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World No.2 Daniil Medvedev is in the Australian Open semi-finals after conjuring up the spirit of Novak Djokovic in Melbourne.

Stefanos Tsitsipas will be hoping it is third time lucky in an Australian Open semi-final following his scintillating performance against Jannik Sinner in the last eight on Wednesday. A semi-finalist in Melbourne in 2019 and 2021, the Greek defeated Italian Sinner 6-3 6-4 6-2 at Rod Laver Arena in just…

Win or lose in Thursday's final at Melbourne Park, Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott will have no regrets as he moves into retirement after a decorated career on the court.

Fireworks light up the sky as the curtain closes on a day of celebrations and protests after Australia welcomed more than 16,000 new citizens, with the nation urged to "walk together as one mob".

In issuing the penalty, the governing body said it had considered Victory's prompt denunciation of the behaviour and its commitment to banning "any individuals identified as having engaged in the conduct" from future matches.

Protesters have covered a Captain Cook statue in a Melbourne park with red paint to mark Invasion Day.

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On the Australia Day weekend in 1952, a group of die-hard film buffs put on a film festival. They had selected the leafy hills of Olinda in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges for the event. They expected 80 people – but more than 600 turned up!

MELBOURNE: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, who recently announced that 2022 would be her last season, says she had made the announcement too soon and was "regretting" it since she was being asked about it all the time.