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Australian Open to go without fans as ‘new kind of enemy’ forces Victoria to lock down
Authorities have identified 13 new cases tied to an employee of a quarantine hotel in Melbourne, who tested positive for the so-called United Kingdom coronavirus variant on Monday. Five of …
Read MoreAustralian Open players and staff go into isolation after a hotel worker tests positive for Covid-19
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said late on Wednesday evening that a 26-year-old volunteer firefighter who had been working as a resident support officer as part of the tournament tested positive …
Read MoreBrits snap up Australian wine that didn't go to China
The UK is now the top destination for Australian wine as it looks to overcome crippling Chinese taxes. Source link
Read MoreAustralian Open: Two players test positive amid quarantine row
The news comes amid a growing row over quarantine rules for the players ahead of the tournament. Source link
Read MoreAustralian Open 2021: ‘No special treatment’ for tennis players in Melbourne
Novak Djokovic – the men’s world number one – is quarantining with other top players in Adelaide, where they are allowed out of their hotel to practise Players living under …
Read MoreAustralian Open: 47 players In quarantine after positive Covid-19 tests on two charter flights
Twenty-four players on a charter flight from the US to Melbourne are required to quarantine for two weeks after a member of the flight crew and a passenger — not …
Read MoreCheer Cheese: Australian company renames racially offensive cheese brand
“Coon Cheese,” which has been sold in Australia for more than 80 years, will now be known as “Cheer Cheese,” its manufacturer said Wednesday. The new brand will roll out …
Read MoreSport-On this day: Died May 19, 2014: Jack Brabham, Australian racing driver
LONDON (Reuters) – Jack Brabham remains in a class of his own as the only man to have won the Formula One championship as a driver and constructor, and he …
Read MoreAustralian coach Cahill rallies behind ATP/WTA merger idea
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Australian Darren Cahill, the coach of two-times Grand Slam winner Simona Halep, has backed the idea of merging the men’s and women’s tours, saying it would make …
Read MoreAustralian F1 race without fans? Not a chance, say organizers
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The season-opening Formula One race in Melbourne will proceed as planned this week and there is ‘no chance’ fans will be excluded because of coronavirus fears, Australian …
Read MoreThiem slays nemesis Nadal to reach Australian Open semi-finals
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Dominic Thiem ended six years of Grand Slam frustration against Rafa Nadal on Wednesday with a seismic 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6) upset that booked his maiden Australian …
Read MoreDay seven at the Australian Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Highlights of the seventh day at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Sunday (times AEDT; GMT+11): Tennis – Australian Open – …
Read MoreNadal dominates Dellien to reach Australian Open second round
Tennis – Australian Open – First Round – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 21, 2020 Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates winning the match against Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach MELBOURNE …
Read MorePenpix of the top women’s contenders at the Australian Open
(Reuters) – Penpix of the top women’s contenders at the 2020 Australian Open (Prefix denotes seeding): FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Australian Open Previews – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January …
Read MoreFederer, Nadal kick in $170,000 for Australian bushfire relief
FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Laver Cup – Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland – September 21, 2019 Team Europe’s Rafael Nadal is spoken to by Roger Federer during his singles match against Team …
Read MoreBreathless Tomic eliminated in first round of Australian Open qualifiers
FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Australian Open – First Round – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 14, 2019. Australia’s Bernard Tomic in action during the match against Croatia’s Marin Cilic. …
Read MoreRecovering Andreescu to miss Australian Open
FILE PHOTO: Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu speaks with the news media about her win at the U.S. Open, after arriving in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File …
Read MoreAustralian Open matches could be suspended over bushfire smoke: organisers
FILE PHOTO: A burning gum tree is felled to stop it from falling on a car in Corbago, as bushfires continue in New South Wales, Australia January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey …
Read MoreKyrgios pledges money for victims of Australian bushfires
(Reuters) – Australian Nick Kyrgios has put his hand up to help the victims of raging bushfires in his country by promising a $200 donation for every ace he serves …
Read MoreAustralian bushfires intensify, residents told to leave
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Towns were evacuated and hundreds of residents told to flee on Friday as a record number of emergency-level bushfires raged across two Australian states. Smoke with orange …
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