Australia

News Hour: All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja starred with both bat and ball on the third day of the fourth Test on Monday to put India on course for a series-clinching victory against Australia in Dharamsala. The left-hander...

News Hour: About 25,000 people have been told to evacuate as a cyclone carrying winds up to 240km/h (150 mph) moves towards the Queensland coast. Cyclone Debbie is expected to intensify into a Category 4 system...

News Hour: An “unprecedented” 21 different types of dinosaur tracks have been found on a stretch of Australia’s remote coastline, scientists said on Monday, dubbing it the nation’s Jurassic Park. Palaeontologists from the University of Queensland...

News Hour: Off-spinner Nathan Lyon took four key wickets to fashion a late comeback for Australia on an engrossing second day in the decisive fourth Test against India on Sunday. The 29-year-old made the most of...

News Hour: Last time she ran 40 marathons in a row, Mina Guli wore out eight pairs of shoes. Now she is trying it a second time. The 46-year-old Australian set off on Wednesday morning in...

News Hour: Australia’s David Warner is refusing to take the bait after being publicly sledged by India’s cricketers, but even if he wanted to fire back the struggling opening batsman has few runs to back up...

News Hour: There is something troubling about the recent five-day trip to Australia by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, something beyond the charade of pomp, bravado and contrived pleasantries. The trip itself was heralded as historic,...

News Hour: Australia’s central bank left interest rates at a record low of 1.50 percent on Tuesday while striking an upbeat tone on the economy following a rebound in growth at the end of last year....

News Hour: Sachin Tendulkar expects India to hit back hard in the second Test against Australia beginning Saturday in Bangalore after their shock defeat in the opening encounter. Australia’s crushing 333-run win in the first Test...

News Hour: Steve O’Keefe, Matt Renshaw, Lokesh Rahul attain career-best rankings Australia captain Steve Smith has reached a career-high 939 rating points after an outstanding batting effort in the opening Test against India in Pune which...