One of the most powerful cyclones on record slammed into Australia’s coast, uprooting trees and tearing roofs off buildings.
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/ 2 February 2011
Australia pulled off a spectacular run chase to win the sixth one-day international against England by two wickets on Wednesday.
One of the most powerful cyclones on record began pounding Australia’s north-east coast on Wednesday.
Police turned desperate people away from shelters in Australia on Wednesday as one of the most powerful cyclones in the country’s history bore down.
Five-time Olympic freestyle champion Ian Thorpe announced his return to swimming for the 2012 London games on Wednesday.
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/ 2 February 2011
Thousands of people fled their homes and crammed into shelters on Wednesday as a powerful cyclone barrelled toward a string of popular tourist cities.
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/ 1 February 2011
Residents and tourists evacuated coastal areas of Australia’s Queensland state on Tuesday as a monster cyclone intensified to "deadly" proportions.
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/ 30 January 2011
Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 to win his second Australian Open on Sunday, prolonging Britain’s wait for male singles champion.
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/ 29 January 2011
Kim Clijsters said she had finally earned her nickname "Aussie Kim" after beating Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to capture her first Australian Open.
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/ 29 January 2011
Andy Murray hopes to end Britain’s 75-year Grand Slam drought against Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open on Sunday.
Andy Murray ground down David Ferrer on Friday to reach his second consecutive Australian Open final.
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/ 27 January 2011
Novak Djokovic sensationally knocked Roger Federer out of the Australian Open semifinals on Thursday.
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/ 27 January 2011
China’s Li Na upset world number one and top seed Caroline Wozniacki 3-6 7-5 6-3 to reach the final of the Australian Open on Thursday.
Last year’s finalist Andy Murray dropped his first set of the year before overcoming Dolgopolov to reach the Australian Open semifinals on Wednesday.
Belgian Kim Clijsters beat Agnieszka Radwanska and Muscovite Vera Zvonareva smashed her way through to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open.
Defending champion Roger Federer demolished fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka to reach his eighth straight Australian Open semifinal on Tuesday.
Kim Clijsters warned she was hitting top form, while world number two Vera Zvonareva hopes to prove her critics wrong.
Roger Federer cruised into his eighth consecutive Australian Open semifinal with a dominating straight-sets victory over his Swiss teammate Wawrinka.
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/ 25 January 2011
England spinner Graeme Swann is returning home from Australia because of a lower back strain but should be fit for the World Cup, his coach says.
Rafael Nadal stormed past Croatia’s Marin Cilic into the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday in his bid to unite the Grand Slam title.
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/ 24 January 2011
A red-hot Andy Murray destroyed Austria’s Juergen Melzer to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday.
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/ 23 January 2011
Roger Federer made heavy work of reaching his 27th consecutive grand slam quarterfinal with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Tommy Robredo.
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/ 22 January 2011
Third seed Kim Clijsters survived her first test of the Australian Open to beat Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 7-6, 6-3.
Williams retired hurt with a muscle strain after just one game of her Australian Open third-round match against Andrea Petkovic on Friday.
Defending champion Roger Federer enjoyed a record 57th win at the Australian Open on Friday as former winner Justine Henin was defeated.
Rafael Nadal brushed off qualifier Ryan Sweeting on Thursday as women’s favourite Kim Clijsters also sped into the Australian Open third round.
Reigning champion Roger Federer was taken to five gripping sets by French nemesis Gilles Simon on Wednesday.
Venus Williams battled through injury to reach the Australian Open third round on Wednesday as Fernando Verdasco survived a five-set thriller.
Top seed Rafael Nadal was handed an easy win at the Australian Open on Tuesday, as Kim Clijsters humiliated Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-0.
Rafa Nadal opened his Australian Open campaign with a nasty, brutish and quick demolition of Marcos Daniel on Tuesday that ended after 46 minutes.
Roger Federer fired up the Australian Open with a blistering start to his title defence on Monday.
Floods devastating huge areas of Australia’s eastern seaboard look set to be the costliest natural disaster ever.