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June 16, 2025 12:49 PM

Steve Smith in doubt for Australia’s tour of West Indies

Steve Smith will miss Australia’s first test against the West Indies in Barbados later this month and could sit out the entire three-test series with a finger injury, captain Pat Cummins said. Smith, one of the mainstays of the Australian team, su...

June 11, 2025 5:12 PM

West Indies recall Hope, drop Roach for home series vs Australia

West Indies batter Shai Hope is in line to play his first test in almost four years after being recalled to the squad for their home series against Australia, but veteran pacer Kemah Roach has been dropped. The three-test series, which begins in Bar...

June 9, 2025 10:20 AM

Australia favourites to retain WTC crown against South Africa

Australia will have to dust off the cobwebs but are still fancied to successfully defend their World Test Championship crown against equally ring-rusty South Africa in the final at Lord’s, starting on Wednesday. The five-day clash comes on the hee...

May 14, 2025 8:48 PM

Ancient footprints from Australia reveal earliest-known reptile

Seventeen footprints preserved in a slab of sandstone discovered in southeastern Australia dating to about 355 million years ago are rewriting the history of the evolution of land vertebrates, showing that reptiles arose much earlier than previously ...

November 29, 2024 9:33 AM

Australia passes social media ban for children under 16

Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the toughest regulations targeting Big Tech. The law...

November 26, 2024 11:42 AM

Cricket-Stick or twist? Australia digests Perth mauling

After fixating obsessively over one spot in the batting order for the best part of the spring, Australia's media pundits and cricket fans have been handed a plethora of talking points by the abject defeat in the first test against India. India's 295...

November 25, 2024 12:19 PM

Swimmer McKeon retires as Australia’s most successful Olympian

Australia's most decorated Olympian, Emma McKeon, announced her retirement from all forms of swimming on Monday (November 25), bringing an end to a glittering career in which she won 14 medals at three Olympics and 20 at world championships. The 30-...

 

Last updated on: 29th Aug 2025