16th December 2018 | Daily Sports Digest
#1. Australian Open 2018: Andrea Petkovic dumps Petra Kvitova out of the tournament after marathon
Petra Kvitova’s return to the Australian Open a year after being attacked by an intruder at her home ended in disappointment with a marathon 6–3 4–6 10–8 first-round loss
#2. Australian Open 2018: Stan Wawrinka happy to be back, but still feeling pain
Stan Wawrinka feels great to be back after his first-round victory at the Australian Open on Tuesday but is still experiencing pain in the left knee that required surgery last season.
#3. Australian Open 2018: Novak Djokovic delighted after elbowing out Donald Young
Novak Djokovic showed no signs of the elbow trouble that curtailed his 2017 campaign as he swung freely to amass 33 winners during the one hour and 51-minute romp.
#4. Australian Open 2018: Roger Federer breezes through opener in Melbourne
The 36-year-old Swiss turned the evening clash on Rod Laver Arena into an exhibition as he breezed past Bedene with consummate ease 6–3 6–4 6–3.
#5. Colin de Grandhomme spurs New Zealand to victory over Pakistan by 5 wickets in 4th ODI
Colin de Grandhomme returned from time out following the death of his father to spur New Zealand to a five-wicket win over Pakistan.
#6. Novak Djokovic leading call for bigger share of Grand Slam revenue pie
ATP Players Council’s Vice President Kevin Anderson, the US Open runner-up last year, said the focus was on helping lower-ranked players make a better living.
#7. Tata Steel Masters: Viswanathan Anand crushes Fabiano Caruana to join Anish Giri in lead
Viswanathan Anand crushed USA’s Fabiano Caruana in the third round to join Dutchman Anish Giri in lead on 2.5 points at the Tata Steel Masters Chess tournament.
#8. ICC U-19 World Cup: Aditya Thakare to join India squad as cover for injured Ishan Porel
Ishan Porel suffered an injury in his left ankle on Sunday in India’s opening game against Australia at U-19 World Cup and was replaced by Arshdeep Singh in the second match against PNG on Tuesday.
#9. Goldberg to be inducted into WWE’s 2018 Hall of Fame class
Goldberg will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class at a ceremony at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
#10. Shoaib Malik shows symptoms of delayed concussion after being hit on the head
As advised by the match doctor Shoaib Malik will not be taking any further part in the match.
