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    23-times Grand Slam winner Serena Williams and defending champion Naomi Osaka have notched straight set wins to open their Australian Open campaigns

    23-times Grand Slam winner Serena Williams and defending champion Naomi Osaka have notched straight set wins to open their Australian Open campaigns


    Williams has dispatched young Russian Anastasia Potapova 6-love 6-3, while Osaka has beaten Czech Marie Bouzkova 6-2 6-4.

    Men's 13th seed Denis Shapovalov has been upset by Hungary's Marton Fucsovics , losing in four sets.

    Novak Djokovic kicks off his defence in the men's singles against German Jan Lennard Struff tonight.



    The San Francisco 49ers are heading to the Super Bowl for the first time in seven years.

    They've beaten the Green Bay Packers 37-20 in the NFL's NFC Championship game in San Francisco.

    The 49ers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, after they beat the Tennessee Titans 35-24 in the AFC Championship game.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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    Entertainment:
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    Motoring:
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    Law and Order:
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    Entertainment:
    Hilary Duff has confirmed her devastating rift with sister Haylie Duff 12:51

    Rugby League:
    Another Australian is leaving the Warriors on compassionate grounds 12:37

    Law and Order:
    A woman's been arrested after a string of retail thefts across Thames in the past month 12:27

    Entertainment:
    Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie just want to focus on "protecting their own children" following their father's arrest 12:21


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