Gauff fells Frech to reach first Melbourne quarter-final
MELBOURNE: Fourth seed Coco Gauff reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time on Sunday (Jan 21) with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Pole Magdalena Frech.
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Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff remain on collision course at Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff restored order at the Australian Open by easing into the quarter-finals.
EU Enlargement: 'I see more benefits than risks', Bulgarian Deputy PM Gabriel says
Almost twenty years after the big bang of the enlargement of the European Union in 2004, the European Union's ambition to accept new members, long on hold, has been revived in a striking way. Beyond the moral and geopolitical arguments for EU expansion eastwards, is there a commercial argument to be made, particularly to EU voters concerned about jobs and inflation , but also companies worried about the stagnation of productivity in the EU?
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek Crashes Out Of Australian Open 2024 After Losing To Linda Noskova
World number one Iga Swiatek's 18-match winning run came to a shuddering halt at the Australian Open on Saturday when she was dumped out in the third round by unseeded Czech teen Linda Noskova. The Polish top seed appeared en route to the last 16 afer taking the first set but lost her way, going down 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and 20 minutes to the world number 50. Just three of the top 10 women's seeds remain in the draw in Melbourne at the end of the first week. "I'm speechless," said Noskova, who is at her first Australian Open. "I knew it was going to be an amazing match, but I didn't really think it would end up like this. "I'm just really glad to get through."
Azarenka maintains perfect record against Ostapenko to reach fourth round
MELBOURNE : Twice former champion Victoria Azarenka took her career record against Jelena Ostapenko to 4-0 on Saturday with a 6-1 7-5 victory in the third round of the Australian Open.
Australian Open day seven
MELBOURNE : Highlights of the seventh day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday, all times local (GMT +11):
Protest planned over Ireland's upcoming basketball qualifier against Israel
The Irish Sport for Palestine group will hold a protest outside the National Basketball Arena in Dublin on Sunday after heavily criticising Basketball Ireland's decision to fulfil their fixture against Israel in a FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 qualifier next month.
Djokovic back in cruise control, Sabalenka, Sinner charge into second week in Melbourne
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic resumed business as usual to move a step closer to an 11th Australian Open title with a host of other contenders also making light work of third-round matches on Friday (Jan 19).