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Madison Keys’ mental breakthrough helps her unlock potential at last
“Lots of therapy,” said a delirious, exhausted Madison Keys as she finally appeared at her post-match press conference in the early hours of Sunday morning. Flanked by an enormous trophy on one side and a glass of champagne on another, Keys was still in the early stages of digesting her …
Australian Open final: Jannik Sinner downs Zverev to win third grand slam
As he worked hard to maintain the momentum he had built in his third grand slam final, there was just one fleeting moment where Jannik Sinner was seriously under pressure. Down 5-6, 30-30 on his serve in the second set, as Alexander Zverev tried desperately to steal the set, the …
New accents: the company reshaping Brazilian film by showing ‘ordinary’ life
After arriving late several times at work, a librarian is dismissed from his school. The HR employee tasked with presenting the bad news offers him a lift, their conversation deepens and by the end of the night they discover they have a lot in common – including a shared history …
Wales’ Dafydd Jenkins: ‘It’s about getting a bit of pride back in the badge’
The Six Nations is no place for the weak or the meek. Particularly not on a frantic Friday evening in Paris when Wales, last year’s wooden spoonists, have to enter the bubbling cauldron of the Stade de France. The pumped-up hosts will be scenting dragon’s blood and the task awaiting …
‘I sense Brussels is ready to be bold and ambitious’: hope mixes with anger on Brexit’s fifth anniversary
Andrew Moss despairs, even now, when he thinks back to the end of January 2020. It was a painful, traumatic time for anyone building an export business in the UK.
On 30 January, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a public health emergency of international concern. The following day, the …
‘Different to what I expected’: Murray admits he has much to learn as a coach
Andy Murray believes he has a lot to learn about coaching but he leaves the Australian Open having enjoyed his first experience working with Novak Djokovic in Melbourne.
“I always knew I would enjoy coaching,” he said. “I never thought otherwise, but there’s things I’ve learned that was maybe a …
2025 Australian Open smashes attendance records but ‘yobbo’ fans continue to polarise
The Australian Open has surged past last year’s cumulative attendance record with one day of play to go, and will ultimately draw nearly 1.1m patrons through the gates by Sunday night’s end of the 15-day tournament.
They have been drawn by the on-court action and off-court attractions, including new hospitality …
X Games debutant Hiroto Ogiwara makes history with first ever 2340
Japan’s Hiroto Ogiwara has made an X Games debut for the ages, winning the men’s snowboarding big air gold medal while landing the first known 2340.
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Rigg and Roots sink depleted Saracens to launch Exeter to much-needed win
The Premiership is about to go into hibernation for two months and Exeter badly needed a mood-enhancing win before the Six Nations pushes the club game into the background. They duly claimed a relieving victory against weakened opponents but only after a last-quarter surge from 15-10 down in a previously …
Bigger challenges than a debut with nothing to lose await Sam Konstas in Sri Lanka | Geoff Lemon
If you’re Sam Konstas, you’re used to things moving quickly. It took 718 first-class runs to get into the Australian team. It took 113 Test runs to potentially change the way it is set up. For almost two years since Travis Head won a shootout in India, the plan has …