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Tennis looks ‘cooked’ as Australian Open starts under giant doping cloud
“I haven’t done anything wrong.” So read the back-page headline on Saturday’s Melbourne Age, above a plaintive-looking photograph of world No1 Jannik Sinner.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 11 -
Elena Rybakina slams WTA’s Vukov investigation as Australian Open nears
Kazakh backs former coach, says she ‘never complained’ Current coach Ivanisevic uncertain of future with her Elena Rybakina has backed her former coach Stefano Vukov and expressed her ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
Five Australian Open storylines to watch out for
The star names have arrived at the Australian Open for a season-opening Grand Slam which has already thrown up intriguing storylines.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
Australian Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have a real rivalry atop men's tennis
When Carlos Alcaraz is on court for a training session, perhaps working on his newly revamped service motion, he’s doing so to buttress a game already good enough to claim four Grand Slam titlesABC News - Jan. 10 -
Mark Rylance joins criticism of police ban on pro-Palestine march in London
Protesters planned to gather outside BBC HQ, which is near a synagogue, on the Jewish holy day. Mark Rylance, the star of the BBC’s Wolf Hall, has joined the singer Charlotte Church and actor ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
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Australian Open 2025: How to watch, full tournament schedule, where to stream free and more
Are you ready for the first tennis grand slam the year?Yahoo Sports - Jan. 10 -
Trump declines to criticize Supreme Court after justices greenlight sentencing
President-elect Trump responded to the Supreme Court’s decision allowing his hush money criminal case sentencing to move forward by not criticizing the justices, instead going after his trial ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Australian Open preview: Novak Djokovic tries to get back on top, Aryna Sabalenka goes for 3rd consecutive trophy
Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner will try to defend their 2024 titles, but Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic loom large.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 9 -
Australian Open predictions: Emma Raducanu out in first round and no British quarter-finalists
The 2025 Australian Open, the first grand slam tournament of the year and the 113th running of the event, starts at Melbourne Park on Sunday with four British women, including the 2021 US Open ...Yahoo Sports - Jan. 9 -
U.S. Declares Genocide in Sudan. Critics Say Biden Acted Too Late.
Tens of thousands of people have been killed in months of fighting that has led to a famine.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 9 -
Ramping up criticism of Israel, Pope Francis calls situation in Gaza ‘shameful’
Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave “very serious and shameful”.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Carter funeral brings Trump together with presidents he's criticized
President-elect Trump will join the other four living American presidents Thursday at former President Carter’s funeral service in Washington, putting him side by side with Democratic predecessors ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Prominent Vietnamese lawyer goes on trial for allegedly criticizing top judge on Facebook
A prominent Vietnamese lawyer has gone on trial for Facebook posts that allegedly criticized the country's former top judgeABC News - Jan. 9 -
Murray ready to be on the end of any Djokovic outbursts at Australian Open
Both players well known for fiery demeanour on court ‘I’m fine with him expressing himself how he wants’ Andy Murray says he would be absolutely fine with receiving any angry outbursts of ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Australian Open draw: Emma Raducanu on early collision course with Swiatek
Former world No 10 faces Alexandrova in first round Carlos Alcaraz and Djokovic could meet in last eight Emma Raducanu will hope to start the new tennis season strongly as she faces Ekaterina ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Britain's Fearnley handed Kyrgios blockbuster at Australian Open
Britain's Jacob Fearnley is set to face Nick Kyrgios - and a partisan home crowd - in the controversial Australian's return to Grand Slam tennis.BBC News - Jan. 9 -
Sinner, Djokovic in opposite halves at the Australian Open, Sabalenka vs Stephens in 1st round
Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic have landed in opposite sides of the draw for the season’s first major, ruling out a replay of last year’s ...ABC News - Jan. 9 -
Blinken and French Diplomat Criticize Trump’s Talk of Taking Greenland
In Paris, the two officials acknowledged potential strains on alliances with the return of Donald J. Trump to power, but said their countries would try to maintain strong ties.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
LA mayor Bass criticized for Africa trip during wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) is coming under criticism for being on a trip out of the country as wildfires rip through parts of the Southern California city. President-elect Trump adviser ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Australian Open 2025: There really isn't much time off in the offseason for tennis players
