Australian leaders on Saturday expressed deep shock over the sudden demise of India's Consul General in Melbourne, S K Behera.
Forty years have passed since Chris O'Neil held the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup aloft as the last Australian women's champion in 1978.
At this year's Australian Open, the ladies brought back shorts centrestage.
A trio of tennis moms-Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki-are poised for comebacks at the Australian Open.
McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton has been fined A$500 ($445) but avoided conviction for reckless driving outside Melbourne's Australian Grand Prix circuit in March.
Reader Suyog Mahajan spotted Australian captain Ricky Ponting in Melbourne.
'That's the motto: the future is bright. This year hopefully I can play better in Australian Open and go further and show some good tennis.'
Coco Gauff battled past Elina Svitolina in the Auckland Classic final on Sunday to retain her title.
An Indian student was racially assaulted in a jam-packed bus in Melbourne by a group of three youngsters, who repeatedly hit him and also threw chicken pieces at him, recently in yet another attack on the youths from the community in Australia.
Dean Elgar's decision backfired as South Africa were bundled out for 55 in their first innings.
India vice-captain Mandhana to skip WBBL for second year in row
No 'triple bagel' but Djokovic thumps Mannarino to reach quarters
'Modi Express', a special train carrying over 220 passengers who will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first public lecture in Sydney, was flagged off on Sunday by an Australian minister in Melbourne.
The Indian athletics team probables for the Commonwealth will be sent for advanced training to the two cities
The 20-year-old became the youngest semi-finalist at Melbourne Park since American Andy Roddick, also 20, at the 2003 tournament.
Victoria Azarenka's hopes of a remarkable comeback Australian Open victory crumbled under Angelique Kerber's winners on Wednesday but the Belarusian was pleased with solid three weeks Down Under that made her feel she had turned a corner.
Pakistan showcased resilience with Rizwan contributing a powerful 88 runs
Rafael Nadal looked razor sharp again during his latest meeting with qualifier Thiem
According to the Economic Intelligence Unit's new Global Liveability Survey, Melbourne dislodged Vancouver to become the best city in the world to live.
Many of the world's greatest athletes from 71 nations will compete in the Commonwealth Games to be held at Melbourne in March 2006.
Reader Chandan Venkatapathy sent us pictures of Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza from Melbourne.
Third Umpire Richard Illingworth was stuck in a lift, briefly halting the game.
Vidya Balan was announced the brand ambassador of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne for third consecutive year.
World No 1 Iga Swiatek overcame a strong early challenge from former champion Sofia Kenin to reach the second round of the Australian Open
Melbourne Park's first glimpse of Andy Murray was a brief one on Tuesday as the bookmakers' favourite for the Australian Open zipped through to round two in double-quick time when his opponent retired injured.
South Africa rode on twin half centuries by Neil McKenzie and JP Duminy and some late fireworks by Albie Morkel to edge past Australia by three wickets in the opening one-dayer of the five match cricket series in Melbourne on Friday.
Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke has been cleared to take the field in the first one-day international against South Africa at the MCG, in Melbourne on Friday.
Novak Djokovic kept cool in stifling Melbourne heat to kick off his Australian Open title defence with a straight-sets thrashing of Italian Paolo Lorenzi.
A Malaysia Airlines aircraft carrying more than 300 passengers made an emergency landing at Melbourne airport on Friday after a reported engine fire.
Reader Ravichandra sent us this picture from Melbourne.
'A fair bit of shock and certainly excitement with how it was all unfolding, but nothing I could have ever imagined.'
Reader Ramji Subramanian sent us this photograph from Melbourne.
England will be keen to overcome a lack of ideal preparation due to rain and hit the ground running when they face Scotland in their T20 World Cup opener
The two students have been identified as Pradeep Singh, 29, of Delhi and Prashant Segan, 24, of Andhra Pradesh.
'Even in domestic cricket, we don't have red-ball cricket back home. So the challenge for us is to make yourself ready in such a short time.'
India lost the first One-day international against Australia in the tri-nation series by 65 runs at the Melbourne Cricket ground on Sunday.
Melbourne Renegades named Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi as one of their two overseas recruits for Australia's revamped domestic Twenty20 league on Friday. The former Pakistan captain ignored more lucrative offers to join compatriot Abdul Razzaq, who was also named in the Renegades' 16-member squad, local media said.
'I humbly request the government to create safe spaces for ALL women, the strictest of punishment and the swiftest justice.'
