from behind to beat vietnam 11 2 in their group d opener. vietnam, very much the underdogs, took a 2 1 first half lead when pham toon hai took advantage of a mistake byjapanese goalkeeper zion suzuki. however, japan were able to turn things around wtih this goal from keito nakamura. japan eventually winning 4 2. the united arab emirates group c game match against hong kong finished with the uae winning 3 1. and iran havejust beaten palestine 4 1 in the same group as the uae and hong kong. to the australian open now, where the defending men s champion novak djokovic was given soemthing of a scare in his first round match by 18 year old dino prizmic. ultimately though, afterjust over four hours. djokovic s longest opening match at a grand slam, he got through in four sets. djokovic won the first set 6 2, but prizmic, who was playing in his very first grand slam main draw match, took the second set on a tie break. the world number one was made
to an unexpcted 1 1 draw by equitorial guinea, ranked 88th in the world, in their group a fixture. nigeria s bid for a fourth afcon title was off to a shocking start as they fell behind in the 36th minute, with ivan salvador being allowed ample time and space for the opener. but they responded immediately, with the african player of the year victor 0simhen making it i i just two minutes later. nigeria went on to register 12 off target attempts in the match, including this miss from 0simhen, which left the fans unhappy and in disbelief. the scoreline remained undisturbed and it s back to the drawing board for the super eagles. another big tournament featuring premier leaue stars the asian cup is taking place. and tournament favourites japan came back from an early scare. they beat vietnam 4 2 in their group d opener. underdogs vietnam took a 2 1 first half lead, when pham tuan hai took advantage of a mistake byjapanese
today in the africa cup of nations. mohamed salah s egypt getting their campaign under way against mozambique. egypt are looking for a record extending 8th title, and their first since 2015. nigeria stuttered in their opening game, against equatorial guinea, held to a 1 1 draw in their opener. ghana get their tounament under way against cape verde in the late game. at the asian cup, tournament favourites japan came from behind to beat vietnam 11 2 in their group d opener. underdogs vietnam took a 2 1 first half lead when pham tuan hai took advantage of a mistake byjapanese goalkeeper zion suzuki. however, the japanese were able to turn things around, taking the lead through this stunning strike from keito nakamura, and they sealed the win with one more goal in the second half. two more matches today. uae are in action against hong kong. uae have the lead, 2 1. iran play palestine later. tommy fleetwood held his nerve to win the dubai invitational
unhappy and in disbelief. the scoreline remained like that and it s back to the drawing board for the super eagles. ghana take on cape verde in a few minutes time. another big tournament featuring premier leaue stars the asian cup is taking place. and tournament favourites japan came back from an early scare to beat vietnam 4 2 in their group d opener. underdogs vietnam took a 2 1 first half lead when pham tuan hai took advantage of a mistake byjapanese goalkeeper zion suzuki. the japanese were able to turn things around taking the lead through this stunning strike from keito nakamura, and they sealed the win with one more goal in the second half. the united arab emirates got their group c campaign off to a win, beating the lowest ranked side in the competition hong kong 3-1. hong kong scored their first asian cup finals goal in 56 years when philip chan converted everton camargo s cross to equalise. the uae rode their luck in parts, two of their goals came from var ruled penaltie