Iqrar Hussain sought asylum in Australia after Taliban attacks on his village on the Pakistani-Afghan border – but ended up in Papua New Guinea where he and other refugees say they feel unsafe. In recent weeks, the Pacific nation has been rocked by deadly riots that killed 15 people, prompting the government to declare a […]
West Indies hero Joseph out of ILT20 with toe injury
West Indies sensation Shamar Joseph has been forced out of the ILT20 with the toe injury he suffered during the stunning Test victory over Australia. But Joseph has cause to celebrate after signing a maiden Pakistan Super League deal on the back of his seven-for at the Gabba, which sealed West Indies’ eight-run win and […]
Sinner wins Australian Open as Generation Next arrives
Generation Next has arrived – with a bang – after Jannik Sinner roared back from two sets down to deny Daniil Medvedev in an epic Australian Open final in Melbourne. In almost four thrilling hours, Sinner morphed from tennis’s next big thing to the sport’s new superstar with a pulsating 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 […]
Medvedev needs Djokovic-like feat to win the Open
The odds are stacked against him, but that doesn’t faze Daniil Medvedev as the Russian ironman bids to pull off a superhuman Australian Open final triumph at Melbourne Park. Medvedev squares off with red-hot Italian fourth seed Jannik Sinner in Sunday night’s title showdown needing to produce a Novak Djokovic-like physical and historical feat to […]
Medvedev survives another Open epic to make semi-finals
Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev has survived his second five-set epic of the Australian Open to advance to a third-consecutive grand slam semi-final. The 26-year-old set up a final-four meeting with either Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz or Germany’s Alexander Zverev by defeating Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 in a thrilling quarter […]
Djokovic sweats to Open semi amid scheduling farce
A hot and bothered Novak Djokovic has bounded into yet another Australian Open semi-final with a hard-fought win over Taylor Fritz amid farcical scheduling at Melbourne Park. The pesky American 12th seed made life difficult for 36-year-old Djokovic on Tuesday afternoon in their sweltering quarter-final clash on Rod Laver Arena. The 10-time Australian Open champion […]
Gauff wins ugly to scrape into semis
Melbourne: Coco Gauff may have gone from the hunter to the hunted but didn’t fall prey to a courageous Marta Kostyuk to book a spot in the Australian Open semi-finals for a first time. The fourth seed and reigning US Open champion extended her grand slam winning streak to a dozen matches with a rollercoaster […]
Medvedev on guard for Hurkacz missiles
Likening Hubert Hurkacz’s seismic serve to Australian slugger Nick Kyrgios, Daniil Medvedev is bracing for an onslaught from his Open quarter-final rival. A two-time finalist at Melbourne Park, third-ranked Medvedev will start as a warm favourite against the Polish world No.9 in their Wednesday clash. But the Russian says he will need to stop the […]
Maxwell embarrassed, but set to avoid sanction
Glenn Maxwell is set to avoid sanction from Cricket Australia’s integrity unit, with the allrounder embarrassed but back at training after being hospitalised following a night out in Adelaide. Maxwell will on Wednesday be named in Australia’s Twenty20 squad to face West Indies after being “managed” out of the three-match ODI series that precedes it. […]
Windies newcomers won’t get it easy again: Australia
Australian coach Andrew McDonald remains optimistic a reshuffled batting line-up will work, despite lacklustre returns in the first-Test trouncing of the West Indies. While the Australians romped to a 10-wicket win before lunch on day three in Adelaide, only centurion Travis Head passed 45. Steve Smith, in his elevation to opener, made 12 and 11 […]