italy's Lorenzo Sonega in the second round of the men's singles to proceed ahead. Now, Alcaraz will face Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng in the third round, who beat Indian star Sumit Nagal.

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India edged past Afghanistan in a double Super Over encounter during the third and final T20I at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Wednesday (Jan 17). Having an unassailable lead in the three-match series, Rohit Sharma-led India opted to bat first in the final game.

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Shivam Dube has been in sublime form in India's ongoing three T20Is versus Afghanistan. He scored 60* and 63* in the first two T20Is and was the Player-of-the-Match in the series opener.

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