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US Open champion Raducanu voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year

“I’m really happy with this,” said Raducanu in her acceptance speech. “I’ve watched Sports Personality of the Year growing up and it’s an honour to be among those past winners.

24 Dec 2021

Australian court rules minister acted rationally in cancelling Djokovic visa

The Federal Court also rejected the argument there was no evidence that Djokovic had ever urged anyone not to get vaccinated, saying it was open to infer that the public would perceive that he was opposed to vaccinations, since he said he had not been vaccinated.

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Tennis star Djokovic holds 80% of Danish biotech developing COVID-19 treatment, says CEO

QuantBioRes has around 11 researchers working in Denmark, Australia and Slovenia, according to CEO Ivan Loncarevic, who stressed they were working on a treatment, not a vaccine.

19 Jan 2022

Australian court to publish reasons for dismissing Djokovic challenge tomorrow

The Federal Court of Australia will publish reasons for its dismissal of tennis star Novak Djokovic's challenge to the cancellation of his visa on Thursday at 0515 GMT, the court said.

19 Jan 2022

Australia leaves door open for Djokovic to play at next year’s Open

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has left the door open for Novak Djokovic to compete at next year’s Australian Open despite the tennis superstar facing an automatic three-year ban from entering the country.

17 Jan 2022

Djokovic heads for Belgrade after deportation from Australia

His lawyers had argued in an Australian court on Sunday that he should be allowed to stay in the country and compete in the tournament under a medical exemption due to a coronavirus infection last month.

17 Jan 2022

Australia has the last laugh as ‘Joker’ Novak loses fight against deportation

A medical exemption that allowed the Serbian tennis world number one to enter the country without being vaccinated had sparked fury in Australia, and became a political issue for Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who has to call a federal election before May.

16 Jan 2022

Loge and Maria Ionescu take top honours at J4 Fujairah ITF Junior Tennis tournament

Belgium’s Jack Loge lifted the boys' singles title of the J4 Fujairah ITF Junior Tournament after a hard-fought victory over Saveliy Ivanov of Russia.

15 Jan 2022

Djokovic back in immigration detention in Australia

About a dozen refugee activists were chanting as Djokovic and Border Force guards drove into the underground garage of the hotel, which is also being used to hold 33 asylum seekers and travellers in COVID-19 quarantine.

15 Jan 2022