medvedev used his racquet to smash a net camera during his first round match with 418th—ranked kasidithe camera destruction took place in what would be the last game of the third set, which samrej won to take a two—sets—to—one—lead in the five—set match. taylor fritz had a much easier time of it, breezing past fellow american jenson brooksby. the fourth seed made a strong start in his bid to end the 22—year grand slam drought for american men with a resounding 6—2, 6—0, 6—3 victory over his compatriot. last year i was happy with all of my slam results and i'm going to treated the same. the worst thing i can do is be looking like superfar worst thing i can do is be looking like super far ahead worst thing i can do is be looking like superfar ahead in the draw and looking at the top four seeds, and then put all this pressure on myself. it's the same mentality i always have, take it one match at a time. england wasted a golden opportunity to level the women's ashes as they failed to chase 181 for victory in a nail—biting finish in melbourne. with one wicket remaining, england needed 22 ru

frustrated because he was trailing against a wild card entry from thailand, medvedev used his rackethed to the net. medvedev swinging his racket with full force five times in the display of anger that earned him a code violation warning for racket abuse from the chair umpire. >> medvedev would eventually avoid the monumental upset, winning in five sets to advance to round two and turning now to the nba, the oklahoma city thunder extended their lead atop the western conference with a 118 to 102 win on the road last night against the philadelphia 76 ers. >> and they celebrated by having some fun with a reporter. >> after the game. >> you made your first eight shots. just continue to be so aggressive and so efficient. tell me about your night tonight. >> yeah i just tried to be aggressive. try to set the tone. like i said long road trip. try to get in and get out. >> yeah. and you guys played great on this trip. and the fact of the matter is that you guys faced some really good teams on this trip. and what do you think about the way that this group has continued to respond night in and

daniil medvedev there, one of many excited by what's in store for the duo.s in tennis is frenchman gael monfils. he's become the second oldest player to reach an atp tour final since 1990. monfils, who at 38 years and 131 days old beat nishesh basavareddy in straight sets to make the final of the auckland open. he'll take on qualifier zizou bergs in the final — which will be his 35th at tour level. david moyes is in talks over a possible return to everton — after sean dyche was sacked by the club on thursday, ahead of their fa cup win against peterborough. we understand from a well—placed source that the scot is the frontrunner. negotiations are continuing on friday. moyes managed everton from 2002 to 2013, before leaving for manchester united. he had two spells at west ham and guided them to the europa conference league title in 2023, but has been out of work since leaving them last season. as we've been hearing, the wildfires in los angeles and southern california have caused so much devastation — sport of course is also affected. the la lakers home game a

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three—time finalist daniil medvedev has been knocked out of the australian open in melbourne by americanmatch which finished just before 3am local time, as the 19—year—old qualifier — who's ranked 121 in the world — won in five sets. before this week's tournament, tien had never won a grand slam match — but he'll now face france's corentin moutet in the third round. rory mcilroy is five shots off the pace after the opening round of the dubai desert classic, as he bids to win the title for the third successive time. the northern irishman chipped in on the par three seventh hole as he finished the round on two under, with a group of three players out in front on five under par, including us amateur david ford. the 22—year—old is the number six ranked amateur in the world, and shots like this have him well—placed. in the coming hours, england take on australia in the third of their one day international matches in the multi—format ashes series. the match in hobart will see england facing an uphill battle to regain the ashes if they fail to win. nat sciver brunt is just hopeful that the play

elsewhere, there were wins for three—time finalist daniil medvedev, taylor fritz, and holger rune., italianjasmine paolini and kazakhstan�*s elena rybakina raced through to the second round. fourth seed, paolini, comfortably beat 21—year—old chinese player sija wei in straight sets while former finalist rybakina was ruthless against 16—year—old australian wild card emersonjones, winning 6—1, 6—1 injust 53 minutes. emma raducanu and katie boulter also progressed. that means there are now six british singles players through to the second round at melbourne park. the last time that happened was over 60 years ago. raducanu says her serve �*had a mind of its own�* after a scrappy straight sets win over russia's ekaterina alexandrova. raducanu hit 15 double faults and lost her serve six times. she faces amanda anisimova of the us next. i'm very pleased to have come through that match. it was difficult, it was quite hot out there, um, getting quite sunny, and obviously playing against a really experienced and seeded opponent, who is playing great tennis. and i think, yeah, i'm very proud

animation is not perfect so daniel medvedev, racket floating in midair and slamming of it into the net keys shared a clip of her character doing a backflip. laugh if you will, but the tournament reports it drew 95,000 streams this week compared to 140,000 at the same time last year. >>> our next high goes to the man whose brilliant home-spun innovation puts him in the company of edison, jobs. when a rare snowstorm hit the nashville area, steve mcpherson had the quickest, easiest cleanup on the block because he had laid down a big tarp before the snow came and then just peeled that sucker back after the six inches fell revealing an immaculate walkway. so ob in hindsight, yet none of us thought of it. >> it's gone! >> glad i could help. >> it's gone. steve's son jack posted the video of his dad with the caption "a snow day hates to see my dad coming." the clip now has nearly 50 million views across social media. that is just outstanding work, steve. we salute you, sir >>> our final low goes to the absolute last thing you expect to find when you reach for a crisp head of lettuce in the pr

to the second week of the tournament, following up his stunning upset of world number five daniil medvedev with a straight set win over quarantine. moutet on saturday. tian is the youngest man to reach the round of 16 at the aussie since rafael nadal. and joining him is someone twice his age. that would be 38 year old gael monfils turning back the clock in melbourne. stunning fourth seeded taylor fritz in four sets. and then on the women's side, iga swiatek saying she feels like the ball is really listening to her right now. the five time major champ cruising past the brit and radacanu 616 love in pursuit of her first aussie crown. and last but certainly not least, one in new york. knicks fan out himself. a great night at madison square garden, draining a half court shot and winning a car. of course, he got absolutely swarmed after the moment. then check this out. he starts heading towards the sideline to give a hug to somebody, and that is hollywood star ben stiller. so a great moment there. a lot of pressure. and to win a car. how much fun is that? >> kim well the best way to cap it off

. _ three—time australian open runner—up daniil medvedev has been knocked out by american teenager learneren become the youngest american man to reach the third round since pete sampras did so aged 18 in 1990. well facing the passionate aussie crowd is something the players are having to get accustomed to. jack draper was on the receiving end of boos yesterday — but a response to remember from danielle collins earlier. the american forced her way back to win in three sets against home player destanee aiva, sarcastically blowing the crowd kisses, and cupping her ears to the boos around her... one of the greatest things about being a professional athlete is the people that don't like you and the people that don't like you and the people that don't like you and the people that hate you, they actually pay her bills. it is kind of a cool concept. me and my group of girlfriends, we love a 5—star vacation, so i can guarantee you that check is going to our next 5—star chip, hopefully to the bahamas. we like boats, we like big boats, we like yachts, so yes, we will post about it and that you guys k