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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Andy Murray eased into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a comprehensive 6-4 6-2 6-4 win over American Sam Querrey on Friday. The raging favourite after champion Novak Djokovic’s stunning second round exit on Thursday, top seed Murray also showed no sign of discomfort to the right ankle he twisted in his previous win against Russian teenager Andrey Rublev. Seeking his maiden title in Melbourne after five losses in the final, Murray was made to work hard to close out victory in the third set at the Hisense Arena against the man who eliminated Djokovic from the third round at Wimbledon last year....

Murray was impressive in making the quarter-finals of the China Open, where his run was ended by Dominic Thiem following a gruelling contest with compatriot Cameron Norrie in which the Scot appeared a spent force in the second set. The former world number one, a three-time winner in Shanghai, needed to work just as hard to see off Londero, who won the first set but could not complete what would have been a memorable victory as Murray prevailed 2-6 6-2 6-3 in an engrossing battle....

Andy Murray was on Thursday named as the first member of the Great Britain tennis team for the London Olympics. The world number four will be competing in his second Olympics after Beijing when he lost in the first round of the singles and the second round of the doubles. Murray, who will also be playing doubles with his brother Jamie, said: “I can’t wait for the Olympics to start, it’s such an incredible event and for it to be in London is extra special....

After Peter Moore’s appointment as the head coach of the England cricket team earlier this month, followed up by Graham Gooch and Mushtaq Ahmed’s departures have left the England cricket team in shackles. Both Gooch and Ahmed had been a part of England’s coaching team for a good period of time now and with both of them leaving their jobs, ECB has the task of finding not one but two coaches....

The 33-year-old is a respected oddball on the folk and punk fringe and a celebrated curiosity in the world beyond. Howle’s received accolades in The New York Times, opened for Bob Dylan and been called a “melodic, nimble being” by Ani DiFranco. But the eccentric singer still prefers to fly under the radar. She’s signed to the Southern indie label Daemon Records and sells most of her albums via Daniellehowle....

Ozawa makes conducting look easy. But in truth his tux tails are harder than ever to fill–not because there is a shortage of aspiring conductors but because they’re facing increasingly complex challenges. For starters, the popularity of classical music is on the decline. As entertainment options continue to multiply, orchestras are searching for new ways to stay relevant and raise revenue. Meanwhile, the classical repertoire continues to grow exponentially, overwhelming the typical student....

Celtic will beat a host of clubs to the 21-year-old midfielder, including Real Betis, Leganes and Nottingham Forest, whilst several unnamed English clubs were also thought to be interested. Brendan Rodgers has been a long-term admirer of Musonda and he has promised that he will help develop the young midfielder at Celtic Park. Chelsea had a strong say in the player’s temporary move, encouraging him to join a club where he is likely to get maximum game time....

Documentaries about people are their genre, and the lives of rich, famous, or influential people are always interesting. For those that need to narrow the selection down somewhat, HBO Max has plenty of documentaries about interesting people and their real-life adventures. 7 Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021) Anthony Bourdain didn’t start as a media star. His humble beginnings were in the rough and stressful world of kitchen work, and his travels around the world didn’t start until later in his career....

The fact that Ronaldo was given the award, voted by readers of the pro-Real Madrid newspaper, is no surprise but a fair reward for his incredible season in which he has not only led Portugal almost single handedly to the World Cup but has also netted 17 goals in the league, reports Xinhua. “I am in good form. I think this is the best start of a season that I have had in my career but I have always been in very good form in recent years,” said Ronaldo Monday....

The answer is simple: Words matter. “Hold up Barsky! Donald Trump said a lot of horrible things in 2016! If words mattered, he wouldn’t be president,” said everyone who still can’t believe Clinton lost. I’m going to take this a step further. I’m about to tell you the exact moment Clinton lost. It’s a moment everybody has seen and heard. I don’t have inside information, but I do have perspective that I believe will lead to a better understanding....

When I grade written work by students, one of the phrases I hate most is “It goes without saying,” in response to which I scribble on their essays, “Then why write it?” Another favorite of undergraduates is “It’s not for me to say,” to which I jot in their blue books, “Then why continue writing?” I also despise the phrase “Who can say?” to which I reply, “You! That’s who!...

The spiral formed over the South Island at around 7:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, and was seen by people in Queenstown and Motueka, according to the New Zealand Herald. Eyewitnesses say that the spiral wasn’t stationary, rather, it was drifting northwards. Alasdair Burns, a stargazing guide and photographer at Twinkle Dark Sky Tours on Stewart Island, told the Guardian: “It looked like an enormous spiral galaxy, just hanging there in the sky, and slowly just drifting across....

Several people from Del Mar to Chula Vista posted on social media early Wednesday afternoon that the boom had shaken doors and furniture, as well as startling pets, ABC 10 reported. “Felt it in La Jolla / Windansea - even my dogs started barking!” one Twitter user, @eith3r_0r, posted. Many people suggested that the sound could have been produced by an earthquake. “Mysterious boom heard along San Diego Coast. And I thought it was an earthquake,” Twitter user, @adolfo_v, wrote....

The green pool was first spotted at the end of July after a helicopter collecting data on the volcano flew over the crater. An image from the trip showed a green patch at the base that looked like water. The presence of this could not be confirmed from the single image—and there had never been any written observations of water from inside Halema’uma’u, so its presence would be “unusual,” Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientist emeritus Don Swanson said at the time....

The Greenwich, Connecticut–based company offers hundreds of digital classes ranging from cycling, cardio dance and barre to yoga and meditation. MYX Fitness’s biggest competitor in the market is Peloton, one of the first, and most popular, streaming services for exercising at home. The influx of on-demand fitness services poses a question: How can competitors stay afloat in such a saturated market? “Peloton is like Netflix—they were the first movers in the industry....

Malcom had been on the verge of joining Roma in July, with the Serie A club and his former side Bordeaux announcing an agreement had been reached. But Barca came in at the 11th hour and secured a €41million deal for the talented winger, leaving Monchi incensed. Monchi subsequently gave Roma’s in-house TV station a detailed outline of how the deal broke down, while he also vowed to sign a player “equal or even better than Malcom”....

Line: Louisville -3, Total: 130 (current lines for Friday’s Sweet 16 games) In fact, quite the opposite is true based on recent Tournament history, with No. 8 seeds who just upset the No. 1 a perfect 5-0 in the Sweet 16 against a No. 4 or 5 since 2000 (h/t Warren Sharp). This trend is also 10-2 all-time, putting the Cardinals in what appears to be a tough spot as they attempt to return to the Elite Eight for the first time since winning the national championship in 2013....

It’s 10 years since the rankings didn’t feature either Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer in the top two, but current leading men, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, still face a test of claycourt nerve. On Sunday, Nadal begins his bid for a ninth successive Monte Carlo Masters title. The 26-year-old Spaniard, who was seven months out of action with a knee injury, has already hammered home his claycourt dominance in 2013 with comeback titles at Sao Paulo and Acapulco....

Rafael Nadal admitted Monday that his incredible 42-match, 10-year unbeaten run at Monte Carlo will end, but he is in no hurry to see that day. The 26-year-old Spaniard, who last lost on the clay of Monte Carlo as a fresh-faced 16-year-old when then-clay court king Guillermo Coria defeated him in straight sets in the third round, also claimed he is not the clear favourite he has been in the past....