London: A 22-year-old American woman's decomposed body has been found 30 feet from the ground on a tree in Australia, a media report in London said on Tuesday. The body was found by a Sydney council worker on January 12 after residents in Randwick area of eastern Sydney reported foul smell coming from the large oak tree, Sky News reported. US citizen Melissa Joy Dietzel has finally been identified after...
08:41 AM, Feb 15, 2012
Sydney: Qualifier Jarkko Nieminen beat Julien Benneteau of France 6-2, 7-5 on Sunday in the rain-delayed final of the Sydney International tournament. The left-hander from Finland won his second career ATP title in his 12th final, while Benneteau lost for the sixth straight time in a tournament decider. Nieminen also became the first qualifier since Lee Hyung-Taik of South Korea in 2003 to win the Sydney title. Benneteau broke Nieminen's...
03:01 PM, Jan 15, 2012
Sydney: World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki is optimistic of her chances of participating in the year's first Grand Slam, the Australian Open, after suffering a wrist injury after her three-set loss at the Sydney International. The Dane lost 3-6,7-5,6-2 to seventh seed Agnieszka Radwanska and immediately complained of pain to her left wrist. "I hope it's not serious. You know, I could feel it, especially in the third set. But...
12:15 AM, Jan 14, 2012
Sydney: Victoria Azarenka of Belarus overcame a second-set lapse on Friday to beat 2011 champion Li Na 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 for the Sydney International singles title. While much of the focus in Sydney had been on the battle for the No. 1 ranking between current holder Caroline Wozniacki and No. 2 Petra Kvitova, Azarenka consolidated her No. 3 ranking and indicated she'd be a serious threat in Melbourne for the...
05:53 PM, Jan 13, 2012
Sydney: Veteran Jarkko Nieminen extended his busy week at the Sydney International on Friday, beating Denis Istomin 7-6 (12), 6-3 to advance to Saturday's final. Nieminen, the 2009 Sydney runner-up, has played seven singles matches this week after being forced to qualify for the main draw, and is also in the doubles semi-finals with Australian partner Matthew Ebden. He will next play Julien Benneteau of France, who needed six match...
01:04 PM, Jan 13, 2012
Sydney: Defending champion Li Na of China moved into the Sydney International final with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 over Petra Kvitova on Thursday, ending the Czech player's bid to become world No 1 before the Australian Open. Kvitova needed to win the Sydney international to replace Caroline Wozniacki at No 1 at the start of next week's rankings and the Wimbledon champion was on track when she led by a...
12:55 PM, Jan 12, 2012
Sydney: Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki came back from 4-0 down in the final set to beat Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 on Tuesday and advance to the quarter-finals of the Sydney International. The match ended on a line call that was ruled in and later, on video review, shown to be out by a few millimeters, giving Wozniacki victory on her second match point. Wozniacki, who was No. 1...
12:20 PM, Jan 10, 2012
Sydney: Italian Francesca Schiavone thinks Sam Stosur is struggling to handle the pressure of public expectation ahead of the Australian Open. Stosur agrees. Schiavone, who beat Stosur in the 2010 French Open final, bundled the Australian out of the Sydney International on Monday with a 6-2, 6-4 victory in one hour and 28 minutes. While the notoriously erratic Stosur sprayed serves and her killer punch, the forehand, misfired badly, the...
03:16 AM, Jan 10, 2012
Sydney: Petra Kvitova will challenge Caroline Wozniacki for the world number one ranking this week, though it is a subject the Czech prefers not to discuss. "I read in the newspaper that I can be number one in Sydney so I know, but this tournament is very tough," Kvitova told reporters on the sidelines of the Sydney International. "It's not easy to win these matches and this tournament. I'm still...
03:03 AM, Jan 10, 2012
Sydney: US Open champion Samantha Stosur was bundled out in the first round of the Sydney International in a 6-2, 6-4 loss to Francesca Schiavone on Monday in another setback to her preparations for next week's Australian Open. Schiavone beat Stosur in the 2010 French Open final and had little trouble disposing of the local favourite again. No. 6-ranked Stosur won only one match in Brisbane last week and will...
06:20 PM, Jan 09, 2012
Sydney: Ana Ivanovic's preparations for next week's Australian Open hit another obstacle when the former No. 1 and 2008 French Open champion was beaten 7-6 (5), 6-2 by Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic on Sunday. Ivanovic was defeated in the second round of last week's Brisbane International by Kim Clijsters, meaning the Serb will have had just three tournament matches going into the year's first Grand Slam at Melbourne...
04:12 PM, Jan 08, 2012
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With India going 2-0 down in Australia, the talk of town is now to pin the blame somewhere. After all, it is the sixth consecutive ...
01:54 PM, Jan 07, 2012
Sydney: Grand Slam champions Samantha Stosur and Francesca Schiavone will meet in the first round of the Sydney International - a rematch of their 2010 French Open final won by the Italian player. The high-profile encounter is a by-product of the strength of the field - nine of the top 10 players in the WTA rankings are entered in tournament, which begins on Sunday. US Open champion Stosur, who lost...
11:08 AM, Jan 07, 2012
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Let's face some hard facts squarely. India are a team on the decline. In two away series they have faced a quality team in England ...
10:07 AM, Jan 03, 2012
The question on everyone's mind is whether Sachin Tendulkar will get his 100th international century in the second Test against Australia at the SCG. ...
08:27 AM, Jan 02, 2012
India take on Australia in the second Test of the series in Sydney on Tuesday, after having lost the first match at the MCG. ...
07:33 PM, Jan 01, 2012
Sydney: John Daly stormed off mid-round, Adam Scott hit an albatross and Tiger Woods submitted a blemish-free scorecard but little-known Jarrod Lyle trumped them all to take a one-stroke lead after an eventful opening day at the Australian Open on Thursday. Twice Major winner Daly blamed his abrupt departure on running out of balls after dumping six into a lake off the 11th tee but his excuse cut little ice...
05:06 AM, Nov 11, 2011
Melbourne: Lady Gaga has been awarded honorary citizenship of Sydney for her support towards gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community. Sydney's Mayor Clover Moore has praised Gaga for using her "star power" to support the GLBT community, AAP reported. "Lady Gaga has been a powerful force for the gay and lesbian community in Sydney and we have a rare honour for people whose achievements embrace the ideals and spirit...
05:02 PM, Jul 12, 2011
Australia Unveiled episode 2, gives you a peek into what makes Sydney a must visit. ...
07:54 PM, May 29, 2011
On this special episode we take you to a journey of the bustling city of Australia, Sydney. ...
10:02 PM, May 22, 2011
