Tag: #melbourne
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Last rites of legendary Shane Warne to be held on March 30
MELBOURNE: In a fitting farewell to ‘King of Spin’, ex-Aussie cricketer Shane Warne’s last rites will be performed with state honours at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on March 30, the Victorian state government was quoted as saying by AFP on Wednesday. Around hundred thousand people are expected to gather at the state funeral. It…
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England collapse after just 185 in 3rd Ashes Test
In their first innings of the third Ashes Test in Melbourne on Sunday, England were bowled out for just 185 runs
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Earthquake Strikes Near Melbourne, tremors rattle southeast Australia
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Melbourne on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said
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Australia’s Covid success under threat as Melbourne goes into lock-down
Residents in the second largest city of Australia have again been put under lock-down to counter the small pocket of infections
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Karolina Muchova stages a stunning comeback
Melbourne, Feb 17 (AFP/APP): Karolina Muchova staged a stunning comeback Thursday to upset Ashleigh Barty and storm into the Australian Open semi-finals, rallying from a set down to shatter the world number one’s dreams. The Czech 25th seed looked on her way out after Barty demolished her in the opening set, but after a medical timeout Muchova returned…
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Coronavirus, complaints and lockdown: the chaotic Australian Open
The Australian Open endured a rocky build-up during the coronavirus pandemic and was hit again as Victoria state ordered a five-day lockdown from Saturday over a new cluster in Melbourne
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Stefanos Tsitsipas says he “fought like a warrior” after five sets
Melbourne, Feb 11 (AFP/APP): World number six Stefanos Tsitsipas said he “fought like a warrior” Thursday after being pushed to a marathon five sets by wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Australian Open. The popular Greek star dropped only four games in his first-round match, but faced a far sterner challenge from the 267th-ranked Australian. He finally came through…
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Naomi Osaka thwarts Caroline Garcia with an effortless straight sets victory
Melbourne, Feb 10 (AFP/APP): Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka thwarted Caroline Garcia on Wednesday with an effortless straight sets victory, as she stormed into the Australian Open third round. Osaka, the third seed, faced a tricky contest against the Frenchwoman, who was ranked a career-high of fourth in late 2018, but never gave her a sniff in the…
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Dean Jones Given Farewell in Last Lap of Empty MCG
The late cricketer Dean Jones has been given a farewell in the last lap of an empty MCG.
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Aussie Women to host New Zealand for Six Games
SYDNEY, August 29 (Online Int’l): Australia’s women cricketers will take to the field for the first time since winning the Twenty20 World Cup in a six-game series against New Zealand starting next month, officials said Saturday. The three one-dayers and three T20s will all be played at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane — the…