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No underdog mentality against Sabalenka for on-fire teenager Jovic

No underdog mentality against Sabalenka for on-fire teenager Jovic

Confident teenager Iva Jovic said Sunday she has no "underdog mentality" after barrelling into her first Grand Slam quarter-final and a meeting with two-time Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka.

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EU council president arrives in India to seal trade pact

EU council president arrives in India to seal trade pact

European Council president Antonio Costa arrived in India on Sunday, as the EU and New Delhi seek to seal a free trade pact, capping nearly two decades of negotiations between the economic behemoths.

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Gauff hopes history repeats itself after reaching Melbourne quarters

Gauff hopes history repeats itself after reaching Melbourne quarters

Coco Gauff is hoping history repeats itself after edging Karolina Muchova to make the Australian Open quarter-finals, with the American going on to win titles on three other occasions she has beaten the Czech player.

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Alcaraz, Djokovic into Melbourne last eight as next gen roars

Alcaraz, Djokovic into Melbourne last eight as next gen roars

Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday and Novak Djokovic joined him without hitting a ball, as the next generation roared.

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Djokovic into Melbourne quarter-finals after Mensik withdraws

Djokovic into Melbourne quarter-finals after Mensik withdraws

Ten-time champion Novak Djokovic reached the Australian Open quarter-finals without striking a ball Sunday after his last-16 opponent Jakub Mensik withdrew.

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Myanmar junta wraps election with ally set to seal victory

Myanmar junta wraps election with ally set to seal victory

Voting concluded in Myanmar's month-long election on Sunday, with the dominant pro-military party on course for landslide victory in a junta-run poll critics say will only prolong the army's grip on power.

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Ukrainian sumo wrestler wins second straight title

Ukrainian sumo wrestler wins second straight title

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn won his second straight tournament on Sunday to take his meteoric rise in the ancient Japanese sport to new heights.

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Tien thrashes Medvedev after nosebleed to make maiden Slam quarter-final

Tien thrashes Medvedev after nosebleed to make maiden Slam quarter-final

Learner Tien battled through a nosebleed to thrash three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open on Sunday and make a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time.

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'Don't want to jinx it' as Zverev barrels into Melbourne quarters

'Don't want to jinx it' as Zverev barrels into Melbourne quarters

Alexander Zverev ploughed into the Australian Open last eight on Sunday but said he "did not want to jinx it" as he bids to make the final for a second year in a row.

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Split decision: war divides Myanmar constituency

Split decision: war divides Myanmar constituency

Fighters from Myanmar's rebel Kayan National Army stood guard Sunday on a hilltop overlooking a displaced people's camp in Pekon -- as voters went to the polls in junta-controlled parts of the constituency.

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