Jason Day put himself in prime position once again to end Australia's Masters jinx when he fired a four-under-par 68 to seize the lead at the halfway mark of the year's first major championship on Friday.
The Australian hasn't yet recovered from the toe injury.
The art of leaving the ball and negotiating the short ball are the two aspects of his game, Hanuma Vihari is working on ahead of India's tour of Australia.
The world number one shot a final round 70 to finish at five-under, four strokes behind the eventual winner, Australia's Adam Scott, but things might have been different had it not been for a wretched break in his second round.
Australia buried India under an avalanche of runs for a 51-run drubbing in the second ODI and an unassailable 2-0 series lead after the majestic Steve Smith produced another master-class in the form of a 64-ball 104, in Sydney, on Sunday.
From Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma sharing the limelight with their raw talent, to SRH's Travis Head smashing some brutal boundaries to notch up big runs and totals for his franchise, this season has had some real power hitters on show.
Neha's hectic trip to the US... Sunny takes Gadar 2 to London... Anurag Kashyap's Kennedy gets more applause...
Iyer is a player who primarily plays with hands with not much pronounced footwork.
From the pinnacle of Veer Zara's teary romance, the transition to Pathaan and Jawan must have entailed a lot of resetting, rewiring, and recalibration in the mind. But SRK has done it. And done it well, notes Sandeep Goyal.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between Pakistan and Scotland, in Sharjah, on Sunday.
ODI has always brought the best out of me: Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma has quietly grown into the team's undisputed talisman leading their blemish-free campaign in the home World Cup.
A part-time job will not only support you financially but also help you learn skills that will help you grow in your career.
Navigating their way through extreme pressure moments in their tournament opener, India will be eyeing a perfect game against a sprightly Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup match in Delhi on Wednesday.
But the Rohit Sharma-led team has it's fair share of problems in terms of picking an ideal playing XI.
Paine's batting lineup has been rated the worst Australia has ever, so the bowlers could well be under pressure
The master did it again. Roger Federer has a 16th Grand Slam title, a fourth in Australia and his dominance over men's tennis shows no sign of ever ending.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Medvedev's deep groundstrokes have been a major component of his clay-court progression. His baseline retrieving has been the foundation of his hard-court success, and he attributed his success on the clay this year to a string change at the start of the 2023 season.
Whoever thought an Australian chef would represent India so beautifully in the MasterChef kitchen?
If he plays IPL 2024, Wellalage will be the fourth player from the U-19 World Cup 2022 to play the IPL. South Africa's Dewald Brevis plays for the Mumbai Indians, Raj Bawa plays for the Punjab Kings and Yash Dhull plays for the Delhi Capitals.
All the results from the matches played in the BNP Paribas Paris Masters on Tuesday
India's star shuttler H S Prannoy doesn't want to think about Paris right now and is instead focussing on "short-term targets" like breaking into the world's top three.
Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them!
This Chinese-Australian model is taking the world by storm.
Tiger Woods appears to be unmatchable in appeal, even when he does not play well as at this year's Masters.
'Until April 2024, we have the qualification period so until that we might push for more tournaments but the plan is to pick and choose after you qualify and then gradually peaking before the Olympics.'
Australia need five wickets in the second Test to secure a series-levelling victory with India's daunting run chase on a menacing pitch teetering at stumps on day four on Monday.
Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to arrest their slump in form when they begin their campaign at the Australia Open badminton tournament in Sydney on Tuesday.
One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday. Rediff.com salutes the legend.
The visitors, who are 2-0 behind in the four-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, finished the frenetic opening day 47 runs ahead with six wickets in hand.
MasterChef Australia contestant Sarah Todd's overnight Goan Pork vindaloo is perfect for an indulgent weekend meal.
When Sachin picked Laxman as his favourite player among the likes of Dravid, Ganguly
World No 2 Adam Scott stood firm in the face of a fierce charge from Matt Kuchar to defend his home Australian Masters by two strokes on Sunday as the American's challenge crumbled over the closing holes.
'...Now, we are dominating because we have the right facilities. We have the IPL, the richest board is India and India is the powerhouse'.
Coach Misbah-ul-Haq and his fellow selectors have been criticised by Pakistan media for placing too much expectation on such young shoulders, particularly against an ascendant team that thrives on home pitches.
Mars and Snickers bars were cleared from store shelves across Australia's most populous state Friday, after the company that makes them said it had received letters claiming that seven candy bars had been poisoned.
India look to snap five-year trophy-less streak against Theekshana-less Lanka
Captain Virat Kohli became the second fastest to 25 Test centuries before Usman Khawaja helped Australia extend their lead to 175 runs to give the hosts a slight upperhand at stumps on Day 3 in Perth on Sunday.
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