Australia

Rugby Australia (RA) said it would be "madness" for any Pacific Island team in a New Zealand-led revamp of Super Rugby to be based in Auckland and instead should play out of Sydney.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021Plans for a Pacific side were unveiled Friday by New Zealand…

By Alice Klein Empty streets in Melbourne, Australia, where lockdown rules are in place to limit the spread of coronavirusDANIEL POCKETT/AAP/PA Images Australia was tantalisingly close to eliminating the coronavirus, but is now seeing a surge in new cases. What went wrong and can it regain control? The country was initially able to contain covid-19 by…

As South Africa and Austrialia battle the Covid-19 there are several ways the two countries have been supporting each other, writes Gita Kamath. I have now been in South Africa for almost a year. I find myself energised by Mzansi’s vibrant society and the melting pot of cultures, languages, challenges and triumphs which fuels your beautiful country’s…

July 2, 2020MELBOURNE, Australia — Ring Mayar spends all day knocking on doors in the western suburbs of Melbourne, asking residents if they have a cough, a fever or chills.Even if they do not, he encourages them to get tested for the coronavirus, as the authorities race to catch up with a string of outbreaks…

Australia on Tuesday postponed the one-day international series against Zimbabwe in August, the latest sporting fixtures to fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic.Citing "concern for the health and safety of players, match officials, and volunteers", Cricket Australia announced the three-match series would not go ahead."While we are disappointed to postpone the series, (Cricket Australia) and…