Tag: Australia

Australia women equal ODI world record

Australia women equal ODI world record

Oct 8, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Australia women have equalled the world record 21-game winning run in one-day internationals after beating New ... Read More

England to host Australia for three T20Is, ODIs

England to host Australia for three T20Is, ODIs

Aug 14, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The T20Is will take place in Southampton starting 4 September, before the ODIs at Old Trafford, ... Read More

West Indies T20 series in Australia called off

West Indies T20 series in Australia called off

Aug 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Australia's October Twenty20 series against the West Indies was called off Tuesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic ... Read More

Australia: State of Disaster in Victoria, Melbourne under 6-week lockdown

Australia: State of Disaster in Victoria, Melbourne under 6-week lockdown

Aug 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sweeping new restrictions, including a night-time curfew, will be imposed across Melbourne under stage four restrictions ... Read More

National security law: Australia suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty

National security law: Australia suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty

Jul 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Australia has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to fears over a new ... Read More

Australia seeks long-range missiles in Indo-Pacific defence shift

Australia seeks long-range missiles in Indo-Pacific defence shift

Jul 1, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Australia says it will significantly increase military spending and focus on the Indo-Pacific region amid rising ... Read More

Sripali first Sri Lankan woman cricketer to qualify as a fitness trainer in Australia

Sripali first Sri Lankan woman cricketer to qualify as a fitness trainer in Australia

Jun 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Former National women’s cricketer Sripali Weerakkody has become the first Sri Lankan woman cricketer to qualify ... Read More

Coronavirus: Australia sends 1,000 army personnel to Victoria to fight outbreak

Coronavirus: Australia sends 1,000 army personnel to Victoria to fight outbreak

Jun 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Australia is sending 1,000 army personnel to Victoria amid a surge in virus cases in the ... Read More

272 Lankans brought to the country from Australia

272 Lankans brought to the country from Australia

May 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A total of 272 Sri Lankans who were stranded to in Australia had reached thee Katunayake ... Read More

Special flight leaves for Australia to bring back stranded Sri Lankans

Special flight leaves for Australia to bring back stranded Sri Lankans

May 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Covid - 19) - A group of Sri Lankans stranded in Australia due to the global outbreak of ... Read More

Coronavirus: Australia bans ‘non-essential’ gatherings of over 100 people

Coronavirus: Australia bans ‘non-essential’ gatherings of over 100 people

Mar 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus pandemic) - Australia has banned "non-essential" gatherings of more than 100 people in response to the coronavirus ... Read More

Australia PM extends travel ban on foreigners from China

Australia PM extends travel ban on foreigners from China

Feb 27, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Coronavirus) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has extended a travel ban on foreigners arriving from mainland China ... Read More

Australia: ‘Bat tornado’ invades Queensland town – [VIDEO]

Australia: ‘Bat tornado’ invades Queensland town – [VIDEO]

Feb 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | Australia) - Hundreds of thousands of bats have invaded the town of Ingham in Queensland, Australia, and residents ... Read More

India beat Australia to level one-day series

India beat Australia to level one-day series

Jan 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | RAJKOT) - Steve Smith hit a swashbuckling 98 but Australia could not stop India powering to a 36 ... Read More

Smith eyes century as Australia seize control against N. Zealand

Smith eyes century as Australia seize control against N. Zealand

Dec 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Master batsman Steve Smith ground out an unbeaten 77 Thursday as he zeroed in on yet ... Read More