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Extreme heat triggers Melbourne match suspensions as Sinner battles on

'I got lucky' - Cramping Sinner drops set on way to Melbourne last 16

Extreme heat triggers Melbourne suspension rule as Sinner battles on

'Zap you': Top players wrestle with scorching Melbourne heat

Lula revived Brazilian cinema, says 'The Secret Agent' director

Wall Street intends to stay open around the clock

Struggling Sinner drops set before making Melbourne last 16

Pacers outlast Thunder in NBA Finals rematch

Podcast co-hosts Keys, Pegula to clash in Melbourne last 16

Vernon avoids crashes to win Tour Down Under stage in brutal heat

NSW Waratahs forward banned for punching teammate

Trump says US 'armada' headed toward Gulf

President Donald Trump said a US "armada" was heading toward the Gulf and that Washington was watching Iran closely, even after downplaying the prospect of imminent military action and saying Tehran appeared interested in talks.

Alcaraz eases into Melbourne last 16 as Sabalenka 'all over the place'

Carlos Alcaraz stepped up his quest to win a maiden Australian Open as he overwhelmed showman Corentin Moutet on Friday to reach the last 16 while Aryna Sabalenka said she was "emotionally all over the place" in victory.

Welsford storms to Tour Down Under stage as Vine holds GC lead

Powerhouse Australian sprinter Sam Welsford stormed home from well back for his seventh stage win in the Tour Down Under as Jay Vine remained the overall race leader on Friday.

Rising star Mboko relishes another 'really cool' first against Sabalenka

Fast-rising Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko has been racking up a lot of firsts in recent months, with a clash against a world number one on centre court at a Grand Slam the latest.

Alcaraz celebrates 100th Slam match with easy win at Australian Open

An ominous Carlos Alcaraz wasted little energy in his 100th Grand Slam match to sweep into the last 16 of the Australian Open on Friday with a straight-sets mauling of French showman Corentin Moutet.

Sabalenka plans to have children but will return to tennis

Aryna Sabalenka said Friday she planned to have children at some point in the next few years, but would return to tennis "just to challenge myself".

'Five sets again': Gutsy Medvedev battles into Melbourne last 16

Gutsy three-time Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev fought back from two sets down to reach the last 16 on Friday against unseeded Fabian Marozsan of Hungary.

Sixers down Rockets behind Embiid triple-double

The Philadelphia 76ers, fueled by 36 points from Tyrese Maxey and a triple-double from Joel Embiid, beat the Houston Rockets 128-122 in an NBA overtime thriller on Thursday.

Pakistan battles legions of fake doctors

Rusted nails hold used infusion tubes on the wall of a clinic run by one among hundreds of thousands of unqualified doctors operating across Pakistan.

Sabalenka digs deep as Alcaraz sets sights on Melbourne last 16

Aryna Sabalenka said she was "emotionally all over the place" as she was forced to dig deep to reach the last 16 on Friday at the Australian Open, where Carlos Alcaraz will resume his quest for a maiden Melbourne title.

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Emotional Sabalenka comes through test to make last 16 at Australian Open