Three lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were convicted by a court Friday as part of the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent that has reached levels unseen ...

His seeded compatriot Alexei Popyrin wasn’t as fortunate, battling an injury concern and a brave Corentin Moutet on route to a four-set upset loss. De Minaur’s first round clash shaped as a ...

Emerson Jones. Kim Birrell, Rinky Hijikata, Alexei Popyrin and Olivia Gadecki all lost, with doubles wildcard team Talia Gibson and Maya Joint also falling short. Elsewhere, there were wins for ...

Everything needs to go right to get grand slam success, and for Australia’s second-highest ranked player, that was anything but the case at Melbourne Park. Having returned home with a career ...

It was a brutal day for the local contingent at the Australian Open on Tuesday, with Alexei Popyrin suffering injury and some ordinary tactics from his opponent, while Kim Birrell broke down in ...

Alexei Popyrin’s ranking could have slipped as low as No.90 if he lost his first-round match at the Canadian Open. Instead, he won the tournament and rocketed to No.23. Picture: Kelly Defina ...

Carlos Alcaraz declared himself "really happy" with his game after triumphing over home hopeful Alexei Popyrin in a pre-Australian Open exhibition match at Melbourne Park. The Spaniard won 6-3 7-5 ...

Many other sports have had their own, similar tragedies. Neil Desai, a promising, 22-year-old world-ranked squash player; Alexei Cherepanov, a “super talented” 19-year-old Russian ice hockey player; ...