Rafael Nadal will not play against a seed right away. He is most likely to face Aslan Karatsev in the second round. Nadal has been sidelined for over a year due to hip surgery. After drawing a qualifier in the first round of his comeback tournament in Brisbane, Rafael Nadal will not play against a … Read more
Rafael Nadal will make his comeback from injury at the Brisbane International in January. Nadal is a 22-time grand slam winner and will be looking to add to his record-breaking tally in 2024. Nadal’s return is a major boost for the tennis world and will be eagerly awaited by fans around the globe. Rafael Nadal, … Read more
The Sikh community gathers with determination. Around 30,000 to 35,000 Sikhs have cast their voice in the referendum. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed apprehension. The ongoing Khalistan referendum has reached a new height today in Brisbane, Australia, as the Sikh community gathers with determination, voicing their rejection of Indian extremism and calling for the establishment … Read more
Nathaniel & Gareth Train were ‘obsessed’ with guns. Ronald Train said his sons had ‘totally lost their way’ They were killed by police after shooting two cops and neighbour. Two Australian males involved in a gunfight that left six people dead were “obsessed” with weapons throughout their youth, according to their father. Nathaniel and Gareth … Read more
Three people were shot in Wieambilla, west of Brisbane. It’s the bloodiest in years, says Queensland’s police commissioner. The criminals have not yet been apprehended, Carroll said. In a secluded Queensland, Australia property, two police officers and a member of the public were shot and killed. Located 270 kilometers (168 miles) west of Brisbane, Wieambilla … Read more
Pakistan’s national Twenty20 squad has arrived in Brisbane for the T20 World Cup. Total prize pool for the mega event has been set at $5.6 million. Matthew Hayden has been named as the Men in Green’s coach for this year’s tournament. Pakistan’s national Twenty20 squad has arrived in Brisbane for the T20 World Cup. The … Read more
According to a Saturday report from Geo News, the Pakistani national Twenty20 team has landed in Brisbane from Christchurch in order to compete in the T20 World Cup, which begins today. Up through November 13, a 16-team mega cricket competition will be held. The national team has gathered in Brisbane tonight with the addition of … Read more
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that the national women’s team will tour Australia next year. Pakistan will play three T20Is and three ODIs in Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra from 16-29 January 2023, the board added. The ODIs will be a part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-2025. The first two ODIs will be played … Read more
As the top three in Super Rugby Pacific pulled away over the weekend, the Auckland Blues demonstrated their title credentials, the ACT Brumbies showed signs of being a serious threat, and the Canterbury Crusaders demonstrated they are not a spent force. The rampant Blues led the way with a 71-28 thrashing of the Melbourne Rebels … Read more
According to court documents, a Brisbane lady poisoned her housemate’s food and drink with liquid Mortein because she was concerned about how her beloved cat was handled. Anahera Te Raukura Alexander became upset after a disagreement with her roommates over the animal she was caring for, and she assaulted one before slashing the tires of … Read more
Aston Villa and Leeds United are the latest English Premier League clubs to declare a return to pre-season travelling after the Covid pandemic, who will meet in a friendly in Australia in July. The clubs confirmed on Thursday that they will meet on July 17 at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium as part of a three-team competition … Read more
Australia’s 4-0 Ashes victory was a big morale booster, but thrashing a desperately poor England also covered up flaws that must be rectified before they can be the world’s top Test team. Australia steamrolled England to win the fifth and final Test by 146 runs in Hobart on Sunday, adding to their big wins in … Read more
HOBART: Fast bowler Mark Wood said Thursday he was enjoying his enforcer role for the under-siege England team heading into the final Ashes Test at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval. The day-night match begins Friday and is England’s last chance to salvage something from the five-Test series. They are 3-0 down with the Ashes gone after being … Read more
SYDNEY: Usman Khawaja scored a memorable century on his return to Test cricket to strengthen Australia’s position in the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney after a double wicket breakthrough by Stuart Broad on Thursday. The Pakistan-born Khawaja, playing his first Test since the 2019 Ashes series in England in place of Covid-isolated Travis Head, was at his … Read more
