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Relax, Australia: confected outrage about Sam Konstas hides the real issue | Barney Ronay
Alex de Minaur finds his legs to overrun Francisco Cerundolo at Australian Open
The best know how to win when they’re not playing well, and Alex de Minaur submitted his application to that exclusive club on Saturday with a clunky but determined victory over potent Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo to book a place in the Australian Open’s round of 16.
The Australian looked out …
Emma Raducanu exits Australian Open after defeat to ruthless Iga Swiatek
Over the past few years of professional tennis, the sight of Iga Swiatek annihilating another poor, defenceless opponent has become as sure as the sun will rise. When Swiatek’s game is flowing and her mind is clear, the combined quality of her violent ball-striking, athleticism and unrelenting focus is so …
Last orders? Soaring costs and declining demand take toll on Japan’s legendary izakaya
In the bowels of a commercial building in Tokyo’s Shinbashi neighbourhood there is little to suggest that office workers seeing in the year of the snake have lost their appetite for shared plates of Japanese food and jockeys of draught beer. They tuck into plates of charcoal-grilled chicken, bowls of …
Lindsey Vonn’s ‘impossible’ comeback roars on with 2026 Olympics in frame
Draper delighted hard work paying off after hat-trick of Melbourne marathons
Jack Draper says his trio of five-set victories at the Australian Open are evidence of the hard work he has put into his career, effort that is finally paying off for him in the biggest matches.
“I still have a long way to go, but this is a huge drive …
Windsor embraces return of jumps racing with cash at the Million festival
When Windsor staged what was billed as its last ever jumps meeting in December 1998, the final race on the card was the Norwegian Blue Handicap Hurdle – a clear sign that as far as the track was concerned, jumping was no more. It had ceased to be.
A generation …
‘So much pain’: England and Lions wing Anthony Watson retires due to injury
The England and British & Irish Lions winger Anthony Watson has retired from rugby aged 30 on medical grounds, having been advised it was no longer safe to continue playing.
Watson, who brings the curtain down with 56 caps, has been beset by injuries of late with a debilitating back …
McIlroy survives for weekend at Desert Classic but Rahm and Hovland exit
For a spell on Friday afternoon the organisers of the Dubai Desert Classic had cause for panic. Jon Rahm had already tumbled out of the tournament after 36 holes, Viktor Hovland was heading the same way and Rory McIlroy was dangerously close to the cut line. Not for the first …
Eliud Kipchoge offers to mentor Alex Yee for Briton’s first London Marathon
Eliud Kipchoge has revealed his admiration for Britain’s triathlon gold medallist Alex Yee – and says he wants to meet and help mentor the Team GB star when they both run the London Marathon in April.
The 40-year-old Kipchoge insists he can still compete with the world’s best when he …