Novak Djokovic (AFP) World number one Novak Djokovic won a stunning victory Monday over the Australian government, overturning the cancellation of his visa on COVID-19 health grounds, and ending his detention. It was an extraordinary setback for the government, which has imposed strict restrictions...
Novak Djokovic (AFP) Detained tennis superstar Novak Djokovic got his day in court Monday, with an Australian judge hearing his make-or-break bid to avoid deportation and challenge for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title. The 34-year-old Serb had his visa revoked on arrival in Australia last...
Novak Djokovic (AFP) Novak Djokovic is a victim of a "political witch hunt", claimed Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday, as the father of the tennis superstar said his son had been "crucified" like Jesus Christ. Djokovic was detained on arrival at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport on...
Novak Djokovic (AFP) Australia said Thursday it had cancelled the entry visa of Novak Djokovic, opening the way to his detention and deportation in a dramatic reversal for the tennis world number one. The Serb had landed in Melbourne the previous evening, after celebrating on social media that he...
In this file photo taken on October 22, 2020, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic attends an open air press conference in Belgrade. (AFP) World number one Novak Djokovic said Tuesday that he was heading to the Australian Open to defend his title after being granted a COVID-19 medical exemption to...
Japan's Naomi Osaka hits a return against France's Alize Cornet during their women's singles match at the Melbourne Summer. (AFP) A nervous Naomi Osaka overcame a second set wobble to make a winning return Tuesday in her first match since taking an indefinite break after a tearful US Open exit in...
US Open champion Emma Raducanu has pulled out of an Australian Open warm-up event (AFP/BARBARA GINDL) (AFP) -- US Open champion Emma Raducanu on Saturday pulled out of an Australian Open warm-up tournament next week as she continues to recover from coronavirus. The 19-year-old Briton was due to...
This priceless piece of precolonial heritage is a memento in this year’s celebration of 75 years of diplomatic ties between Australia and the Philippines LOST AND FOUND This long-lost mid-20th steel-and-wood axe, used for hunting and woodcarving in the Igorot communities of northern Luzon, is...
CANBERRA, Australia -- Researchers from Australian National University (ANU) have embarked on a voyage to unlock the secrets of the Earth's inner layers. The ANU-led team on Nov. 10 departed on a three-week mission to retrieve 27 seismometers -- instruments that record the motion of the ground...
Three Australian navy crew were rescued off the Philippine Sea after their helicopter crashed into the country's waters Wednesday night, Oct. 13, local and Australian authorities said Thursday. Three crewmembers of an #AusNavy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter are safe after ditching their helicopter in...
MAN OF RHYTHM Filipino-Australian artist Bryan Estepa If you haven’t heard of Bryan Estepa, now is the perfect time to get to know him and his music. The half-Filipino, half-Aussie indie pop artist has just released his latest EP Back To The Middle . A rockstar of the burgeoning indie music scene...
SYDNEY, Australia -- The states across Australia's eastern coast, the country's worst-hit areas in the current COVID-19 outbreak, saw a resurgence of local transmissions on Thursday, despite the governments' ambitious reopening road map. People take photos near the Sydney Opera House in Sydney,...
