Tag: Australia
Australia name former England lock Geoff Parling as new Wallabies lineout coach under Joe Schmidt | Rugby Union News
Former England lock Geoff Parling has been named as Australia’s new lineout coach under Joe Schmidt, a little over a year ahead of their series against the British and Irish Lions on Sky Sports. The 40-year-old joins a Wallabies coaching staff under former Ireland head coach Schmidt, scrum coach Mike Cron and former Brumbies coach…
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Formula 1 2025 schedule: Australia to host opener as 24-race calendar confirmed | F1 News
Formula 1 has confirmed a 24-race schedule for 2025 that will see the season start in Australia for the first time since 2019. The 2025 calendar features the same 24 circuits as F1’s 2024 schedule, which was the longest in the sport’s history, but there have been changes to the order for the world championship’s…
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Patty Mills, Josh Ingles lead NBA-heavy Australia Olympics team
Australia’s Patty Mills reacts after scoring during the FIBA Basketball World Cup group E match. He leads the country’s squad for the Paris Olympics later in the year. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) Veteran NBA stars Patty Mills and Josh Ingles headlined an extended men’s Australian basketball squad named Thursday for the Paris Olympics…
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Rugby World Cup: Fan in Australia prosecuted for online abuse of referee in England fixture | Rugby Union News
A rugby fan has faced an Australian magistrates court for abusing a match official on social media during a World Cup match last year in a decision welcomed by the game’s global governing body. New Zealand-born Aaron Isaia pleaded guilty to one count of using a carriage service to menace or harass via online communication…
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Jack Animam joins Australia NBL1 team Ringwood Hawks
FILE – Gilas Pilipinas Women stalwart Jack Animam is headed to Australia to play in the NBL. –Fiba MANILA, Philippines — Jack Animam is taking her act to Australia as she signed with the Ringwood Hawks in the National Basketball League 1 women’s division. Philtimes — an Australian news outlet — reported on Maundy Thursday…
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Paris 2024 Olympics football draw: Emma Hayes’ United States face Germany and Australia | Football News
Emma Hayes will start life in charge of the United States women’s team against Germany and Australia at the Paris Olympics. The draw for the men’s and women’s tournaments at this summer’s Olympic Games was held at a ceremony in Saint-Denis on Wednesday which Team GB did not qualify for. It was announced in November…
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Stefano Cherchi: Jockey suffers internal bleeding and head injury after fall at Canberra in Australia | Racing News
Jockey Stefano Cherchi has suffered a head injury and internal bleeding during a fall in Australia. The 23-year-old, who has ridden 106 British winners, fell from Robert Quinn’s Hasime at Canberra. The New South Wales Jockeys Association said: “Following a fall at Canberra today {March 20], Stefano Cherchi has sustained a head injury and internal…
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Kurtley Beale: Australia international makes return for club side one month after being found not guilty of rape | Rugby Union News
Australia international Kurtley Beale played his first match in more than 14 months in Brisbane on Saturday, returning to the field in the Australian Club Championship a month after being found not guilty of rape by a Sydney court. Beale was suspended from all rugby after his arrest in December 2022 and the case cost…
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New Zealand vs Australia: Black Caps take slender lead in second Test before late wicket of Kane Williamson | Cricket News
Australia captain Pat Cummins bowled Kane Williamson in the final hour on the second day of the second Test, just as the batter threatened an innings that would put New Zealand on top. After 14 wickets fell on day one and seven more before tea on the second day, Williamson (51) and Tom Latham (65no)…
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Australia thrash New Zealand by 172 runs in first Test as Nathan Lyon takes 10 wickets in match | Cricket News
Nathan Lyon claimed a fifth 10-wicket match haul in Tests as Australia thrashed New Zealand by 172 runs in Wellington to take a 1-0 lead in the two-game series. New Zealand folded from their overnight 111-3 to 196 all out in a chase of 369, losing their final seven wickets for 70 runs before lunch…
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