Twice runner-up Daniil Medvedev battled back from the brink of defeat to make the Australian Open third round on a day of close shaves but fellow third seed Elena Rybakina’s title bid was cut short after a 42-point super tiebreak.

Golden State Warriors’ match against the Dallas Mavericks scheduled for today has been postponed after the death on Wednesday of their assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said in a statement.

The Fiji Babaas side scraped through a determined effort from Tabadamu to win 17-12 in its second pool match at the McDonald’s Fiji Coral Coast 7s in Sigatoka.

Former England speedster Dan Norton is cherishing his first visit to Fiji as an ambassador for the McDonald’s Fiji Coral Coast 7s.

Fiji Football has clarified that the only transfer application that has been successful so far in this pre-season window is of Rusiate Matarerega.

Anthony Davis scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell delivered 29 points and the Los Angeles Lakers continued their revival with a 127-110 home victory to spoil the return of the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic on Wednesday.

World number one Iga Swiatek battled back from two breaks down in the final set to beat Danielle Collins 6-4 3-6 6-4 on Thursday and reach the third round of the
Australian Open for the fifth successive year.

The Fiji women’s cricket side has suffered their third successive loss to Aotearoa Maori Women in the Pacific Cup this afternoon in Auckland.

The Fiji Hockey teams presented their i-Tatau to President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere at the state house today.

Despite playing under heavy pressure in the first half the shadow national men’s side, Fiji Babaas managed to secure their first win at the McDonalds Fiji Coral Coast 7s after beating Tubarua 33-nil in its first pool match.

The Ba Originals side are relishing the opportunity to expose their players to high-calibre rugby.

The NZ 7s Development team defeated the Ambassador All Stars 24-14 in their opening match at the McDonald Fiji Coral Coast 7s.