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Pain-free Zverev blasts into Australian Open semi-finals

Pain-free Zverev blasts into Australian Open semi-finals

Alexander Zverev said he was playing without pain for the first time in 12 months after last year's runner-up crushed young American Learner Tien to blast into the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday.

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UK tour agency to host golf tournament in North Korea

UK tour agency to host golf tournament in North Korea

A British tour agency plans to host an international golf event in North Korea this year, the amateur event's website showed Tuesday.

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Hybrid cars top choice for consumers in Europe in 2025: data

Hybrid cars top choice for consumers in Europe in 2025: data

Hybrid-electric vehicles dethroned purely petrol-powered cars as the top power option among consumers in Europe last year, data showed Tuesday.

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Sabalenka beats heat to reach Melbourne semis as Zverev blasts through

Sabalenka beats heat to reach Melbourne semis as Zverev blasts through

Aryna Sabalenka overcame searing heat and one of the most exciting talents in tennis to power into the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday, with Alexander Zverev serving up a storm to join her.

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'Our children are next' fear Kenyans as drought wipes out livestock

'Our children are next' fear Kenyans as drought wipes out livestock

In drought-hit northeastern Kenya, villagers have been forced to drag their dead livestock to distant fields for burning to keep the stench of death and scavenging hyenas away from their homes.

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'Quad God' Malinin poised to take Milan by storm

'Quad God' Malinin poised to take Milan by storm

Four years on from an Olympic snub, US figure skater Ilia Malinin has revolutionized his sport in a meteoric rise that has him poised for gold -- and stardom -- at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.

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Troubled Napoli staring at Champions League elimination against Chelsea

Troubled Napoli staring at Champions League elimination against Chelsea

Napoli are on the brink of being eliminated from the Champions League as the troubled Italian club face Chelsea on Wednesday racked by a deep injury crisis and a faltering Serie A title defence.

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Inside King Charles's passion project, focus of Amazon film

Inside King Charles's passion project, focus of Amazon film

Teaching children how to milk cows, combat food waste or embroider linen are among the programmes on sustainability offered at a charity founded by King Charles III two decades ago.

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Zverev blasts past Tien to reach Australian Open semi-finals

Zverev blasts past Tien to reach Australian Open semi-finals

Last year's runner-up Alexander Zverev served his way into the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday as he crushed young American Learner Tien under a barrage of aces.

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Jovic hails 'inspiring' Sabalenka and says Melbourne run just the start

Jovic hails 'inspiring' Sabalenka and says Melbourne run just the start

Teenage sensation Iva Jovic hailed Aryna Sabalenka as "inspiring" after the world number one taught the 18-year-old a tennis lesson in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Tuesday.

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