An illness-weakened ACT Brumbies stunned Super Rugby leaders Waikato Chiefs on Saturday, as the Queensland Reds routed the hapless Sunwolves and Coastal Sharks stormed past the Melbourne Rebels.
The Brumbies, missing several players after an (...)
Karolina Pliskova and Garbine Muguruza re-established order among seeds on Wednesday as both reached the quarterfinals of the WTA Dubai Championships.
World No. 3 Pliskova strolled to a 6-1, 6-2 defeat of qualifier Kristina Mladenovic in barely an (...)
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal will take on Bolivian Hugo Dellien in the Australian Open first round next week while Serena Williams faces Anastasia Potapova in her quest for a 24th Grand Slam title.
The Spaniard is attempting to match Roger Federer's (...)
Former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova said on Tuesday she still had "a lot of fire" as she attempts to resurrect her career after an injury-plagued 2019.
The five-time major winner will open her 2020 campaign in Brisbane after being awarded a wildcard (...)
Pakistan were set to recall paceman Mohammad Abbas on Thursday for the second Test against Australia as they look to add consistency to their bowling attack under lights at Adelaide Oval.
Skipper Azhar Ali will also drop down the order to bat at No. (...)
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has received a special reception - welcomed by a traditional water cannon salute – at Jeddah's new Terminal 1. The inaugural flight was operated on Etihad's Dreamliner with the distinctive Kingdom of (...)
Australia captain Aaron Finch is hoping spin bowler Ashton Agar can blossom into a swashbuckling "finisher" in the batting lineup to give the team more flexibility ahead of next year's T20 World Cup.
Left-arm spinner Agar, who has averaged 13.66 (...)
Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq is eager to see what schoolboy paceman Naseem Shah can produce on Australia's fast pitches despite concerns over the 16-year-old's readiness for the rigors of Test cricket.
Naseem, who has played only five first class (...)
The Australian government said on Saturday it is increasing the number of visas for skilled workers willing to migrate to the country's regions in a bid to ease pressure on major cities, where populations are growing twice as fast as elsewhere.
The (...)
With the T20 World Cup the only piece of major silverware missing in Australia's bursting trophy cabinet, Aaron Finch's team will look to make a statement in the series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan a year before hosting the global (...)
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and SAUDIA, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have marked the first anniversary of their commercial partnership by announcing 12 new codeshare routes to key (...)
Pakistan's rookie pace duo of Musa Khan and Naseem Shah have promised to rattle Australia with their speed when they travel Down Under next month for a two-Test series and three Twenty20 Internationals.
Seen as two of the fastest bowlers in (...)
New Pakistan captain Azhar Ali will have an exciting pace attack at his disposal in the two-Test series in Australia after two of the quickest bowlers in the country were named in a 16-man squad on Monday.
Sixteen-year-old Naseem Shah and Musa Khan, (...)
The Saudi Embassy in Australia has held a dinner banquet for the Saudi National Futsal Team for Mental Disability, after ranking the second, during INAS Global Games "Brisbane 2019", held here.
The head of the Saudi mission Ali Al-Qahtani expressed (...)
The mixed-gender Hopman Cup team event is set to return in 2021 after losing its traditional New Year slot on the tennis calendar, International Tennis Federation (ITF) President David Haggerty said on Wednesday.
This year's 31st edition of the (...)
World number two Karolina Pliskova has become the second singles player to qualify for the season-ending WTA Finals in Shenzhen after top-ranked Ash Barty, the WTA Tour said on Monday.
The 27-year-old Czech won the inaugural Zhengzhou Open on (...)
World number two Karolina Pliskova beat Croatia's Petra Martic 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the inaugural Zhengzhou Open on Sunday to win the 15th WTA singles title of her career and her first in China.
The title was the Czech's fourth of the season to (...)
Croatia's Petra Martic and top seed Karolina Pliskova marched into the final of the inaugural Zhengzhou Open with commanding straight sets victories on Saturday.
Seventh seed Martic dispatched Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic 6-0, 6-3 in 67 minutes (...)
A 12-year-old boy started a bushfire and two teenage girls were questioned over another blaze in Australia's Queensland state, police said on Tuesday as forest fires forced hundreds of people to flee their homes in the country's east.
Strong winds (...)
Former captain Misbah-ul-Haq was named Pakistan's head coach as well as the chief selector on a three-year contract on Wednesday with pace great Waqar Younis joining him as the team's new bowling coach.
Misbah and Waqar have worked together in the (...)
Australia's confidence looking to the World Cup had not been dented after a 36-0 thrashing at the hands of the All Blacks on Saturday, according to coach Michael Cheika, because there was still plenty of improvement left in the side.
The Wallabies (...)
Former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum will retire from all forms of cricket when the Global T20 Canada league finishes this weekend, bringing the curtain down on a 20-year professional career, the 37-year-old said on Monday.
The explosive (...)
Reigning Wimbledon champion Simona Halep will play in the inaugural Adelaide International ahead of next year's Australian Open, organisers said on Friday.
Adelaide International, a combined ATP and WTA event, replaces the Sydney International which (...)
Loose forward David Pocock returned to the Australia squad for next week's test against New Zealand on Friday after missing most of the season through injury in a major boost for the Wallabies ahead of the World Cup.
The 31-year-old openside flanker (...)
Australia must build on the confidence gained from their scrappy 16-10 win over Australia on Saturday if they are to make an impact at the Rugby World Cup, former captain John Eales has said.
The Wallabies clinched the much-needed victory in (...)
