World number one Simona Halep set up a last-16 showdown with Serena Williams at the Australian Open after dispatching the American’s older sister Venus in straight sets in Melbourne.
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Caroline Wozniacki’s Australian Open title defence came to an end in the third round as the Danish star suffered a three-set defeat to Russia’s Maria Sharapova in Melbourne.
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Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep progressed to the third round of the men's and women's singles draws respectively in contrasting fashion on a day which saw the latest start to a match in Australian Open history.
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Defending champions Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki booked their places in the third round of the men's and women's singles draws respectively on another intriguing day's play at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
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World number one Simona Halep came from a set down to beat Kaia Kanepi and advance to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Sir Andy Murray played what could be his final match in tennis on day one of the Australian Open today.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic and the United States' Serena Williams will head into the Australian Open as favourites to win the opening Grand Slam event of the tennis season.
Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has admitted the Australian Open could be the last tournament of his career, with the Briton targeting retirement at Wimbledon due to a long-standing hip injury.
China's former world number one Liu Shiwen defeated her arch-rival and compatriot Ding Ning, the Olympic champion, to win the women's singles title at the International Table Tennis Federation Australian Open in Geelong.
Booming bowls interest Down Under has caused Bowls Australia to extend the deadline for entries to the Australian Open - which will be played at the 2018 Commonwealth Games venue of Broadbeach Bowls Club in the Gold Coast.
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At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 - Event IT Support Operative - London, UK
In 2019, England and Wales are set to host the ICC Cricket World Cup for the fifth time and you could be part of it. We’re introducing this role to work within the Event Technology Team providing additional technology support to wider internal functional areas; whilst assisting on other key projects around tournament time support capabilities.
South African Sam Ramsamy finished his term of office as an IOC member at the end of 2018. As he moves into an honorary position, Mike Rowbottom speaks to the man Nelson Mandela often referred to as his son.
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