Madison Keys says ‘lots of therapy’ helped her to Australian Open win – video

The American tennis player Madison Keys said that 'lots of therapy' helped her secure her Australian Open title, after she beat the world No 1, Aryna Sabalenka, in the final on Saturday. 'Actually getting help, talking to someone, not just about tennis but how I felt about myself,' she added. 'If I hadn't done that, I don't think I would be sitting here.'

At 29, Keys is the oldest first-time women's Australian Open champion in the Open era. 'I’m just really proud of myself,' Keys told a reporter. 'I didn’t always believe that I could get back to this point.'

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Championship roundup: Bottom side Plymouth hit late leveller at Sunderland

  • Ogbeta’s goal denies Sunderland chance to go third
  • West Brom hit five in thrashing of Portsmouth

Sunderland missed out on the chance to close to within a point of the automatic promotion places in the Championship as Nathanael Ogbeta’s 90th-minute strike gave bottom club Plymouth a surprise 2-2 draw at the Stadium of Light.

The Black Cats looked set for another home win as second-half goals from Wilson Isidor and Trai Hume overturned a Plymouth lead that had come through an own goal from home goalkeeper Anthony Patterson. However, Ogbeta struck in the final minute to secure Plymouth only a fourth away point of the season. “In the end, I think we were a bit lucky to win a single point,” said the Sunderland manager, Regis Le Bris.

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Liverpool 4-1 Ipswich, Wolves 0-1 Arsenal, Bournemouth 5-0 Nottingham Forest: Premier League – as it happened

Dango Ouattara scored a hat-trick as Bournemouth hammered Forest, while Riccardo Calafiori gave ten-man Arsenal a crucial win

Arsenal are without Martin Odegaard, who is unwell, but William Saliba and Myles Lewis-Skelly return.

Wolverhampton (3-4-2-1) Jose Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Agbadou; Nelson Semedo, Andre Trindade, Joao Gomes, Ait Nouri; Sarabia, Cunha; Larsen.
Subs: Johnstone, Hwang, Dawson, Rodrigo Gomes, Doyle, Toti Gomes, Bellegarde, Goncalo Guedes, Pedro Lima.

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