MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Memories of her two previous titles at the Australian Open have made it hard for Naomi Osaka not to dream of holding aloft the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup once again as she marks her return in a first-round meeting with Caroline Garcia on Monday. Osaka has reached …

DOHA (Reuters) -Japan came from behind to beat Vietnam 4-2 in their Asian Cup Group D opener in a thrilling encounter on Sunday at the Al Thumama Stadium where five goals were scored in the first half and Takumi Minamino grabbed a brace. Japan, four-times champions who last won the …

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark’s King Frederik X ascended the throne on Sunday, succeeding his mother, Queen Margrethe II, who formally abdicated after 52 years as monarch, with big crowds gathered in the capital to witness history. Margrethe, 83, stunned the nation on New Year’s Eve when she announced she planned to …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic was dragged into a dogfight by talented teenager Dino Prizmic and had to dig deep to open his Australian Open title defence with a 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 victory in the first round on Sunday. The Serbian, who played his first Australian Open a few …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – After first-round exits at the last three Grand Slams, Maria Sakkari said she was relieved to win her opening match at the Australian Open on Sunday, the Greek eighth seed advancing with a 6-4 6-1 victory over Japan’s Nao Hibino. Sakkari has consistently been ranked in the …

DOHA (Reuters) – South Korea coach Juergen Klinsmann praised players from the national team who have established themselves in Europe’s top leagues, saying on Sunday that Asian football has vastly improved in the last decade to give them such opportunities. South Korea captain Son Heung-min and fellow forward Hwang Hee-chan …

KUALA LUMPUR: There has been no in-depth discussion over a proposed law to ensure that the current government will administer the country until the end of its term, said Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said the proposal to create such a law was raised at Cabinet level, adding that there …

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – It was no memorable performance, but delighted supporters nevertheless clogged the streets and parties continued late as host Ivory Coast opened proceedings at the Africa Cup of Nations finals with a 2-0 victory over Guinea Bissau in Abidjan on Saturday. Fans lined the route from the Alhassane …

PUTRAJAYA: All dog-bite victims in Sarawak are reported to be stable and have been administered rabies vaccination and Rabies Immunoglobulin (RIG) treatment, the Health Ministry said on Sunday (Jan 14). In a statement regarding the rabies-infected dog situation in Kuching, Sarawak, the ministry said that the cases involve 11 individuals …

KUALA LUMPUR: The loyalty of the Indian and Chinese communities in Malaysia should not be questioned just because they speak their mother tongues and practise their own cultures and customs, says Gobind Singh Deo. The DAP deputy national chairman reminded former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad not to make …