Entire state of Victoria to enter stage 4 lockdown for five daysConcern over spread of ‘hyper-infectious’ UK strain of virusCrowds will be barred from the Australian Open as Melbourne heads into a hard five-day lockdown in response to the Holiday Inn C…
The delayed tennis tournament means 380 Melbourne teenagers will be ditching school to run after Rafael Nadal in a year when strict Covid protocols mean they’ll effectively be living in a bubble Unlike some of tennis’s biggest names, Marlo Jenkins is t…
Players in ‘hard quarantine’ told they will have to wait extra day to leave their roomsAustralia news live: Covid restrictions in Sydney ease as plans for vaccine rollout detailedAustralian Open tennis players have started to leave hotel quarantine aft…
Tournament organisers clarify comments made by Craig Tiley that the Victorian government would share quarantine costsNSW hotspots; Queensland hotspotsState-by-state restrictions and lockdown rules explainedFollow the Australia coronavirus liveblogTenni…
Spanish world No 13 hits out at state governmentMen’s matches will remain best of five sets, says Craig TileySpanish tennis player Roberto Bautista Agut has likened Australian Open quarantine in Melbourne to being in prison and laid the blame solely wi…
Djokovic has called for easing of quarantine restrictions‘No special treatment’ for players, says Victorian PremierNick Kyrgios has joined the former Davis Cup player Sam Groth in criticising Novak Djokovic after the world No 1 reportedly wrote to Aust…
The American says he first tested positive in November and tournament organisers argue he is therefore not infectious The US tennis player Tennys Sandgren is bound for Melbourne after Tennis Australia reportedly intervened so he could board a charter f…
The American says he first tested positive in November and tournament organisers argue he is therefore not infectious The US tennis player Tennys Sandgren is bound for Melbourne after Tennis Australia reportedly intervened so he could board a charter f…
The American says he first tested positive in November and tournament organisers argue he is therefore not infectious The US tennis player Tennys Sandgren is bound for Melbourne after Tennis Australia reportedly intervened so he could board a charter f…
The American says he first tested positive in November and tournament organisers argue he is therefore not infectious The US tennis player Tennys Sandgren is bound for Melbourne after Tennis Australia reportedly intervened so he could board a charter f…
Tenacious Australian batsman at his best in testing conditions, as when Jim Laker took 19 wickets for England at Old TraffordThe cricketer Colin McDonald, who has died aged 92, was a fine opening batsman for Australia and a more or less constant force …
Match at SCG had been in doubt following NSW outbreakMCG preferred backup choice should situation changeCricket Australia remains determined to see out the remainder of the Test summer as per its initial schedule, and is working with the Queensland gov…
Normally the city that obsesses over sport would be heaving but this year we’ll be watching from the couchIn lock-downed Melbourne, it was hard to figure out whether time was flying, or stalling. It was like being in a casino. It was like jet lag. Judg…
Penrith Brothers player faces counts of affray and reckless wounding after alleged fight involving stabbings leaves three men in hospital A Penrith Brothers player has been charged with affray and reckless wounding in company over an incident following…
Race to proceed as planned despite coronavirus fearsFerrari and Alpha Tauri cars arrive in Melbourne Italian Formula One cars have arrived in Australia and there is no chance of the opening grand prix of the season being cancelled, postponed or being h…
Victoria’s sports minister confirms Formula One race at Melbourne’s Albert Park on 15 MarchThe Australian Grand Prix will go ahead next month despite concerns that the spread of coronavirus may impact the start of the Formula One season, the Victorian …
The world’s top eight athletes on each apparatus competed in the 2020 Gymnastics World Cup on 22 and 23 February at Melbourne Arena Continue reading…
Dalila Jakupovic has spoken about her collapse at the Australian Open after she suffered a coughing fit because of the poor quality of air in Melbourne. Australia is currently dealing with its worst bushfires in decades and that is having a drastic imp…
Tournament impacted by smoke haze from bushfiresConditions expected to improve during the dayThe Australian Open delayed the first round of qualifying matches and suspended practice sessions on Tuesday morning due to the poor air quality at Melbourne P…
Tennis great polarises public on marriage equality77-year-old will still be honoured at Melbourne ParkShe will be recognised on the 50th anniversary of her 1970 calendar-year grand slam sweep but tennis legend Margaret Court will not be presenting the …
