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No Tokyo Games for rugby sevens gold medalist Emilee Cherry

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SYDNEY — Emilee Cherry won’t be at the Tokyo Olympics to help Australia defend the gold medal it won in women's rugby sevens at...

Australian envoy denied access to trial of citizen in China

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BEIJING — The Australian ambassador to China said it was “regrettable” that the embassy was denied access Thursday as a trial was due to...

Melbourne, Australia, set for 4th lockdown as cluster grows

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CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s second-largest city was set to enter its fourth lockdown Thursday as concern grew over the rapid spread of infections from...

Canada basketball loads camp roster for Tokyo qualifying bid

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Virtually all of Canada’s top NBA players, excluding those who are injured, have accepted invitations to attend training camp next month in advance of...

Liz Cambage among Australian women to play at Tokyo Olympics

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BRISBANE, Australia — Liz Cambage was included Wednesday in the 12-women Australian basketball team for the Tokyo Olympics, ending an earlier saga in which...

After 18 months, Socceroos assemble for World Cup qualifiers

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BRISBANE, Australia — After 18 months without a game, the gathering of Australian players in Dubai ahead of next month’s World Cup qualifiers feels...

Australia closes its embassy in Kabul, others scale back

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Australia is shutting its embassy in the Afghan capital later this week, citing security concerns ahead of the final withdrawal of...

Australian rugby league great Bob Fulton dead at 73

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SYDNEY — Bob Fulton, one of the most celebrated players in Australian rugby league and a former captain, coach and selector of the Kangaroos,...

The return of the (Wellington) Phoenix: 433 days later

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s only professional soccer team, the Wellington Phoenix, played at home Saturday for the first time in 433 days...

Cardinal Pell eyes a Vatican scandal he suspected long ago

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ROME — Cardinal George Pell is enjoying his first Roman spring since being exonerated of sex abuse charges in his native Australia: He receives...