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Melbourne (AFP) – Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek are eyeing a place in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday while golden couple Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina hope to extend their family odyssey.

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League in dramatic fashion as two late Darwin Nunez goals beat Brentford before Arsenal stumbled at home to Aston Villa.

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” topped the North American box office on a long holiday weekend after ceding the top spot a week earlier, analysts said Sunday.

Tibú (Colombia) (AFP) – Gladis Angarita, 62, fled her village in northeast Colombia in terror last Friday, among thousands escaping a fresh guerrilla onslaught that has claimed dozens of lives in just a few days.

Milan (Italy) (AFP) – Dele Alli signed for ambitious Como on Sunday as the former England international makes a comeback after being released by Everton at the end of last season.

Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) – Some 300 people including two millionaires protested in Davos Sunday ahead of next week’s gathering of the global elite at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss Alps.

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Exhausted Los Angeles firefighters on Sunday braced for the return of yet more dangerously strong gusts, as California’s governor slammed “hurricane-force winds of misinformation” surrounding blazes that have killed 27 people.

Madrid (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe struck twice and produced a brilliant performance to power Real Madrid to a 4-1 win over Las Palmas and take the reigning champions top of La Liga on Sunday.

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ruben Amorim made the astonishing admission that his Manchester United flops are the worst team in the club’s history after Sunday’s dismal 3-1 defeat against Brighton.

Ipswich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola claimed Manchester City are back to their best after Phil Foden starred in a 6-0 rout of struggling Ipswich on Sunday.