Australia's Champions

Australia through to Champions Trophy semi-finals

Australia qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy at the expense of Afghanistan as their match in Lahore is abandoned following heavy rain.

BBC News - 5d

India beat Australia to reach Champions Trophy final

India hold their nerve to reach the 2025 ICC Men's Champions Trophy final with a four-wicket victory over Australia in Dubai.

BBC News - 1d

Australia wins toss and elects to field against England in Champions Trophy match

Australia won the toss and elected to field against England in its opening Group B game at the Champions Trophy

ABC News - Feb. 22

Rain washes out Champions Trophy game between South Africa and Australia

Rain has washed out the Champions Trophy game between South Africa and two-time winner Australia without a ball being bowled

ABC News - Feb. 25

Afghanistan v Australia abandoned due to rain at Champions Trophy – as it happened

The match was washed out with Australia well in control, a share of the points guaranteeing them a place in the semi-finals. 5th over: Afghanistan 23-1 (Ibrahim 3, Sediq 6) Johnson, who is moving ...

The Guardian - 5d

Virat Kohli steers India past Australia and into Champions Trophy final

Australia 264 all out; India 267-6 in Dubai Veteran’s 84 takes his team to four-wicket victory Many changes of personnel, one simple change of sequence. The World Cup final in 2023 began with ...

The Guardian - 1d

Smith ends ODI career after Australia's Champions Trophy exit

Steve Smith retires from one-day international cricket following Australia's Champions Trophy defeat by India.

BBC News - 1d

Champions Trophy 2025: Australia’s second tier up against it in absence of bowling big three | Geoff Lemon

Their attack has a distinctly Sheffield Shield flavour to it but the main thing in the two-times winners’ favour is the relative weakness of their group. For a long time, a strange situation ...

The Guardian - Feb. 20

Unfamiliar faces: who has a chance to shine for Australia at Champions Trophy? | Martin Pegan

Six players with minimal international experience are at the tournament in Pakistan and can expect to play a role . Fewer than three months have passed since Australia’s Test team was seen to be in ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Australia’s Inglis chases England down on record-breaking Champions Trophy day – live

Over-by-over updates from Group B game (9am GMT) Get in touch with Tanya here | Sign up to the Spin OH MY GOOD GOLLY WHAT A CATCH! Alex Carey has pulled off a blinder to get rid of Phil ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

Australia v South Africa: Champions Trophy cricket match washed out – as it happened

Persistent rain in Rawalpindi meant no play was possible in the heavyweight Group B clash. “Just a heads up Rob...” begins Alistair Connor. “ Check out weather.com , the rain’s only getting ...

The Guardian - Feb. 25

India beat Australia by four wickets: Champions Trophy cricket semi-final – as it happened

Australia gave a decent account of themselves but scored too few runs and dropped too many catches, Virat Kohli taking the lead as India eased into the final. 1st over: Australia 2-0 (Head 1, ...

The Guardian - 1d

Rohit dropped twice by Australia

Rohit Sharma is given two lives near the start of India's chase of Australia's total in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in Dubai.

BBC News - 2d

Brisbane, Australia, Braces for Powerful Cyclone

The tropical storm, named Alfred, is on track to bring dangerous winds and flooding along the coast of southeastern Queensland, including the country’s third-largest city.

The New York Times - 9h

Inglis fires Australia to victory over England

England's Champions Trophy begins with a damaging defeat as Australia pull off an epic chase of 352 to counter Ben Duckett's 165 in Lahore.

BBC News - Feb. 22

USWNT beats Australia for 2nd win at SheBelieves

The depth of the United States was on display in a 2-1 win over Australia in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday that puts the Americans in position for a sixth straight SheBelieves Cup title.

ESPN - Feb. 24

A cash-filled briefcase, a missing shield and the beating of Australia

When England's women face Australia in Las Vegas on Saturday night, they can thank the Great Britain trailblazers who overcame remarkable odds just to get a Test series on - and then won it.

