Jannik Sinner accepts that his rangy physique is probably never going to attract that much attention.
Comedian Will Ferrell discussed how he plans to beat the heat.
British world number 55 Jack Draper had no time to enjoy sealing what he described as one of the most satisfactory wins of his career at the Australian Open on Tuesday as he was forced to race to a courtside bin to throw up.
Super Serbs Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic and Novak Djokovic locked in their second round Australian Open spots on Monday as Andy Roddick routed a sacrificial Swede on Day One of the year's first grand slam.
China's Li Na sent a wayward Maria Sharapova crashing out of the Australian Open semi-finals on Thursday and says there will be no repeat of her capitulation to Kim Clijsters in the 2011 Melbourne Park final.
'Even in domestic cricket, we don't have red-ball cricket back home. So the challenge for us is to make yourself ready in such a short time.'
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard slotted a first-half goal and Iago Aspas a second in injury-time to secure a 2-0 win over Melbourne Victory but Luis Suarez hogged the limelight at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
Images from Day 1 of the Australian Open.
Images from Day 2 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
Pakistan are already depleted in attack, with injured quick Naseem Shah sidelined and Haris Rauf having opted out of the series to play in Australia's T20 Big Bash League.
Khurrum Shahzad was one of the few success stories for Pakistan in the first Test against Australia in Perth.
Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer expressed his disappointment with fans trolling Indian all-rounder and Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya for his poor performances in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), saying that during the T20 World Cup starting from June 1 in West Indies and USA, the all-rounder will play some crucial knocks and the trolls will be singing his praise.
Tight bowling helped Australia beat Sri Lanka by 24 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis system in their rain-hit triangular series one-day international on Friday.
Images from Day 8 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
Rafael Nadal has not played a competitive match since bowing out in the second round of this year's Australian Open.
Batting legend Sir Viv Richards of the West Indies has been singed up by the Melbourne Stars as a mentor for the team during the second edition of the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash League.
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni offered no excuses for her meek departure from the Australian Open semi-finals at the hands of Serena Williams on Thursday, keener to discuss the career-high ranking that will follow her stunning run at Melbourne Park.
Coco Gauff eked out a victory to reach her first Australian Open semi-final on Tuesday.
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The women's tournament, made up of 10 teams, will be held from February 21 to March 8 before 16 men's teams play from October 18 to November 15.
The heat has derailed Melbourne's tramlines, but, luckily for the Australian Open organisers, it never triggered a roof closure or stoppage of play over the last three days. Rediff.com showcases the near-melt-down related emotions of players.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Friday.
Relief was at hand, however, with a cool change blowing over the city and the temperature expected to fall back below 30 by the evening.
IMAGES from Day 10 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Big-stage experience proved the deciding factor for Dominika Cibulkova on Wednesday as she marched into her second grand slam semi-final with an impressive 6-3, 6-0 demolition of Simona Halep at the Australian Open.
?A terminal at an airport in this Australian city was on Friday evacuated following a security alert, leading to disruption of several fights. A 'security alert' at Tullamarine Airport forced the evacuation of Tigerair's terminal 4 and disrupted some flights.
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Vandeweghe's quest for maiden Slam title at Australian Open continues
Alcaraz missed last year's tournament with a hamstring injury
'That's how big this taboo is.' 'It would be difficult for them to understand what I am trying to show with Jaggi.'
Jannik Sinner bounced back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev and win his maiden Grand Slam title.
Wild card Caroline Wozniacki, another former champion and returning mother, will play 20th seed Magda Linette.
'The drive that I have is still there. My body has been serving me well, listening to me well. I have a great team of people around me. The motivation, especially for the biggest tournaments in the sport, is still present.'
A 22-year-old Indian post-graduate student was attacked, anaesthetised and robbed by unidentified people in Melbourne on Friday, the third such incident in Australia targeting youngsters from the community in recent weeks.The student, identified only as Sam, was waiting for a bus in St Kilda area when the incident occurred, the police said. Someone approached Sam from behind and put something over his head, which led to him losing consciousness.
India's Sumit Nagal becomes 1st Indian to win match at Masters on clay since 1990!
World champion Max Verstappen got back to winning ways on Sunday with a third straight pole-to-flag victory at the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix, leading teammate Sergio Perez across the line for a Red Bull 1-2 at Suzuka.
Novak Djokovic will prepare for a tilt at an 11th Australian Open title by representing Serbia at the United Cup mixed team tournament while old rival Rafael Nadal and former women's world number one Naomi Osaka return at Brisbane after time away.
CA's head of scheduling Peter Roach acknowledged said they are not averse to idea of hosting on tri-series ODI, involving India and Pakistan, like it happened back in 1999-2000 season, though he admitted that it will be difficult to squeeze in a series in an already choc-a-bloc calendar.
Angelique Kerber said her dreams came true in just over two hours on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday when she upset defending champion Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to win the Australian Open.
Reader Bhupen Parikh spotted Leander Paes in Melbourne.
