Nick Kyrgios’ return to the Australian Open is over after he and partner Thanasi Kokkinakis stopped playing while trailing in the second set of their first-round doubles match

One of Australia's biggest personalities in Tennis, Nick Kyrgios, carries a multicultural heritage that includes a royal connection to Malaysia.

Alex de Minaur, the world No. 8, and Nick Kyrgios, who is back after a two-year battle with knee and wrist injuries, are the headliners for their country at Melbourne Park. Kyrgios emceed the night session on John Cain Arena Monday, before De Minaur headlines Rod Laver Arena, the pantheon of Australian tennis Tuesday night.

In April, the world’s best male player, the Italian Jannik Sinner, will swap the blue hues of Rod Laver Arena for a more confronting court; his doping appeal case against the International Tennis Integrity Agency, the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Tennis Federation, is listed for two days in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Nick Kyrgios is facing an anxious wait to discover if he will be able to play in what could be his final Australian Open match.

It started with a Todd Woodbridge sledge towards Thanasi Kokkinakis and to no one’s surprise, Nick Kyrgios entered the room to support his mate.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray maybe didn't kick off their partnership with a triumph but Nick Kyrgios still thinks that the Briton did "an incredible job" in his coaching debut.

Former Brexit leader Nigel Farage says China’s “levels of surveillance” are way beyond “anything any of us have understood”.

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The woman was believed to have been making an illegal U-turn when she collided with another vehicle.

It is understood the notorious underworld figure was shot in the head in a carpark in Melbourne’s northeast.