BBC News - Feb. 27

Win over Australia would be game-changer - Hardcastle

Beating Australia would be a "game-changer" for women's rugby league in England, centre Amy Hardcastle says.

BBC News - 5d

England suffer record defeat as Australia score 90

England suffer a record defeat at the hands of world champions Australia in Las Vegas as Tamika Upton scores five of their 17 tries.

BBC News - 4d

Australia’s opposition vows work from home crackdown

Liberal party accused of Trump ‘copycat’ move to force government employees back to offices

Financial Times - 2d

Head dropped in first over of India-Australia semi

India's Mohammed Shami drops Australia opener Travis Head off his own bowling in the first over of the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in Dubai.

BBC News - 2d

Pokémon Champions! | Official Announcement Trailer

Get ready to experience everything you love about Pokémon battles all in one place—in Pokémon Champions. This new, battle-focused game will feature familiar mechanics such as Pokémon types, ...

GameSpot - 6d

Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring 3 Chinese warships off Australia

The Australian and New Zealand militaries are monitoring three Chinese warships that are moving unusually far south along Australia’s east coast on an unknown mission

ABC News - Feb. 19

Australia, New Zealand Alarmed by Chinese Warships in Tasman Sea

Sailing in Australia’s exclusive economic zone, the three vessels were not breaking international law, but they were unusually far south on an undeclared mission.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Australia warns airlines to beware of a Chinese navy live-fire exercise

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her government has warned international airlines flying between Australian airports and New Zealand to beware of Chinese warships conducting a live-fire ...

ABC News - Feb. 21

Australia warns airlines over Chinese live-fire exercises

Canberra calls for transparency over naval drills after commercial flights rerouted from Tasman Sea

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Airlines warned as Chinese navy holds live-fire exercises off Australia

Australia expressed concern to China on Friday over the short notice given by the Chinese navy that it would hold a live-fire exercise in international waters between Australia and New Zealand, ...

NBC News - Feb. 21

Planes diverted as China conducts rare military drill near Australia

China's naval exercise in the Tasman Sea has put Australia and New Zealand on alert, with Canberra calling it "unusual".

BBC News - Feb. 21

Chinese Navy Drills in Tasman Sea Unnerve Australia and New Zealand

The vessels were sailing in the Tasman Sea, and their announced intent to perform exercises prompted a call for commercial flights to divert course.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Australia says China's "live fire" drill warning diverted flights midair

Australia's defense forces, joined by New Zealand, have been monitoring Chinese navy vessels since they were spotted last week.

CBS News - Feb. 21

Inglis inspires Australia to record win over England despite Duckett hundred

Group B: Australia 356-5 bt England 351-8 by five wickets Highest successful run chase in ICC tournament history They say good things come to those who wait and, after nearly three decades ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

USA 2-1 Australia: SheBelieves Cup women’s football international – as it happened

Lynn Biyendolo opens scoring after just 42 seconds Michelle Cooper adds second before Michelle Heyman pegs one back Today’s game will mark Sermanni’s eighth game as interim boss of the Matildas, ...

The Guardian - Feb. 24

Shares in Australia’s largest listed tech group plunge as majority of board quits

Allies of scandal-hit co-founder Richard White take control as independent directors resign over ‘intractable differences’

Financial Times - Feb. 24

The São Paulo connection: a Brazilian gang is spreading its cocaine business into Australia

The PCC – First Capital Command – formed in a Sāo Paulo prison but is now spreading its tentacles around the world. In September 2020, the Australian Border Force intercepted 552kg of cocaine ...

The Guardian - 6d

No reason for China to apologise to Australia for live-fire drills, ambassador says

Xiao Qian says exercises in Tasman Sea posed ‘no threat’ to Australia as previously unreported communications between pilots and air traffic controllers show confusion over drills. Follow our ...

The Guardian - 6d