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Fantasy Pts: 7.59
Outfield Rank: 49
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Second-seeded Maria Sakkari has eased into the second round of the Berlin Open with a 6-3 6-2 win over French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean, while Andrea Petkovic delighted the home fans by upsetting Garbine Muguruza.Petkovic defeated the fifth-seeded Muguruza 7-6 (10-8) 6-4 for her first win over a top 10 player since beating Petra Kvitova at the US Open in 2019.
Russia would be ready to consider a United Kingdom appeal over the fate of two citizens sentenced to death for fighting for Ukraine, the Kremlin says.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said neither Russia nor the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine who passed the sentence had heard from officials in London on the issue.
Russia says it plans to set up an escape corridor for civilians who are trapped in the Azot chemical plant in embattled Sievierodonetsk as Ukrainian defenders attempted to hold out against the Russian forces.Russia's defence ministry said the humanitarian corridor, allowing citizens to travel north towards Svatove, is to be open on Wednesday from 8am to 8pm.
US President Joe Biden will meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a trip to the Middle East in July, in a break with his campaign pledge of making the kingdom a "pariah" as he struggles to combat record high US petrol prices.Weeks after taking office, Biden shifted US policy on Saudi Arabia, adopting a tougher stance over the kingdom's human rights record and in particular the killing and dismembering of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey in 2018.
Nick Kyrgios has begun putting behind him the memory of last week's Stuttgart meltdown with a solid start to another German event, in Halle.Kyrgios, who revealed he was subjected to racial slurs during the Stuttgart semi-final with Andy Murray, in which he incurred a point and a game penalty, beat Germany's Daniel Altmaier 6-3 7-5 on Tuesday.
It speaks to the importance of a footballer when Tony Lockett is the person to induct you into the Hall of Fame.Lockett, the reclusive all-time leading VFL/AFL goal-kicker, had the honour of talking about his great mate Nicky Winmar as the former St Kilda champion was finally honoured with Australian Football Hall of Fame status.
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has warned inflation could reach seven per cent by the end of this year and further interest rates hikes will be needed to bring it under control.In his first public appearance since the RBA raised the cash rate by a larger than expected 50 basis points at last week's board meeting, Dr Lowe said decisive action was needed in face of rising inflation.
Proving their doubters wrong, Socceroos veteran Mathew Leckie says World Cup qualification shows how underestimated Australian football is.The Socceroos qualified for a fifth-straight World Cup with a dramatic penalty-shootout triumph over Peru in Tuesday's (Wed AEST) intercontinental play-off in Qatar.
The introduction of COVID-19 restrictions coincided with many Australian men seeking professional mental health help for the first time in nearly a decade.A longitudinal study by national research project Ten to Men shows that, of nearly 750 men who sought professional mental health support after March 2020, about one in five had no prior experience with those services for about nine years.
Locals would find large-scale renewable energy projects more palatable if community funds and similar benefits were made formal.That's the key finding of a report showing community and neighbour tensions as a major sticking point for planned solar and wind turbine developments.
The man behind Anthony Joshua's rise to heavyweight stardom has delivered a blunt verdict on Justis Huni, telling the Australian if he wants to reach the top he must match his speed with power.Promoter Eddie Hearn is in Brisbane to watch the 23-year-old (5-0) fight against Joe Goodall in an all-Australian heavyweight bout on Wednesday.
Patients in NSW faced longer waits for ambulances and care in emergency departments as the state grappled with the COVID-19 Omicron variant, according to new data.The health system was under stress as non-urgent elective surgery was suspended, and the government relaxed some public health restrictions between January to March of 2022, new statistics from the Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Quarterly Report has shown.
Star Entertainment lawyers will continue closing their case to a high-profile gaming inquiry, arguing the company's Sydney venue is fit to hold a casino licence.The NSW gaming regulator is in the final stages of reviewing claims ASX-listed Star enabled suspected money laundering, organised crime, fraud and foreign interference at its Sydney venue.
6 million Australians on award and minimum wages will find out how their pay packets could change when the industrial umpire makes its annual decision.The Fair Work Commission will broadcast online the result of its review at 10am AEST Wednesday.
Federal cabinet ministers are set to meet in central Queensland, as Anthony Albanese seeks to deliver on a promise to "govern for the whole of Australia".The cabinet meeting in the industrial city of Gladstone on Wednesday will be the prime minister's first visit to Queensland since his May 21 election victory.
A black hole the size of three billion suns has been discovered by an international team of astrologers at the Australian National University.It is the fastest growing black hole of the last nine billion years, according to lead researcher Christopher Onken.
The response of NSW disaster management agencies to the devastating floods earlier in the year will be under scrutiny at an inquiry.The chiefs of Resilience NSW Shane Fitzsimmons, SES' Carlene York and Rural Fire Service's Rob Rogers are all appearing before a committee on Wednesday examining the authorities' ability to save lives and property during the catastrophic floods.
Top seed Casper Ruud, the French Open finalist, has been knocked out at Queen's by Ryan Peniston, who was making his debut on the ATP Tour.Peniston, 180 in the world, beat Norwegian Ruud 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-2).
Daniil Medvedev can defend his US Open title in New York in August after the US Tennis Association (USTA) said Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Wimbledon have banned players from both nations (Belarus has been a staging post for Russian soldiers) prompting the men's and women's tour to withdraw ranking points from the event.
South Korea's unionised truckers and the transport ministry have reached a tentative agreement on minimum pay guarantees in a late night deal ending a strike that had crippled ports and industrial hubs, both sides say.The eight-day strike has delayed cargo shipments for industries from cars to petrochemicals and spirits in the export-heavy country, and cost South Korea's industry more than $US1.
