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Tears and smiles at tribute concert for Swiss fire victims

Tesla reports higher profits, topping estimates

Manchester City go top of Premier League as Burnley relegated

Kane and Diaz send Bayern past Leverkusen into German Cup final

Concert pays tribute to Swiss fire disaster victims

US stocks rise, shrugging off uncertain ceasefire prospects while oil prices jump

Pope hits out at jails in closed-off Equatorial Guinea

Atletico beaten again in Elche thriller

England rugby great Moody offered 'hope' in battle with motor neurone disease

PSG roll over Nantes to move closer to Ligue 1 title

Archer, Burger turn up the heat as Rajasthan beat Lucknow in IPL

No Venus fairytale as Alcaraz, Sabalenka win Melbourne openers

Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka launched their Australian Open title bids with straight-sets wins but there was no fairytale for 45-year-old Venus Williams on Sunday.

Mitchell, Phillips tons guide New Zealand to 337-8 in ODI decider

Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips struck counter-attacking centuries as New Zealand posted 337-8 against India in their third and deciding one-day international on Sunday.

Flailing Frankfurt sack coach Toppmoeller

Struggling Eintracht Frankfurt fired coach Dino Toppmoeller on Sunday after a poor run of results has left them down in seventh in the Bundesliga and in danger of failing to progress to the Champions League play-offs.

'Proud' Venus Williams, 45, exits Australian Open after epic battle

Venus Williams fell at the first hurdle but said she was proud of herself after making history as the oldest woman to ever play at the Australian Open on Sunday.

Vonn in Olympic form with another World Cup podium in Tarvisio super-G

Lindsey Vonn continued her remarkable form in the lead up to the Winter Olympics with her seventh World Cup podium of the season in Sunday's super-G in Tarvisio won by Emma Aicher.

Alcaraz kicks off career Grand Slam bid with tough Australian Open test

Carlos Alcaraz kickstarted his bid for a career Grand Slam with a battling three-set beating of home hope Adam Walton at the Australian Open on Sunday.

Hosts Morocco face Mane's Senegal for AFCON glory

The Africa Cup of Nations reaches its climax on Sunday with a showdown between host nation Morocco, looking to win the title for the first time in 50 years, and Sadio Mane's powerful Senegal side.

Venus Williams, 45, exits Australian Open after epic battle

Venus Williams made history as the oldest woman to ever play the Australian Open on Sunday but the 45-year-old fell at the first hurdle after an epic battle with an opponent more than 20 years her junior.

Taiwan's Lin wins India Open marred by 'dirty' conditions

Taiwan's Lin Chun-yi won the India Open badminton men's singles title on Sunday, after playing conditions that included bird droppings on court and a monkey in the stands drew criticism.