62 h. ago Podcast pals Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula plan trash talk segment before Australian Open clash

Keys and Pegula will go head-to-head in the fourth round of the Australian Open in a unique match-up

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63 h. ago Naomi Osaka PULLS OUT of the Australian Open, just before her match, 'to address something my body needs attention for'

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open, citing an injury, hours before she was due to play in the third round.

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68 h. ago ‘I got lucky’: Jannik Sinner overcomes cramp and extreme heat to hold off spirited Spizzirri

Australian Open reigning champion beats world No 85 by 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4Italian makes most of suspension in play in win at Melbourne ParkThe grim expression across Jannik Sinner’s face as he limped gingerly to the bathroom said enough. As play was briefly suspended in the overbearing Australian heat, the two-time defending champion was suffering from full-body cramps and at serious risk of also enduring one of the great Australian Open upsets in recent memory.Sinner, the second seed, survived thanks to the combined force of his supreme mental toughness and a significant amount of luck, holding off a spirited challenge from Eliot Spizzirri to reach the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Australian Open controversy as Jannik Sinner goes to the verge of collapsing, play suspended on outside courts as extreme heat ravages Melbourne Park

Defending champion Jannik Sinnerwas left on the verge of physical collapse as extreme heat triggered one of the most contentious moments of the Australian Openon Saturday

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69 h. ago Podcast pals Keys and Pegula set to play in Australian Open's fourth round

Whatever happens in the fourth-round match between defending champion Madison Keys and fellow American Jessica Pegula at the Australian Open, Keys has already nailed the promo for it

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3 d. ago A meeting of experience and youth: Sabalenka set to play Mboko at Australian Open

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and 19-year-old Victoria Mboko have advanced to a meeting in the fourth round of the Australian Open

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4 d. ago Australian Open latest order of play and tournament schedule

Alex de Minaur takes on Frances Tiafoe as the third round of the tournament begins on Friday

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4 d. ago Australian Open order of play on Friday with Carlos Alcaraz and last Brit standing in action

The Australian Open continues on Friday with Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka among the stars in action on a busy day three at Melbourne Park

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1 week ago Sam Thompson set to undergo surgery that will leave him unable to speak

Former Made in Chelsea star Sam Thompson has revealed that he is set to undergo surgery which will leave him unable to talk, sharing the news with pal Pete Wicks on their podcast

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2 w. ago Sam Thompson to undergo surgery that will leave him unable to speak

Reality TV star Sam Thompson has revealed to his best pal Pete Wicks on their podcast that he is set to undergo surgery which will leave him unable to talk

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2 w. ago 'I'm good friends with Amanda Holden and this is what she's really like off

In revelations that surfaced in a recent podcast episode, a close celebrity pal shared insights into Amanda Holden's character off-camera and how she likes to "make the most" of her time off

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2 w. ago 'I've worked with Amanda Holden for years and this is what she's like off camera'

Speaking in a recent podcast episode, a close celebrity pal shared insights into Amanda Holden's personality off-camera and how she likes to "make the most" of her time off

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2 w. ago How to watch the 2026 Australian Open on TV, the schedule, seedings and more

Play in the Australian Open is scheduled to begin January 18 on the hard courts of Melbourne Park

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2 w. ago Nick Kyrgios responds after failing to receive Australian Open wildcard

The maverick Australian will not play in the men’s singles at his home Grand Slam in Melbourne

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2 w. ago ‘This might be too hot to touch’: Gwyneth Paltrow says conscious uncoupling cost her a movie role

Actor thinks derisive response to her description of divorcing Chris Martin led to her being dropped from filmThe actor Gwyneth Paltrow has said she was fired from a film due to media interest in her divorce from Chris Martin in 2014.Speaking on Amy Poehler’s podcast, Good Hang, Paltrow blamed negative headlines surrounding the separation – which the couple called “conscious uncoupling” in their announcement – for her losing a role she had been scheduled to play soon afterwards. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Australia have been blessed by England’s disarray but can still put their stamp on Ashes triumph

Victory in the fifth Test would help hosts send off Usman Khawaja in style in Sydney and ensure England cannot recast series as one that got awayIf you had told Australian observers six months ago that their Test team in Sydney would involve Travis Head opening the batting with Jake Weatherald, Usman Khawaja at five, no Cameron Green, and some bowling combination of Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Todd Murphy and Brendan Doggett, they would have assumed disaster. Fifth Ashes Tests are the land of Scott Borthwick, of Boyd Rankin and Mason Crane: fringe players getting a glimpse at the wreckage after a series has crashed and burned.Khawaja was one such, in the debut reflected upon so much this week after his retirement announcement: the game when he replaced an injured Ricky Ponting after two Australian defeats by an innings, only to play in a third. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Australia have been blessed by England’s disarray but can now put own stamp on Ashes triumph

Victory in the fifth Test would help hosts send off Usman Khawaja in style in Sydney and ensure England cannot recast series as one that got awayIf you had told Australian observers six months ago that their Test team in Sydney would involve Travis Head opening the batting with Jake Weatherald, Usman Khawaja at five, no Cameron Green, and some bowling combination of Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Todd Murphy and Brendan Doggett, they would have assumed disaster. Fifth Ashes Tests are the land of Scott Borthwick, of Boyd Rankin and Mason Crane: fringe players getting a glimpse at the wreckage after a series has crashed and burned.Khawaja was one such, in the debut reflected upon so much this week after his retirement announcement: the game when he replaced an injured Ricky Ponting after two Australian defeats by an innings, only to play in a third. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Australia have been blessed by England’s disarray but can put own stamp on Ashes triumph | Geoff Lemon

Victory in the fifth Test would help hosts send off Usman Khawaja in style in Sydney and ensure England cannot recast series as one that got awayIf you had told Australian observers six months ago that their Test team in Sydney would involve Travis Head opening the batting with Jake Weatherald, Usman Khawaja at five, no Cameron Green, and some bowling combination of Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Todd Murphy and Brendan Doggett, they would have assumed disaster. Fifth Ashes Tests are the land of Scott Borthwick, of Boyd Rankin and Mason Crane: fringe players getting a glimpse at the wreckage after a series has crashed and burned.Khawaja was one such, in the debut reflected upon so much this week after his retirement announcement: the game when he replaced an injured Ricky Ponting after two Australian defeats by an innings, only to play in a third. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Venus Williams, 45, gets wild card to play first Australian Open in five years

Williams to return to Melbourne Park at age 45Seven-time major champion earns wild-card entrySet to become oldest woman in Open main drawSeven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams has received a wild-card entry for the Australian Open beginning 18 January in Melbourne.The tournament said Friday that the 45-year-old Williams would make a return to Melbourne Park 28 years after her first appearance. In 1998, she defeated her younger sister Serena in the second round before losing in the quarter-finals to fellow American Lindsay Davenport. Continue reading...

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