Alexander Zverev ploughed into the Australian Open last eight on Sunday but said he "did not want to jinx it" as he bids to make the final for a second year in a row.
Fighters from Myanmar's rebel Kayan National Army stood guard Sunday on a hilltop overlooking a displaced people's camp in Pekon -- as voters went to the polls in junta-controlled parts of the constituency.
Panda lovers in Tokyo said goodbye on Sunday to a hugely popular pair of the bears that are set to return to China, leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a century.
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Carlos Alcaraz may have Novak Djokovic demanding payment after powering into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday as Aryna Sabalenka set up a showdown against one of the brightest talents in tennis.
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The race for green energy is on. India, driven by soaring electricity demand and a push to reduce reliance on China, is rapidly producing solar panels, fuelling a booming yet uncertain market.
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Top seed Aryna Sabalenka shattered the Australian Open dreams of gritty Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko on Sunday to surge into her 13th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final.
January 25, 2026
A Saudi Arabian media campaign targeting the UAE has deepened the Gulf's worst row in years, stoking fears of a damaging fall-out in the financial heart of the Middle East.
January 25, 2026
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged when it meets in the coming week, holding firm despite President Donald Trump's pressure to slash levels as it guards against threats to its independence.
January 25, 2026
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Maddison Inglis said it was "like a dream" after Naomi Osaka's injury withdrawal sent the home qualifier into the Australian Open last 16 and with it life-changing prize money.
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The New York Knicks edged a contentious clash with the Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 on Saturday, as Jalen Brunson poured in 31 points to help get his team's season back on track.
South Korean Kim Si-woo will have world number one Scottie Scheffler and teen phenom Blades Brown nipping at his heels as he takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the US PGA Tour American Express in La Quinta, California.
Novak Djokovic says the retiring Stan Wawrinka's legacy will live on in tennis, hailing the Swiss veteran as a "great champion" who inspired him.
Myanmar opened the final round of its month-long election on Sunday, with the dominant pro-military party on course for a landslide in a junta-run vote critics say will prolong the army's grip on power.
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A Team USA skeleton racer who accused Canada of deliberately corrupting the Olympics qualifying process has launched an appeal to be granted a "wildcard" entry to next month's Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
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A massive winter storm on Saturday dumped snow and freezing rain on New Mexico and Texas as it swept across the United States towards the northeast, threatening tens of millions of Americans with blackouts, transportation chaos and bone-chilling cold.
The head of the UN's health agency on Saturday pushed back against Washington's stated reasons for withdrawing from the World Health Organization, dismissing US criticism of the WHO as "untrue".
Kylian Mbappe netted twice to claim Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Villarreal on Saturday and take his side top of La Liga.
France superstar Antoine Dupont provided two assists but was yellow carded as leaders Toulouse strolled past Pau 59-22 on Saturday to move six points clear at the summit of the French Top 14.
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