Australian Open
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Legend person, legend player: Reactions to Ash Barty’s historic title victory at the Australian Open
The 25-year-old joins Serena Williams as the only active players to win Majors on all three surfaces.
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Australian Open: Ash Barty beats Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6 to end 44-year wait for home winner
The World No 1 was 5-1 down in the second set but stormed back to win on a tiebreak against America’s Danielle Collins.
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Aus Open: Ash Barty reckons being a multi-sport athlete gave her ‘a different perspective’
The World No 1 was often seen warming up for the tennis court by revisiting her cricket skills.
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Trending
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‘Dobaara’ review: An engaging thriller about time travel and alternate reality
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Gujarat ignored trial court’s opinion as board with five BJP members set Bilkis Bano convicts free
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‘They are Brahmins...have good values’: BJP MLA defends release of Bilkis Bano case convicts
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Subhas Chandra Bose and Emilie Schenkl: A marriage that defied the Third Reich
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What accounts of growing Indian illiberalism miss: The grounds for bigotry were laid before 2014
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Watch: Dylan Alcott bids farewell - a wonderful tribute from Australian Open and an emotional speech
Aussie legend Alcott drew the curtain on a glittering career in which he became a prominent disability advocate.
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic’s visa cancelled again, hearing on Saturday to avoid deportation
Djokovic had earlier won an appeal in the court to overturn the visa cancellation on arrival in Australia.
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic’s visa cancelled again, hearing on Saturday to avoid deportation
Djokovic had earlier won an appeal in the court to overturn the visa cancellation on arrival in Australia.
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Video
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Watch: Bloated mobile phone battery explodes in shopkeeper’s hands as he tries to replace it
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'Never gonna give you up': British musician Rick Astley recreates his 1987 hit for insurance ad
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Caught on live TV: Man steals beachgoer’s bag in Barcelona, arrested later
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Watch: Elephant returns a child’s shoe that fell into its zoo enclosure
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Caught on camera: Criminals rob Rs 6 lakh at gunpoint from Prayagraj shop with people inside
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Roger Federer to skip Australian Open but plans for a comeback in 2021 still in place
The opening Grand Slam of the year has been pushed back three weeks until February 8 but it has come too soon for Federer.
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Australian Open 2021: Federer, Williams entries confirmed; field lead by world No 1 Djokovic, Barty
The opening Grand Slam of the year, which will be played in front of at least 50% of normal crowds, has been pushed back three weeks until February 8.
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Australian Open 2021, year’s first Grand Slam, likely to start on February 8: Report
The start date of 2021’s first Grand Slam event was reportedly announced to players by tournament director Craig Tiley.
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The Reel
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‘Tamilrockerz’ review: In show about piracy, some insights about the price of cinemania
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‘Dobaara’ review: An engaging thriller about time travel and alternate reality
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‘Nope’ review: Jordan Peele’s sci-fi horror is mostly a yup
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‘Khamosh Pani’ revisited: ‘A reminder of the path we took and the price we pay now’
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‘Between Two Dawns’ review: A gripping film about workplace ethics
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Was just trying to be in the present: Grieving Ostapenko on her struggle during Australian Open loss
The 22-year-old, who decided to play in Melbourne despite losing her father earlier this month, lost to Belinda Bencic in the second round.
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Tennis: Will the widespread bushfires in Australia affect the first Grand Slam of the year?
The Australian Open is due to begin in Melbourne on January 20.
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Tennis: Smoke from bushfires won’t delay Australian Open schedule, say organisers
Novak Djokovic had earlier said that organisers should consider delaying the tournament, as a last resort, if conditions did not improve.
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The Field
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Deepak Chahar – ‘Can’t say if I’ll be selected for T20 WC but I’ve worked very hard on my skills’
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Indian Football: Manisha Kalyan is the first from the country to play in the Uefa Champions League
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Cincinnati Masters: Daniil Medvedev through to quarterfinal; Madison Keys upsets Iga Swiatek
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Cricket: Mohammad Siraj signed by Warwickshire for final three County Championship matches
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Zimbabwe vs India, 1st ODI: Gill, Dhawan and Chahar help India register dominating 10-wicket win