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Matt Renshaw takes the wicket of South Africa captain Temba Bavuma as his incredible comeback Test continues.

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Sydney temperatures are plunging today by 14 degrees after a day of sweltering conditions.

The Australian man accused of murdering a Thai teenager has pleaded guilty to hiding her body, but maintains he is innocent of murder.

Medical professionals are expecting a 400 per cent rise in elderly people needing emergency department treatment by 2050.

Delta Air Lines said Monday it will postpone the launch of its flight service from Atlanta to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched deadly attacks on the latter city’s King Khalid International Airport. Citing “evolving developments in the region,” Delta said in a release it was delaying the launch until March. The...

British actor Russell Brand has appeared in a London court for his rape and sexual assault trial.

The argument for avoiding intense whites in new builds.

Eucalyptus co-founder Tim Doyle expects some women to baulk at the American brand, but says Hers will turn Juniper into a full women’s health clinic.

Steve Smith is forced into a helmet change after a nasty bouncer.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics Monday for their work on models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks, such as energy crises and inflation. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners in Stockholm, noting that their work...

As the M1 extension is set to miss its target “mid-October” opening, the length of platforms has implications for decisions about boosting passenger capacity.