Tag: Australia

Australia crush Pakistan to sweep Test series

Australia clinched a series clean sweep with an emphatic 220-run win over Pakistan in the third Test in Sydney on Saturday. The tourists were all...

Australia nets biggest cocaine bust on record

A major cocaine ring has been dismantled in joint operations with Tahiti, Australian police said Thursday, with a record 1.1 tonnes of cocaine worth...

6.5-magnitude earthquake rattles northern Australia

A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled northern Australia and parts of Indonesia Wednesday with residents in Darwin reporting widespread shaking, but there were no immediate...

Philip Hughes’ family walks out on final day of inquest

The family of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes walked out of an inquest into his death on Friday after a submission from the lawyer for...

Pakistan get day-night Test warm-up in Australia

Pakistan will warm up for their first day-night Test against Australia with a match under lights in the tropical city of Cairns, Cricket Australia...

Dilshan set for swansong against firing Australia

To watch Australia rewrite the T20 record books on Tuesday, you'd think they were the world's dominant team in the format. And indeed, they...

Warner century seals Australia’s dominance

  For the fifth time in the series Sri Lanka batted first and a vaguely familiar match played out as Australia ran down the hosts'...

Australia thrash Sri Lanka by six wickets to clinch ODI series

All-rounder John Hastings claimed six wickets before Aaron Finch and George Bailey’s attacking half-centuries powered Australia to a series clinching six-wicket win over Sri...

Australian Muslims worried, race relations deteriorate

Race relations in Australia have deteriorated so badly that some community leaders fear violence will erupt in a political vacuum where the new government,...

Rain cuts first day short after 12 wickets tumble

Before this Test was 40 overs old, 12 wickets had fallen and just 124 runs had been scored. Three of the dismissals were bowled,...

Ancient Australian flesh-eating marsupial discovered

A new species of extinct flesh-eating marsupial that terrorised Australia’s forests some five million years ago has been identified from a recently discovered fossil...

Australia to help Pakistani start-ups run SMEs

  Australia will assist Pakistani start-up entrepreneurs learn business acumen and management practices necessary to run small and medium enterprises. In this regard the Australia government...

Australia beat West Indies to claim Tri-Nation series

  Mitchell Marsh emerged as the unlikely bowling hero for Australia as the World Cup-holders defeated the West Indies by 58 runs in the final...

Australia beat Windies to reach ODI tri-series final

Australia qualified for the final of the triangular one-day international series (ODI) with a six-wicket win over West Indies in Barbados on Tuesday. West Indies...

Up-and-down Australia face must-win situation

The wash-out between Australia and South Africa in Barbados on Sunday has left all three teams still in with a chance of reaching the...

Shane Warne spotted with a girl in London

Retired Australian cricketer, Shane Warne, was recently spotted with a girl in London street. According to sources, the 46 year-old former Australia leg-spinner was found...

Australia pushing for two day-night Ashes Tests

Cricket Australia (CA) will push for up to two day-night tests at next year’s Ashes series despite the misgivings of captain Steven Smith and...