Andy Murray is set to make his return to Grand Slam singles action at the Australian Open.
The former world number one has finished runner-up in Melbourne five times in the past but has never won the event.
Murray had hip surgery earlier this year and last week reached the quarter-finals at the China Open.
UAE athletes gear up for Asian Games challenge
A 165-athlete UAE delegation is gearing up to compete at the 20th Asian Games, which opens in Japan's Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday.
Ronaldo included in Jesus' first Portugal squad
Cristiano Ronaldo has been included in new Portugal manager Jorge Jesus' first 25-man squad for the defending champions' upcoming four Nations League matches.
Juventus hammer Njimigen as keeper suffers Europa League nightmare
Juventus hammered Dutch side NEC Nijmegen 5-0 at home with help from two errors by goalkeeper Nikolas Polster and Olympique de Marseille of France lost 4-1 away to Besiktas as the first round of Europa League matches wrapped up on Thursday.
England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to secure T20 series
Jos Buttler has become the first batsman to score 15,000 career T20 runs and Liam Dawson took a three-wicket haul as a dominant England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Cardiff on Thursday to secure the series 2-0.
Samba strikes twice as Man City thrash Norwich in League Cup
Floyd Samba wanted to give a good account of himself on his Manchester City senior debut but scoring twice and being named man of the match in Thursday's 5-0 League Cup win over Norwich City was more than the 17-year-old could have hoped for.
