It took 61 attempts, with 19 different partners, but Rohan Bopanna finally won his first men’s doubles Grand Slam title to set yet more records. The 43-year-old Indian, already set to become the oldest men’s doubles number one, became the oldest major men’s doubles winner at the Australian Open. He and Matthew Ebden beat Italians...
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Beautiful city crowned the UK’s best place to live and it’s not London
A gorgeous city in Scotland has been named as the best place to live in the UK in a new ranking from the team at ECA International. The team ranked cities based on the quality of living they could offer an expat. They looked at housing, health services, social networks, leisure facilities, climate, personal safety...
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Australian Open 2024 women’s final result: Aryna Sabalenka beats Zheng Qinwen in Melbourne
When Sabalenka won in Melbourne last year, the key factors behind her success were remodelling her serve to avoid the double faults which had plagued her and working with a psychologist. Her development over the rest of the 2023 season led to a a first stint as the world number one and becoming the most...
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Australian Open 2024 results: Alfie Hewett fails to retain title as Tokito Oda wins final
On Saturday, Hewett and his British partner Gordon Reid won their fifth Australian Open men’s wheelchair doubles title in a row when they overcame Japanese pair Oda and Takuya Miki 6-3 6-2. Oda, who beat Hewett in the final at both the French Open and Wimbledon in 2023, got the better of the world number...
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Caledonia Gladiators ‘have to beat best team’ London Lions to maintain trophy defence
Head coach Gareth Murray says Caledonia Gladiators will “have to beat the best team” if they are to keep their BBL Trophy defence on track. Gladiators take on league leaders London Lions in Saturday’s semi-final (15:30 GMT) at Arena Birmingham, with the final at the same venue the following day. Cheshire Phoenix meet Leicester Riders...