Tag: Australia

North Korea says detained Australian student committed spying acts

SEOUL: North Korea’s state media said on Saturday that the Australian student Alek Sigley was caught committing spying acts which led to his expulsion...

Australia PM backs Queensland 2032 Olympic bid

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has thrown his support behind a potential bid by Queensland state to host the 2032 Olympics, saying the government...

New Zealand’s Williamson expects feisty Lord’s for Australia clash

LONDON: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is bracing himself for a more raucous atmosphere than normal at Lord s when his side face Australia in...

Starc, Behrendorff take Australia to World Cup semi-final

LONDON: Australia reached the semi-final stage of the World Cup tournament with 64 runs win against England courtesy a five-wicket haul by Jason Behrendorff. Mitchell Starc...

Three key battles in England v Australia World Cup clash

England face Australia on Tuesday in one of the most eagerly anticipated matches at the World Cup so far. Hosts England have lost twice, against...

Australia defeat Pakistan by 41 runs at Taunton

TAUNTON: David Warner scored his first international century since completing a ball-tampering ban as Australia returned to winning ways at the World Cup with...

Uber selects Melbourne as first international test site for flying taxi...

MELBOURNE: Uber Technologies said it will use Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne, as the first international test site for the group's planned flying taxi service. The...

Australia still World Cup contenders after India loss insists Waugh

Steve Waugh insists Australia's World Cup defeat against title rivals India won't derail the holders' bid to retain the trophy. Australia were beaten for the...

Tailender Coulter-Nile’s record-breaking innings made victory over West Indies possible

Nathan Coulter-Nile's record-breaking innings laid the platform for Australia's 15-run victory over the West Indies on Thursday as the World Cup holders bounced back...

Headquarters of ABC News raided by police

Australian police raided the headquarters of public broadcaster ABC on Wednesday, the second high-profile raid on journalists in 24 hours in a sharp crackdown on sensitive...

PCB hoping to convince England, Australia to tour Pakistan

The Pakistan Cricket Board has scheduled a fresh round of talks with officials from Cricket Australia and England and Wales Cricket Board after the...

Australia head to Gallipoli for World Cup inspiration

SYDNEY: Australia's cricketers were headed Saturday to the battlefields of Gallipoli for inspiration to kick off a gruelling four-month tour taking in the defence...

Pakistan to play two Tests, three T20s in Australia this year

SYDNEY: Australia will play back-to-back pink-ball Tests against Pakistan and New Zealand in a marathon international cricket season spanning almost five months and wrapping...

One dead in shooting outside Australia nightclub, three injured

SYDNEY: A drive-by shooting outside a nightclub in the Australian city of Melbourne inflicted “horrific injuries” that killed a security guard and wounded three men,...

Flower encouraged by progress of Pakistan batsmen

Grant Flower, the Pakistan batting coach, said that he is happy with the improvement in the team's batsmen, despite a 5-0 defeat against Australia...

Inzamam still thinks Pakistan among favourites to win World Cup

Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s chief selector, believes that the No.6-ranked ODI side ‘will be among the favourites’ to win the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, reported...

Hazlewood says tight Ashes schedule will force bowling rotation

SYDNEY: Australian pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood has foreshadowed bowler rotations during this year's Ashes series, saying the tight schedule will make it "near impossible"...