Australia on top after Starc takes six
Australia lost opener Usman Khawaja but took first day honours at the day-night second Test in Adelaide Friday after a Mitchell Starc onslaught saw India crumble to 180 all out.
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'Proud' Cricket Australia defends Afghanistan boycott stance
Cricket Australia on Thursday defended its decision to boycott only some games against Afghanistan after the departing boss of the world governing body accused them of hypocrisy.
Rahul to open for India, Rohit drops down order in 2nd Australia Test
Rohit Sharma will bat down the order in the pink-ball second Test against Australia in Adelaide, with India's returning skipper Thursday saying KL Rahul had earned his place as an opener.
Rahul ready to bat anywhere for India in second Test
KL Rahul said Wednesday he will bat 鈥榳herever鈥� as India face a conundrum in the second Test against Australia with the expected return of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill.
Bradman 'baggy green' cap sells for $250,000 at auction
A 鈥榖aggy green鈥� Test cap worn by Australian great Don Bradman sold for $250,000 at auction on Tuesday as collectors vied to own a rare piece of cricketing history.
Australian tennis great Neale Fraser dies
Australian tennis great Neale Fraser, who won 19 Grand Slam titles, has died aged 91, officials said on Tuesday as tributes poured in.
Bradman's 'baggy green' cap could fetch $260,000
A cap worn by Australia's greatest batsman Don Bradman will be auctioned in Sydney on Tuesday, with the tattered 鈥榖aggy green鈥� expected to fetch as much as US$260,000.
Bumrah 'one of greatest fast bowlers ever': Australia's Head
India's Jasprit Bumrah will go down as 鈥榦ne of the greatest fast bowlers to play the game鈥�, Australia's Travis Head said on Monday, ahead of the day-night Test in Adelaide this week.
Australia reiterates commitment to advancing gender equality
Acting Australian high commissioner to Bangladesh Nardia Simpson said that Australia was committed to advancing gender equality and combating gender-based violence in all its forms...
Australia's Hazlewood out of 2nd India Test
Australian pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood was on Saturday ruled out of the second Test against India in Adelaide, with seamers Sean Abbott and Brendon Doggett added to their squad.
Australia takes step to ban under 16s from social media
Australian lawmakers moved a step closer to banning under 16s from social media platforms Wednesday, threatening companies that fail to comply with multimillion-dollar fines...
Australia remembers cricketer Phillip Hughes 10 years after death
Family and team-mates paid tribute to 鈥榠nfectious鈥� Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes on Wednesday, 10 years since he died after being struck on the neck while batting.
Rishad available for two BBL matches
Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain will be available to play two matches for Hobart Hurricanes in the 14th edition of the Big Bash franchise T20 League in Australia that begins on December 15...
India laud 'memorable' Perth win under Bumrah
Cricketers and pundits on Monday hailed Jasprit Bumrah for leading from the front in India's 鈥榙ominant鈥� win over Australia to turn the heat on the hosts.
Australia's most decorated Olympian McKeon retires from swimming
Swimmer Emma McKeon, Australia's most decorated Olympian and an eight-time world-record holder, retired from the sport on Monday aged 30.
India crush Australia in first Test to silence critics
India ran riot to win the opening Test in Perth by a crushing 295 runs on Monday and leave Australia shellshocked and searching for answers.
Jaiswal, Kohli slam centuries as Australia stare at defeat
Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed a majestic 161 and Virat Kohli roared back to form with a vintage century Sunday as India zeroed in on victory against Australia in the first Test in Perth.
Jaiswal slams unbeaten 90 as India seize control against Australia
Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a composed unbeaten 90 and KL Rahul a stylish 62 Saturday as India built an ominous 218-run lead over Australia to take a stranglehold on the opening Test in Perth.
Bumrah leads India fightback as Australia crumble in first Test
India roared back into the first Test against Australia on Friday after being skittled for 150, taking seven wickets in the final session to put themselves in the box seat after a riveting opening day in Perth.
Cummins tells McSweeney not to emulate Warner against India
Australia captain Pat Cummins Thursday urged new opener Nathan McSweeney not to try and emulate swashbuckling David Warner, while admitting his team had unfinished business with India.
Australian parliament considers under-16 social media ban
Social media companies could be fined more than US$30 million if they fail to keep children off social media under new laws to be debated in Australia鈥檚 parliament Thursday.
Hurting India under pressure in blockbuster five-Test Australia series
India head into a hotly anticipated five-Test showdown against Australia starting in Perth on Friday wounded by their first home series loss in 12 years and with a point to prove.
Kohli form, opening woes dog India ahead of Australia Test series
India play Australia in five Tests starting Friday in Perth after their first red-ball series defeat at home in more than a decade exposed the visitors' growing vulnerabilities.
Austrian companies keen to invest in Bangladesh: envoy
Austrian companies were keen to invest in Bangladesh as the Western European nation sought to cement economic ties with Bangladesh, non-resident ambassador of Austria Katharina Wieser said on Monday.
Austrian companies keen to invest in Bangladesh, envoy says
Austrian companies are keen to invest in Bangladesh as the Western European nation seeks to cement economic ties with Bangladesh, non-resident ambassador of Austria Katharina Wieser said on Monday.
Stoinis lets rip as Australia crush Pakistan for T20 series sweep
Marcus Stoinis slammed five huge sixes in an unbeaten 61 as Australia crushed Pakistan by seven wickets in Hobart on Monday to secure a 3-0 T20 series whitewash.
Dhaka urges Vienna to consider opening resident mission
Bangladesh's interim government foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday urged Austria to explore alternative measures for facilitating visas for Bangladeshi students and consider establishing a resident mission in Dhaka.
Johnson bags five as Australia beat Pakistan to seal T20 series
Speedster Spencer Johnson took 5-26 to propel Australia to a tense 13-run victory over Pakistan in Sydney on Saturday and seal their three-match T20 series with a game to go.
Austrian ambassador to Bangladesh meets with Mirza Fakhrul
Austrian ambassador to Bangladesh, stationed in New Delhi, Katharina Wieser, met with Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday...
