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Madison Keys Shocks Iga Swiatek To Set Up Australian Open Final Against Aryna Sabalenka

Madison Keys fought back from a set down on Thursday to shock Iga Swiatek in a nail-biter and set up an Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka. The 19th seed battled through a thrilling semi-final on a final-set tiebreak against the world number two 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10/8) after Sabalenka swept aside Paula Badosa in straight sets. Five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek had not dropped her serve since the first round but was broken eight times by Keys, who saved a match point on her way to edging a titanic battle.

Market stall holders branded as 'gangsters' at Rochdale sex abuse trial, as accused claim alleged victim wanted 'quick easy money'

Market stall holders have been branded as 'gangsters' at the trial of eight men accused of sex abuse in Rochdale.

"What should I do if I want to kill somebody?": Axel Rudakubana's chilling call to Childline years before Southport murders

Child killer Axel Rudakubana made a chilling call to Childline years before the Southport murders, asking 'what should I do if I want to kill somebody?', it emerged at his sentencing hearing today.

Mum who killed partner in high-speed horror crash breaks down in tears as she avoids jail term

A mum who killed her partner in a horror crash after driving twice the speed limit broke down in court as she was told she would not be going to jail.

Indian Davis Cup Team Begins Preparations For Togo Tie

Youngsters Karan Singh, Yuvan Nandal and Chirag Duhan sweated it out at the DLTA in New Delhi on Thursday, doing fine live drills to start preparations for the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Togo earnestly. Senior player Ramkumar Ramanathan joined the team in the middle of the session and will begin training on Friday, while Sasi Mukund, N Sriram Balaji, and Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli will arrive soon. Balaji and Bollipalli competed at the Australian Open. Coach Ashutosh Singh conducted the two-and-a-half-hour session in the evening after an equally intense morning session.

Aryna Sabalenka Beats Paula Badosa To Reach Australian Open 2025 Women's Singles Final

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka put her close friendship with Paula Badosa aside Thursday to sweep past the Spaniard into a third successive Australian Open final. The Belarusian world number one came home 6-4, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena and will meet either Polish second seed Iga Swiatek or American 19th seed Madison Keys in Saturday's decider. The hard, fast courts of Melbourne Park have been the 26-year-old's happy place. She has now won 20 straight matches at the Australian Open to close in on a third consecutive crown -- something that hasn't happened this century.

'Our daughter is everything that Axel Rudakubana is not. She is our hero': Families of girls murdered in Southport reveal anguish in court statements

The unimaginable anguish and pain of the families of the girls murdered in the Southport knife attack has been revealed to a court as Axel Rudakubana is sentenced.

BREAKING Axel Rudakubana jailed for life over Southport murders

Axel Rudakubana has been jailed for life with a minimum term of at least 52 years for the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven.

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Madison Keys Shocks Iga Swiatek To Set Up Australian Open Final Against Aryna Sabalenka

Market stall holders branded as 'gangsters' at Rochdale sex abuse trial, as accused claim alleged victim wanted 'quick easy money'

"What should I do if I want to kill somebody?": Axel Rudakubana's chilling call to Childline years before Southport murders

Mum who killed partner in high-speed horror crash breaks down in tears as she avoids jail term

Indian Davis Cup Team Begins Preparations For Togo Tie

Aryna Sabalenka Beats Paula Badosa To Reach Australian Open 2025 Women's Singles Final

'Our daughter is everything that Axel Rudakubana is not. She is our hero': Families of girls murdered in Southport reveal anguish in court statements

BREAKING Axel Rudakubana jailed for life over Southport murders