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Sat, 31 Jan 2026 07:33:10 GMT
'Full respect' for Djokovic but Nadal tips Alcaraz for Melbourne title
The 22-time Grand Slam winner, who retired from tennis in 2024, is set to attend the blockbuster title match in Melbourne. A two-time Australian Open champion himself, Nadal believes world number one Alcaraz is the clear favourite, but would not be...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 07:05:14 GMT
Wollaston goes back-to-back in the Cadel Evans road race
Wollaston, coming off her two stage wins in this month's women's Tour Down Under in Adelaide, swept to victory in the 141.2-kilometre race on the back of her FDJ-United Suez teammates on the two final climbs. Wollaston beat off Britain's Josie Nels...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 07:03:13 GMT
Women in ties return as feminism faces pushback
Whether paired with a trouser suit, like Nicole Kidman in February 2025 at the Critics Choice Awards ceremony, or with a black dress and a sheer shirt, like Demi Moore last November in Berlin, the tie has been making a comeback for several seasons. ...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:53:12 GMT
Ship ahoy! Prague's homeless find safe haven on river boat
The 49-year-old ended up on the street after a divorce more than two decades ago, sleeping on benches or in dormitories. He moved to Hermes when it opened in February 2007, and he has recently become its paid captain and maintenance worker with his...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:39:12 GMT
Carlos Alcaraz: rare tennis talent with shades of Federer
The 22-year-old is on the verge of becoming the youngest man to win all four majors, surpassing legendary fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal. Nadal was 24 when he did it. Standing in his way in the Australian Open men's final on Sunday is Novak Djokovic...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:17:09 GMT
Novak Djokovic: divisive tennis great on brink of history
The 38-year-old Serb will win a record 25th Grand Slam crown if he beats world number one Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday's Australian Open final. He is tied with the Australian Margaret Court for the most majors, his 24 is two more than Nadal and four mo...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:15:13 GMT
History beckons for Djokovic and Alcaraz in Australian Open final
Separated by 16 years, the pair stand at opposite ends of their careers and are pursuing significant but different milestones. The 38-year-old Djokovic is striving to win a record-extending 11th Melbourne crown and with it a 25th major title to fin...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:11:10 GMT
Harrison, Skupski win Australian Open men's doubles title
Harrison and Skupski defied a pro-Australian crowd at Rod Laver Arena to win 7-6 (7/4), 6-4. The roof was on ahead of the women's singles final with light rain in Melbourne. It was the sixth seeds' first title as playing partners, having only team...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:49:11 GMT
Epstein offered ex-prince Andrew meeting with Russian woman: files
The discussion about the woman appears in some of the millions of new pages released Friday by the US Justice Department, as well as an apparent exchange weeks later about an invitation to Buckingham Palace. In one August 12, 2010 email, Epstein to...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:11:12 GMT
Jokic scores 31 to propel Nuggets over Clippers in injury return
Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic had not played since suffering a bone bruise in the left knee he hyperextended in a game against Miami on December 29. The Serbian big man did not miss a beat. He led all scorers, connecting on eight of 11 ...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:05:21 GMT
Montreal studio rises from dark basement office to 'Stranger Things'
"Over time, it grew. We've seen really strong growth through the years," Ara Khanikian, who supervises visual effects at Rodeo FX, told AFP at the studio's current home, a modern office with elegant wood paneling. But it all "really started in the ...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:03:13 GMT
US government shuts down but quick resolution expected
The funding lapse followed a breakdown in negotiations driven by Democratic anger over the killing of two protesters in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents, which derailed talks over new money for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "I...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 03:11:11 GMT
Mertens and Zhang win Australian Open women's doubles title
The fourth seeds, in only their seventh event together, were too good for the seventh-seeded Kazakh and Serbian pair on Rod Laver Arena, winning 7-6 (7/4), 6-4. Currently ranked sixth, Mertens will reclaim the women's doubles world number one ranki...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 02:39:10 GMT
China factory activity loses steam in January
A key measure of industrial health, the manufacturing purchasing managers' index slipped to 49.3 this month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said. The reading fell below the 50-point mark that divides expansions and contractions, also signi...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 02:15:19 GMT
Melania Trump's atypical, divisive doc opens in theatres
The wide release came a day after a lavish premiere at the Kennedy Center, recently redubbed the Trump-Kennedy Center, where the 55-year-old former model's outspoken husband called the film "glamorous, very glamorous." At a showing in Washington, w...

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