If it seems as though the 2025 professional tennis year started pretty much immediately right after 2024 ended, that’s because that’s exactly what happens in a sport where the offseason really does ...ABC News - Jan. 8 -
Biden says he hasn't decided on preemptive pardons for Trump critics
President Biden said in a new interview that he had not yet decided whether to issue preemptive pardons to critics of President-elect Trump, such as former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) or Anthony ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
GB's Dart & Harris into final round of Australian Open qualifying
Great Britain's Harriet Dart and Billy Harris reach the final round of qualifying for the Australian Open.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
Ditching of Facebook factcheckers a ‘major step back’ for public discourse, critics say
Mark Zuckerberg’s decision regarding Meta platforms condemned as ‘a full bending of the knee’ to Donald Trump. Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to ditch factcheckers on Facebook and “prioritise free ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Australian Open 2025: How to watch on TV, betting odds and more to know
Play in the year’s first Grand Slam tennis tournament is scheduled to begin at the Australian Open on SundayABC News - Jan. 7 -
GB's Jones & Harris win in Australian Open qualifying
Fran Jones and Billy Harris are through to the second round of Australian Open qualifying but three more Britons were beaten.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Cruz Hewitt crashes out of Australian Open qualifying in front of packed-out crowd
16-year-old suffers 6-1, 6-4 loss to Basilashvili in qualifier Son of Lleyton shows glimpses of potential in AO debut A near-full court three at Melbourne Park was treated to a glimpse of ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Trump critic named new Washington archbishop
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, a critic of President-elect Trump, was named the new archbishop of Washington on Monday. Pope Francis named McElroy, who is the bishop of San Diego, to replace Cardinal ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
GB's Dart and Watson win in Australian Open qualifying
Great Britain's Harriet Dart and Heather Watson make it through to the second round of qualifying for the Australian Open, but Dan Evans is out.BBC News - Jan. 6 -
Emmanuel Macron joins growing criticism of Elon Musk in Europe
French president accuses world’s richest man of intervening directly in continent’s democratic processes. Emmanuel Macron has added his voice to a growing chorus of European criticism of Elon Musk, ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
Cruz Hewitt unfazed by hype and Kyrgios jokes before Australian Open
Cruz, 16, is the son of former world No 1 Lleyton Hewitt and will play Nikoloz Basilashvili in a closely watched qualifier. The teenager long ago outgrew his legendary father, has been prominent at ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
Naomi Osaka retires from Auckland final in tears with apparent injury, 1 week before Australian Open
Osaka was leading Clara Tauson 6-4 before receiving attention from trainers for her abdomen.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 5 -
Tom Johnson, Minimalist Composer and Village Voice Critic, Dies at 85
He charted the rise of musical minimalism on New York’s downtown scene in the 1970s. He later gained notice for abstract works of his own.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
JJ Redick Responds to Criticism From Charles Barkley
The Lakers coach said he was unfazed by the TNT analyst’s comments.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
Wimbledon champion’s coach suspended amid investigation ahead of Australian Open
The former coach of 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has been provisionally suspended while under investigation for an alleged breach of the WTA Code, it was revealed on Friday, only a couple ...Yahoo Sports - Jan. 3 -
Chess: jeans-clad Carlsen defies critics to share Blitz with Nepomniachtchi
The world No 1 withdrew from the World Rapid then came back for the Blitz, where he shared the title when Fide agreed to stop play after three games of a shootout. Magnus Carlsen completed a ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
Emma Raducanu delivers philosophical injury update ahead of Australian Open
Concerns about Emma Raducanu’s readiness for the Australian Open have been partly assuaged by social-media images of an intense training session in Melbourne.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 2 -
Musk defends demonetizing critics' content on X
Tech billionaire Elon Musk defended his move to demonetize his critics' content on his social platform X and maintained the decision did not violate free speech. "The first amendment is protection ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Critic wrongly jailed by former president of Philippines hopes to return to politics
Leila de Lima enraged Rodrigo Duterte when she began investigating killings carried out during his ‘war on drugs’. Leila de Lima, one of fiercest critics of the former Philippine president Rodrigo ...The Guardian - Jan. 1 -
Ambulance pressures remain as critical incident in Wales ends
Bosses urge people to be mindful of calling 999 unnecessarily amid "significant pressures".BBC News - Jan. 1
