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Alcaraz, Medvedev ease into US Open second round
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» NEW YORK - Carlos Alcaraz launched the defence of his US Open crown with a brisk victory after his opponent suffered an injury on Tuesday as third seed Daniil Medvedev strolled into the second round with a quick-fire win.
The big picture: Trump mug shot would join album of famous faces
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES - If Donald Trump has his mug shot taken when he is arrested again this week, it will instantly become one of the most famous pictures on the planet, and one of a handful of forever-talked-about police photographs.
Early risers get UK coronation party started
AFP, Published on 06/05/2023
» LONDON: Thousands of people turned central London red, white and blue on Saturday, with a sea of Union Jack flags lining the streets for the coronation of King Charles III.
Alcaraz into Miami ATP quarter-final
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» MIAMI GARDENS, Florida: World number one Carlos Alcaraz charged into the quarter-finals of the ATP Miami Open with a convincing 6-4, 6-4 victory over Tommy Paul on Tuesday but second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was knocked out by Russian Karen Khachanov.
Alcaraz, Swiatek march on at Indian Wells, Murray falls
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» INDIAN WELLS (UNITED STATES) - Carlos Alcaraz fended off tenacious Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Monday to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells as he and women's top seed Iga Swiatek passed tough tests in the California desert.
Djokovic defies injury in Australian Open win but Murray bows out
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic's hamstring just about held up as the hot favourite battled into the Australian Open last 16 on Saturday, but Andy Murray's heroic run is over.
Jury hears Musk told 'lies' that cost Tesla investors millions
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO: A lawyer for angry Tesla investors told a California courtroom on Wednesday that CEO Elon Musk "lied" about having funding in place to take the company private, costing his clients millions of dollars.
Half world's democracies in decline, think tank says
AFP, Published on 30/11/2022
» STOCKHOLM: Half the world's democratic countries are experiencing an erosion of democracy, intensified by war in Ukraine and economic crisis, an international think tank said in a report on Wednesday.
Confusion, crane and now cost cap risk taking gloss off Verstappen feat
AFP, Published on 10/10/2022
» SUZUKA: Max Verstappen said the confusion at the end of the Japanese Grand Prix that saw him declared Formula One world champion was "quite funny", but an impending cost-cap ruling could wipe the smiles off faces in the Red Bull garage.
Xi's 'final purge' ahead of Chinese Communist Party congress
AFP, Published on 07/10/2022
» BEIJING - President Xi Jinping has embarked on a "final round of purges" ahead of a major Chinese Communist Party congress, wielding his long-running anti-corruption campaign to cement his grasp on power, analysts say.