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Toulon overpower Harlequins to claim comfortable Champions Cup victory
Another Champions Cup weekend, another stark reminder that the Premiership lags behind its Top 14 rivals with Harlequins falling victim to a turbo-charged Toulon. Quins have claimed some famous scalps on French soil in recent years but, just as Northampton found out 24 hours earlier, cross the Channel without the …
Trailblazing Habib makes uplifting history for Lebanon at Australian Open | Tumaini Carayol
Moments after pulling off the greatest achievement of his thriving career, with the crowd on a raucous Court 13 chanting his name, Hady Habib collapsed into his chair and stared straight ahead in total disbelief. Merely competing at this stage was an incredible feat, but the 26-year-old keeps on taking …
Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz give US a double threat at Australian Open
Analyzing a grand slam draw before the tournament begins is a fraught exercise. Very rarely does a draw play to form as upsets and injuries can disrupt the seemingly logical progression of the 128-player field. And how a player is performing heading into the event is often a better indicator …
‘Australia deserves a champion’: Alex de Minaur ready to meet great expectations | Simon Cambers
Playing at home in front of a home crowd can go one of two ways. For some, it’s an inspiration, they play their best tennis at the most important moments. For others, it can be crippling, the tension ripping through their body and stopping them from playing the way they …
Canada’s election is about to have an Elon Musk problem with Trudeau’s exit
The decision by the Canadian prime minister,
, this week toresign as head of the Liberal party
has set in motion a leadership race against the backdrop of a looming general election, which will be held amid political turmoil triggered byDonald Trump
’s …Sabalenka starts bid for third straight Australian Open title with win over Stephens
As Aryna Sabalenka strode down the tunnel inside Rod Laver Arena that leads players straight to the court, the cameras momentarily captured a perfect shot. The pathway to Melbourne Park’s premier court is filled with large, rectangular plaques emblazoned with the names of former champions and the dates of their …
‘We are shattered’: Afro-Ecuadorians mourn four boys found dead after encounter with military
Ismael Arroyo, 15, dreamed of becoming a great footballer, like Brazil’s Neymar. His brother, Josué, 14, preferred the French star Kylian Mbappé. For Steven Medina, 11, playing like either Neymar or Mbappé would have been just fine. Nehemías Saúl Arboleda, 14, had a different dream: he aspired to become a …
Andrey Rublev: ‘I don’t feel any more that crazy anxiety and stress’
Alyssa Healy finds form as England fail to get out of second gear in Women’s Ashes ODI | Geoff Lemon
With eight overs to go and lower-order clouter Sophie Ecclestone newly arrived to the crease, the television commentary started talking up her skills. The kind of player who can hit sixes from ball one, we were told. A few seconds later, from ball two of that over, Ecclestone played the …
England fall to four-wicket defeat as Australia draw first blood in Women’s Ashes
Alyssa Healy’s stated ambition on the eve of this Women’s Ashes was to “throw the first punch”. Mission very much accomplished. England limped away from North Sydney on Sunday evening with a bloody nose, whimpering to 204 all out in 43.1 overs – a total that despite their best efforts …