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Kvitova starting to click as Open last 16 looms

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova's said her dominant form was still improving as she roared into the Australian last 16 with another two-set victory on Friday

Sharapova stuns Wozniacki as ice man Federer ploughs on

Maria Sharapova stunned defending champion Caroline Wozniacki to sweep into the Australian Open last 16 Friday and join ice man Roger Federer, who clinically disposed of his opponent

Chalal spins India into winning position in final ODI

India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal captured the best figures by any bowler in one-day cricket in Australia to restrict the home side to just 230 in the third and deciding game in Melbourne on Friday

Cricket Australia work to fix Gabba lights ahead of Test

Cricket Australia was Friday desperately working to find out why floodlights failed in a Big Bash League game at the Gabba, barely a week away from the venue hosting a day-night Test against Sri Lanka

Asian markets boosted by fresh China-US trade hopes 18 January 2019

Asian markets rallied Friday as another broadly positive week drew to a close, with investors cheered by a report that the US was considering lifting tariffs on China as officials look to hammer out a trade deal

Thunder coach fumes after lights go out at the Gabba

Tunnel through an Australian mountain? No problem, says Elon Musk

In-form Kvitova steams into Open third round

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova cruised into the Australian Open third round Wednesday, with her vanquished opponent Irina-Camelia Begu tipping the Czech eighth seed for the title

Australia PM makes drug concession to woo Pacific islands

Australia's conservative prime minister took the uncharacteristic step of advocating looser drug laws on Wednesday, backing greater imports of narcotic kava root in a symbolic gesture to court Pacific Island neighbours

Pound holds its ground after May's Brexit battering

The pound edged down Wednesday after the record defeat of British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan but mostly held its ground as investors consider the next likely developments in the long-running saga

From sizzle to fizzle: Hong Kong's red-hot property market cools

For young Hong Kongers like Wilson Leung getting a foothold on the city's property ladder has long been a near impossible task but with the notoriously overpriced housing market facing a downturn, they now have a chance of realising their dream

Asian markets resume rally as pound holds ground ahead of vote

Asian markets on Tuesday rebounded from the previous day's sharp losses but investors remain wary of any further sign of weakness in the global economy while the pound extended gains ahead of a crunch Brexit vote later in the day

Asian markets resume uptrend as pound rallies ahead of vote 15 January 2019

Asian markets on Tuesday rebounded from the previous day's sharp losses but investors remain wary of any further sign of weakness in the global economy while the pound extended gains ahead of a crunch Brexit vote later in the day

Asian markets resume uptrend as pound rallies ahead of vote

Asian markets on Tuesday rebounded from the previous day's sharp losses but investors remain wary of any further sign of weakness in the global economy while the pound extended gains ahead of a crunch Brexit vote later in the day

Kvitova coasts into Australian Open second round

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova strolled into the Australian Open second round with a straight sets win over Magdelena Rybarikova of Slovakia on Monday