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Ruthless Swiatek leads charge into Australian Open last 16

The Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula were also big winners, ensuring that normal order was resumed on day five at Melbourne Park following the shocks of a day earlier. World number two Ons Jabeur was the biggest casualty in the women's draw on Thursday, while the men's field has lost its top two seeds in Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud. Hot favourite Swiatek, a three-time major winner but chasing a first Australian Open title, swatted aside qualifier Cristina Bucsa of Spain 6-0, 6-1.

Murray's epic 4am finish defended by Australian Open boss

Australian Open chief Craig Tiley insisted on Friday there was "no need" to alter scheduling at the tournament despite stinging criticism after the second latest match finish at a Grand Slam.

Third seed Tsitsipas cruises to another straight sets victory

Stefanos Tsitsipas continued his serene progress through the draw to set up a rematch with Jannik Sinner in the fourth round of the Australian Open. The Greek third seed is the highest-ranked player remaining following the exits of Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud and arrived in Melbourne full of confidence following an unbeaten start to the season. He is yet to drop a set and defeated another in-form player in Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-2 7-6 (5) 6-3.

Australian Open: Michael Mmoh progresses to third round

Michael Mmoh defeated 12th-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany 6/7(1), 6/4, 6/3, 6/2 to advance in a match played in Margaret Court Arena. The result continued the gale of upsets in the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Arsenal face Man United test as struggling Liverpool host Chelsea

LONDON: Arsenal face a stern test of their Premier League title credentials against Manchester United this weekend as Liverpool and Chelsea meet in a clash of two clubs desperate to escape mid-table obscurity.

Real Madrid stun Villarreal with Spanish Cup comeback, Barcelona thrash Ceuta

VILLAREAL, Spain: Real Madrid produced a stunning comeback from two goals down to beat Villarreal 3-2 on Thursday and book their place in the Spanish Cup quarter-finals. Elsewhere Barcelona romped to a 5-0 win at third-tier Ceuta with Robert Lewandowski scoring twice. Carlo Ancelotti’s Madrid side will hope the victory is a turning point after struggling in 2023.

PSG, Lionel come out on top in Messi v. Ronaldo Riyadh battle

RIYADH: When Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Al-Nassr on the last day of 2022, he couldn’t have imagined that his first match in his new home of Saudi Arabia would be against a team that included his great rival Lionel Messi.

Voeller to be German team director after World Cup disaster

BERLIN: Former German international Rudi Voeller will take over as director for the men’s national team, the German Football Association said Thursday, following a disastrous World Cup campaign in Qatar. Voeller’s job would be to “lay the foundations for a successful home European Championship in 2024,” which will be hosted in Germany, he said in a statement. The four-time winners crashed out in the group stages of the World Cup for the second time in a row, leading team director Oliver Bierhoff to step aside in December.

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Ruthless Swiatek leads charge into Australian Open last 16

Murray's epic 4am finish defended by Australian Open boss

Third seed Tsitsipas cruises to another straight sets victory

Australian Open: Michael Mmoh progresses to third round

Arsenal face Man United test as struggling Liverpool host Chelsea

Real Madrid stun Villarreal with Spanish Cup comeback, Barcelona thrash Ceuta

PSG, Lionel come out on top in Messi v. Ronaldo Riyadh battle

Voeller to be German team director after World Cup disaster