Socceroos winger Mabil named Young Australian Of The Year
SYDNEY : Socceroos winger Awer Mabil has been named 2023 Young Australian Of The Year for his charitable work in the East African refugee camps where he was born.
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Greatness is in the eye of beholder, says Shiffrin
Mikaela Shiffrin may be closing in on Ingemar Stenmark's record for the most Alpine skiing World Cup wins but said on Wednesday that she might never eclipse the Swede when it comes to who is the greatest of all-time.
Alpine skiing-Unstoppable Shiffrin extends her record to 84 wins
:Mikaela Shiffrin took a record-extending 84th women's Alpine skiing World Cup victory on Wednesday by completing a back-to-back giant slalom double in the Italian resort of Kronplatz.
Stunned Linette ousts Pliskova to reach first Grand Slam semi
MELBOURNE: Magda Linette reacted with disbelief after continuing her dream run into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday (Jan 25) with a stunning 6-3 7-5 victory over former world number one Karolina Pliskova.
Tsitsipas, Khachanov, Rybakina, Azarenka reach Australian Open semifinals
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)
Pliskova rues misfiring serve after Australian Open exit
MELBOURNE : Karolina Pliskova's serve deserted her at the worst possible time as she fell to a 6-3 7-5 defeat by Magda Linette in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Wednesday but the Czech said she would take some positives from her run at Melbourne Park.
Linette stuns Pliskova to reach first Grand Slam semi
MELBOURNE : Unheralded Pole Magda Linette continued her dream run into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday, stunning former world number one Karolina Pliskova in a deserved 6-3 7-5 victory on Rod Laver Arena.
Impressive Tsitsipas to face Khachanov in Australian Open semis
MELBOURNE: Stefanos Tsitsipas closed in on a first Grand Slam title by reaching the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday in impressive fashion, as Victoria Azarenka also powered into the last four. Tsitsipas was a convincing 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 winner over unseeded Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic and faces Karen Khachanov next. The 24-year-old Tsitsipas is the highest remaining seed left at three and with Melbourne's large Greek community roaring him on, his title charge is gathering pace.