(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Millions more coronavirus tests are needed to curb the spread of the virus and guide decisions around safely reopening businesses and schools, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chair of the Senate Health, Education...

It is very unlikely Australian sports fans will be able to pack out stadiums on grand final weekend, even if the plan to lift restrictions is successful, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly says.

Huge crowds flocked to shopping centres across Australia in a pre-Mother's Day rush which was good news for the retail industry, but set off alarm bells for a potential coronavirus spike, with one shopper describing the scenes like "swimming in a COVID soup".

A national movement stalled by backlash politics gets some new wind at its back.

In the state that locks up more of its citizens than any other, a former politician is using the ballot box—and some surprising alliances—to nudge his own party toward change.

Four years ago, voters wanted anger. Now they want empathy.

When Al Smith had the chance not to enforce Prohibition, he took it.

Florida’s governor is desperate to get the state back to work. But the tourism industry is moving much more cautiously.

A 1932 fight over an economic relief agency has parallels to today’s politics—and the electoral fortunes of both Democrats and Republicans.

Four veteran GOP campaign managers gathered—virtually—to predict an unprecedented race that’s been blindsided by a pandemic and an economic collapse.

Despite the critics, there’s been wide coverage of a story that may never be more than he-said, she-said. Now, when will the VP face the question?

The Trump-Biden fight is already underway, and it's totally online. What it's like to spend seven days following their whirlwind all-digital faceoff.

U.S. and world leaders have a chance to craft an international system that works for this era. But they have to avoid the mistakes of the past.

The verdict is in: China has outperformed, while the once-respected American system has disastrously faltered.

There have been voices on the left who believe Reade, but generally the note has been one of skepticism about her allegation.

In ramping up diplomatic pressure, China is trying to control the narrative of the pandemic.

Nine disasters we still aren’t ready for.

But if he wants to avoid being the target of their protests both before and—if he’s elected—after November, he’ll need to earn more than just their votes.

Everyone’s favorite comparison should leave us pessimistic.

ERIC ABETZ: It is all the way with the Liberal Coalition or disaster.

HOBART taxi driver Mikahil Ahmed is reeling from a brutal racial attack that left him hospitalised and badly damaged his cab.

The Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands football grand final will go ahead tomorrow, but will be restricted to local spectators only because of coronavirus concerns, authorities say.

Australia's three-match ODI series against New Zealand began behind closed doors. Now it's been postponed, along with a return series, after a tightening of border restrictions by the New Zealand government.

NRL warns the coronavirus pandemic is rugby league's greatest ever challenge but games will continue for the moment, while Super Rugby announces it is suspending its season after this weekend.

Coronavirus concerns see low crowd numbers at the NT's NTFL grand final, where the Nightcliff Tigers make history winning back-to-back premierships in a first for the club, beating St Mary's by 13 points.

The NRL is facing pressure from one of the greats of rugby league, as Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith calls for the 2020 season to be halted as a result of coronavirus.

A-League championship contenders Wellington Phoenix believe the competition should be suspended because of coronavirus as they prepare to go into self-isolation in Australia.

Scott Morrison says Australians need to "help each other out" as ministers call for an end to panic buying, and travel restrictions and bans on mass gatherings come into force.

The A-League and W-League seasons will continue despite the coronavirus outbreak, the FFA says, but games will take place behind closed doors and the Wellington Phoenix will be based in Australia.

Endometriosis in the AFLW can be debilitating, but experts say it's time to sort the hype from the facts, writes Kate O'Halloran.

The coronavirus outbreak has caused chaos on the sporting calendar, with seasons and competitions either cancelled or suspended — and there are even bigger concerns for clubs and leagues, writes Tom Wildie.

The AFL reduces the men's competition to 17 rounds as it responds to the coronavirus pandemic, but it is yet to decide whether it will postpone the start of the season.

Even wealthy sports are going to take a massive hit, and the only guarantee is that someone will have to pay, writes Richard Hinds.

The AFL and NRL will both play matches this weekend, but both leagues are taking different approaches to dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.

Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cricket Australia calls for a halt to all community and grade cricket, cancelling the Sheffield Shield final and handing the title to New South Wales.

The NBL have yet to confirm a winner of the now cancelled Grand Final series between Perth and Sydney but the Wildcats are adamant that they deserve the title, not the Kings.

Japan's plans to hold a "complete" Olympics despite the advent of coronavirus may have taken a hit after one of its top Olympic committee officials was diagnosed with COVID-19.

The game of footy is almost a different sport on the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands — a place where former AFL star Austin Wonaeamirri says Aussie Rules is a way of life.

With the major sports leagues in Australia facing an extended shutdown, the financial impacts could be severe, if not devastating for clubs and sports as a whole.

It is not just the major national sports leagues and events being stalled by coronavirus, with everyone from semi-professional all the way to junior athletes across the country caught up in the storm.

With a lack of clear instruction from above, the local competitions and clubs have taken matters into their own hands.

The long-term future of the Stawell Gift is secure, but businesses could be forced to close after this year's event was put on hold.

Titta Secombe says it's time the origins of Australian Rules football — which she says involved Indigenous mobs playing for pride with a possum-skin ball — are properly recognised.

The impact of coronavirus is not just being felt in the NRL, as community and junior rugby league clubs struggle to stay afloat because of the current health crisis.

The Wildcats are awarded the NBL championship, with the league announcing their decision two days after the grand final series against the Kings was cancelled because of the coronavirus crisis.

This autumn, for the first time since World War II, footy fields across Victoria will be empty on Saturdays, which could spell the end for some struggling regional clubs.

AFL and NRL players begin to get used to the "weird" sensation of playing matches inside empty stadiums as both competitions step up measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

While major events are being cancelled and postponed around the world, those behind the Tokyo Olympics say they don't have to make a decision about the games with just four months to go.

The NRL season still has 16 teams, as the New Zealand Warriors make the call to remain based in Australia for the foreseeable future.

Former English Premier League footballer Peter Whittingham dies at the age of 35, nearly two weeks after an accidental fall.