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Alcaraz romps into US Open fourth round, Rybakina advances
AFP, Published on 30/08/2025
» NEW YORK - Carlos Alcaraz surged into the fourth round of the US Open on Friday as Novak Djokovic and defending women's champion Aryna Sabalenka aimed to keep their title bids on track.
UK teen pleads guilty to girls' murder that triggered riots
AFP, Published on 20/01/2025
» LONDON — A teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to killing three young girls in a stabbing spree last year that sparked the United Kingdom's (UK) most violent riots in a decade.
UK police to charge 17-year-old with murder over Southport child killings
South China Morning Post, Published on 01/08/2024
» LONDON - Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said on Wednesday it has authorised the police to charge the 17-year-old male who was in custody on suspicion for the death of three young girls in a knife attack in Southport with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder.
Two children killed in attack near Taylor Swift-themed event
New York Times, Published on 30/07/2024
» LONDON — Two children were killed and another nine children and two adults were injured in a knife attack at a children’s dance class Monday morning in Southport, a seaside town near the northern English city of Liverpool, according to the local police.
Messi makes magical start to Miami career with late winner on debut
AFP, Published on 22/07/2023
» FORT LAUDERDALE (UNITED STATES) - Lionel Messi made a Hollywood start to his American adventure, scoring a last-second winner with a curling free-kick in his debut game for Inter Miami on Friday.
Unseeded Vondrousova stuns tearful Jabeur to win Wimbledon title
AFP, Published on 15/07/2023
» LONDON - Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon in the Open era as the Czech swept to a shock 6-4, 6-4 victory over Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in Saturday's final.
Germany's Altmaier wins French Open epic as Andreeva strikes blow for teens
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» PARIS - Germany's Daniel Altmaier won the fifth longest French Open match on Thursday as 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva made the last 32, providing a tantalising glimpse into the sport's future.
World number one Swiatek leads Australian Open charge
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» MELBOURNE - World number one Iga Swiatek is the woman to beat when the Australian Open begins on Monday without retired great Serena Williams and last year's champion Ashleigh Barty.
Tennis legend Navratilova facing 'double whammy' cancer battle
AFP, Published on 03/01/2023
» PARIS - Tennis legend Martina Navratilova says she is hoping for a "favourable outcome" after being diagnosed with breast and throat cancer.
Records that tumbled in 2022
AFP, Published on 05/12/2022
» PARIS: From roasting temperatures to rocketing energy prices and millions of refugees fleeing Ukraine, 2022 was a year of extremes.