Tag: Oceania
Australian portrait photographer June Newton dies at 97
BERLIN — The Australian photographer and actress June Newton — also known under her pseudonym Alice Springs — has died at 97, the Helmut...
Aussie field hockey teams face lack of games before Olympics
PERTH, Australia — Australia's traditionally strong Olympic field hockey teams are having trouble playing competitive matches ahead of the Tokyo Games, not unlike dozens...
Spithill navigates from America’s Cup loss to SailGP debut
Three weeks after his Italian-based team lost the America’s Cup match on New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, Australian-born Jimmy Spithill has arrived on Bermuda’s Great...
A paper cowboy rides out his quarantine in Australian hotel
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — By Day 3 of being confined to his Australian hotel room for quarantine, David Marriott was getting bored. He'd watched...
Darmanin, Curtis chosen to try to make Aussie SailGP team
Four years ago, the closest Australian Olympic sailing medalists Lisa Darmanin and Nina Curtis could get to the America’s Cup was by taking jobs...
Ex-Olympic silver medalist Baggaley guilty of drug importing
BRISBANE, Australia — Former two-time Olympic silver medalist canoeist Nathan Baggaley and his younger brother have been found guilty of plotting to smuggle 200...
One year on, Australian uniforms unveiled for Tokyo Olympics
SYDNEY — The topical color was yellow on Wednesday. The plan is to convert that to gold.
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Nine host cities announced for 2023 Women’s World Cup
ZURICH — The 2023 Women's World Cup will be spread across nine cities in Australia and New Zealand.
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Bend’s last Blockbuster even more popular after Netflix show
BEND, Ore. — The Blockbuster video rental store in Bend, Oregon soared to international fame when it became the last such franchise on Earth...
Australia PM wants more women in politics after new scandal
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister said on Tuesday he was shocked and disgusted by the latest sex scandal to rock his government and...
