Month: January 2024

The Australian Open started Sunday and will be played over 15 days for the first time, with the first round spread over three days in a bid to cut down on the late-finishing matches.

Spanish motorbike rider Carles Falcón has died from injuries he sustained in a crash while competing at the Dakar Rally more than a week ago, race organisers announced. He was 45.

Sam Kerr has missed out on the FIFA Women's Player of the Year award, with the Matildas superstar failing to even make the top-three shortlist on Tuesday (AEDT).

Olympic tennis champion Alexander Zverev will stand trial for alleged assault in Berlin in late May but will not have to appear in court in person, German news agency dpa reported.