Australia cancel Afghanistan tour due to Taliban restrictions on women’s rights
Women and girls in Afghanistan are banned from playing sport or attending middle and high school and university.
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Cricket Australia cancels men’s one-day internationals against Afghanistan due to concern over women’s rights
Matches scheduled for March in UAE scrapped following talks with Australian governmentCricket Australia has pulled its men’s national team from the upcoming one-day international series against Afghanistan amid concerns over deteriorating women’s right…
Australia and Papua New Guinea pledge new security pact saying interests are ‘intertwined’
In contrast with security deal between China and Solomon Islands, the Australia-PNG agreement will be ‘public and transparent’, prime ministers vowFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free…
Djokovic claims he was made ‘villain of the world’ over Australia Covid row
Former world No 1 points finger at media over 2022 drama‘Everything got out of hand … the media picked on me big time’Novak Djokovic says he felt like “the villain of the world” during the storm that surrounded his deportation from Australia before las…
Afghan women barred from sport face Taliban intimidation
Women say they have been given threatening phone calls warning them not to take part in sport
Tennis Australia commits to more NFTs despite mayhem in the crypto markets
Almost 2,500 NFTs to be released for the Australian Open, as Tennis Australia says it’s in for the long haul as ‘an innovative company’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTennis Australia is expanding its NFT ball a…
Abandoned Sydney to Hobart yacht salvaged from Tasmanian beach will be restored, owners say
The 40-foot yacht had been left to drift at sea after its rudder snapped and crew were rescued by water policeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe owners of a Sydney to Hobart yacht salvaged from a remote Tasmani…
NFL player Damar Hamlin leaves Cincinnati hospital a week after cardiac arrest
The Buffalo Bills safety’s heart stopped nine minutes into last Monday’s match against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Former Team GB rower killed after being thrown from horse, inquest hears
Ex-army captain Tanya Brady, 49, died in Hampshire in April after animal became ‘spooked’A former rower for Team GB and army captain was killed after she was thrown from her horse, an inquest has heard.Tanya Brady, 49, died at the scene of the accident…
Doctors ‘ecstatic’ at Damar Hamlin’s progress as player returns to Buffalo
Bills safety suffered cardiac arrest during game last weekPlayer thanks medical staff in Cincinnati for careDoctors who treated Damar Hamlin said the Bills safety was back in Buffalo on Monday, an uplifting sign of the remarkable progress he has made a…