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Novak Djokovic retires hurt from Australian Open semi-final after losing first set to Alexander Zverev
Ten-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic has been booed off the court by some sections of Rod Laver Arena after sensationally retiring hurt from his semi-final against Alexander Zverev on Friday after losing the first set.
The Serb suffered an injury to his groin area in his quarter-final against Spain’s …
Fuji TV scandal grips Japan as industry wrestles with the ghosts of Kitagawa
For the past month Japan has been gripped by allegations of sexual misconduct involving one of the country’s best-known stars at a major TV network, in what is becoming a litmus test of the entertainment industry’s response to abuse claims against prominent celebrities.
Masahiro Nakai, a former member of the …
Gender dysphoria diagnoses among children in England rise fiftyfold over 10 years
The number of children and young people in England with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria recorded by a GP has risen fiftyfold over 10 years, researchers have found, though numbers are still relatively small.
The growing number of birth-registered females seeking referrals to gender clinics has raised concerns in recent …
Irish-language cinema has bright future despite Oscars snub, says Kneecap director
Hollywood may not have been quite ready to see Kneecap “walking down the red carpet smoking a joint” but the makers of the comedy biopic about the hip-hop trio say it has shown there is a “bright future” for Irish-language cinema and an indigenous industry in Belfast.
The producers of …
Local heroes Olivia Gadecki and John Peers clinch Australian Open mixed doubles title
In a contest that had historians poring through the archives, Olivia Gadecki and John Peers secured the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Rod Laver Arena on Friday thanks to a late fightback and gritty match tie-break performance.
The pair overcame fellow Australians Kim Birrell and John-Patrick Smith 3-6, 6-4, …
French man on death row in Indonesia expected to return home in two weeks, minister says
Serge Atlaoui is expected to return to …
Ukraine war briefing: Russians say major oil refinery burning after Ukrainian drone strikes
Russian crews were responding to an air attack in the Ryazan region south-east of Moscow over Thursday night.
Social media channels posted videos of what appeared to be very large blazes in the city and said a major oil refinery and a power station had been hit by …
Popping a manu: New Zealand’s unique water jumping obsession
Over summer, a strange phenomenon plays out along New Zealand’s waterholes. Bridges, wharfs, cliffs and swimming pools throng with people readying to leap. Jumpers launch into the air, twist themselves into a v-shape – bums down, limbs akimbo – until they hit the surface, forcing water upwards in an almighty …
Sir Ben Ainslie left ‘astounded’ after Ineos announce America’s Cup split
Sir Ben Ainslie has said he is “astounded” after Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Britannia team announced a parting of ways with the four-time Olympic champion for this year’s America’s Cup. He also threatened to launch a “significant” legal fight in response.
Ainslie’s crew overcame Italy in the Louis Vuitton Cup …
Jamaican city gripped by violence after police shooting of gang boss
Schools and businesses in a Jamaican city have been closed and taxis and buses stopped running after the police shooting of a powerful gang boss prompted a violent backlash.
Gunfire echoed throughout Spanish Town on Thursday and at least one business was burned hours after police shot dead Othneil “Thickman” …