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Suaalii in race to be fit for Lions Tests after fracturing jaw

$Suaalii in race to be fit for Lions Tests after fracturing jaw$

Pacers oust top-seeded Cavs, Nuggets on brink

Sony girds for US tariffs after record annual net profit

Human Rights Watch warns of migrant worker deaths in 2034 World Cup host Saudi Arabia

Sony logs 18% annual net profit jump, forecast cautious

Australian seaweed farm tackles burps to help climate

Judgment day in EU chief's Covid vaccine texts case

Misinformation clouds Sean Combs's sex trafficking trial

Menendez brothers resentenced, parole now possible

'Humiliated': Combs's ex Cassie gives searing testimony of abuse

Masters champion McIlroy to headline Australian Open

Beijing battles virus as Xi'an emerges from lockdown

Beijing on Wednesday reported five new locally transmitted coronavirus cases, raising fears of a fresh outbreak less than three weeks before the city hosts the Winter Olympics.

Laid-back Osaka takes inspiration from Kyrgios at Australian Open

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said Wednesday that she is taking inspiration at the Australian Open from none other than Nick Kyrgios.

Heartbreak as Hong Kong pet owners give up hamsters for Covid cull

Time was running out for Pudding.

Osaka and Barty stride closer to showdown as Nadal rolls on

Naomi Osaka played the role of smiling assassin and top seed Ashleigh Barty was ruthlessly efficient at the Australian Open on Wednesday as they moved closer to a potential fourth-round showdown.

Berlin filmfest to go forward in person as Covid surges

The Berlinale, Europe's first major film festival of the year, will take place next month as an in-person event, organisers confirmed Wednesday, just as the Omicron wave is expected to peak in Germany.

Osaka all smiles as champion moves closer to Barty showdown

Naomi Osaka said she drew on past experience in a composed beating of Madison Brengle on Wednesday to move closer to a blockbuster Australian Open clash with top seed Ashleigh Barty.

Breivik as dangerous now as a decade ago: psychiatrist

Anders Behring Breivik, who is seeking conditional release just 10 years after carrying out Norway's deadliest peacetime attack, poses the same danger to society as a decade ago, a psychiatrist said in court Wednesday.

All in the genes (and on DVD) as Korda digs deep in Melbourne

Rising American star Sebastian Korda battled to his first career five-set win to stay alive at the Australian Open on Wednesday -- then spoke of taking inspiration from his Grand Slam-winning father.

Millionaires make unusual plea: 'Tax us now'

More than 100 millionaires made an unusual plea on Wednesday: "Tax us now".

Raducanu 'must absorb lessons' to reach top of women's tennis

Emma Raducanu will reach the top level of women's tennis but first must absorb the lessons from her dizzying rise, says the director of a charity that helped fund her eye-catching journey.

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