A top advisor to Pope Francis, Cardinal George Pell, has denied all charges of historical sexual abuse at his first…
Browsing: Melbourne
A series of sell-out concerts by British megastar Adele lifted hotel occupancy rates in the struggling Brisbane market by 12…
Next month sees the return of the action from Flemington racecourse for the 2015 Melbourne Cup, and this year’s edition…
Coach Philippe Saint-Andre on Sunday forecast team changes as France seek to keep their three-Test series alive against the Wallabies in Melbourne next weekend. Les Bleus were outclassed by a rampant Australia 50-23 in the opening Test in Brisbane on…
Olympic champion Sally Pearson battled strong headwinds to win a 12th Australian athletics title at the national Commonwealth Games trials in Melbourne on Saturday. Pearson continued to reassert her supremacy over national 100m record holder Melissa…
Fullback Jason Woodward scored a club record 27 points as the Melbourne Rebels upset Australian Super 15 conference leaders ACT Brumbies 32-24 on Friday. Woodward could do little wrong, amassing a try, two conversions and six penalties as the Rebels…
Israel Folau scored a try double and Kurtley Beale ran the show as the New South Wales Waratahs claimed a 32-8 bonus-point Super 15 win over the Melbourne Rebels on Friday. Wallaby fullback Folau has now scored eight tries in four matches in this year…
World number one Serena Williams stamped herself as favourite for the Australian Open when she beat Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Brisbane International on Saturday. In what could be a dress rehearsal for the Melbourne decider, Williams won…
England strangled Australia’s batting to seize control of the fourth Ashes Test on a low-scoring second day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. The beleaguered tourists, with the Ashes already lost, boosted their chances of averting a 5-0 series…
England on Monday added spinners Scott Borthwick and James Tredwell to their Ashes tour squad in Australia following Graeme Swann’s retirement from international cricket. Durham leg-spinner Borthwick was scheduled to arrive in Melbourne late Monday…