Australia

Australia’s Claire Polosak has created history as the first woman umpire ever to stand in a Men’s One Day International by taking the field in the final of the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 between...

Charges against dozens of journalists and publishers in Australia over the reporting of Cardinal George Pell’s child sex abuse conviction will have a chilling effect on future news reporting if they are found guilty of breaching...

India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth one-day international against Australia in Chandigarh on Sunday. The hosts, who lead the five-match series 2-1, have made four changes in their...

Kedar Jadhav and Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit gritty half-centuries to anchor India’s chase and beat Australia by six wickets in the first one-day international on Saturday. Jadhav, top-scoring with 81, and Dhoni, batting on 59, put...

Australia’s defence minister and his deputy both announced they were quitting politics on Saturday, bringing to five the number of cabinet members retiring as Prime Minister Scott Morrison heads into a fraught election. Defence Minister Christopher...

Australians have farewelled Arab-Israeli student Aya Maasarwe in emotional vigils and ceremonies as her heartbroken father prepared to return home with her body on Tuesday, a week after her rape and murder. The 21-year-old’s body was...

Australia have called up Kurtis Patterson for their two-test series against Sri Lanka starting in Brisbane on Jan. 24 after the New South Wales batsman scored two centuries in a warm-up match against the tourists, reports...

Australia’s women’s football coach Alen Stajcic was sacked Saturday just months out from the World Cup amid concerns over “workplace” and “player welfare” issues. The move comes despite guiding the Matildas to as high as fourth...

Veteran wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni steered India to a six-wicket victory over Australia in the second one-day international to level the series in Adelaide on Tuesday. Former skipper Dhoni, playing in his 334th ODI, cooly guided...

As many as a million fish are believed to have died along the banks of a major river system in drought-battered eastern Australia, and the authorities warned Monday of more deaths to come. The banks of...