Australia won the toss and elected to bat in the women’s Twenty20 World Cup final against India on Sunday at a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Davis Cup: Australia beats Brazil 3-1 to qualify for finals
Adelaide (AP/UNB) — Australia has advanced to the Davis Cup Finals in November with a tight 3-1 win over Brazil on hard courts at the Memorial Drive tennis center on Saturday. John Millman beat Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro 6-7, (6), 7-6…
Bangladesh suffer big defeat against Australia
Dhaka — In the second game of the ongoing ICC Women’s World Cup, Bangladesh Women’s team suffered a big defeat by 86 runs against the hosts and defending champions Australia at Perth on Thursday. Australia won on the toss in…
Australia team to ‘wait and see’ on Olympics as virus fears
Athletes preparing for the Tokyo Olympics will have to “wait and see” whether the Games go ahead as concerns soar about the coronavirus, the head of Australia’s team said Thursday.
Australia blow with speedster Vlaeminck out of T20 World Cup
Defending champions Australia suffered a blow on the eve of the women’s Twenty20 World Cup Thursday with young pace spearhead Tayla Vlaeminck ruled out of the tournament with a foot injury.
T20 World Cup: Bangladesh Women’s team off to Australia
Dhaka — Bangladesh Women’s National Cricket team left Dhaka for Australia on Sunday to take part in their 4th appearance of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup that will begin on February 21. Bangladesh team led by Salma Khatun is…
Coco Gauff sets up Osaka showdown in Australia; Serena wins
Melbourne, Australia (AP/UNB) — Plenty was going badly for Coco Gauff in the second round of the Australian Open. The double-faults kept coming Wednesday, nine in all. The deficits, too: First, she dropped the opening set against 74th-ranked Sorana Cirstea.…
Djokovic eyes 30 Slam title in Australia
The secret to Novak Djokovic’s post-30 success? Not his best-in-tennis return. Or his limb-twisting, body-bending court coverage. Or even his baseline consistency or clutch gene.
Why massive Australian bush fires are causing thunderstorms
Australia’s unprecedented wildfires are supercharged thanks to climate change, the type of trees catching fire and weather, experts say and reports India Today.
Australia declare 217-2, New Zealand face 416 to win
Australia declared their second innings at 217 for two on Monday, leaving New Zealand the improbable task of scoring 416 runs for victory in the third Test.
Bushfire smoke from Australia covers sky of Auckland
The heavy smoke from devastating Australian bushfires cloaked Auckland, turning the city’s skyline into eerie orange color on Sunday afternoon.
Labuschagne double ton lifts Australia to 454 all out vs NZ
Sydney (AP/UNB) — Marnus Labuschagne’s stellar summer reached a new peak with his maiden double century as Australia was bowled out for 454 on the second day of the third test against New Zealand at Sydney Cricket Ground. Labuschagne scored…
Australia-New Zealand cricketers turn attention to wildfires
With the three-test series between Australia and New Zealand decided, players from both teams will momentarily turn their attention away from the pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground and to the deadly wildfires around the country. Black armbands will be…
New Zealand in trouble against Australia on 3rd day at MCG
Melbourne (AP/UNB) — Australia’s world No. 1-ranked bowler Pat Cummins struck twice in consecutive deliveries as New Zealand sustained an embarrassing batting collapse on day three of the second test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. New Zealand resumed…
Shane Watson of Australia set to join Bangabandhu BPL
Dhaka — Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is expected to join Rangpur Rangers in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Thursday, confirmed a source close to the team. The source also confirmed that the Australian all-rounder will reach Dhaka…
Australia mull five specialist bowlers for Boxing Day Test
Australia could play five specialist bowlers against New Zealand during the second Test, captain Tim Paine said Wednesday, with the decision being left until the last moment.
Dar to break umpire record in Australia-New Zealand test
Perth (AP/UNB) — Aleem Dar will break the record of most tests as an umpire in the first match of the series between Australia and New Zealand starting Thursday. The 51-year-old from Pakistan will stand in his 129th test as…
Australia wins by innings and 48 runs, sweeps Pakistan 2-0
Adelaide, Australia, (AP/UNB) — Nathan Lyon had never taken a five-wicket haul against Pakistan. The veteran off-spinner hadn’t taken a wicket in the day-night test until the fourth day. Then they tumbled. He took two wickets in the first session…
Australia wins by innings and 48 runs, sweeps Pakistan 2-0
Nathan Lyon had never taken a five-wicket haul against Pakistan. The veteran off-spinner hadn’t taken a wicket in the day-night test until the fourth day.
Self-confessed Chinese spy spills secrets in Australia
A self-confessed Chinese spy has given Australia’s counterespionage agency inside intelligence on how Beijing conducts its interference operations abroad and revealed the identities of China’s senior military intelligence officers in Hong Kong, media reported.
Australia beats Sri Lanka by 9 wickets to clinch T20 series
Brisbane,(AP/UNB) — Steve Smith and David Warner steered Australia to a nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and a 2-0 Twenty20 series win on Wednesday.
BNP Scy Gen Fakhrul returns home from Australia
Dhaka, Oct 18 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned home from Australia on Thursday after a 20-day foreign trips.
England into RWC semis after record-tying win over Australia
Oita (AP/UNB) — The strains of English rugby anthem “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” were already triumphantly swirling around Oita Stadium when Anthony Watson intercepted a long pass out wide and bounded over for England’s fourth try that clinched a record-tying…
Malinga back to lead Sri Lanka for Australia T20s
Colombo (AP/UNB) — Lasith Malinga will return to lead Sri Lanka in a three-match Twenty20 cricket series against Australia but many players from the young team that performed well on the tour of Pakistan have retained their places. Kusal Perera,…
U.S. and Australia — joined at the hip
By John Menadue Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wants us to join with the U.S. in tackling the problems which Donald Trump created with Iran and presumably to soften us up to host missiles to protect the U.S. marines and…
Trump visits 2 key states with leaders of India, Australia
Wapakoneta, Sept 23 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump’s run-up to the UN General Assembly was a dash on Sunday through two key political states with two world leaders at events that felt like his raucous campaign rallies.
Australia, NZ HCs visit Gulshan mosque praise its architecture
Dhaka, Sept 15 – Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Julia Niblett and New Zealand High Commissioner to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Ambassador to Nepal Joanna Kempkers made a joint visit to Gulshan Society Jame Mosque in the city on…
Australia to remain engaged to pressure Myanmar on Rohingya
Dhaka, Sept 06 – Australia assured to remain engaged with international community to put pressure on Myanmar to create conducive environment towards safe and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingya persons to their place of origin in Myanmar.
Australia plans to censor extremist online content
Australia plans to block websites to stop the spread of extreme content during “crisis events”, the country’s prime minister has said. Speaking from the G7 in Biarritz Sunday, Scott Morrison said the measures were needed in response to the deadly…
Australia branded leading ’emissions exporter’
Australia is the world’s third-largest emissions exporter, with more than a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide shipped abroad each year in the form of coal and liquefied natural gas, a think tank study showed today. The left-leaning Australian Institute reported…