Novak Djokovic hosts a charity match at Rod Laver Arena as he and other players prepare for the Australian Open which begins on Sunday.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was one of several players at the Australian Open to "send love" to Los Angeles as she reveals the devastating wildfires were just three blocks from her home.

It has destroyed thousands of structures and is now the "most destructive" wildfire ever in Los Angeles. Alongside the Palisades Fire, there are also several other fires in the Los Angeles area that firefighters are working tirelessly to contain.

I’m not there, so I don’t know how bad it is or how bad it’s going to get,” she said. “But I think the biggest thing that I am grateful for is that everyone in my family is safe.”

The Autry Museum of the American West reopened Jan. 16, with a special offer: Admission will be free through Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is Jan. 20. "The Autry thrives on its community and our hearts go out to all affected," the museum said in a statement.

The runup to LA hosting the 2028 Olympics will coincide with massive rebuilding of housing and infrastructure at a time when the region's resources figure to be stretched.

Experts say it is only a matter of time until major Australian cities experience “house-to-house ignition” on a similar scale to LA.

Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past three days.

The two-time Australian Open champion stopped her third-round match against Belinda Bencic because of a strained abdominal.

The Irvine native and 19-year-old qualifier, who played one semester at USC, wins a 4-hour, 49-minute thriller that ends at nearly 3 a.m. in Melbourne

American tennis player Taylor Fritz is donating the prize money he earned for his first-round victory at the Australian Open — about $82,000 — to relief funds to help people affected by the wildfires

Live radio commentary of Jasmine Paolini against Renata Zarazua after defending champion Jannik Sinner wins and Britain's Katie Boulter is beaten at the Australian Open.