Pacific January 29, 2017 Federer beats Nadal in Australian final to win 18th major Roger Federer has won his 18th Grand Slam title and put some extra distance on the all-time list between himself and Rafael Nadal, the man he beat 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in a vintage Australian Open final on Sunday.
Pacific January 28, 2017 Serena Williams wins record 23rd major with win over Venus Serena Williams has won her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over her older sister Venus in Saturday's Australian Open final.
Pacific January 27, 2017 Nadal sets up Australian Open classic final vs Federer Rafael Nadal has fended off Grigor Dimitrov in five long sets to set up a vintage title match against Roger Federer at the Australian Open, where every singles finalist is aged 30 or over.
Pacific January 27, 2017 American basketball player OK after eye pops out of socket An American basketball player's eye popped out of its socket after he was poked in the face while going for a rebound during a game in New Zealand.
Pacific January 27, 2017 Serena, Venus say all-Williams Aussie final is a win-win When a euphoric Venus Williams picked up the pace of her celebratory pirouette and the crowd responded with thunderous applause, Serena Williams waited quietly in the adjacent corridor for the buzz to subside.
Pacific January 27, 2017 Stunt plane crashes into Australian river, killing 2 A stunt plane stalled and plunged into a river in western Australia on Thursday as thousands of people were gathering for an annual Australia Day fireworks display, killing the pilot and the only passenger, police said.
Pacific January 26, 2017 Young Aussie surfer photo bombed by shark that shared wave A 10-year-old surfer has had a close encounter with a photo-bombing shark that shared a wave with him off an Australian beach.
Pacific January 26, 2017 All-Williams final set at Australian Open; Venus, Serena win Serena Williams is one win away from a record 23rd Grand Slam title after setting up an all-Williams final at the Australian Open against her older sister, Venus.
Pacific January 26, 2017 Thousands of protesters mark Australia Day celebrations Thousands of protesters have marked Australia's national day by cranking up pressure on the government to acknowledge indigenous suffering by shifting the date.
Pacific January 26, 2017 Former New Zealand leader Helen Clark to leave UN Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark told her staff on Thursday that she's stepping down from her senior role at the United Nations when her term expires in April.
Pacific January 24, 2017 'Trump in Asia:' Region poised for change as new era dawns People across Asia are poised for a potentially dramatic change in relations with Washington under President Donald Trump after decades with the United States as a major military and economic presence.