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Djokovic 'likes his chances' of 10th Australian Open crown

Djokovic 'likes his chances' of 10th Australian Open crown

Novak Djokovic declared on Saturday that he "likes his chances" of winning a record-extending 10th Australian Open crown, despite lingering injury worries.

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Kirk grabs one-shot lead in Hawaii, Spieth crashes on 'weird day'

Kirk grabs one-shot lead in Hawaii, Spieth crashes on 'weird day'

Chris Kirk's hot start propeled him to a five-under-par 65 on Friday and a one-stroke halfway lead in the US PGA Tour Sony Open over rookie Taylor Montgomery and J.J. Spaun.

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Peru president insists 'I will not resign' as protests continue

Peru president insists 'I will not resign' as protests continue

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte insisted Friday she will not step down, after another day of protests and roadblocks throughout the country saw calls for her resignation and the arrest of a trade union leader with supposed links to Maoist rebels.

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Architect of Mexico's war on drugs on trial in US for trafficking

Architect of Mexico's war on drugs on trial in US for trafficking

A once-powerful Mexican government minister who oversaw his country's war on drug trafficking goes on trial in New York on Tuesday, himself charged with facilitating the smuggling of narcotics.

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Froome in spotlight as Australia's biggest cycling event returns

Froome in spotlight as Australia's biggest cycling event returns

Chris Froome headlines a stellar cast at the Tour Down Under when road cycling's World Tour season launches in Adelaide next week.

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Gauff warns 'best yet to come' as she chases first Slam title

Gauff warns 'best yet to come' as she chases first Slam title

Rising teenage star Coco Gauff warned Saturday at the Australian Open that her "best is yet to come" as she goes in search of a maiden Grand Slam crown.

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Warriors rout Spurs in front of record NBA crowd

Warriors rout Spurs in front of record NBA crowd

The Golden State Warriors were the stars of the party in San Antonio on Friday, cruising to a 144-113 NBA victory over the Spurs before a record crowd at the Alamodome.

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Tsitsipas, Kyrgios hail exciting Rune but fear burnout

Tsitsipas, Kyrgios hail exciting Rune but fear burnout

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios hailed Denmark's Holger Rune as a potential multiple Grand Slam winner on Saturday -- but also have fears about the "tennis-obsessed" teen burning out.

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Gasquet roars back to stun Norrie for 16th title

Gasquet roars back to stun Norrie for 16th title

French veteran Richard Gasquet won his first ATP title in nearly five years as he fought back to stun second seed Cameron Norrie in the final of the Auckland Classic on Saturday.

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OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, casts spell on Microsoft

OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, casts spell on Microsoft

The hottest startup in Silicon Valley right now is OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed developer of ChatGPT, a much-hyped chatbot that can write a poem, college essay or even a line of software code.

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