The Utah Jazz again showed their candidacy for the NBA title. In the conference leaders’ duel, they won against the Sixers (134-123) and have eight victories, the best streak in the league. They have won 19 of the last 20 games, confirming themselves as the best team in the NBA. Reserve point guard Jordan Clarkson was the protagonist, scoring 40 points.
Russian tennis is revolutionizing the Australian Open. For the first time in history, two players from that country will be in the semifinals. The duel between Medvedev and Rublev guaranteed a place in the penultimate round of the Grand Slam tournament; the other has been earned by the surprising unknown Aslan Karatsev.
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Coming from the qualifying phase, the world number 114 had never played a Grand Slam match before at the age of 27. In the quarterfinal match on Tuesday he beat a depleted Grigor Dimitrov (2-6, 6-4, 6-1 and 6-2) and made history by becoming the first player to reach that round since 1977. “He’s a incredible feeling, “admitted Karatsev. His next opponent will come out of the duel between Djokovic and Zverev. He has already made more money in four games in Australia than in his almost twelve-year career.
Michael McDowell has never before achieved a great triumph in his career. His greatest success came early Tuesday morning when he was the surprise and winner of the 63rd edition of the Daytona 500. The car test was suspended for about six hours because of the rain, forcing the participants to finish in the wee hours of the morning. The 36-year-old American driver racing his Ford Mustang in NASCAR.
In the duel of the lower zone of the Northern Division of the NHL, the Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks staged an even duel in which Alberta prevailed 4-3. The meeting left spectacular images as is usual in ice hockey games, like this one by Matthew Tkachuk.
Playing with a hangover is never recommended. This is what happened to Bayern in the Bundesliga game played on Monday night. The consequences of the celebration of the Club World Cup cost the Bavarian team to let two points escape in a snowy Allianz Arena against the modest Arminia Bielefeld (3-3). Those of Hans-Dieter Flick lost 1-3 and were able to at least save the furniture. Lewandowski, Tolisso and Alphonso Davies scored the local goals.
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