Aryna Sabalenka: the complete player in search of history
Aryna Sabalenka, who can write her name into the tennis record books with a third consecutive Australian Open title on Saturday, has become the complete player.
Read moreMadison Keys: from teenage prodigy to Melbourne finalist at 29
Former teenage prodigy Madison Keys arrived in Australia with the goal of seeing how well she could perform with her 30th birthday approaching next month.
Read moreSabalenka, Keys promise thunderous slugfest in Australian Open final
The irresistible force of Aryna Sabalenka meets the unbreakable spirit of Madison Keys in an Australian Open women's singles final on Saturday that promises to be a thunderous slugfest.
Read moreCatalonia eyes reversal of business exodus after big bank returns
Spanish business circles believe banking giant Sabadell's decision to return its headquarters to Catalonia will entice back the thousands of firms that fled after the region's botched 2017 independence bid.
Read moreHong Kong revives border village in alternative tourism push
Tourists in Hong Kong are flocking to the 300-year-old village of Kuk Po, whose decaying mansions and reed fields offer a respite from the city's famously frenetic pace.
Read moreCoquard wins Down Under photo finish as Romo retains tour lead
Frenchman Bryan Coquard pipped German Phil Bauhaus in an exciting finish of the fourth stage Friday as Javier Romo held on to the race leader's jersey in the Tour Down Under.
Read moreTajikistan launches crackdown on 'witchcraft' and fortune-telling
In a block of flats in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, a turbaned woman cautiously opened the door of her apartment a chink, letting out a waft of incense.
Read moreDjokovic unsure if Murray partnership will go on after Melbourne exit
Novak Djokovic would not commit to working with Andy Murray again as his coach after the Serb retired from the Australian Open semi-finals on Friday with injury.
Read moreDeadly teen knife crisis UK's 'new normal'
Recruited at the age of eight by a drugs gang, Rhys was part of Britain's violent knife crime "crisis" until his best friend was fatally stabbed and died in his arms.
Read moreLeBron, Davis lead Lakers romp over Celtics
LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-96 thumping of the defending champion Boston Celtics on Thursday.
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