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Aryna Sabalenka is daring to dream. After a comprehensive straight-sets win over Donna Vekic, the 25-year-old Belarusian is just two wins away from her first ever grand slam title. Sabalenka is no stranger to the semi final stage of grand slam tournaments, with Thursday’s meeting with unseeded Pole Magda Linette …

Western Bulldogs star Bailey Smith has weighed in on the Australia Day date change debate, calling for the celebration to be moved from January 26. Australia Day marks the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 and the beginning of the European colonisation of Australia – because …

For the early years of her career, Donna Vekic was known more for her relationship with three-time major winner Stan Wawrinka than for her own feats on the tennis court. Vekic had burst onto the scene as a teenager and was considered a superstar in the making, but appeared to …

In the wake of her straight-sets loss to Elena Rybakina, Jelena Ostapenko labelled her decision to play mixed doubles the night prior a bad call. “I felt like maybe mixed doubles yesterday was not the right decision to play that late,” she told media after losing her singles quarter final …

Amid his team’s poor performance in their ongoing Premier League campaign, Everton’s coach Frank Lampard was reportedly involved in a huge dressing room bust-up with his own players.   The Sun reported that the bust-up led to midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure being forced to train on his own.    Doucoure was not …

Tennis fans may still be adjusting to the fact coaching during matches is now legal. While it’s been happening discreetly throughout the history of the game, it only became legal last year for a player’s box to give instructions during play. Stefanos Tsitsipas used to get in strife regularly for …

Super Eagles of Nigeria defender Olisa Ndah was shown love by his national teammates on his birthday. The Orlando Pirates star posted pictures of himself on social media looking fresh as ever with a caption on his Instagram page that simply read: ‘+1’ The 6ft 3inch centre back celebrated his …

An NBA match has been marred by an ugly confrontation between an NFL legend sitting courtside and a group of players, with one of the players’ fathers also involved. The incident occurred during the Memphis Grizzlies‘ clash against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena as the two teams headed …

Sebastian Korda comes by his athleticism and competitive instincts honestly. From Dad, the 1998 Australian Open champion. From Mom, also a former professional tennis player. And from two big sisters, both current golf pros. Add in some mentorship from eight-time major champ Andre Agassi and a couple of coaches, including …

Players signing the camera after a win has become a post-match ritual, but sometimes it doesn’t quite go to plan. American No.8 Taylor Fritz survived a scare before downing Georgia’s Nikoloz Basliashvili 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 to advance to the second round. As Fritz left the court he signed the …