Australia

News Hour: All-rounder Hilton Cartwright will make his Test debut among two changes in the Australia team for this week’s final Test against Pakistan in Sydney, captain Steve Smith said Monday. Zimbabwe-born Cartwright and left-arm spinner...

News Hour: Former captain Ricky Ponting has become the third ex-international to take on an interim coaching role with the Australian Twenty20 team next month. Ponting will join fellow assistant Jason Gillespie and Justin Langer (head...

News Hour: Rain dampened the enthusiasm of a festive Boxing Day crowd but Australia were content to knock over Pakistan’s top order and leave the tourists 142 for four on day one of the second test...

News Hour: Australia’s Nick Kyrgios said Saturday he was ready for scrutiny at next month’s Australian Open, as the volatile star prepares for his comeback after a playing ban. The controversial 21-year-old said his forced hiatus...

News Hour: Pakistan say they have the momentum heading into the Boxing Day Melbourne Test after giving Australia a mighty fright during an epic run-chase in the opening clash of the series. The tourists fell just...

News Hour Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in the day-night opening test against Pakistan in Brisbane on Thursday. Australia were unchanged from the side that defeated South Africa in...

News Hour: The Australian government approved a second international airport for Sydney on Monday, opening the way for construction to begin in Australia’s largest city on a project mired in political squabbling for 70 years. Sydney...

News Hour: The hidden secrets of Egyptian mummies up to 3,000 years old have been virtually unwrapped and reconstructed for the first time using cutting-edge scanning technology in a joint British-Australian exhibition. Three-dimensional images of six...

News Hour: Australia named an unchanged squad Thursday for the opening day-night Test against Pakistan as they look to build on progress made after a team clear-out following a horror run of five defeats. The shake-up...

News Hour: Representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Government of Australia, National Department of Health, and the Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority participated in an opening ceremony for the Alkena Community Health Post built under...