COVID cases on player flights leave Australian Open buildup in disarray

By Reuters,

The build-up to next month’s Australian Open was thrown into disarray on Saturday when 47 players were forced into two weeks of strict hotel quarant...

Australian Open , COVID-19

Andy Murray tests positive for COVID-19

By Reuters,

Britain’s former world number one Andy Murray tested positive for the novel coronavirus recently and his participation in next month’s Australian ...

Nadal, Thiem suffer coaching setbacks ahead of Australian Open

By Reuters,

World number two Rafa Nadal and last year’s Australian Open finalist Dominic Thiem have both suffered setbacks with their coaches unable to make the...

Australian Open , Dominic Thiem , Rafael Nadal

Former Olympic champion Keller part of U.S. Capitol siege

By Reuters,

American Klete Keller, who won two Olympic gold medals as a relay teammate of Michael Phelps, was identified as being among the Donald Trump supporter...

Donald Trump , Klete Keller , U.S. Capitol

Serena, Osaka to join top men in Adelaide ahead of Australian Open

By Reuters,

Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will join Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic in playing a pre-Australian Open warm-up exhibition in Adelaide after serving ...

ATP Cup , Australian Open

Djokovic, Nadal lead ATP Cup field

By Agencies,

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will head the field at next month's ATP Cup, which has been reduced to 12 countries because of the coronavirus pandemi...

ATP Cup , coronavirus pandemic , Novak Djokovic , Rafael Nadal

Murray pulls out of ATP event 

By Agencies,

Britain's former world number one Andy Murray has pulled out of next week's ATP event in Delray Beach - but not because of injury concerns. Murray ...

Andy Murray , ATP event , Delray Beach , pulled out

Frenchman Tsonga not fit enough for Australian Open

By Reuters,

Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has joined Roger Federer in withdrawing from the 2021 Australian Open after failing to recover fully from a lower back in...

2021 Australian Open , Jo-Wilfried Tsonga , Roger Federer

Indian Wells postponed due to Covid-19 concerns

By Reuters,

The prestigious BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells that was scheduled to be held in California in March has been postponed due to COVI...

Carlifonia , COVID-19 , Indian Wells , Paribas Open tennis tournament

Federer out of Australian Open

By Reuters,

Six-times champion Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Australian Open as he continues to work his way back to fitness from two knee operations earli...

Australian Open , Roger Federer

Facebook removes celebrity chef’s page for COVID-19 conspiracies

By Reuters,

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has removed the page of Australian celebrity chef turned conspiracy theorist Pete Evans for spreading misinformation ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , facebook , Pete Evans

UK to hold emergency meeting over new coronavirus variant

By CNN,

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to chair an emergency meeting with ministers Monday, as governments around the world step up efforts ...

Britain , coronavirus , UK

Australian Open to start on Feb. 8

By Reuters,

The Australian Open will start on Feb. 8, three weeks later than scheduled, organisers confirmed on Saturday after months of speculation over the firs...

Australian Open , COVID-19 , Feb. 8

Australian Open to start on Feb. 8 – ATP

By Reuters,

The Australian Open will start on Feb. 8, three weeks later than scheduled, the ATP Tour said in releasing an update of its calendar for 2021 revising...

Australian Open

Federer not sure he’ll be ready for Australian Open

By Reuters,

Roger Federer said his right knee is still not 100 percent, casting doubt on his availability for the Australian Open. The 20-time Grand Slam winner ...

Austrlain Open , Knee injury , Roger Federer

OPINION: African countries commit to ambitious targets to address climate change

By Guest Writer,

Today, more than 70 world leaders met at a virtual Climate Ambition Summit hosted by the UK Government, where nations were called upon to bring new pl...

Climate Ambition Summit , President Uhuru Kenyatta , UK government

Australia halts local COVID-19 vaccine development due to false HIV positives

By Reuters,

Australia cancelled the production of a locally made vaccine against COVID-19 after trials showed it could interfere with HIV diagnosis, with the gove...

Australia , coronavirus , COVID-19 , HIV , vaccine

WTA looks to start 2021 season on January 4 outside Australia

By Reuters,

The WTA is planning to start the 2021 season in the first week of January outside Australia before the players travel to Melbourne for quarantine ahea...

Australia , Grand Slam , January , WTA

Hamilton ‘gutted’ after positive Covid-19 test

By Reuters,

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he was devastated after testing positive for COVID-19 and being ruled out of Sunday’s pen...

Bahrain , COVID-19 , Formula One , Lewis Hamilton

Royal fan Hamilton says he would never refuse a knighthood

By Reuters,

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton left no doubt on Thursday that he would accept a knighthood if it was offered to him. The Merce...

Knight , Knighthood , Lewis Hamilton