A new era in Formula One revs up this week with Lando Norris starting his world title defence and Cadillac making their debut at a wide-open Australian Grand Prix that will test the impact of sweeping rule changes. McLaren ace Norris began his drive to a maiden Formula One crown last year with victory at […]
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Keys dumped out in last 16 as Melbourne braces for heatwave
Jessica Pegula sent reigning champion and podcast co-host Madison Keys spinning out of the Australian Open on Monday while Jannik Sinner aims to avoid the same fate and reach the quarter-finals in stifling heat. In temperatures approaching 30C in Melbourne, fifth seed Lorenzo Musetti set up a last-eight showdown with Novak Djokovic. Keys and Pegula […]
No Venus fairytale as Alcaraz, Sabalenka win Melbourne openers
Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka launched their Australian Open title bids with straight-sets wins but there was no fairytale for 45-year-old Venus Williams on Sunday. On a hot Melbourne day in which a ball girl fainted, last year’s men’s beaten finalist Alexander Zverev dropped a set before easing into the second round. World number […]
Teen cricketer Ben Austin dies after tragic training accident
MELBOURNE: A promising 17-year-old Australian cricketer, Ben Austin, has died after being struck by a ball during a net session in Melbourne, his family confirmed Thursday, describing themselves as “utterly devastated.” Austin was wearing a helmet and training ahead of a Twenty20 game on Tuesday when he was hit in the neck by a ball […]
Melbourne joins Sydney in lockdown, 12 million ordered to stay at home
Australia’s bid to quash a fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak will see its second largest city lock down late Thursday, bringing the total number of Australians under stay-at-home orders to around 12 million. Melbourne and the rest of Victoria will join Sydney in a “hard and fast” lockdown, state premier Dan Andrews said, as Australia battles an […]
City eyes toll to ease congestion on famed Lombard Street
Thousands of tourists could soon have to pay as much as $10 to drive down world-famous Lombard Street in San Francisco. City and state officials on Monday announced a bill that would give San Francisco the authority to establish a toll and reservation system for the street that winds down a steep hill, in an […]
‘Multiple’ victims in Australia shooting: Police
A shooting in the Australian city of Melbourne early Sunday has left “multiple” victims, police said, but local media reported that there were no fatalities. “Investigators believe multiple people were shot outside a nightclub near Little Chapel Street and Malvern Road about 3:20 am,” the Victoria Police said in a statement. It did not give […]
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc wins 1000th F1 race
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is rooting for his win in China after missing out in Bahrain. The 21-year-old Leclerc beat the five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain but ultimately limped home third when his Ferrari lost power with 10 laps left. The focus in Shanghai will be on Leclerc, the Ferrari rookie from Monaco who […]
Three charged over alleged Melbourne terror plot
Three men who allegedly plotted “chilling” terror attacks in Melbourne were charged early Tuesday, less than two weeks after a stabbing rampage inspired by the Islamic State group left two dead in Australia’s second city, police said. The trio, all Australian nationals of Turkish descent, were detained by counter-terror police in overnight raids as they […]