Fast-rising Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko has been racking up a lot of firsts in recent months, with a clash against a world number one on centre court at a Grand Slam the latest.
An ominous Carlos Alcaraz wasted little energy in his 100th Grand Slam match to sweep into the last 16 of the Australian Open on Friday with a straight-sets mauling of French showman Corentin Moutet.
Aryna Sabalenka said Friday she planned to have children at some point in the next few years, but would return to tennis "just to challenge myself".
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8, counting on her cabinet's high poll numbers to steer her otherwise unpopular ruling party to victory.
January 23, 2026
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The Los Angeles Dodgers' $240 million signing of Kyle Tucker has reignited calls for Major League Baseball to introduce a salary cap, putting team owners and the players union on a collision course.
January 23, 2026
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The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Washington Thursday that the force had its "finger on the trigger" in the wake of mass protests, as US President Donald Trump said Tehran still appeared interested in talks.
January 23, 2026
Tennis greats Martina Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport took Naomi Osaka to task on Friday, saying she had failed to keep to "basic etiquette" after her Australian Open flashpoint.
January 23, 2026
A drained, hobbling and "pissed off" Nick Kyrgios said he did not know where his career was going next after the former Wimbledon finalist suffered defeat in the first round of the Australian Open men's doubles.
January 23, 2026
Sports
Arsenal are hunting their fifth straight Premier League home win against old foes Manchester United this weekend as they look to stay clear of a faltering chasing pack.
January 23, 2026
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One crisis defused, how long until the next one? European leaders huddled for summit talks Thursday exuding relief at Donald Trump's climbdown on Greenland -- but already steeling themselves for the next jolt from the mercurial US leader.
Emergency workers dug through deep mud in search of victims Friday after a landslide from an extinct volcano crashed into a popular campsite in northern New Zealand.
World number one Scottie Scheffler made a bright start to 2026, firing a nine-under par 63 on Thursday to join a big group one off the lead shared by Min Woo Lee and Pierceson Coody at the US PGA Tour event in La Quinta, California.
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New England quarterback Drake Maye and a whole new crop of Patriots take on the Denver Broncos Sunday aiming to return the franchise to the Super Bowl for the first time since the departure of Tom Brady.
An unusually brutal winter storm is set to pummel more than 160 million Americans from Friday, as a stretched "polar vortex" sends a devastating blast of Arctic air, bringing heavy snows and freezing rains.
Photographs of fresh bruising on Donald Trump's hand raised eyebrows on Thursday, but the 79-year-old US president dismissed renewed speculation over his health, saying he had simply hit a table.
New York City has sued to block a TV show about the police department fronted by celebrity psychologist Dr. Phil that local officials say is "extremely problematic."
January 22, 2026
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