News for 'Controversial Australia'

Match-winner Shami has no complaints over inconsistent game time

Match-winner Shami has no complaints over inconsistent game time

Rediff.com23 Sep 2023

'When I was playing regularly, there must have been someone who had to sit out, and I wasn't guilty. So you can't feel low if you are sitting out because the team is winning.'

Adani coal project not on agenda of Australia visit: Jaitley

Adani coal project not on agenda of Australia visit: Jaitley

Rediff.com30 Mar 2016

Adani CEO Jeyakumar Janakraj said the Adani issue was not on the agenda of Jaitley's visit.

Kohli open to discussion on controversial Decision Review System

Kohli open to discussion on controversial Decision Review System

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

In a departure from the stand taken by his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian Test captain Virat Kohli has said that he is open to discussions on the implementation of the controversial Decision Review System with his teammates.

Australia will not bid for FIFA events until change

Australia will not bid for FIFA events until change

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

Australia has shelved its bid for the 2023 Women's World Cup pending an "overhaul" of FIFA as the global football governing body reels from a corruption scandal.

TV show controversy: Suspended Pandya, Rahul to be sent home; Kohli condemns comments

TV show controversy: Suspended Pandya, Rahul to be sent home; Kohli condemns comments

Rediff.com11 Jan 2019

The cricketers, who have been in the eye of a storm following their sexist remarks on 'Koffee with Karan', will be returning from Australia where they were to compete in an ODI series starting on Saturday.

England and Australia still back DRS, says ICC

England and Australia still back DRS, says ICC

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

England and Australia still back the use of the Decision Review System (DRS) for the last two Tests of the Ashes series despite a string of controversies in the opening three games.

Australia cricket board under fire for sexist clause

Australia cricket board under fire for sexist clause

Rediff.com17 Dec 2016

Australia's Fair Work Ombudsman is investigating the national cricket board's controversial pregnancy clause in contracts offered to elite women players.

Australia impatient for home champion at Melbourne Park

Australia impatient for home champion at Melbourne Park

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

Forty years have passed since Chris O'Neil held the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup aloft as the last Australian women's champion in 1978.

Cricket Australia concerned over team's image

Cricket Australia concerned over team's image

Rediff.com18 Jan 2010

Cricket Australia's (CA) recent research says that the team's image is sound, yet something is going wrong.

Davis Cup: Hewitt, Groth keep Australia's hopes alive

Davis Cup: Hewitt, Groth keep Australia's hopes alive

Rediff.com18 Jul 2015

champion Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Groth combined to defeat Kazakhstan in their Davis Cup doubles tie on Saturday and keep Australia's semi-final hopes alive.

Will ICC take strong action against Australia?

Will ICC take strong action against Australia?

Rediff.com25 Mar 2018

The International Cricket Council's response to the Australian ball tampering incident in the third test at Newlands is firmly under the spotlight with strong punishment expected for the culprits, South Africa coach Ottis Gibson said on Sunday.

France needs to reshuffle in Benzema's absence vs Aus

France needs to reshuffle in Benzema's absence vs Aus

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

France are looking to beat the Socceroos just like they did to kick off their 2018 journey in Russia.

'Forget DRS controversy, the series should go on without any hiccups'

'Forget DRS controversy, the series should go on without any hiccups'

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

Committee of Administrators (COA) member Diana Edulji believes that the BCCI did the right thing by calling truce on the 'DRS Controversy' as it would have 'shifted focus' from India's win in Bengaluru.

Australia mine project: Adani, Standard Chartered severe ties

Australia mine project: Adani, Standard Chartered severe ties

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

Media reports said the decision was mutual.

Ashes PHOTOS: Australia dominant as England stare at innings defeat

Ashes PHOTOS: Australia dominant as England stare at innings defeat

Rediff.com7 Jan 2018

Images from Day 4 of the 5th and final Ashes Test between Australia and England at the SCG in Sydney on Sunday

Australia look to find rhythm with ODI series win before Team India's arrival

Australia look to find rhythm with ODI series win before Team India's arrival

Rediff.com10 Nov 2018

The seven-run win on Friday could be the catalyst for the Aussies as they looked ahead to India's visit Down Under later in the Australian summer.

Du Plessis is South Africa's hero, Australia's villain

Du Plessis is South Africa's hero, Australia's villain

Rediff.com28 Nov 2016

Standing in as skipper for the injured AB de Villiers and without pace spearhead Dale Steyn for all but a day and a half of the campaign, the 32-year-old batsman delivered a 2-1 series triumph that sent Australia plummeting into crisis.

Semenya breaks her own 1500m record despite controversy

Semenya breaks her own 1500m record despite controversy

Rediff.com5 May 2018

Caster Semenya put aside the controversy over a planned rule change in athletics regarding hyperandrogenism to win the women's 1,500 metres

Philander bowls South Africa to record win against Australia

Philander bowls South Africa to record win against Australia

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

Pacer Vernon Philander claimed six for 21 as South Africa thrashed Australia by a huge margin of 492 runs to claim the four-match series 3-1, in Johannesburg, on Tuesday.

Mr Controversy

Mr Controversy

Rediff.com3 Jul 2003

In his revealing autobiography Javed Miandad reveals his wars with India and says that he has nothing to apologize for.

