ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Craig Tiley will take over as the CEO of the U.S. Tennis Association this year, the group that runs the U.S. Open announced Tuesday. Tiley is leaving his post as the head of Tennis Australia and the tournament director of its Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open.
Iran pushed back Wednesday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program, alternating between calling his remarks “big lies” to saying negotiations may yield an agreement through “honorable diplomacy.”
LONDON (AP) – It’s been 90 years since a British royal was removed from the line of succession. That might happen again now that Britain’s government says it will consider introducing legal changes to formally remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the list of royals in line to the throne.
SYDNEY (AP) – An alumni group representing former Australian women’s soccer players says Football Australia is trying to silence former Matildas players by instituting a membership program that limits criticism of the sport’s governing body.
BEIJING (AP) – There are many things that China and Germany do not see eye-to-eye on – notably Russia’s war in Ukraine – but the leaders of the world’s second and third largest economies nonetheless pledged Wednesday to work to deepen ties in an era of global turbulence.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Eight years after the “Sandpapergate” scandal rocked test cricket, Australia will return to South Africa to play three test matches preceded by three one-day internationals in September and October. It will be Australia’s first test series in South Africa since the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal in 2018.
Australia's political debate over identity and migration has flared after comments questioning whether there are "good Muslims" by Pauline Hanson triggered condemnation from across the political spectrum and concern among anti-racism advocates . The Prime Minister criticised the remarks as corrosive and accused proponents of grievance-based politics.
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose and erased their losses for the week so far, as Nvidia and other technology companies led the way. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% Wednesday for a second straight gain following Monday's swoon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.3%.
Australia has finished the Winter Olympics with its most successful overall performance, capping a campaign that athletes and staff say reflects years of quiet investment, deeper talent pathways and growing belief that Australia can contend consistently in winter sport. Australia finished the Winter Olympics with 6 medals inlcuding 3 Gold medals.
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