Jessica Pegula feels the decision to give herself an extra week to recover from a niggling knee injury has paid off as the American heads into the Australian Open on the back of a run to the final of the tune-up tournament in Adelaide.

Coco Gauff has made improvements to her serving and her forehand. And the strides in both of those areas are among the reasons she's considered one of the few women ready to challenge two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka for the title at the Australian Open.

Jessica Pegula feels the decision to give herself an extra week to recover from a niggling knee injury has paid off as the American heads into the Australian Open on the back of a run to the final of the tune-up tournament in Adelaide.

Rodger Shanahan counters the good news of the Gaza ceasefire with a gloomy mark-down of key players in the high-stakes power games of the Middle East (″⁣This ceasefire is a great win, but Gaza is a war without winners″⁣,

Carved into the rugged Hejaz Mountains in Saudi Arabia, Desert Rock is the latest part of the country's ambitious Red Sea giga-project to be realized. It provides a luxurious getaway for well-heeled tourists,

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — João Fonseca definitively introduced himself to the world as the latest teen sensation in men's tennis on Tuesday night, upsetting No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Australian Open.

A series of jaw-dropping upsets of top 10 players at the Australian Open by fearless teenagers has fuelled excitement at the future of men's tennis as the old guard fades into history.

Osaka is back in the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2022, getting there with wins over two women who blocked her path last year.

GENEVA (Switzerland) - World Economic Forum launches its annual Global Risks report (0900 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - International Grune Woche (Green Week), food and agriculture trade fair (0900 GMT) PICTURE. (To 26)

Talking points from the week in Asian football:AL-HILAL EQUAL RECORD WITH 9-0 THRASHING OF AL-FATEHAl-Hilal matched the biggest win in Saudi Pro League history on Wednesday with a 9-0 thrashing of bottom side Al-Fateh to maintain top spot ahead of Al-Ittihad.

Joseph O'Brien has provided an upbeat bulletin on Al Riffa (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Apples And Bananas (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and Trustyourinstinct (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}), all of whom are on course for targets in Saudi Arabia and Qatar respectively following a key workout at Dundalk last Friday.