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Djokovic says 'keep writing me off' after beating Sinner in late-nighter

South Africa and Israel expel envoys in deepening feud

Olympic dream 'not over', Vonn says after crash

Trump picks former US Fed official as next central bank chief

'He probably would've survived': Iran targeting hospitals in crackdown

Djokovic stuns Sinner to set up Australian Open final with Alcaraz

Mateta omitted from Palace squad to face Forest

Gold, silver prices tumble as investors soothed by Trump's Fed pick

Djokovic 'pushed to the limit' in stunning late-night Sinner upset

Tunisia's famed blue-and-white village threatened after record rains

Carrick calls for calm after flying start to Man Utd reign

Lowly Montauban 'not dead' in French Top 14 survival hunt

Montauban head coach Sebastien Tillous-Borde is confident that his basement-sitters can save their Top 14 status despite losing 13 of their 15 league matches this season.

'Winter signing' Musiala returns to boost weary Bayern

Midfielder Jamal Musiala has made a timely return for a Bayern Munich side who have grown weary in recent weeks as they continue to fight on three fronts.

Elena Rybakina: Kazakhstan's ice-cool Moscow-born Melbourne finalist

Born in Moscow but playing for Kazakhstan, Australian Open finalist Elena Rybakina once said that "I don't live anywhere, to be honest".

Power battle as Sabalenka clashes with Rybakina for Melbourne title

Fire meets fire when hard-hitting Aryna Sabalenka clashes with big-serving Elena Rybakina in the women's Australian Open final on Saturday.

Contrasting fortunes add Basque derby edge for Matarazzo's revived Sociedad

Despite his optimism even Real Sociedad coach Pellegrino Matarazzo would not have banked on going five games unbeaten after his appointment, including clashes against champions Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

Asian stocks hit by fresh tech fears as gold retreats from peak

Asian stocks sank Friday amid fresh worries over vast investments in artificial intelligence, gold and silver tumbled after hitting multiple record highs and oil retreated on hopes for an easing of US-Iran tensions.

Peers and Gadecki retain Australian Open mixed-doubles crown

Wildcards John Peers and Olivia Gadecki became the first team to retain the Australian Open mixed-doubles title since 1988-89 when they outlasted French pair Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard on Friday.

Kaori Sakamoto - Japan skating's big sister eyes Olympic gold at last

Kaori Sakamoto is a fun-loving big sister to her Japan team-mates but a stone-cold competitor on the ice, determined to seize her last chance of Olympic figure skating gold.

Heavy metal: soaring gold price a crushing weight in Vietnam

From his newly built three-storey home outside Hanoi, Trinh Tat Thang has watched the surging global gold price with mounting dread.

Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga face off at Grammys

Superstars Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga are primed to make history on Sunday in Los Angeles at the 68th Grammy Awards, honoring the best in music.

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