Australian Open 2024 results: Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Hubert Hurkacz win

Second seed Carlos Alcaraz said he played “almost perfectly” in his fourth-round win over Serb Miomir Kecmanovic at the Australian Open. The two-time Grand Slam champion won 6-4 6-4 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time at Melbourne Park. “I’m feeling better and better every day,” said Alcaraz, 20, who will play sixth […]

Arsenal: ‘FA Cup hurt will help us push in Premier League,’ says Bukayo Saka

Bukayo Saka says the hurt Arsenal felt when they were knocked out of the FA Cup will spur them on to fight for the Premier League title. Arsenal lost to Liverpool, who are currently top of the table, in the third round of the FA Cup this month. But the Gunners bounced back with a resounding 5-0 […]

Natasha Jonas v Mikaela Mayer: Briton retains welterweight world title by split decision

Natasha Jonas retained her IBF welterweight title with a close split-decision win over Mikaela Mayer at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena. Both women enjoyed success in a terrific back-and-forth, all-action encounter, in a result which will divide opinion. The scorecards read 96-94, 96-95 to Jonas, with one judge scoring it 97-93 to Mayer. Perhaps it was […]

Australian Open 2024 results: Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka through in Melbourne

Coco Gauff says she often forgets she is still a teenager after becoming the youngest woman to reach the Australian Open singles quarter-finals since 2008. The 19-year-old American booked her spot in the last eight by sweeping past Poland’s Magdalena Frech 6-1 6-2. “I’ve lived so many lives in the last four years that I […]

Natasha Jonas v Mikaela Mayer: Briton retains welterweight world title by split decision

Natasha Jonas retained her IBF welterweight title with a close split-decision win over Mikaela Mayer at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena. Both women enjoyed success in a terrific back-and-forth, all-action encounter, in a result which will divide opinion. The scorecards read 96-94, 96-95 to Jonas, with one judge scoring it 97-93 to Mayer. Perhaps it was […]

Karim Benzema files defamation suit against French interior minister

French football star Karim Benzema has filed a defamation lawsuit against France’s interior minister for accusing him of having links with the Muslim Brotherhood, local media reports. Gérald Darmanin said in October that Mr Benzema “has a notorious link” with the Sunni Muslim Islamist group. The comment “undermines” his honour and reputation, Mr Benzema’s lawyer […]

Sachin Tendulkar: Indian cricket legend flags ‘disturbing’ deepfake video

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has criticised a deepfake video in which he seems to be promoting an online gaming app. The video shows him praising the app as a quick way to make money. “These videos are fake. It is disturbing to see rampant misuse of technology,” he posted on X (formerly Twitter). Tendulkar […]

Sikandar Raza: Zimbabwe all-rounder joins Northants for T20 Blast

Northamptonshire have made their first overseas signing for this summer’s T20 Blast by recruiting Sikandar Raza. The Pakistan-born Zimbabwe T20 captain is a much-travelled operator in world cricket, having played T20 cricket for 17 different sides – but this will be his first stay with an English county. “This will be a different challenge for […]