Sports from Friday, January 30th, 2026

The Desert Races for women and men will take place this weekend as part of the tenth season of the Al Salam Cycling Championship.

Real Madrid, who lost to Benfica on Wednesday, will play the Portuguese club again in next month's Champions League knockout playoffs, while holders Paris St Germain will face fellow Ligue 1 side Monaco after the draw took place on Friday.

Novak Djokovic dethroned Jannik Sinner to become the oldest man to reach the Australian Open final in the professional era at a rocking Rod Laver Arena on Friday.

Carlos Alcaraz fought through a leg issue to deliver a 6-4 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-7(4) 7-5 win over Alexander Zverev on Friday and reach his first Australian Open final, the Spaniard somehow managing to keep his career Grand Slam bid alive.

Australia's Olivia Gadecki and John Peers have become the first pair in 37 years to successfully defend the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Friday, defeating French duo Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard 4-6 6-3 10-8 in a thrilling final.

Quinton de Kock has smashed a career-best 115 from 49 balls as South Africa easily chased down a victory target of 222 to beat West Indies by seven wickets on Thursday and secure the three-match Twenty20 International series 2-0 with a game to go.

Crystal Dunn, an Olympic champion and World Cup winner who made 160 appearances for the US women's national team, has announced her retirement from professional football on Thursday.

A 4-2 win at home against Greek side PAOK has secured Olympique Lyonnais a top finish in the Europa League standings as Italian side AS Roma scraped into eighth place and direct passage to the last 16 on the final league phase matchday on Thursday.