Confident Djokovic primed for Tsitsipas in Australian Open final
MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic will be strong favourite to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open final on Sunday and equal Rafael Nadal's haul of 22 Grand Slam crowns.

MELBOURNE - An emotional Novak Djokovic called it "the biggest victory in my life" after sweeping past Stefanos Tsitsipas to win a 10th Australian Open title and equal Rafael Nadal's 22 Grand Slam crowns on Sunday.
Thai wild-card Lanlana Tararudee will face Swedish world No.150 Mirjam Bjorklund in the first round of the WTA 250 Thailand Open 2023 at Arena Hua Hin Sports Club on Monday.
MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic will be strong favourite to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open final on Sunday and equal Rafael Nadal's haul of 22 Grand Slam crowns.
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic's father has been filmed posing with fans brandishing pro-Russian flags at the Australian Open in scenes Ukraine's ambassador Thursday slammed as "a disgrace".
Calling all Blinks in Bangkok and beyond -- a Blackpink concert exhibition with pop-up shop is now on display at ICONSIAM.
NEW YORK - Pop juggernaut Justin Bieber has sold his music publishing and recording catalog shares to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital for $200 million, the company said Tuesday -- marking the industry's latest blockbuster rights deal.
LOS ANGELES: The multiverse sci-fi smash “Everything Everywhere All At Once” on Tuesday topped the Oscar nominations with 11, as Hollywood formally kicked off the race to the Academy Awards on March 12.
TALLINN: Estonia's premier on Friday suggested her country might boycott the 2024 Olympics in Paris if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to participate.
CANBERRA: Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios on Friday pleaded guilty to assaulting a former girlfriend, but avoided a conviction for what the magistrate called a "single act of stupidity".
MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - The clock is ticking for Chelsea manager Graham Potter to turn unprecedented spending into results, starting against Fulham on Friday, as new Everton manager Sean Dyche prepares for a baptism of fire against Premier League leaders Arsenal.
LIVERPOOL - Mired in the Premier League relegation zone and at war with the club's board, Everton fans fear a 69-year stay in English football's top flight is heading towards an inevitable end.
Port are looking forward to making amends for their disappointing draw last weekend by winning their home game against Police Tero this evening.
Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Canada marched into the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open in Hua Hin yesterday.
Supanida Katethong advanced to the quarter-finals of the US$210,000 Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters at Nimibutr Stadium yesterday.
The top four players in the world will lead the field at the Honda LPGA Thailand in Pattaya later this month, organisers said yesterday.
LONDON - Former England captain Andrew Strauss forecast Wednesday the Indian Premier League would eclipse American football's NFL to become "the biggest domestic sporting event in the world" as he praised it for sparking one of cricket's "great steps forward".
LONDON - This year's Six Nations Championship starts on Saturday -- and for officials confronting mutiple crises among Europe's elite, kick-off cannot come soon enough.
Calling all Blinks in Bangkok and beyond -- a Blackpink concert exhibition with pop-up shop is now on display at ICONSIAM.
NEW YORK - Pop juggernaut Justin Bieber has sold his music publishing and recording catalog shares to the Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital for $200 million, the company said Tuesday -- marking the industry's latest blockbuster rights deal.
LOS ANGELES: The multiverse sci-fi smash “Everything Everywhere All At Once” on Tuesday topped the Oscar nominations with 11, as Hollywood formally kicked off the race to the Academy Awards on March 12.