Tag: Australia
Test forward Boyd Cordner retires from National Rugby League
SYDNEY — Former Australia captain Boyd Cordner has retired from rugby league because of the concussion symptoms that have kept him on the sidelines...
Mack Horton won’t defend 400-meter gold medal in Tokyo
ADELAIDE, Australia — Mack Horton won’t defend his Olympic 400-meter freestyle title in Tokyo after failing to make the Australian team for the event.
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Swimmer controversially withdraws before Olympic trials
Singer Cody Simpson was dominating attention ahead of Australia’s Olympic swimming trials until Maddie Groves withdrew from the six-day meet following a series of...
Australia advances in Asian qualifying for World Cup
Australia became the fourth Asian team to advance to the third stage of World Cup qualifying after beating Nepal 3-0 on Friday.
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USA Basketball sets plan for Olympic camps in Las Vegas
For USA Basketball, the last stop before the Tokyo Olympics will be Las Vegas.
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Brisbane set to be named 2032 Olympics host next month
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Brisbane will be offered as the 2032 Olympics host for International Olympic Committee members to confirm in Tokyo next month.
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Australian baseball team withdraws from Olympic qualifying
SYDNEY — Australia’s Olympic baseball team has given up trying to qualify for the Tokyo Games because of coronavirus-related travel complications.
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Anti-racism icon Adam Goodes rejects Hall of Fame invitation
BRISBANE, Australia — Adam Goodes had seen and heard enough when he retired in 2015 as one of the most illustrious Indigenous players in...
Australia says WTO should punish Chinese economic coercion
CANBERRA, Australia — The World Trade Organization should penalize “bad behavior when it occurs,” Australia's prime minister said Wednesday ahead of a Group of...
Down Under criminals tricked into using FBI-run message app
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Authorities in Australia and New Zealand said Tuesday they've dealt a huge blow to organized crime after hundreds of criminals...