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MELBOURNE : Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen fought her way into the second round of the Australian Open with a 7-6(3) 6-1 win over Anca Todoni on Sunday as crowds flocked through the gates at Melbourne Park for the first Grand Slam of 2025.
Aryna Sabalenka will begin her quest for a historic third consecutive Australian Open crown when the first Grand Slam of the year begins on Sunday. The Belarusian world number one headlines the evening session on the main Rod Laver Arena in a potentially tricky encounter with 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens at 7:00 pm (0800 GMT). Men's second seed Alexander Zverev rounds off the first night against the dangerous Lucas Pouille of France, who made the semi-finals at Melbourne Park in 2019 before losing to eventual champion Novak Djokovic.
The first Grand Slam of the year is upon us and the Australian Open promises to deliver epic action and storylines. Two-time defending women's champion Aryna Sabalenka will attempt a three-peat which has eluded the game's best since the dominant days of Steffi Graf, Monica Seles and, most recently, Martina Hingis in 1997-99. She'll likely need to beat two of Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina to do so.
Massive wildfires in Los Angeles, California have left thousands shaken and needing to evacuate, and American swimming great Gary Hall Jr has been one of the victims. The Los Angeles wildfires - which has seen the number of people needing to be evacuated rise to 1.4 lakh - have caused devastating loss. Gary Hall Jr, who lived in the affected area of Pacific Palisades in a rented home, has lost several belongings, including a swimming pool and even his ten Olympic medals.
The star-studded global javelin competition which India is hosting in May with Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra in the tournament's organising team, has received endorsement from World Athletics president Sebastian Coe. Coe said the event will help showcase India's ability to host gold-level athletics events. "World Athletics is delighted to support this new event that will allow fans in India to see their heroes on home soil and that will also showcase to the world India's ability to stage gold standard events," said Coe.
Clement Noel skied through the fog to win a World Cup slalom race Saturday in Adelboden, Switzerland, and deny Brazil a first-ever victory by just 0.02 seconds.
Delhi SG Pipers will take on Odisha Warriors to get the ball rolling in the Women's Hockey India League (WHIL) in Ranchi on Sunday. Matches will be at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Hockey Stadium, which has hosted top world events such as the FIH Olympic Qualifiers and the Women's Asian Champions Trophy. Navneet Kaur, captain of Delhi SG Pipers said, "We are very excited that the Women's HIL is finally starting and we (Delhi SG Pipers) are getting to play the first match. "Compared to other teams, I believe we are quite a young squad and there will be a lot of learnings from them and they will also have a lot to learn as the league progresses. We have prepared really well and will take it match-by-match." Skipper of the Odisha Warriors team Neha Goyal highlighted the financial benefits of the league.
ST. ANTON, Austria — Lindsey Vonn skied into an impressive sixth place in her first World Cup downhill race in six years Saturday.