Looking forward to the Australian Open men's singles final between Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem, former tennis great Boris Becker pondered upon the doubts about the Austrian's stamina as he will head into the match after eight hours of slog against Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev.
Restaurants in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Vietnam have refused to accept Chinese customers. Indonesians marched near a hotel and called on Chinese guests there to leave. French and Australian newspapers face criticism for racist headlines. Chinese and other Asians in Europe, the United States, Asia and the Pacific complain of racism.
The ban is in effect from Monday and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade also raised its travel advice to New Zealanders for all of mainland China to “Do not travel”, the highest level.
Locusts are consumed in many parts of the world and are a staple of some cuisines. Experts say they are an excellent, energy-efficient source of protein. In Kuwait, they retain a sturdy fan base among older citizens. The first shipments, imported from Saudi Arabia, arrive in markets in January, transported in distinctive red bags weighing 250 grams (nine ounces).
The first foreign fatality came as an escalating number of governments around the world closed their borders to people from China in a bid to stop it spreading.
A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has more than 300 people in China and spread around the world since emerging in a market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. On Sunday, China's National Health Commission said more than 14,000 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus.
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals are peeved with the "continuous harassment" they've been facing in Jaipur over the years and say they wouldn't mind moving out to some other city.
The Australian Open women's singles final, a dogfight that went two hours three minutes, ended on a double fault. An anticlimax. Garbine Muguruza's serve and nerve faltered.
Dominic Thiem owns some pretty compelling numbers. Novak Djokovic may lead their head-to-head record 6-4, having emerged victorious in their first five meetings, but the fifth-seed has won four of their last five encounters, including two in Major championships.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is not concerned by a dramatic dip in form for Raheem Sterling in recent weeks. Sterling has not scored in six appearances this year, with his last goals coming in City's 3-2 defeat by Wolves on 27 December.
Paris St Germain demolished nine-man Montpellier 5-0 at the Parc des Princes to open a provisional 13-point lead at top of the Ligue 1 standings on Saturday.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopes a two-week winter break can rejuvenate his side's season after a 0-0 draw with Wolves did little for their hopes a top-four finish in the Premier League.
"King" Novak Djokovic has won all seven Australian Open finals he has contested, he is on a 12-match winning streak and will become world number one if successful in the Melbourne Park decider on Sunday.