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Nadal is confident he will be OK!

Dec 28, 2018

Nadal confident of being OK!

Tennis star Rafa Nadal is confident of being able to make next month's Australian Open.

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However, Nadal, who last played competitively in September and recently underwent ankle surgery, says it will be baby steps for now.

The Spaniard is currently participating in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi as part of his warm up for the opening Grand Slam event on Jan 14th.

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Separately, tennis legend Boris Becker has dismissed rumours, that he's set to coach women's world number one Simona Halep. 
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Liverpool's Mo Salah has escaped FA action for allegedly diving to win a penalty, in their win over Newcastle at Anfield this week.

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The FA concluded there was no grounds to charge the striker, because there had indeed been minimal contact by Magpies'Paul Dummet before the Egyptian went down.

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Seperately, West Ham powered up to ninth in the Premier League table, after they defeated  Southampton 2-1 this morning.

The Saints took the lead in the second half, but a brace from Felipe Anderson was enough to see the Hammers seal the win.
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And, F1 is dedicating an entire week to Michael Schumacher across all its social media platforms, to mark the seven-time champion's 50th birthday next Thursday. 

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The German has remained out of the public eye, ever since he sustained near-fatal head injuries in a skiing accident five years ago.