Former Australia cricketer Andrew Symonds has died aged 46 after being involved in a car crash.
The all-rounder played 26 Tests, 198 One-Day Internationals and 14 Twenty20s for Australia between 1998 and 2009.
A powerful batter, canny bowler and (...)
At least nine people have died from the flash flooding that has battered northeastern Australia in the past few days, the New York Times reported.
Tens of thousands were rescued from rooftops with the wild weather forcing residents to evacuate their (...)
Human Rights Watch has condemned Australia's immigration detention policy, pointing out that the country now holds asylum seekers for an average period of 689 days — a new record.
The group has highlighted the fact one month on since Novak Djokovic (...)
Novak Djokovic has said he would rather miss out on future tennis trophies than be forced to get a Covid vaccine.
Speaking exclusively to the BBC, he said he should not be associated with the anti-vax movement, but supported an individual's right to (...)
India and its partners in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad on Friday reiterated their support for efforts aimed at ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific, and agreed to expedite the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines across the region.
During (...)
Russia has sent more forces to its border with Ukraine and could launch an invasion at any time, including during the Beijing Winter Olympics, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.
He said Washington was continuing to "draw down" its (...)
The organizers of the Australian Open have reversed a ban on T-shirts supporting Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai after a global outcry.
Last Friday, security staff had asked spectators to remove T-shirts and a banner saying "Where is Peng Shuai?" (...)
The Australian government has bought the Aboriginal flag's copyright in a bid to "free" the symbol of identity from bitter fights over who can use it.
Indigenous artist Harold Thomas created the flag in 1971 as a protest image but it is now the (...)
Retired tennis star Martina Navratilova has blasted a decision by Australian Open organizers to ban T-shirts supporting Chinese player Peng Shuai.
Security staff had on Friday asked spectators trying to enter the grounds to remove T-shirts saying (...)
Novak Djokovic has arrived in his native Serbia, having left Australia on Sunday after a local court dismissed his appeal against a deportation order because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19.
The ruling finally dashed the top-ranked tennis (...)
Tennis star Novak Djokovic could return to Australia sooner than anticipated following his deportation, the country's prime minister says.
The top men's player was deported on Sunday after losing a visa battle that centered on the fact he is (...)
Novak Djokovic left Australia on Sunday evening after losing his final bid to avoid deportation and play in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for COVID-19.
A court earlier unanimously dismissed the No. 1-ranked tennis player's challenge (...)
An Australian court dismissed Novak Djokovic's appeal against a deportation order on Sunday, dashing the top-ranked tennis star's hopes of playing at the Australian Open.
Three Federal Court judges upheld a decision made on Friday by the immigration (...)
The Australian authorities have agreed to delay deporting Novak Djokovic following a court hearing in the wake of its decision to cancel the tennis star's visa, a government lawyer said on Friday.
Lawyers for the men's world No. 1 launched an urgent (...)
Tennis star Novak Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time.
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said on Friday that he had used his ministerial discretion to revoke the 34-year-old Serb's visa (...)
Novak Djokovic has been drawn to play in the Australian Open despite ongoing uncertainty over whether his visa will be cancelled again by the government, according to BBC.
The world number one men's player will defend his title against fellow Serb (...)
Novak Djokovic has admitted breaching isolation rules after testing positive for Covid-19 last month, describing it as an "error of judgement", BBC reported.
In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the Serbian admitted meeting a journalist for an (...)
The controversy over Novak Djokovic's Australian visa application has been "damaging on all fronts", the men's professional tennis tour has said.
The ATP also called for more clarity of the rules to enter Australia and urged players to get (...)
The judge hearing Novak Djokovic's challenge to an order by the Australian government revoking his entry visa has dramatically overturned the decision, BBC reported.
Judge Anthony Kelly ordered the release of the tennis star from detention, and told (...)
The world's highest-ranking tennis player, Novak Djokovic, was exempted from Australia's COVID-19 vaccination rules after testing positive for the virus, lawyers said in a court document on Saturday.
The 34-year-old tennis player is seeking to (...)
On a tennis court, Novak Djokovic's timing is perfect. But when he arrived in Australia to play the first Grand Slam of the year holding documents allowing him to enter the country without a COVID-19 vaccine, his timing could hardly have been (...)
Australia has said it is investigating the visas of other foreign tennis players, after detaining Novak Djokovic in a chaotic vaccine row, BBC reported.
The men's world number one remains in immigration detention in Melbourne and is facing (...)
Tennis star Novak Djokovic has had his visa to enter Australia dramatically revoked on his arrival in Melbourne, BBC reported.
The world number one was held in the city's airport for several hours before border forces announced he had not met entry (...)
Australia saw another day of rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations on Thursday amid fears that changes to testing requirements could mask the full scale of the outbreak.
The country reported 72,000 cases, up from 64,000 a day earlier, while (...)
Australians have reacted angrily to news that tennis player Novak Djokovic will play in the Australian Open after he was exempted from vaccination rules, BBC reported.
All players and staff at the tournament must be vaccinated or have an exemption (...)
