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A woman receives a COVID-19 test at a testing station in Nelson Bay, Australia, Monday, June 28, 2021. Australia was battling to contain several COVID-19 clusters around the country on Monday in what some experts have described as the nation’s most dangerous stage of the pandemic since the earliest days. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Australia battles several clusters in new pandemic phase

By Rod Mcguirk Jun. 27, 2021 11:59 PM EDT

South Africa returns: Rugby Championship again 4 countries

May. 21, 2021 02:20 AM EDT
SYDNEY (AP) — South Africa is back and the Rugby Championship is once again a four-country tournament including Australia, Argentina and New Zealand. ...

A visitor wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks near a field of tulips at a park in Goyang, South Korea, Friday, April 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Asia Today: Thailand's new cases exceed 2,000, set record

Apr. 23, 2021 05:36 AM EDT

Brazilian, US surfers win opening WSL event in Australia

Apr. 10, 2021 02:49 AM EDT
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Defending World Surf League champion Italo Ferreira won an all-Brazilian men’s final Saturday over Gabriel Medina at the Newcastle...

Aussie field hockey teams face lack of games before Olympics

Apr. 08, 2021 12:39 AM EDT
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia's traditionally strong Olympic field hockey teams are having trouble playing competitive matches ahead of the Tokyo Games,...

In this photo provided by Department of Fire and Emergency Services, a firefighter works at a fire near Wooroloo, northeast of Perth, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed dozens of homes and was threatening more. (Evan Collis/DFES via AP)
Wildfire in west Australia burns more homes in dry wind

Feb. 02, 2021 08:15 PM EST

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison sits in the House of Representatives during question time at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Morrison said there could be more targeted economic relief for businesses struggling with pandemic restrictions after Parliament resumed for the first time in 2021. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)
Virus financial relief sought as Australia opens Parliament

By Rod Mcguirk Feb. 02, 2021 02:50 AM EST

Hospitality sector workers take part in a protest, in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. Protesters gathered at a central square in Hungary's capital of Budapest on Sunday demanding a rethinking of the country's lockdown restrictions. As the lockdown limiting restaurants to take-away service approaches the three-month mark, many business owners complain that they have received little to none of the government’s promised financial assistance while other businesses like shopping malls and retail stores have been permitted to remain open. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh)
The Latest: Lockdown in Perth, Australia reaches 5 days

By The Associated Press Jan. 31, 2021 12:45 AM EST

Novak Djokovic observa desde el balcón de su residencia en Adelaida, Australia, el martes 19 de enero de 2021. (Morgan Sette/AAP Image vía AP)
2020 champs Serbia vs Germany, Canada in ATP Cup group play

Jan. 21, 2021 09:57 PM EST

Shanghai beats Perth 2-1 as Asian Champions League resumes

Nov. 18, 2020 09:46 AM EST
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Shanghai Shenhua beat Perth Glory 2-1 at the Education City Stadium on Wednesday as group games in the Asian Champions League east zone...

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2020, file photo, Serbia's Novak Djokovic holds his trophy after defeating Austria's Dominic Thiem in the men's singles final of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. Australian Open chief executive Craig Tiley says he wants international tennis players arriving for January's first Grand Slam of 2021 to be exempt from a current 14-day hotel quarantines. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Tennis hub to be centered in Melbourne for Australian Open

Nov. 15, 2020 06:42 PM EST

Players of the South Korea national soccer team exercises during a training session at the BSFZ-Arena stadium in Suedstadt, Austria, Friday, Nov.13, 2020. South Korea faces Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 in an international friendly soccer match. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
8 months after stoppage, Asian Champions League East resumes

By John Duerden Nov. 13, 2020 07:12 PM EST

New Zealand Rugby Chief Executive Mark Robinson, right, and Rugby Australia interim Chief Executive Rob Clarke pose for photos on Manly Beach in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Clubs from Australia and New Zealand will stage a six-week trans-Tasman tournament next year following their respective domestic Super Rugby competitions. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Aussie, Kiwi clubs to meet in Super Rugby crossover in 2021

Nov. 12, 2020 07:07 PM EST

Referee Nick Berry, right, awards a try to Australia during the Bledisloe rugby test between Australia and New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, Nov.7, 2020. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Queensland to host Waratahs in Super Rugby AU's 2021 opener

Nov. 10, 2020 10:43 PM EST

Australia's basketball league delays season start until 2021

Sep. 14, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
SYDNEY (AP) — The start of Australia’s National Basketball League has been pushed back to early 2021 because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Director Roderick MacKay poses for portrait photographs for the film 'The Furnace' during the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. MacKay had to get government approval to leave Australia and will spend a total of a month in quarantine because of coronavirus precautions but says it's a small price to pay to bring his first feature film to Venice. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
Quarantine a small price to pay for Australian in Venice

By Nicole Winfield Sep. 05, 2020 07:45 AM EDT

A-League season and exile ends for Wellington Phoenix

Aug. 23, 2020 12:03 AM EDT
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The long odyssey of New Zealand’s Wellington Phoenix football team, which changed countries to continue in Australia’s A-League...

Langer ready for sacrifice, compromise to keep cricket going

By John Pye Aug. 20, 2020 01:40 AM EDT
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Justin Langer is ready to embrace change to keep his Australian cricket squad on the road. Bigger squads, a lot of compromise on...

Members of team support staff cheer for England's Chris Woakes after their win on the fourth day of the first cricket Test match between England and Pakistan at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. (Lee Smith/Pool via AP)
Australian cricketers get approval for 6-match England tour

Aug. 14, 2020 04:07 AM EDT

Australia's NBL to consider off-shore bubble in New Zealand

Aug. 10, 2020 07:34 PM EDT
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s National Basketball League is considering a COVID-19-safe off-shore hub in New Zealand to get its delayed season going this year. ...