McKinney century in vain as Australia A hammer England Lions

How Australia became a test bed for the future of farming

Experimental fungi and ‘robotic bees’ are among the ag-tech innovations being trialled in a country on the frontline of climate change

Financial Times - Jan. 24

Captain Cook statue vandalised ahead of Australia Day

The statue in Sydney has been splashed with red paint and had its nose and hand removed.

BBC News - Jan. 24

England dramatically denied by weather as Australia seal Ashes

England remain winless in the Women's Ashes as Australia edge a rain-affected thriller in Canberra by six runs.

BBC News - Jan. 23

Australia win Women’s Ashes series as rain halts dramatic England T20 chase

Australia win second T20 in Canberra by six runs (DLS) Knight on charge for England as time runs out in deluge Australia have won the Ashes outright after sealing victory in the second Twenty20 ...

The Guardian - Jan. 23

Australia pip England in second T20 international to win Women’s Ashes – live

The hosts won a rain-affected thriller by six runs on DLS to win the Ashes outright and move 10-0 ahead in the series. 4th over: Australia 36-0 (Mooney 32, Voll 0) Beth Mooney is flying. She ...

The Guardian - Jan. 23

Flintoff, 16, scores blistering century for England Lions

Teenager Rocky Flintoff, son of former England all-rounder Andrew, scores a century for England Lions in Australia.

BBC News - Jan. 23

Spate of Violent Antisemitic Attacks Rattles Australia

The police said they were investigating whether “overseas actors” were involved in the vandalizing of synagogues and a day care center.

The New York Times - Jan. 22

VanEck unveils long-short equity ETF in Australia

The fund, which makes use of a popular hedge fund strategy, will aim to outperform the S&P/ASX 200

Financial Times - Jan. 22

Corruption trial of Chicago’s ‘Velvet Hammer’ draws to dramatic close

Mike Madigan’s case caps a decade-long probe into official malfeasance in a city notorious for it

Financial Times - Jan. 22

Men have grown twice as much as women over past century, study shows

Data from dozens of countries reveals height and weight differences between sexes have increased since 1900. Amid the profound changes humanity has witnessed, one might be forgiven for failing to ...

The Guardian - Jan. 22

'It's time to accept it - England are nowhere near Australia'

England started the Women's Ashes saying they were "not far away" from catching Australia, but the gulf is only getting bigger, writes Ffion Wynne.

BBC News - Jan. 20

Australia eye Ashes whitewash as depth leaves England with no answers | Geoff Lemon

Stars such as Alyssa Healy and Ash Gardner not missed as home side close in on cleansweep against overhyped rivals. “England’s best format is T20.” It’s been a mantra through this Women’s Ashes ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20

England thrashed in first T20 as Australia retain Ashes

Australia beat England by 57 runs in the first T20 to take an 8-0 lead and retain the Women's Ashes at the earliest opportunity.

BBC News - Jan. 20

Australia retain Women’s Ashes with crushing victory over slipshod England

Sophia Dunkley took the fight to the Australians, but it was not enough to prevent England succumbing to defeat in the Women’s Ashes at the earliest opportunity.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 20

Australia retain Women's Ashes after another England collapse

Watch as Australia retain the Women's Ashes at the earliest opportunity, with a 57-run thrashing of England in the first T20 in Sydney.

BBC News - Jan. 20

Australia retain Women’s Ashes after 57-run defeat of England in first T20

First T20: Australia 198-7; England 141 all out Hosts retain urn for fourth series in row Australia have retained the Women’s Ashes after winning the first T20 at Sydney by 57 runs, taking an ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20

Australia retain Women’s Ashes after beating England by 57 runs in first T20 – live

Match in Sydney begins at 7.15pm (AEDT)/8.15am (GMT) Share your thoughts with Tanya via email 2nd over: Australia 21-0 (Mooney 6, Voll 9) Lauren Bell at the other end. Drifts on the leg side ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20

A Tale of Two Teenage Grand Slam Winners in Australia

Emma Raducanu and Iga Swiatek both won their first majors before they turned 20. Thus far in their careers, that’s about where the similarities end.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

England on the brink as Australia seal ODI clean sweep

Ash Gardner's century and Alana King's 5-46 sees England slump to a 3-0 defeat in the ODI leg of the Women's Ashes.

