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Australian Open results: Coco Gauff fights back to join Aryna Sabalenka in quarter-finals

Coco Gauff celebrates

Coco Gauff fought from a set down to beat Belinda Bencic and join defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open quarter-finals. The American third seed was not at her best but outlasted Switzerland’s Bencic 5-7 6-2 6-1. Earlier, Sabalenka breezed past Russian 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva in a 6-1 6-2 victory. Gauff’s victory in 34 degree heat – the hottest …

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Match Of The Day: ‘Are Liverpool best team in world right now?’

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohammed Salah and Danny Murphy

“A Liverpool blip was put to bed.” Gary Lineker, Danny Murphy and Ashley Williams discuss the performance and late goals that saw the Reds win 2-0 at Brentford. WATCH MORE: Super-sub Nunez gave Liverpool ‘energy and power’ – Slot Watch Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer Available to UK users only.

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Murphy makes 147 maximum break in Masters semi-final win over Allen

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Shaun Murphy compiled only the sixth maximum 147 break in the history of the Masters on his way to a win that set up a final against world champion Kyren Wilson. Murphy achieved the feat in his 6-3 semi-final win over Mark Allen on Saturday. He will now face Wilson, who emerged as an impressive 6-3 winner in a meeting …

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Leinster 47-21 Bath: Hosts knock Premiership leaders out of Investec Champions Cup

RG Snyman celebrates his try

The top side in the Premiership facing the leaders of the United Rugby Championship promised a mouth-watering match-up in Dublin. Bath knew defeat would leave their qualification hopes out of their hands – and it was clear they were not willing to rely on results elsewhere to determine their fate. Ted Hill’s rampaging run helped gain ground for Barbeary to …

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Irish Premiership: Blues win to move 15 points clear as Oval game abandoned

Joel Cooper celebrates

Crusaders ended a three-game losing streak with a hard-earned triumph at Coleraine, their third league success over the Bannsiders this season. Blaney headed the visitors in front on the half hour before second half substitute Harry Jewitt-White sealed the win with a breakaway goal deep into added time. The home side missed a litany of chances in the early stages …

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Australian Open 2025 results: Elina Svitolina beats fourth seed Jasmine Paolini, Elena Rybakina through

Elina Svitolina celebrates her win over Jasmine Paolini at the Australian Open

Elena Rybakina says she will need some “magic” if she is to go deep in Melbourne after struggling with a back problem in her third-round win. Sixth seed Rybakina, runner-up at Melbourne Park two years ago, beat Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska 6-3 6-4 but needed a medical timeout after just three games. The 25-year-old Kazakh was visibly struggling to move and …

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NBA round-up: Jimmy Butler returns for Miami Heat after seven-match suspension

Jimmy Butler in action for the Miami Heat on Friday

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler returned from a seven-match suspension as his side lost 133-113 to the Denver Nuggets. The 35-year-old was sidelined earlier this month by the Heat because of “conduct detrimental to the team” and has requested a trade. Although the Heat initially said they would not make Butler available for trade, they later said they would listen …

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Australian Open 2025: Emma Raducanu thrashed by Iga Swiatek in Melbourne

Emma Raducanu trudges off court after losing to Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open

While Raducanu and Swiatek both won Grand Slam titles as teenagers, their careers have followed very different paths since. The Briton, who famously won the 2021 US Open title as an 18-year-old qualifier, initially struggled with the spotlight placed on her afterwards. The rigours of playing full-time on the WTA Tour also took its toll. A series of injuries culminated …

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