Britain's Emma Raducanu suffers the joint heaviest defeat of her career as second seed Iga Swiatek demonstrates her superiority at the Australian Open.

The Department of Transport has confirmed it is looking into claims that a train passenger was assaulted by ticket inspectors at Middle Footscray Station.

Novak Djokovic stepped up a level in his Australian Open third round match against Tomas Machac on Friday, brushing the Czech aside 6-1 6-4 6-4 with a vintage performance to reach the second week at Melbourne Park for the 17th time.

After three hours of impassioned pleas and dueling science among dozens of dentists, the Melbourne City Council voted Tuesday to stop adding fluoride to the city's drinking water.

Melbourne pedestrian seen standing on train tracks was struck and killed by Brightline train Wednesday, the second death this year.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka said her struggles on serve in her gruelling win over Carla Tauson in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday were down to gusty conditions that weakened one of her most powerful weapons.

There is also a BBL Finals spot up for the taking, and if the Brisbane Heat manage to win, only Melbourne Stars can go ahead if they overcome the Hobart Hurricanes tomorrow

By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Defending champion Jannik Sinner recovered his composure after an early setback to storm into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday but Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca's first Grand Slam campaign came to an end in the second round.

Learner Tien, a 19-year-old qualifier from California, notched the biggest upset of the 2025 Australian Open to date by beating No. 5 seed and 2024 finalist, Daniil Medvedev, in five sets. Tien won 6-3,

Police issued a traffic alert Wednesday night, advising of a road closure at the railroad tracks between Hibiscus Boulevard and Fee Avenue.

With only one win in their last five games, Auckland FC have slipped to fourth on the A-League ladder. Captain Hiroki Sakai is out for today's match against new league leaders Melbourne City, kick-off is at 5pm NZT.

Auckland FC coach Steve Corica admits the litmus test is coming for his team – and how they respond will define their campaign. After their fairy-tale start to life, which was b