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Venus Williams makes history at the Australian Open but the 45-year-old falls to a narrow defeat by Olga Danilovic in the first round.

Women’s FA Cup fourth‑round victory over fourth-tier London Bees finally offer Liverpool a moment of light in a campaign that has felt extremely bleak.

Impressive teenager Edoardo Todaro scores a first-half hat-trick to help seal Northampton Saints a home last-16 tie in the Investec Champions Cup and eliminate Scarlets.

Proposed change relating to spies was criticised by campaigners and MPs as allowing an opt-out for senior officials The government has pulled an amendment to its proposed Hillsborough law amid concerns from campaigners and MPs that the legislation was being watered down. The public office (accountability) bill aims to force public officials and contractors to

Harlequins stun La Rochelle to claim a place and home advantage in the last 16 of the Champions Cup.

New Zealand clinch their first one-day international series win in India with a 41-run victory in the deciding third match.

⚽ Afcon final updates, 7pm GMT (8pm in Rabat) kick-off⚽ Jonathan Wilson on this Afcon | Follow us on Bluesky Morocco’s route to the final Group A Comoros 2-0, Mali 1-1, Zambia 3-0 Last 16 Tanzania 1-0 Quarter-final Cameroon 2-0 Semi-final Nigeria 0-0 (4-2 pens) Group D Botswana 3-0, DR Congo 1-1, Benin 3-0 Last

A year ago, Tottenham lived in the shadows of a Women’s Super League relegation fight. Today, they sit level on points with third-placed Arsenal after collecting 23 from 12 matches.

Britain’s Francesca Jones was “very serious” about retiring in 2025. Instead, she enjoyed a career-best season and is now set for an Australian Open main-draw debut.

Emma Raducanu finishes her Australian Open first-round match with a dominant 6-4 6-1 performance against Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew.