The unseeded Indian showed a lot of fighting spirit before going down 4-6 4-6 6-7 (2) to World No. 27.
With temperatures soaring, Open heats up on Day Two with enthralling five-setters and excruciating pull-outs.
Allegri managed just five wins in 19 league games this season and was fired on Monday morning.
Sharapova was made to work hard for her passage into the second round.
Ronaldo beat Messi and Ribery to claim the prestigious award for the second time.
Nadal will play Australian wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round.
Seamer Sandeep feels Punjab start favourites due to the home advantage.
Sri Lanka won the second Test in Dubai and now lead the three match series by one nil.
Del Potro steadied in the second set and cruised to victory in just over three hours.
Murray will next play the winner of Vincent Millot or another qualifier in Wayne Odesnik.
The 29-year-old sat with a bag of ice on his head and had plenty more stuffed into a towel around his neck.
Federer next faces the winner of Czech Radek Stepanek and Slovakian Blaz Kavcic.
Azarenka made a stuttering start to her bid for a third straight Australian Open title.
Ronaldo was rewarded for his immense goal-scoring prowess as he swept aside Messi and Ribery.
Arsenal survived a late scare to regain top spot in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory at Aston Villa.
Preparations will only be able to move forward when the funds are released by the sports ministry.
AC Milan has won only five of 19 matches this season.
Jadhav's impact on this Maharashtra side goes beyond all those runs that he has scored.
Hosts finish bottom of Pool A, but not before nearly pulling off win against Germany; face Aus in quarters.
Boris Becker joined Novak Djokovic as his new head coach in December.
With Boris Becker in his box, defending champ Djokovic shakes off rust with straight-sets win in 1st round.
National United opened score in 6th minute through foreign national Ankur Gazmer in 6th minute.
India opener shows up at Vikaspuri academy to back Sharma as authorities pick holes in structure.
India looked far more organised and coordinated against the reigning Olympic champions.
India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on February 15 in Dubai.









