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MELBOURNE, Australia — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek will face 2020 champion Sofia Kenin in the first round and potentially 2016 winner Angelique Kerber or Danielle Collins in the second in a tough start to her bid for a first Australian Open title.
ADELAIDE : Former world number five Jelena Ostapenko continued to build momentum ahead of the Australian Open by reaching the Adelaide International semi-finals with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Marta Kostyuk on Thursday.
World number three Elena Rybakina and fifth-ranked Jessica Pegula ground out wins at the Adelaide International on Wednesday to book their spots in the quarter-finals. Coming off the back of crushing Aryna Sabalenka to lift the Brisbane International title on Sunday, top seed Rybakina had to battle hard to get past Spain's Cristina Busca 6-3, 7-5. The Russian-born Kazakh, aiming for a deep run at the upcoming Australian Open, will face either Veronika Kudermetova or Ekaterina Alexandrova for a place in the semi-finals.
Three contenders for the men's singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday:
MELBOURNE : Novak Djokovic will bring his simmering rivalry with two young guns of the men's game to the Australian Open where his hunt for a record-extending 11th title and 25th Grand Slam crown overall carries an air of inevitability despite an early loss in 2024.
Emotions of run high in football. Although called the 'Beautiful game', football often has seen ugly scenes. From Zinedine Zidane's infamous headbutt to 'Battle of Santiago' at the 1962 World Cup, football has been witness to tussles on the field. A recent video which is going viral on social media is an similar example of it. It has been shared a numerous time, though it is not clear when and where the video was taken. It looks like a professional match and things take a down when a player roughly tackles his rival. Then rest of the players engage in ugly fight as the referee is stunned.
Following the retirement of Johnny Sexton and a glut of high profile injuries, RTÉ rugby analyst Bernard Jackman admitted to some "worry" about Ireland's prospects ahead of what could be a transitional Six Nations campaign.
We also look at a new film from Martin Provost about the relationship between French painter Pierre Bonnard and his wife and muse, Marthe.