World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka was put to the test but came through in straight sets 7-6, 6-4 over Denmark’s Clara Tauson to make it to the fourth round of the ongoing Australian Open 2025 on Friday, January 17.

Jan 17, 2025; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Clara Tauson of Denmark hits a forehand during her match against Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of the women's singles at the 2025 Australian Open ...

Coco Gauff and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka have moved closer to another semifinal showdown at the Australian Open.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner has moved into the quarterfinals at the Australian Open after beating Holger Rune during a match slowed down by medical timeouts for each player and a delay because the net got knocked loose.

Jimmy Butler has finished a seven-game suspension and will suit up for the Miami Heat's game against the visiting Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Australian Open 2025 sees some of the bigwigs in action today at Melbourne Park including India's Rohan Bopanna. The Indian tennis veteran is in Mixed Doubles action. Moreover, Carlos Alcaraz will take the court as well as well Novak Djokovic.

The fallout from Novak Djokovic’s tumultuous Australian Open campaign has continued with his Davis Cup captain demanding action.

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from Serbia’s Davis Cup encounter against Denmark due to a hamstring injury. Djokovic, who won the Davis Cup with Serbia in 2010, suffered the injury during his Australian Open quarterfinal victory over Carlos Alcaraz.

World number six Novak Djokovic has pulled out of Serbia's Davis Cup first-round qualifying tie due to injury, the country's tennis federation (TSS) said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Guta Goldstein was just 14 years old when she was sent to the “place of death” – Auschwitz – the largest Nazi-controlled concentration camp of World War II.

Socceroos coach Tony Popovic is sick of hearing about Daniel Arzani’s “potential”, demanding that the former prodigy, and the rest of Australia’s talent pool, “raise the bar” to be able to compete with Asia’s best nations.