'Perfect' Sabalenka smashes Tsurenko 6-0, 6-0 at Australian Open
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka described Friday's 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Lesia Tsurenko at the Australian Open as "perfection", but said she could get even better in a chilling warning to her rivals.
Read moreTsitsipas pleased with passion in Australian Open canter
Stefanos Tsitsipas said he was delighted with the passion and determination he showed Friday to sweep into the Australian Open fourth round in straight sets.
Read moreModi to open flashpoint temple symbolising his changing India
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday inaugurate a temple that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics, in an unofficial start to his re-election campaign this year.
Read moreHow it all began in Afghanistan for film legend Ivory
The oldest person ever to win an Oscar, renowned director James Ivory is still making films at 95, with a documentary about his formative trip to Afghanistan in 1960.
Read moreSabalenka and Sinner fire warning shots at Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner emphatically stated their Australian Open title credentials on Friday, pummelling their third-round opponents as a below-par Novak Djokovic prepared for another testing examination.
Read more'Don't cry, Zac': Efron's tearful wrestling drama
The director of Zac Efron's heartbreaking new wrestling film, "The Iron Claw", said it was a battle to keep the emotional star from turning on the waterworks during filming.
Read moreSinner lays out title credentials with Australian Open romp
Jannik Sinner reinforced his Australian Open title credentials with a straight-sets mauling of 26th-seed Sebastian Baez Friday, dropping just four games in the one-sided romp.
Read moreGang fighting, demonstrations rock Haiti
A deadly, days-long clash between armed gangs intensified Thursday in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, as elsewhere demonstrators marched demanding accountability for the Caribbean nation's spiraling security crisis.
Read moreAsian markets track Wall St higher after tech surge
Asian markets rose Friday following a tech-led rally on Wall Street that helped soothe traders' concerns that the Federal Reserve will likely not cut interest rates as early or by as much as hoped this year.
Read more'Unbelievable' Anisimova halts Badosa comeback at Australian Open
A rejuvenated Amanda Anisimova ended former world number two Paula Badosa's injury comeback Friday at the Australian Open, admitting she could not believe how well she was playing after a long break.
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