MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka will step up their bids for tennis history at the Australian Open on Wednesday, where Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka will also be in second-round action.

LONDON - Liverpool's charge towards the Premier League title was halted by stubborn Nottingham Forest in a 1-1 draw between the top two on Tuesday as Manchester City's resurgence came undone in a 2-2 draw at Brentford.

MELBOURNE - Last year's runner-up Zheng Qinwen was knocked out of the Australian Open on Wednesday in the biggest shock so far while defending champion Aryna Sabalenka had to battle serve jitters to make the third round.

CARACAS - Venezuela on Tuesday announced restrictions on French, Italian and Dutch diplomats on its soil, citing their governments' "hostile" response to Nicolas Maduro's presidential inauguration, widely rejected as a power grab.

SEOUL - Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday, an anti-graft agency investigating his Dec 3 martial law attempt said in a statement.

DOHA - Mediators were making a final push Wednesday to seal a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, after a Qatari official involved in the talks expressed hope an agreement could be reached "very soon".

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yul on Monday reaffirmed maintaining close cooperation between the two countries against North Korea, which continues its nuclear and missile development.

BANGKOK – The Cabinet on Tuesday eased several conditions for granting long-term resident visas (LTR visas) for wealthy individuals and digital nomads with high incomes, as a means of attracting more potential foreign residents to the kingd...

Bangkok United became the first Thai League 1 side to beat leaders and defending champions Buriram United this season as they edged the northeastern giants 3-2 at home on Sunday night.

MILAN (ITALY) — Lazio fired the far-right sympathiser who handles their eagle mascot on Monday after he posted online a series of videos and pictures of his erect penis.