Australian-US media outlet Yahoo7 was Friday found in contempt and fined over an online story that saw a murder trial aborted, with a judge slamming the website for prioritising profit above oversight. A Sydney-based Yahoo7 journalist, Krystal Johnson, and the company were hauled before court last year over a report about a Melbourne murder trial … Read more
Australian swimming star Grant Hackett posted a photograph of his cut and bruised face on social media Thursday as his fall from fame took a new twist into family turmoil. The 36-year-old double Olympic gold medallist was released without charge Wednesday after his family called in police following a reported bout of heavy drinking which … Read more
Rock legends Guns N’ Roses apologised Wednesday after confusing the southern city of Melbourne with Sydney on their Australian tour. Concert-goers booed the US rockers when guitar technician McBob said hello to “Sydney” at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday night as he introduced the group on stage. “Sydney, you wanted the best but they’re … Read more
Australia’s biggest company Commonwealth Bank on Wednesday posted a record first-half cash profit on the back of strong growth in home lending. The two percent lift in cash profit to Aus$4.91 billion (US$3.76 billion) for the six months to December, a measure preferred by financial institutions, was slightly above analysts’ expectations. Net profit was up … Read more
No-one likes being mistaken for someone else – especially if that someone else has been their sworn rival for more than a century. So when Guns N’ Roses yelled “Hello, Sydney” as they walked on stage in Melbourne, they were unsurprisingly met with a chorus of boos. And to make matters worse, the veteran rockers … Read more
Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt secured a classy win for his All-Stars team with two impressive runs on the final night of the inaugural Nitro Athletics, saying the new format was exactly what track and field needs. After restricting himself to a leg of the mixed 4x100m relay on each of the first two nights … Read more
A logo of Alibaba Group is pictured at its headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Chinese online retailer Alibaba Group opened its Australian and New Zealand headquarters in Melbourne on Saturday, its first expansion in the region as it seeks to tap growing global demand for products from the two countries. The group’s billionaire founder Jack Ma, … Read more
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has no plans to extend his career beyond this year’s world championships in London and has ruled out a return to Australia for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Bolt, who completed a ‘treble treble’ of 100m, 200m and 4x100m Olympic titles at the 2016 Rio Games, had his 2008 relay gold stripped last … Read more
England will provide one of five teams competing against Usain Bolt’s All-Stars in a new athletics event IAAF president Lord Coe says will “revolutionise” the sport. Jamaica’s Bolt, an eight-time Olympic gold medallist, will be the star attraction at the first Nitro Athletics event in Melbourne on Saturday. It includes both traditional and new events, … Read more
Sprinting great Usain Bolt is refusing to dwell on the disappointment of losing his Beijing Olympics 4×100 meters gold medal after his Jamaican team mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned stimulant. Bolt, who completed a remarkable ‘treble treble’ of 100m, 200m and 4x100m Olympic titles at the 2016 Rio Games, had his 2008 … Read more
Roger Federer won his 18th Grand Slam title and first for five years with a thrilling five-set victory over Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final. The 35-year-old Swiss won 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 to claim his fifth Melbourne title and extend his lead at the top of the all-time men’s major winners’ list. … Read more
Serena Williams pushed sentiments aside in an emotion-charged 6-4 6-4 defeat of sister Venus to win the Australian Open on Saturday and a record 23rd grand slam title in the professional era. Serena had to produce some of her best tennis to overcome Venus who won the crowd at Rod Laver Arena by scrapping hard … Read more
Venus and Serena Williams will meet in a Grand Slam final for the ninth time after the American sisters came through their semi-finals in Melbourne. Thirteenth seed Venus, 36, beat fellow American Coco Vandeweghe 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 6-3 to reach her first major final since 2009. World number two Serena, 35, saw off unseeded Croat … Read more
Roger Federer beat fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka 7-5 6-3 1-6 4-6 6-3 to reach the Australian Open final and stay on course for an 18th Grand Slam title. The 35-year-old will face Rafael Nadal on Sunday if the Spaniard beats Grigor Dimitrov in Friday’s semi-final. The Swiss, returning from a six-month lay-off to rest his … Read more
Four-time champion Roger Federer coasted into the Australian Open semi-finals with a straight-set defeat of unseeded Mischa Zverev in 92 minutes. The 35-year-old reached the last four in Melbourne for a 13th time with a 6-1 7-5 6-2 win over Zverev, who upset world number one Andy Murray on Sunday. Federer, seeded 17th as he … Read more
Hundreds of thousands are gathering for a “Women’s March on Washington”, part of a global day of protests against new US President Donald Trump. The rally is one of more than 600 expected worldwide on the president’s first full day in office. The aim is to highlight women’s rights, which protesters believe to be under … Read more
Six-time champion Serena Williams eased past fellow American Nicole Gibbs to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. The world number two, chasing a 23rd Grand Slam singles title, won 6-1 6-3 in 63 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. Williams, 35, goes on to face Czech 16th seed Barbora Strycova, who beat … Read more
Defending champion Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat by world number 117 Denis Istomin in the second round of the Australian Open. The six-time winner struggled for rhythm and lost 7-6 (10-8) 5-7 2-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 in four hours and 48 minutes. It is the first time Djokovic, 29, has lost in the second … Read more
Nick Kyrgios was knocked out of his home Grand Slam as he blew a two-set lead and a match point in losing to Andrea Seppi at the Australian Open. Italy’s Seppi triumphed 1-6 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 6-2 10-8 in round two against the typically unpredictable Australian. Kyrgios was given two warnings, for swearing and racquet … Read more
Australia’s transport minister has said the search for flight MH370 could resume in the future, but only if “credible new evidence” emerges. Australia, Malaysia and China ended the Indian Ocean hunt on Tuesday, almost three years after the jet went missing. Darren Chester on Wednesday said Australia did not rule out another search, but he … Read more