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artificial intelligence spending. Shares in Japan started the day higher but benchmarks in Australia and Korea slipped. The MSCI Asia Pacific index was flat. The tepid open for Asian markets came after the S&P 500 rose 0.6% on Wednesday, putting the index close to an all-time high.

iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025 was announced today. The 12th edition of the awards will take place on March 17. The event will honour the musicians most played on iHeartRadio's stations and app throughout the year. Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the nominations, making them the top contenders for the big night. Check out the full list of nominees here!

Jasprit Bumrah continued to remain the undisputed No. 1 Test bowler, while Ravindra Jadeja maintained his top spot in the all-rounders' category, in the latest ICC rankings released on Wednesday. Bumrah, who had made history ahead of the fifth and final Border-Gavaskar Test against Australia in January by recording the highest-ever ICC Rankings rating for an Indian bowler at 907 points, is currently on a career-best points tally of 908.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his US counterpart Marco Rubio and exchanged views on a wide range of regional and global issues in their first bilateral meeting hours after the Secretary of State assumed office.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz on January 21, 2025, a notable incident happened involving Djokovic's camp. When the match started, television cameras aimed to capture the reactions of Djokovic's family sitting in the player's box, including his wife Jelena and their children, Stefan and Tara. However, a member of Djokovic's entourage was seen covering the camera with a wristband, effectively blocking the broadcast of the family's reactions.

Global shares are mixed in a muted reaction to the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, while U.S. futures have advanced

Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz LIVE Score: Novak Djokovic will be taking on Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles quarterfinal at the Australian Open 2025, in what looks to be a high-octane contest in the year's first Grand Slam. While Carlos Alcaraz is yet to win an Australian Open title, the 37-year-old Serbian is chasing his 11th Grand Slam at Melbourne Park. Notably, Novak Djokovic, en route to his quarterfinal, had to run for money in his first couple of round matches.

Asian stocks advanced with US equity futures after President Donald Trump held off from imposing sweeping trade tariffs in his first day in office. Shares climbed from the open in Australia, Japan and South Korea, with the MSCI Asia Pacific Index rising as much as 0.8%. US futures extended their rally from Monday when the cash market was closed. Asian currencies strengthened as Bloomberg’s gauge of the dollar dropped for a second day. Treasuries climbed.

Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune with the temperature above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) at the Australian Open.

Joe Biden's administration released 'Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion', which aims to establish export and security regulations for the global AI market. It divides countries in three groups based on the trust they enjoy with the US. While this is an outgoing US president's rule-making, it reflects behavioural elements of the new Donald Trump administration's transactional foreign policy approach.

Asian shares are higher after U.S. stock indexes rallied to close out their best week in two months

Venue : Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney Australia Women squad - Georgia Voll, Grace Harris, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Annabel Sutherland, Ash Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Alana King, Darcie Brown, Megan Schutt England Women squad - Alice Capsey, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Heather Knight, Maia Bouchier, Sophia Dunkley, Charlie Dean, Dani Gibson, Freya Kemp, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Amy Jones, Bess Heath, Lauren Bell, Lauren Filer, Linsey Smith, Sarah Glenn, Sophie Ecclestone Australia Women vs England Women Live Score: England Women (Playing XI) - Maia Bouchier, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight (C), Amy Jones (WK), Freya Kemp, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell. Australia Women vs England Women Live Score: Australia Women (Playing XI) - Beth Mooney (WK), Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham, Tahlia McGrath (C), Ellyse Perry, Phoebe Litchfield, Annabel Sutherland, Grace Harris, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt.

Asian equities climbed in early Monday trading, tracking US peers following a positive conversation between Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping ahead of the US President-elect’s inauguration. Shares in Australia, Japan and South Korea gained. A gauge of US-listed Chinese shares jumped 3.2% Friday as Trump described the talk between the two leaders as “very good.” US futures were slightly lower in Asian trading with Wall Street closed on Monday due to a holiday.

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Four of the six central banks overseeing the 10 most heavily traded currencies held meetings since November, and have lowered their lending benchmarks.

Australian Open — and the first in the quarterfinals of a tournament; each of the others came in either a semifinal or final. «Well, this is not the right player to play in a quarterfinal, I guess,» a grinning Alcaraz said, looking ahead to Tuesday's encounter.

Djokovic said Sunday he will not do any more on-court interviews at the Australian Open after accusing a leading anchor at the host broadcaster of making "insulting comments" about him and Serbian people.

Big Bash League 2025 season on Friday.

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