Aus Open: Sabalenka edges past Svitolina to enter 4th consecutive final

IANS | January 29, 2026 4:32 PM

Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka continued her golden run in the ongoing Australian Open 2026 as she registered a dominant 6-2, 6-3 straight-sets win against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in the women’s singles semi-final at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday.

Aus Open: Local wildcards Kubler-Polmans advance to men’s doubles final

IANS | January 29, 2026 2:46 PM

Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Hometown wildcards Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans continued their impressive Australian Open, punching their ticket into the men's doubles final with a three-set 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 semifinal win over Great Britain's Luke Johnson and Poland's Jan Zielinski on Thursday.

CAF imposes heavy sanctions on Senegal, Morocco after AFCON final fallout

IANS | January 29, 2026 1:14 PM

Cairo, Jan 29 (IANS) The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) disciplinary board imposed sanctions on the Federation Senegalaise de Football (FSF), the Federation Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF) and certain players and officials for the incidents during the CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Final, which violated the CAF Disciplinary Code.