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Melbourne, Australia, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal defeated Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7-6(14), 6-2, 6-2 today and reached the quarterfinals here at the Australian Open for the fourteenth opportunity in your career.
Fifth in the world ranking, the 35-year-old left-hander celebrated his 45th presence in this round of a Grand Slam against Mannarino and in search of the semifinals he will compete against Canadian Denis Shapovalov.
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New Delhi, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) The Indian double Olympic badminton medalist Pusarla Venkata Sindhu won the Syed Modi International women’s singles title today and ended her drought of wins since she won the World Cup in Basel, Switzerland, in 2019.
The runner-up of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games and bronze in Tokyo 2021 beat her compatriot Malvika Bansod by consecutive 21-13 and 21-16 in 35 minutes of play in the final held this Sunday at the Babu Banarasi Das indoor stadium from the city of Lucknow, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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VOLLEYBALL
Minas Gerais, Brazil, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) With a contribution of 15 points, Cuban Miguel Ángel López confirms today his leading role in the formation of Sada Cruzeiro and retains the leading positions in the Brazilian Volleyball Super League.
The West Indian auxiliary striker returned to action in the South American giant and was the second highest scorer in Cruzeiro’s 3-0 victory over Montes Claros America Volei, valid for maintaining fifth position in the points per sets department with 167 points in 40 sets. .
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Berlin, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) With goals from Willi Orban and Josko Gvardiol, Leipzig won 2-0 over Wolfsburg today and continued its rise in the current season of the German soccer Bundesliga.
At the Red Bull Arena, those led by Domenico Tedesco celebrated the goals of the Hungarian-German defender Orban in the 76th minute and the Croatian Gvardiol in the 84th to add the third consecutive success.
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