Australia exile Tomic wins ATP title in Bogota

Australia exile Tomic wins ATP title in Bogota

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

Australian bad boy Bernard Tomic has shrugged off his Miami arrest and banishment from the Davis Cup team to successfully defend his ATP title in Bogota.

Adani's project in Australia faces fresh legal hurdle

Adani's project in Australia faces fresh legal hurdle

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

Adani's plan to build one of the world's biggest coal mines in Australia has been hampered time and again

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon? A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's must-read book, The Great Indian Cricket Circus.

Embattled Australia ditch rotation policy for Ashes

Embattled Australia ditch rotation policy for Ashes

Rediff.com25 Jun 2013

Australia are shelving their controversial rotation policy for back-to-back Ashes campaigns that are in danger of falling into complete disarray barely two weeks prior to the opening test against England.

PHOTOS: Morkel rips through sorry Australia as South Africa win third Test

PHOTOS: Morkel rips through sorry Australia as South Africa win third Test

Rediff.com25 Mar 2018

IMAGES from Day 4 of the 3rd Test played between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town on Sunday

'Raise the roof': BBL players fume over 'bizarre' rule

'Raise the roof': BBL players fume over 'bizarre' rule

Rediff.com15 Jan 2023

A controversial Big Bash League (BBL) rule came under the spotlight during Saturday's Melbourne derby when two batsmen were each awarded six runs after hitting the roof when they could have been out caught instead.

Sri Lanka's Gunathilaka denied bail over alleged sexual assault

Sri Lanka's Gunathilaka denied bail over alleged sexual assault

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

Arrested on charges of sexual assault on a woman during the T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka was denied bail after the hearing at a local court in Sydney on Monday.

PHOTOS: Morkel keeps SA on course for big win over wilting Australia

PHOTOS: Morkel keeps SA on course for big win over wilting Australia

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

IMAGES from Day 4 of the fourth Test between South Africa and Australia in Johannesburg on Monday

Muralitharan roped in by Australia as spin consultant for Lanka tour

Muralitharan roped in by Australia as spin consultant for Lanka tour

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

Cricket Australia has roped in Muttiah Muralitharan as spin consultant ahead of Australia's tour to Sri Lanka.

India and Australia inch closer on defence ties

India and Australia inch closer on defence ties

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

That Australia is ready for a substantive engagement is evident from its 2013 Defence White Paper, which emphasised the need to build stronger defence relations with India, says Ajai Shukla

'Australia ran clean 2022 World Cup bid, others did not'

'Australia ran clean 2022 World Cup bid, others did not'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

"We ran a clean bid. I know that others did not, and I have shared what I know with the authorities," the Football Federation Australia (FFA) chairman wrote.

India just taking benefit of home conditions, Bhajji on pitch controversy

India just taking benefit of home conditions, Bhajji on pitch controversy

Rediff.com5 Dec 2015

Reacting to the excessive pitch talk in the ongoing series between India and South Africa, Harbhajan Singh has come out supporting the home team's viewpoint saying 'Indian pitches assist spinners and there is nothing new about it'.

Hockey: India win hearts after losing to Australia on penalties

Hockey: India win hearts after losing to Australia on penalties

Rediff.com18 Jun 2016

India settled for silver after losing to Australia 3-1 (0-0) in penalty shootout in the final of Champions Trophy hockey tournament in London on Saturday. After their spectacular effort to hold World No.1 Australia at 0-0 in regular time, India missed three penalties in the shootout to go down fighting in a morale-boosting clash. SK Uthappa, vice-captain SV Sunil and Surendar Kumar missed the strokes for India.

Pacers should play each and every game, says Lee

Pacers should play each and every game, says Lee

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

I'm against the whole resting rule. I don't like bowlers resting: Brett Lee

Pandya-Rahul controversy: 'BCCI should correct the two players, not end their careers'

Pandya-Rahul controversy: 'BCCI should correct the two players, not end their careers'

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

Pandya, Rahul tender unconditional apology; BCCI members demand SGM

PHOTOS: Bavuma denied ton as SA skittle hapless Australia

PHOTOS: Bavuma denied ton as SA skittle hapless Australia

Rediff.com31 Mar 2018

South Africa's Temba Bavuma was left stranded on 95 not out as they tightened their grip over scandal-hit Australia after reducing the hapless visitors to 110 for six at the close on the second day of the fourth and final Test on Saturday.

Controversy a constant companion for Tomics

Controversy a constant companion for Tomics

Rediff.com7 May 2013

Control-freak and parasite or loving father determined to help his son make the most of a rare tennis talent -- John Tomic does not so much divide opinion in Australia as split it into 'Bernard against the rest'.

'Player obstruction should come under third umpire's watch'

'Player obstruction should come under third umpire's watch'

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

England captain Jos Buttler declined to appeal for obstructing the field, however, saying later that he had not seen the incident clearly and wanted to avoid controversy at the start of the series.

Tomic not ready to mend fences with Tennis Australia

Tomic not ready to mend fences with Tennis Australia

Rediff.com18 Jul 2015

Bernard Tomic has swatted aside offers of help from Australian tennis officials following his arrest in Miami after a noisy hotel room party.