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A grateful Novak Djokovic has cruised his way to victory in his opening match of the United Cup for Serbia. The 24-time grand slam winner dubbed Australia his “happy place” after defeating China’s Zhien Zhang 6-2, 6-2 in Perth on Sunday night. “Thank you for coming and celebrating the new …

A young couple were caught out on the big screen in a ”compromising position’ at a cricket match in Australia on Thursday, December 28.     The couple were horrified as they saw their cuddly behaviour on the huge screen. While they covered their faces in shame, they got a …

At least nine people were found dead in Australia after storms and floods in the eastern part of the country caused power outages and damaged infrastructure over the Christmas holiday period, the authorities said. The extreme weather this week has mainly affected people in the eastern states of Queensland and …

Kelly Ryan has quit as chief executive of Netball Australia, effective immediately. Ryan told the board of her decision on Tuesday morning, having been at the helm through one of the most tumultuous periods of the sport’s history in Australia, as the governing body battled the players association in CPA …

The Japan Rugby Football Union won’t be receiving a “please explain” letter from Rugby Australia CEO Phil Waugh if Eddie Jones’ appointment there as head coach comes to pass. It’s expected the JRFU will ratify Jones as the new spearhead of the national rugby team later this week with an …

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Natasha Frost, a reporter with the Australia bureau. Australian Swifties cannot purchase tickets to the Sydney or Melbourne dates of Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” for love …

Four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka will make her highly anticipated return to professional tennis at the Brisbane International. Osaka last competed on tour at Tokyo’s Toray Pan Pacific Open in September 2022. The former world No.1 was set to contest last January’s Australian Open before withdrawing only a week …

Posters plastered across Sydney portraying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel as Adolf Hitler in disguise. A record increase in reports of Islamophobia, including threats to Muslim community organizations. Antisemitic chants at a pro-Palestinian rally and charges that Nazi salutes were performed outside a Jewish museum. Australia has experienced a …

Saudi Arabia is set to host the 2034 World Cup after Australia announced it would not bid to host the tournament.     Earlier this month, the Kingdom presented a letter of intent to FIFA after football’s governing body announced that only bidders from Asia and Oceania would be considered for 2034.     …

Six years ago, Ange Postecoglou was manager of Australia, guiding the Socceroos to a fourth successive World Cup. The current Tottenham boss had taken charge of the national team in October 2013 and led them at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where they were unfortunate to be drawn into …