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Australian cricketer Hepburn found guilty of rape

April 12, 2019

Worcester (England): An Australian cricketer Alex Bepburn has been found guilty in England of raping a sleeping woman. The 23-year-old ...

Sasha Zhoya, 16, burst onto the scene at the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney, winning the under-20 pole vault with a height of 5.56 metres, just shy of the qualifying standard for the world championships.

Sports

France and Australia in tug-of-war for teen sensation

April 6, 2019

Sydney: A fast-rising teen sensation has been breaking junior athletics records this week, sparking a tug-of-war between Australia and France ...

The dead could outnumber the living by 2070.

International

Facebook to block foreign ads for Australia election

April 5, 2019

Sydney: Facebook will block election advertising from outside Australia ahead of polls next month, in the wake of growing criticism ...

Winners of 2015 World Cup at home, Australia had endured a miserable time in limited-overs cricket since last year's ball-tampering controversy in South Africa. (Image: Reuters)

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Finch issues warning ahead of World Cup

April 1, 2019

Dubai: Captain Aaron Finch warned Australia will embark on their World Cup defence next month with confidence riding high after ...

The West Australian played 33 Tests and was his country's first-choice spinner in the 1980s, taking 126 wickets at an average of 31.63.

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Australian spin legend Bruce Yardley passes away

March 28, 2019

Sydney: Former Australian Test star Bruce Yardley, who was later regarded as one of the world's leading spin-bowling coaches, has ...

Australia has one of the world's highest incidences of shark attacks, but fatalities remain rare.

International

Man mauled in fourth shark attack in Australia

March 25, 2019

Cairns: A man has been bitten on the leg by a shark in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, authorities said Monday, ...

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Series overview: Plan A in place but what about Plan B?

March 15, 2019

New Delhi: India captain Virat Kohli made it clear that he has his Plan A in place but what also ...

International

Refugee Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi granted Aussie citizenship

March 12, 2019

Melbourne: Refugee Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi, who spent two months in a Thai prison due to an extradition request from ...

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Always had a belief in Turner: Handscomb

March 12, 2019

Mohali: Peter Handscomb, one of the architects of Australia’s record breaking run-chase against India in the fourth ODI here, was ...

Shikhar Dhawan acknowledges the applause of the crowd after scoring his century against Australia in Mohali, Sunday

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Turner spoils Dhawan’s party

March 10, 2019

Mohali: Ashton Turner (84 n o, 43b, 5x4, 6x6) turned things around for Australia guiding his team to a magnificent ...

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Succession Gap

August 15, 2026

By Dilip Cherian India’s bureaucracy may be running short of one thing more important than babus: succession. The Centre’s decision...

August 12, 2026

A colossal tragedy on a sea has given fillip to ultra-right politics in Italy, Germany and the UK. The three...

August 11, 2026

Police used water cannons, lobbed tear gas shells, and lathi-charged job aspirants as they breached barricades multiple times on 10...

August 10, 2026

The defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, signed in Mecca on the principle that an attack on one...

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