SYDNEY: England paceman Stuart Broad again proved David Warner’s nemesis as rain dogged the opening day of the fourth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. Broad provided the only relief for beleaguered England as rain restricted the two opening sessions to just 21.4 overs. After a third rain delay, an early tea was taken … Read more
SYDNEY: Melbourne Test hero Scott Boland held his place as Australia made only one change to their winning side for the fourth Ashes Test against England in Sydney which begins on Wednesday. Batsman Usman Khawaja was confirmed in the team announced Tuesday as a replacement for Covid victim Travis Head. Khawaja last played for Australia in the … Read more
Australia demolished England by an innings and 14 runs in the third Test in Melbourne on Tuesday to retain the Ashes. Earlier, Joe Root’s men were also beaten comprehensively in the Tests in Brisbane and Adelaide. Let’s take a look at how poorly the visitors have played Down Under Most defeats The tourists’ defeat at … Read more
SYDNEY: England’s beleaguered Ashes tour went from bad to worse Thursday with under-pressure coach Chris Silverwood to miss the fourth Test in Sydney after a family member tested positive for the coronavirus. Silverwood and his family have to isolate in Melbourne for 10 days while the rest of the team head to Sydney for the … Read more
ADELAIDE: Bowling great Jimmy Anderson said Wednesday he wants to play all four remaining Ashes Tests after being included in England’s 12-man squad for the second Test against Australia this week. Test cricket’s most prolific quick with 632 wickets was controversially left out of the visitors’ team for the series opener at Brisbane, where they crashed … Read more
ADELAIDE: Dynamic opener David Warner will play through the pain in the second Ashes Test against England, Australia captain Pat Cummins said Wednesday, as Jhye Richardson got the nod to replace Josh Hazlewood. Warner scored 94 in the first innings at the opening Test in Brisbane but didn’t field or bat in Australia’s second innings … Read more
ADELAIDE: England captain Joe Root on Tuesday backed Jack Leach and Rory Burns to bounce back from dismal Ashes performances, as star all-rounder Ben Stokes declared himself fit to carry the fight to Australia. Root refused to rule out selecting spinner Leach in Thursday’s pink-ball Test in Adelaide, even though he conceded 102-1 from 13 overs as … Read more
ADELAIDE: England head into the day-night second Ashes Test in Adelaide on Thursday under pressure and facing an ominous task against an Australian team who have won all of their eight pink-ball matches. The tourists’ capitulation by nine wickets in the opening Test in Brisbane exposed their batting and fielding frailties, exacerbated by rain-hit preparations and … Read more
BRISBANE: Australia’s Nathan Lyon said reaching the milestone of 400 Test wickets in Saturday’s big Ashes win and joining cricket’s greats had not yet sunk in. A classical off-spinner, the 34-year-old removed Dawid Malan for 82 on the fourth day of the first Test against England to write his name in Australian sporting history. Speaking immediately … Read more
BRISBANE: England made a disastrous start to the Ashes Wednesday, all out for 147 on the stroke of tea after losing opener Rory Burns to the first ball of the series in Brisbane. Mitchell Starc sensationally bowled Burns around his legs as Australia’s pacemen ripped through England’s top order with Pat Cummins taking 5-38 on … Read more
BRISBANE: Pat Cummins warned Tuesday an Australian side boasting some of “the all-time greats” will be tough to beat as England’s task became harder with Jimmy Anderson set to miss the first Test. The home team head into the Ashes opener in Brisbane on Wednesday defending the hallowed urn and with their arch-rivals having a dismal record … Read more
BRISBANE: Captain Joe Root expects all-rounder Ben Stokes to play a major part in the Ashes but warned Monday that England must manage his bowling workload on his hotly anticipated return. The 30-year-old Stokes took an indefinite break from all cricket in July to prioritise his mental well-being and rest a fractured finger. There was doubt whether … Read more
PERTH: Perth was axed Monday as host of the potentially pivotal fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England because of tough Covid rules which require players to spend 14 days in quarantine. A decision on the new venue for the Test, scheduled to start on January 14, is yet to be made with Hobart, Melbourne and … Read more
BRISBANE: England captain Joe Root welcomed reports Monday that Darren Gough is set to become director of cricket at Yorkshire and said he would work with him to help the troubled club. British media said ex-England star Gough was on the verge of leaving behind a successful broadcasting career to spearhead Yorkshire’s recovery from a damaging racism … Read more
