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New Asian CL matchups after Australian clubs pull out

Jun. 06, 2021 12:40 AM EDT
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed a revised eastern zone Champions League group and playoff schedule after three...

Australian clubs withdraw from 2021 Asian Champions League

Jun. 04, 2021 02:25 AM EDT
SYDNEY (AP) — Three Australian clubs have pulled out of the 2021 Asian Champions League amid an interrupted domestic season prolonged by the COVID-19 pandemic....

Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell arrives for hotel quarantine at the Marriott Hotel in Sydney, Australia, Monday, May 17, 2021. Most of the Australians involved in the suspended Indian Premier League have arrived in Sydney on a charter flight and will go immediately into quarantine. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)
Australia's IPL contingent leaves quarantine in Sydney

May. 31, 2021 02:16 AM EDT

Queensland ends Super Rugby losing streak by Aussie teams

May. 29, 2021 08:25 AM EDT
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (AP) — The Queensland Reds have managed to do what no other Australian team had done in 13 previous matches in Super Rugby this season —...

Liam McGing, right, of Wellington Phoenix jumps over Roy O'Donovan of the Newcastle Jets to head the ball during their A-League match in Newcastle on Feb. 28, 2021. The A-League announced Friday, April 30, 2021, that the Phoenix, fighting for a playoff spot, will play a home match in the New Zealand capital of Wellington on May 22. (Darren Pateman/AAP Image via AP)
The return of the (Wellington) Phoenix: 433 days later

By Steve Mcmorran May. 21, 2021 10:06 PM EDT

Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell arrives for hotel quarantine at the Marriott Hotel in Sydney, Australia, Monday, May 17, 2021. Most of the Australians involved in the suspended Indian Premier League have arrived in Sydney on a charter flight and will go immediately into quarantine. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)
Australian cricketers return after Indian league suspension

May. 16, 2021 09:44 PM EDT

France to play 3 rugby tests in Australia this July

May. 06, 2021 05:50 PM EDT
PARIS (AP) — France will play rugby tests in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on a tour of Australia in July, the French Rugby Federation said Thursday. ...

Australia faces court challenge to its Indian travel ban

By Rod Mcguirk May. 05, 2021 03:38 AM EDT
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government on Wednesday faced a court challenge to its temporary Indian travel ban brought by a 73-year-old citizen...

Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after strong corporate earnings and economic data lifted stocks on Wall Street. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asia markets mixed after Wall St decline

By Joe Mcdonald May. 04, 2021 10:27 AM EDT

Liam McGing, right, of Wellington Phoenix jumps over Roy O'Donovan of the Newcastle Jets to head the ball during their A-League match in Newcastle on Feb. 28, 2021. The A-League announced Friday, April 30, 2021, that the Phoenix, fighting for a playoff spot, will play a home match in the New Zealand capital of Wellington on May 22. (Darren Pateman/AAP Image via AP)
More than 400 days between home matches for A-League team

Apr. 29, 2021 09:24 PM EDT

Children watch as veterans march in the Anzac Day parade in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, April 25, 2021. Australians and New Zealanders paid tribute to their war dead Sunday as both nations prepared to withdraw from their longest war in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Australia and New Zealand commemorate war dead on Anzac Day

By Rod Mcguirk Apr. 24, 2021 07:41 PM EDT

Ainslie, Slingsby look forward to competitive SailGP season

By Bernie Wilson Apr. 22, 2021 07:23 PM EDT
British sailing star Sir Ben Ainslie gave a tantalizing look at what the second season of SailGP would offer when he dominated the opening regatta on Sydney...

A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 23, 2021. Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street fell following a report that President Joe Biden will propose raising taxes on wealthy investors. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asia stocks mixed after Wall St falls on Biden tax report

By Joe Mcdonald Apr. 22, 2021 02:38 AM EDT

From left, Producer Doug Mitchell, actor Chris Hemsworth and director George Miller attend at a press conference to announce the new "Mad Max" film at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney, Monday, April 19, 2021. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
'Mad Max' prequel shot in Outback to be released in 2023

Apr. 19, 2021 01:12 AM EDT

A passenger from New Zealand, center, poses with drag queens as they welcome her at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, Monday, April 19, 2021, as the much-anticipated travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand opens. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Australia-New Zealand travel bubble opens with joy, tears

By Nick Perry Apr. 18, 2021 08:31 PM EDT

Dani Stevens competes in the women's discus at the Australian Track and Field Championships in Sydney, Sunday, April 18, 2021. Former world champion Stevens has been selected to the Australian team for her fourth Olympics less than a year after fearing she'd miss the Tokyo Games because of a career-threatening neck injury. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)
No masks, no worries — for now; Aussies preparing for Tokyo

By John Pye Apr. 18, 2021 06:36 AM EDT

An employee of a bank walks near the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 15, 2021. Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after Wall Street retreated from a record high as major banks reported strong profits at the start of U.S. earnings season. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Asian stock markets mixed after Wall St retreats from record

By Joe Mcdonald Apr. 14, 2021 01:43 AM EDT

Matt Carroll, right, CEO of the Australian Olympic Committee, chats with former Australian Olympic beach volleyballer and gold medalist Kerri Pottharst at a ceremony to mark 100 days before the start of the Tokyo Olympics in Sydney Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Olympics live sites will be held across Australia during the Olympic Games, from July 23 to Aug. 8 2021, taking advantage of the one hour time zone difference for Australians to watch athletes perform. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Australian Olympians prepare for a Tokyo Games like no other

Apr. 13, 2021 10:48 PM EDT

A couple wearing face masks walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after Wall Street hit a high following an uptick in U.S. inflation and an order by regulators to suspend use of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Asian stock markets advance after new Wall St high

By Joe Mcdonald Apr. 13, 2021 03:25 AM EDT

A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 1, 2021. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday after Japan and South Korea reported unexpectedly strong economic data and President Joe Biden announced a $2.3 trillion U.S. infrastructure spending plan. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asian stocks follow Wall St. up on strong Japan, Korea data

By Joe Mcdonald Mar. 31, 2021 03:02 AM EDT