BBC News - Jan. 17

Ash Gardner hits ton as Australia edge towards Women’s Ashes series victory over England

Third ODI: Australia, 308-8, beat England, 222, by 86 runs Third 50-over win gives hosts 6-0 lead heading into T20s There was a sense of inevitability about the result of the third Ashes ODI, ...

The Guardian - Jan. 17

Australia beat England by 86 runs: third Women’s Ashes one-day cricket international – live

Ash Gardner century sets up comfortable win in Hobart Victory sees Australia take 6-0 lead in multi-format series Sign up for The Spin | Send Martin an email 1st over: Australia 1-0 ...

The Guardian - Jan. 17

Trump and Maduro: Could these unlikely partners make the deal of the century?

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for his third six-year term on Friday, prompting the U.S. and its allies to announce sanctions on senior figures in his administration, while Donald ...

The Hill - Jan. 16

A Sydney ban on skimpy swimmers is not new. ‘Bikini wars’ have been raging in Australia for a century

Until the 1900s daylight beach swimming was forbidden and women were expected to wear pants in the water. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , ...

The Guardian - Jan. 16

In Australia, Two Tennis Magnets at Opposite Poles

Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur are the biggest names on the court in their homeland. They could not be less alike.

The New York Times - Jan. 13

'No room for weakness' - Australia deliver statement win

Australia show they can win even with a below-par performance, sending England an early warning in the opening match of the Women's Ashes.

BBC News - Jan. 12

Women’s Ashes: England fall to ODI defeat as Australia draw first blood

First ODI: Australia, 206-6, beat England by four wickets Healy anchors run chase in multi-format series opener Alyssa Healy’s stated ambition on the eve of this Women’s Ashes was to “throw the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 12

Women’s Ashes: Australia beat England by four wickets, first one-day international – live

Hosts pick up first points of series with win at North Sydney Oval Get in touch! Share your thoughts in an email to Jim England XI: Tammy Beaumont, Maia Bouchier, Heather Knight (c), Nat ...

The Guardian - Jan. 12

Australia Opposition Focuses On Living Costs in Campaign Launch

Yahoo News - Jan. 12

Police arrest student suspected of hammer attack at a Tokyo university

Japanese police have arrested a student suspected of a hammer attack at a Tokyo university, which local media said left several injured

ABC News - Jan. 11

Hammer attack injures eight students at Tokyo university

Japanese police say 22-year-old woman arrested as witness describes panic after attacker ‘all of a sudden’ began swinging hammer in classroom. Eight Tokyo university students attacked with a hammer ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

Jolted Australia are on the tear again – England have their work cut out

Healy’s side have reacted strongly again to World Cup pain and the tourists need to keep the series live until the Test. If you’re playing against the Australian women’s cricket team, there are ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Woman reportedly wounds 8 in hammer attack at university in Tokyo

Japanese media say a sociology student attacked her classmates with a hammer during class after voicing frustration at being ignored.

CBS News - Jan. 10

Ranking biggest FA Cup upsets this century: Man City shock final defeat, Chelsea loss to Bradford make cut

Wrexham's shocking win over Arsenal doesn't make the cut, taking place eight years before the turn of the century

CBS Sports - Jan. 9

Fantasy holes with lava fields - it's golf for the 21st Century

Tiger Woods says TGL will take golf into a new "stratosphere". Here are five takeaways from the opening night's action in Florida.

BBC News - Jan. 8

Updating a 12th-Century Palazzo, Where the Walls Had Secrets

When two architects renovated the once-grand floor of a palace in Genoa, Italy, their goal wasn’t period perfection: “We didn’t want to live in a museum.”

The New York Times - Jan. 7

With the 21st century a quarter complete, illiberal democracy is the new global norm | Siva Vaidhyanathan

Many of the political ideas we thought were taken for granted at the end of the 20th century have cracked and crumbled. The three largest democracies in the history of the world will soon be ruled ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

Radical plan may result in two England-Australia Ashes series every three years

ICC to discuss splitting 12 Test nations into two tiers India’s support or otherwise for the initiative is key England and Australia could play two Ashes series every three years from 2027 ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6