Sports News Highlights, August 10: Jannik Sinner Records His Quickest 2025 Win; Manchester City Beat Palermo 3-0

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In overnight football action, Manchester City beat Serie B side Palermo 3-0 with Tijjani Reijnders scoring his first two goals for the Cityzens. Reijnders – who joined City ahead of the Club World Cup – came on at half-time and should have had a hat-trick, only to fall over after rounding goalkeeper Alfred Gomis in the last minute.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner has begun his Cincinnati Open campaign with a 59-minute demolition of Daniel Elahi Galan, making it his fastest win of 2025. Sinner triumphs 6-1, 6-1 on his return to action after skipping the Canadian Open to recover from the elbow injury he suffered en route to his first Wimbledon title in July.

Uruguay forward Darwin Nunez has left Liverpool, signing a three-year contract with his new club Al-Hilal. Nunez thus becomes the second big name to join the 19-time Saudi Pro League champions after left-back Theo Hernandez made the switch from AC Milan.

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari has tragically passed away from injuries sustained during his bout with Yamato Hata on August 2. The 28-year-old was taken to hospital after the fight in Tokyo, where he had emergency brain surgery to treat a subdural hematoma - a condition where blood collects between the skull and the brain, BBC reported. Kotari was not the only boxer to need brain surgery after the event, with Hiromasa Urakawa undergoing a craniotomy after his bout with Yoji Saito, the Japan Boxing Commission said.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Mission 200 winner Connor Zilisch broke his collarbone after a hard fall in Victory Lane at Watkins Glen International, earlier today. A video depicts the 19-year-old slipping after climbing out of his car through the window and trying to stand on the roof, landing awkwardly on his neck.

He was taken by ambulance to the infield care centre. Zilisch posted on X about two hours later that he had a broken collarbone and that CT scans showed no head injury. "Thank you everybody for reaching out today," Zilisch posted. "I'm out of the hospital and getting better already. Thankful for all the medics for quick attention and grateful it wasn't any worse."

There has been another tragic incident in motorsport. Sportsman driver Robbie Brewer has reportedly passed away after a direct hit with the wall at NASCAR's Bowman Gray Stadium. His car roof was cut off and he was rushed off in an ambulance, but was said to be pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

Liverpool and Egypt football star Mohamed Salah has questioned European football governing body UEFA about 'Palestinian Pele' Suleiman al-Obeid's death. The 41-year-old was reportedly killed in southern Gaza on Wednesday when Israeli forces attacked civilians waiting for humanitarian aid, according to the Palestinian Football Association.

Emma Raducanu has commenced her Cincinnati Open campaign with a breezy 6-3, 6-2 win over Olga Danilovic, while Madison Keys had to rally to reach the last 32 in Ohio. Australian Open champion Keys was put on the back foot by Eva Lys but recovered for a 1-6 6-3 7-6 (7-1) victory, teeing up a third-round meeting with Aoi Ito.

India spin legend Ravichandran Ashwin is reportedly in talks with Chennai Super Kings to leave the franchise ahead of the 2026 season of Indian Premier League. While the move is not confirmed yet, Ashwin's Tamil Nadu cricket senior Krishnamachari Srikkanth has supported such a decision.

“Actually I am with CSK and if they do it, it will be a super move. I think they can muster up around 42 crores and with the youngsters who performed well at the end of the season, they can form a good side,” former India opener Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has inducted Alex Marshall, former head of ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit, as a consultant for one-year to oversee its operations. The board seeks to enhance its reputation after being rocked by numerous episodes of fixing in recent years.

Besides Marshall, the BCB has made two more important appointments, with Julian Wood coming in as a specialist batting coach for three months and Tony Hemming joining as head of turf management for two years and will be in charge of all international venues and curators. Wood is a power-hitting specialist who recently worked with Sri Lanka Cricket. (PTI)

Wasim Akram has commended Mohammed Siraj’s performance during India’s dramatic Oval Test victory against England in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The legendary Pakistan fast bowler described Siraj’s display as “the best I have seen in the recent past."

Akram, 59, highlighted Siraj’s ability to remain fiery and focused despite a heavy workload, noting that the 31-year-old pacer bowled nearly 186 overs across five Tests, including a decisive spell in the last match.

Australia A Women have won the toss and opted to bat first in the third T20I against India A Women. India, led by Radha Yadav, are looking to get their first win of this tour after losing the first two matches to lose the T20I series.

India A Women Vs Australia A Women, 3rd T20I Playing XIs

Australia A Women: Alyssa Healy, Tahlia Wilson, Anika Learoyd, Courtney Webb, Madeline Penna, Nicole Faltum (wk/c), Tess Flintoff, Sianna Ginger, Georgia Prestwidge, Amy Louise Edgar, Lucy Hamilton

India A Women: Shafali Verma, Uma Chetry (wk), Vrinda Dinesh, Raghvi Bist, Sajeevan Sajana, Radha Yadav (c), Minnu Mani, Prema Rawat, Tanuja Kanwar, Shabnam Md Shakil, Joshitha VJ

India face hosts Myanmar in their third and final match in Group D of the AFC Under-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifier at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon. Kick-off is at 3pm IST. The Young Tigresses know that a win would end a 20-year wait for a berth in the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup. India currently sit atop the four-team Group D table with four points after a goalless draw with Indonesia and a 7-0 win over Turkmenistan.

After Sunil Gavaskar, former chief selector Sandeep Patil has criticised the workload management by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), raising concerns about the decision-making process. Injury-prone fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah played only three Test matches in the just concluded India's tour of England, and the visitors won both matches in which he was rested.

"I wonder how the BCCI is agreeing to all this. Is the physio more important than the captain, than the head coach? What about selectors? Are we to expect that the physio will be sitting in selection committee meetings now? Will he decide?" Patil told Mid-day.

With that, we conclude our coverage of today's sports news and events. Live updates continue at our dedicated cricket and football blogs, meanwhile. We will be back tomorrow with this comprehensive one-stop sports shop. Until then, goodbye.