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Ukrainian sumo wrestler wins second straight title

Tien thrashes Medvedev after nosebleed to make maiden Slam quarter-final

'Don't want to jinx it' as Zverev barrels into Melbourne quarters

Gauff sees off Muchova to make Australian Open last eight

Alcaraz has Djokovic on his case as Sabalenka faces teen prospect

Alcaraz eases into last eight in bid for maiden Melbourne title

India's Bollywood bets big on 'event cinema'

Doncic soars as Lakers down Mavericks, Knicks edge 76ers

American daredevil free-climbs Taiwan's tallest building

'Dream partner': Sabalenka keen for mixed-doubles date with Djokovic

On-fire teenager Jovic sets up Melbourne quarter-final with Sabalenka

Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff if it completes China trade deal

US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Canada that if it concludes a trade deal with China, he will impose a 100 percent tariff on all goods coming over the border.

West Ham thump Sunderland to boost survival bid

West Ham crushed Sunderland 3-1 on Saturday to make it two wins out of two and climb to within two points of Premier League safety.

Hector wins as Shiffrin third in Czech giant slalom before Olympics

Olympic champion Sara Hector warmed up for her women's giant slalom title defence at next month's Winter Olympics by winning the World Cup race on Saturday as US star Mikaela Shiffrin finished third.

Heat triggers Melbourne chaos as Djokovic hits landmark, Osaka out

Brutal heat triggered a five-hour suspension of matches on outside courts at the Australian Open on Saturday as Novak Djokovic powered to another landmark win but Naomi Osaka pulled out.

Snow, heavy rain kill 61 in three days in Afghanistan

Snow and heavy rain have killed 61 people in Afghanistan in the past three days, disaster officials said on Saturday, with a major road and power also cut in several provinces.

England spinners choke Sri Lanka to 219 in second ODI

England rang the changes and spun a web around Sri Lanka, bowling the hosts out for a modest 219 in 49.3 overs in the second one-day international of the three-match series on Saturday.

Franzoni gains Olympic boost edging Odermatt in Kitzbuehel downhill

Italy's Giovanni Franzoni set himself up perfectly for next month's Winter Olympics on home snow by winning Saturday's World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel, considered the Holy Grail of alpine skiing.

Djokovic 'hanging in there' after landmark 400th Slam win

Record-shattering Novak Djokovic said he was "hanging in there" after becoming the first player to win 400 Grand Slam matches Saturday on his way into the last 16 at the Australian Open.

Ugandan opposition leader says wife in hospital after assault by soldiers

Fugitive Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine said on Saturday that his wife was rushed to hospital after soldiers held her at gunpoint and strangled her during a violent raid on their home.