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Iga Swiatek celebrates her quarter-final victory over Emma Navarro

Sabalenka, Swiatek Eye Final Showdown At Australian Open

Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are clear favourites to win their respective semi-finals on Thursday and set up a blockbuster Australian Open title decider.

Swiatek Sweeps Into Melbourne Semis, Sinner Faces Home Test

Jannik Sinner had to have a medical timeout fter feeling dizzy against Holger Rune

Imperious Iga Swiatek swept into an Australian Open semi-final against Madison Keys on Wednesday while Jannik Sinner's powers of recovery will be tested to the limit when he faces home hope Alex de Minaur.

Netflix Surges Past 300 Mn Subscribers

Netflix is starting the year strong with a new season of its South Korean series 'Squid Game Season' show that has won fans around the world

Netflix on Tuesday said it added nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday season to finish out last year with more than 300 million subscribers.

Tim Fehlbaum saw the film nominated at the Golden Globe Awards on January 5

Taut Munich Olympics Thriller Explores Media And Terror

A new thriller set in the newsroom of US broadcaster ABC during the 1972 Munich Olympics explores how their journalists were among the first to cover a terror attack on TV in real time, "a turning point" in media history, its director Tim Fehlbaum told AFP. "September 5", which was nominated for best drama at the Golden Globes, had a limited release in the United States in December and will hit screens internationally in the coming weeks.

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Grand champion Terunofuji (top C) enters the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo this month, days before announcing his retirement

Sumo To Stage Event In Paris As Part Of Global Push

Sumo will stage a tournament in Paris for the first time in over three decades next year in a push to expand the ancient sport beyond Japan, organisers said Sunday.

Novak Djokovic can set up a quarter-final against Carloa Alcaraz

Sabalenka, Gauff On Melbourne Collision Course After Reaching Quarters

World number one Aryna Sabalenka swept into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday and was joined by Coco Gauff, while Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz can later set up a blockbuster clash.

Preparations for the inauguration - with one using a stand-in for Trump - have been underway for weeks

Trump Readies For Triumphant, But Icy, Inauguration

Donald Trump will complete an extraordinary comeback on Monday when he is sworn in for a second term as US president -- although his inauguration will be moved indoors due to an arctic blast.

The Rotunda of the US Capitol building, where the inauguration will be held

Trump Inauguration Moved Indoors Due To Extreme Cold

Donald Trump confirmed that his inauguration as US president on Monday will move indoors due to expected freezing weather, undercutting the Republican's hopes for a grandiose spectacle to kick off his second term.

It's a short drive to the Canadian customs office

Residents Of Canada, US Border Towns Fear Trump Creating Divisions

A shared library, sports fields and fire stations. They also share water and sewage, an ice rink and basketball courts, and American educators teach Canadian schoolchildren.

Terunofuji completed just two of six tournaments last year as he dealt with injuries and other health problems

Japan's Only Sumo Grand Master To Retire

Sumo is facing a potential chasm at the top of the ancient sport for the first time in over 30 years after the only yokozuna, Terunofuji, announced his retirement on Friday.

LIV Golf has signed a broadcast deal in the United States with Fox Sports

LIV Golf Sign United States Broadcast Deal With Fox Sports

LIV Golf has signed a multi-year broadcast deal in the United States with Fox Sports, the first time the Saudi-backed league will be shown on mainstream sports television in the game's biggest market.

Teams switch between attack and defence, with the former chasing and tagging defending players

Olympic Push For Kho Kho, India's Ancient Tag Sport

The ancient game of kho kho is enjoying a resurgence in India, with organisers of the first international tournament hoping their efforts will secure the sport's place in the Olympics.

A cadaver dog sniffs through the rubble of beachfront properties destroyed by the Palisades Fire along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California

Fire-hit LA Faces New Peril As Dangerous Winds Ramp Up

Hot, powerful winds Tuesday threatened to rekindle and whip up major fires that have devastated the hills and suburbs of Los Angeles, killing at last 24 people and changing the face of America's second biggest city forever.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts on a point against USA's Nishesh Basavareddy

Djokovic Joins Alcaraz, Sinner In Melbourne Round Two But Kyrgios Out

Novak Djokovic survived a scare in his quest for tennis history before joining Carlos Alcaraz and defending champion Jannik Sinner in the second round of the Australian Open on Monday.

Sofia Kenin consults her coach in the new on-court coaching pods

New Australian Open Coaching 'Pods' Get Mixed Reaction

The Australian Open has introduced court-side "coaching pods" at this year's tournament in a Grand Slam first, but they have met with a mixed reaction.

Wagenknecht has accused ex-chancellor Angela Merkel of turning Germany into 'a magnet for refugees'

Sahra Wagenknecht, Germany's Combative 'Left-wing Conservative'

After a lifetime in opposition, Germany's hard-left standard-bearer Sahra Wagenknecht has shaken up the political scene with a blend of pro-poor, Moscow-friendly and anti-immigration policies.

China's Zheng Qinwen hits a return against Romania's Anca Todoni at the Australian Open

Zheng, Andreeva Win As Rain Lashes Australian Open On Day One

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen overcame a sluggish start to blast into the Australian Open second round Sunday as storms caused havoc ahead of Aryna Sabalenka beginning her quest for a historic third consecutive crown.

World number one Jannik Sinner is under a doping cloud ahead of defending his Australian Open title

Sinner Doping Hearing At Sports Court Fixed For April: CAS

World number one Jannik Sinner will have his hearing into allegations of doping at the Court of Arbitration for Sport on April 16-17, the Lausanne-based body said on Friday.

Didier Deschamps speaks to journalists in Bordeaux on Wednesday at an event alongside Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron

France Coach Deschamps To Step Down After 2026 World Cup

France's 2018 World Cup-winning coach Didier Deschamps announced on Wednesday he will leave his post after the 2026 tournament in North America.

American Reilly Opelka (right) shakes hands with Serbia's Novak Djokovic after beating him in the quarter finals of the Brisbane International

Djokovic Australian Open Preparations Take Hit With Loss To Opelka

Former world number one Novak Djokovic's Australian Open preparations suffered a blow Friday as he was bundled out of the Brisbane International by towering American Reilly Opelka.

The usually vibrant French Quarter was subdued and blocked off late in the morning on New Year's Day

'Numb' New Orleans Grapples With Horror Of Deadly Truck Attack

The celebratory atmosphere of Bourbon Street in New Orleans, long an American byword for indulgence and revelry, was dimmed Wednesday as residents and visitors alike reeled from a deadly truck attack on New Year's crowds.

Poland’s Iga Swiatek (R) celebrates with teammates at the United Cup

Zverev Injured As Holders Germany Crash At United Cup, USA Advance

Elena Rybakina's Kazakhstan dumped defending champions Germany out of the United Cup on Wednesday with Alexander Zverev sidelined by an arm injury barely a week away from the Australian Open, while top seeds USA beat China to reach the semi-finals.