Sorry we made you cry, Napoli captain tells young fan
Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne has apologized to a nine-year-old fan after the team’s dismal performance in a 2-0 home defeat by Fiorentina on Saturday made the boy burst into tears.
Canada’s Auger-Aliassime says staying positive despite Australian Open exit
Teenaged Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime says he is not losing confidence in his game despite bowing out in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday with a 7-5 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 loss to world number 256 Ernests Gulbis of Latvia.
Borthwick to join Leicester as head coach
England assistant coach Steve Borthwick will take over as Leicester head coach at the end of the international season, the club announced on Tuesday.
Halep digs deep to win tense first round match at Australian Open
Simona Halep overcame a poor start and a fiery opponent at the Australian Open to prevail 7-6(5) 6-1 over big-hitting American Jennifer Brady in their first round encounter on Tuesday.
Doctor TikTok-ed off with injured All Blacks loose forward Savea
Injured All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea has been ordered to curb his use of the social media platform TikTok as he recovers from knee surgery.
Holder Osaka faces Zheng before possible meeting with Gauff
World number four Naomi Osaka will continue her Australian Open title defense with a clash against China’s Zheng Saisai, while Roger Federer and men’s champion Novak Djokovic are also in second-round action on Wednesday.
Australian Open order of play on Wednesday
Order of play on the main showcourts on the third day of the Australian Open on Wednesday (play begins at 0000 GMT, prefix number denotes seeding):
Let them drink, let them shout: Aussie Millman loves a rowdy crowd
Stefanos Tsitsipas has called on his army of fans to show a little more respect to his opponents at the Australian Open, but for local hopeful John Millman the rowdier the crowd the better.
Nadal not focused on Federer’s Grand Slam record
Rafa Nadal would love to add more silverware to a bursting trophy cabinet at the end of the Australian Open but says beating Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam titles would probably not make him any happier in the long run.
Fukushima says radiation poses no threat to Olympic torch relay
Fukushima prefecture, home to the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on Tuesday reassured participants and spectators at the Olympic torch relay this year that they would not need to worry about radiation exposure.
