A car carrying the Australian prime minister's security team has crashed in Tasmania during an election campaign visit.
Four police officers were taken to hospital with "non-life threatening injuries" after the car and another vehicle collided, (...)
A rare "walking" handfish which is native only to Australia has been spotted for the first time in 22 years off the Tasmanian coast, according to BBC.
The pink handfish was last sighted by a diver off Tasmania in 1999 and has only been seen four (...)
South Africa demolished Australia by an innings and 80 runs after yet another batting collapse to claim their third successive Test series Down Under Tuesday, piling the pressure on coach Darren Lehmann and captain Steve Smith.
The Proteas bowled (...)
Luck deserted Australia in their desperate bid to salvage the second Test with South Africa snaring the vital wicket of David Warner in unfortunate circumstances in Hobart on Monday.
Warner, who was seeking redemption after his reckless dismissal in (...)
Play was abandoned on the second day of the second Test between Australia and South Africa without a ball being bowled following incessant rain in Hobart Sunday.
The umpires made a ground inspection at 2:00 p.m. local time (0300 GMT) and decided to (...)
South Africa insisted a ball-tampering controversy had been "blown out of proportion" Friday as it kept its focus on a third straight series win in Australia.
Skipper Faf du Plessis was unmoved by accusations of tampering in South Africa's thumping (...)
Veteran paceman Peter Siddle has been ruled out of the second Test with a back injury, meaning Australia may need to make three changes to the lineup that lost the series-opening match by 177 runs to South Africa.
Cricket Australia said Siddle, who (...)
Canadian star Eugenie Bouchard took just 68 minutes to storm into the semifinals of the rain-interrupted Hobart International Thursday. The former world No. 5 came on the court late in the evening after hours of rain delays to inflict a 6-3, 6-2 win (...)
American yachts Comanche and Rambler 88 led the Sydney to Hobart fleet into Bass Strait Sunday in a race with nearly 30 retirements due to bad weather, including eight-time and defending champion Wild Oats XI.
Nearly 34 hours into the race, the (...)
Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh pounded tons in a triple-century unbroken stand to crush the dispirited West Indies and put Australia in command of the first Test in Hobart Thursday.
In a grim foreboding of what lies ahead for the maligned Caribbean (...)
Skipper Steve Smith backed James Pattinson to deliver the "X-factor" as he makes his return to Test cricket leading Australia's attack in the first Test against West Indies from Thursday.
Injury-plagued Pattinson, who played the last of his 13 Tests (...)
The much-maligned West Indies is battling to regain respect against Australia in the first of three Tests starting in Hobart Thursday, but the odds are heavily stacked against the once-mighty Caribbeans.
They have won just four of their last 20 (...)
Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 133 as India chased down a mammoth 321-run target in under 37 overs against Sri Lanka in Hobart Tuesday to stay alive in the One-Day International Tri-series.
To retain any hope of qualifying for the best-of-three (...)
Sri Lanka won a thrilling tri-series One-Day International by three wickets over Australia with four balls to spare on Friday at the Bellerive Oval, taking it to the top of the tournament standings.
Peter Forrest scored the first century of the (...)
New Zealand paceman Doug Bracewell took six wickets in a devastating spell around lunch on the fourth day of the second Test Monday to fire his country to a dramatic first victory over Australia since 1993.
Australia, requiring 241 for victory in (...)
Rain stalled Australia's pursuit of 241 runs for victory on the third day of the second Test against New Zealand Sunday, wiping out the final session after the host had made 72 without loss at tea.
New Zealand had started the day with hopes high (...)
New Zealand opened up confident 153-run run lead after bowling Australia out for 136 to take control of the second cricket Test Saturday.
New Zealand, which was out for 150 in its first innings, was 139-3 at stumps in its second innings on the (...)
Paceman James Pattinson claimed a five-wicket haul for a second successive match as Australia barged New Zealand out for 150 in its first innings on the opening day of the second Test Friday.
Australia managed only four overs in its reply before (...)
New Zealand will take on Australia in the second Test determined to bounce back from the defeat.
New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor said they were now looking to ensure there would be no repeat at Bellerive Oval when the second and final Test gets (...)
Australia duly completed a 3-0 series whitewash against Pakistan following an emphatic 231-run victory in Hobart.
It was a fifth win from six Tests in its summer, and a fourth successive 3-0 series whitewash over Pakistan.
“I think we improved a (...)
Australia is on course for a 3-0 series whitewash against Pakistan after Simon Katich hit his ninth Test century on day four in Hobart Sunday.
The left-handed opener made 100 and shared a stand of 191 with skipper Ricky Ponting (89) before the (...)
Australia took a gamble on day three of the final Test in Hobart as it bowled Pakistan out cheaply but chose not to enforce the follow-on in Hobart.
Three wickets by Simon Katich, including that of top scorer Salman Butt (102), saw Pakistan all out (...)
Pakistan's hopes of salvaging the final Test against Australia looked bleak as it ended day two on 94-4, trailing by 425 runs in the first innings.
Ricky Ponting (209) and Michael Clarke (166) shared 352, the second-highest fourth-wicket (...)
A century from captain Ricky Ponting steered Australia out of early trouble against Pakistan and guided it to 302-3 on day one of the final Test.
Pakistan started well in the final Test of the three-match series, pegging Australia back to 80-3 at (...)
Pakistan has made four changes going into the third and final Test against Australia at Hobart.
Shoaib Malik, Khurram Manzoor, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Mohammad Aamer will replace Misbahul Haq, Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Sami.
The (...)