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Sun, 18 Jan 2026 06:49:11 GMT'Bring it on': UK's Labour readies for EU reset fight
Prime Minister Keir Starmer immediately set about repairing and rebuilding relations with the 27-member bloc after winning the July 2024 election that ousted the Conservatives after 14 years in power.
He hopes a deeper relationship with European ne...
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 05:49:08 GMTNew Zealand's Wollaston wins again to lead Tour Down Under
Switzerland's Ruegg (EF Education-Oatly) looked set to claim the 130.7km second stage in the uphill dash into Paracombe in sweltering temperatures but could not hold off the storming sprint by Wollaston (FDJ United-Suez).
Wollaston will take a 14-s...
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 05:23:12 GMTZverev happy with response after wobble in opening Melbourne win
The German, who lost the final in three sets to Jannik Sinner last year, ground past 41st-ranked Canadian Gabriel Diallo 6-7 (1/7), 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena.
It put him into round two at Melbourne Park for a 10th straight year as he looks t...
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 04:27:12 GMTIndonesian rescuers find debris from missing plane
The Indonesian Air Transport turboprop plane lost contact with the air traffic controller on Saturday afternoon while en route from Yogyakarta to the city of Makassar in Sulawesi Island.
Among the debris, the joint search and rescue team found wha...
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 04:05:18 GMTWembanyama scores 39 as Spurs overcome Edwards, Wolves in thriller
French prodigy Wembanyama was backed by 25 points from De'Aaron Fox in a high-scoring heavyweight duel against the Edwards-inspired Timberwolves.
Minnesota had clawed their way back from a 25-point half-time deficit, with Edwards leading an astonis...
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 03:01:15 GMTBritish qualifier upsets 20th seed Cobolli to make mum proud
The 23-year-old, ranked 185 and in his main draw debut at Melbourne Park, blasted past the Italian 7-6 (7/1), 6-4, 6-1 on John Cain Arena.
"Very satisfying. I was already happy to qualify here for my first time, and now obviously coming through qua...
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 02:05:15 GMTPaolini races into round two to kickstart Australian Open
The seventh-seeded Italian outclassed Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-1, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena.
Paolini faces Poland's Magdalena Frech or Veronika Erjavec of Slovenia next.
"It was pretty good today, I did not expect that," she said ...
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 01:39:09 GMTHeartbreak for Allen as Broncos beat Bills in playoff thriller
Allen threw two interceptions as top-seeded Denver rallied from the brink of defeat late in the fourth quarter and pushed through a season-ending injury to their own quarterback to clinch the crucial divisional round clash.
The Bills have never won...
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 01:29:10 GMTMarchand closes Austin Pro Swim with 200m breaststroke win
Marchand, who counted the 200m breaststroke among his four gold medals at the Paris Olympics, was third at the 100m mark.
He had taken a narrow lead at the final turn, but it wasn't until the closing meters that he gained a decisive advantage, touc...
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 01:13:10 GMTRaducanu says Australian Open schedule 'does not make sense'
The 2021 winner at Flushing Meadows begins her Melbourne campaign in the last match of the first day on Margaret Court Arena, following a men's clash.
If the first-round match between Kazakhstan's 10th seed Alexander Bublik and Jenson Brooksby of t...
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:59:10 GMTAustralia great Martyn says he was given '50/50 chance' of survival
The 54-year-old former batsman, who played 67 Tests between 1992 and 2006 and 208 one-day internationals, was rushed to hospital on December 27 with the disease that causes swelling of membranes around the brain.
He was in a coma for eight days, bu...
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:31:09 GMTZverev wobbles but wins at Australian Open as Alcaraz enters fray
Also in action later at a hot and sunny Melbourne is 45-year-old Venus Williams, who will become the oldest woman ever at the Grand Slam.
Well beaten in last year's final by Jannik Sinner, the third seed Zverev threatened to implode in losing the f...
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 22:55:15 GMTHaiti security forces commence major anti-gang operation
A drone attack in the capital Port-au-Prince targeted one of the homes of Jimmy Cherizier, known as "Barbecue," who is leader of the Viv Ansanm criminal gang coalition, the communications officer for the national police said.
"The targeted operati...
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 22:17:09 GMTReal Madrid overcome Bernabeu boos to record Arbeloa's first win
Villarreal, third, stumbled to a 2-0 defeat at Real Betis, hampering their attempts at mounting a title challenge.
Arbeloa's debut after replacing Xabi Alonso ended in a humiliating Copa del Rey defeat in midweek at second-tier Albacete, but second...
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 22:15:12 GMTNFL's Giants ink John Harbaugh as new head coach
"It's the New York Football Giants," Harbaugh told The Athletic. "I can't wait to get started.
"I know how great our fans are. I've seen them close up enough. We are going to build a team that's going to play a brand of football that you will be pr...