Sports News from Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

Carlos Alcaraz withstood a barrage of big hitting from a familiar foe in Yannick Hanfmann in the Australian Open second round on Wednesday, with fellow top seed Aryna Sabalenka also enduring some shaky moments before sealing progress.

Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and former captain Steve Waugh are among the franchise owners in a new European Twenty20 league, which will begin in August after two false starts.

Gabriel Jesus has said it was a dream to score at the San Siro as he marked his first start in this season's Champions League by netting twice in Arsenal's 3-1 win at Inter Milan on Tuesday.

Kylian Mbappe has struck twice, with Vinicius Jr scoring a spectacular solo goal and providing two assists, as Real Madrid cruised to a 6-1 victory over Monaco at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday in the Champions League.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka has come through a rough patch in the opening set to defeat China's Bai Zhuoxuan 6-3 6-1 on Rod Laver Arena and advance to the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.