King’s official portrait for public buildings unveiled
A new official portrait has been unveiled of the King – ready to hang in public buildings across the UK as part of a controversial £8 million Government-funded scheme.
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Rested Swiatek, Alcaraz eye maiden titles at Australian Open
MELBOURNE : World number one Iga Swiatek and two-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz are primed and ready to resume their quests for a maiden Australian Open title on Tuesday after taking the time to recharge their batteries during the off-season.
Championship round-up: Will Keane strikes twice for Preston
Republic of Ireland attacker Will Keane struck twice as Preston bounced back from two league defeats with a 2-0 win over Bristol City.
Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula Dig Deep To Stay Alive In Adelaide
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.
Morocco under pressure to repeat World Cup heroics at AFCON
ABIDJAN : Morocco set new standards for African football just over 12 months ago at the Qatar World Cup but the pressure is now on to improve a dismal record in the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on Saturday.
Africa Cup of Nations winners
ABIDJAN : A list of the winners of the Africa Cup of Nations (host countries in parentheses)
Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova wins World Cup slalom in Slovenia
Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova held on to her first-run lead to win a women's World Cup slalom Sunday in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, after Mikaela Shiffrin failed to finish the opening leg.
'Not today kid' - Rory McIlroy confronts Roy Keane over typically blunt autograph response
Golfer Rory McIlroy has put former Manchester United captain Roy Keane on the spot over a two decade old autograph request.