Tag: Australia

Melbourne: The Australian government on Monday said it could declare Koalas as an “endangered” species after their population suffered “extraordinary hit” in the bushfire crisis, which destroyed 30 per cent of their habitat across the country. Since September last year, the raging Australian bushfires, one of the worst in its history, has killed at least […]

Washington: Scientists have discovered the oldest solid material ever found on the Earth, in the form of stardust trapped inside a meteorite that crashed into Australia 50 years ago, and predates the formation of our solar system. This stardust provides evidence for a ‘baby boom’ of new stars that formed 7 billion years ago, contrary […]

Mumbai: Australia openers David Warner and Aaron Finch’s record opening stand flattened the Indian attack on Tuesday as the visitors won the first ODI at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai by 10 wickets. Both batsmen scored centuries as Australia chased down a target of 256 without losing a wicket. This is only the second time […]

Bloemfontein: India beat New Zealand by 44 runs in a rain-hit final group A League encounter to set-up a quarter-final clash with Australia in the ICC U-19 World Cup here on Friday. Batting first, India scored 115 for no loss in 23 overs as rai played spoilsport. Yashasvi Jaiswal (57 no) and Divyansh Saxena (52 […]

Wellington: New Zealand beat India by 10 wickets in the opening Test, finishing the game with one full day and a half to spare for a 1-0 lead in the two-match series here on Monday. New Zealand knocked off the required nine runs in 1.4 overs. Resuming on overnight 144 for four in their second […]

Bhubaneswar: With Coronavirus emerging as a threat of unprecedented proportions, healthcare workers have become the soldiers on the frontline of the war against this pandemic. Doctors like Chittaranjan Joshi from Odisha are the vanguard of the mankind against Coronavirus. At a time when Coronavirus has spread to more than 150 countries, Dr. Joshi, who hails […]

Dubai: Australia has moved to the top of the Test and T20I rankings for men while England continues to lead the mens ODI rankings after the annual update carried out on Friday, which eliminates results from 2016-17. In the latest update, as per an ICC release, that rates all matches played since May 2019 at […]

New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) might be keeping its fingers crossed when it comes to answering queries on the fate of the T20 World Cup slated to be held in Australia in October-November (due to the coronavirus outbreak), but cricketers dont seem that confident when it comes to the mega event going ahead […]

Melbourne: Cricket Australia on Thursday announced their fixtures for the summer of 2020-21. The elaborate schedule, including fixtures for men and women, consists of the much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar series between India and Australia. Kevin Roberts, Cricket Australia CEO, however, has warned that the schedule will be subject to change and remains flexible depending on the constantly […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced he was postponing the G7 leaders’ summit, adding it was “outdated” and that he would like to invite more countries to the meeting, including India. “I’m postponing it because I don’t feel that as a G7 it properly represents what’s going on in the world. It is a […]

New Delhi: As Indian and Chinese troops remained engaged in a tense standoff in eastern Ladakh, Australia on Monday said it was for India and China to resolve the row bilaterally and there was no role for any other country. At the same time, Australian High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell said his government is concerned over […]

Melbourne: Australia on Tuesday lashed out at China and Russia for spreading “disinformation” during the coronavirus pandemic and asserted that it would continue to push for reform of global bodies such as the WHO. Delivering a speech at the Australian National University in Canberra, Foreign Minister Marise Payne underlined that the European Commission last week […]

Sydney: Australia and New Zealand will host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, football’s global governing body FIFA announced on Thursday. FIFA said that the joint bid submitted by Football Federation Australia and New Zealand Football received 22 of the 35 valid votes cast by the FIFA Council members in the first ballot, with the […]

Sydney: The Ruby Princess cruise ship, which docked in Sydney in March and has been linked to 700 COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths in Australia, will be the subject of a class-action lawsuit announced on Friday. Shine Lawyers has filed a class action against Carnival Plc and Princess Cruise Lines Ltd, saying that the cruise […]

Canberra: Over three billion animals were killed or displaced during the devastating 2019-20 Australian bushfires, according to a new report issued on Tuesday. The findings meant it was one of  “worst wildlife disasters in modern history”, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), which commissioned the report, the BBC reported. The mega blazes, […]