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Anthony Joshua throws down gauntlet to Tyson Fury as champ makes his case for all-British showdown

All heavyweight belts reside in the UK, with Joshua recapturing his three belts after avenging his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr, while Fury blitzed Deontay Wilder to win the WBC belt.




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Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua 'hold talks over unification fight in Saudi Arabia in December'

With the coronavirus crisis throwing both Fury and Joshua's next title defences into doubt, discussions over a mega-money showdown in December are now being held according to ESPN.




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Experts call for volunteers to take part in 'ground-breaking' coronavirus vaccine trial in Australia

Perth-based Linear Clinical Research will trial a 'ground-breaking' potential vaccine being developed to help the body produce antibodies to fight the coronavirus.




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Chinese ambassador threatens to destroy Australia's economy over coronavirus probe

Ambassador Cheng Jingye said on Monday that Australia's push for an inquiry into the origins of the virus could result in Chinese citizens rejecting Australian products.




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Breathtaking images and video capture a glacial lake with a beautiful shade of turquoise

Stunning footage captured the Yuhu Lake, located in north-eastern China, showing a beautiful shade of bright blue as warmer spring temperatures slowly melted a layer of ice on its surface.




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Australians to lose $60B amid coronavirus as 1,000 join class action to sue China

The new modeling is based on a nationwide shutdown of non essential services from April to September, meaning if the pandemic persists, the losses could be significantly higher.




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Chinese state media insult Australia as diplomatic relations crumble amid coronavirus crisis

Australia is standing firm in its calls for an independent probe into the origins of COVID-19. China has dismissed any potential investigations, describing the proposal as a 'political manoeuvre'.




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How coronavirus will see 240,000 fewer people move to Australia this year

Digital share broker CommSec, which provides financing to buy shares, is predicting Australia's border closures will cause immigration levels to plummet to levels that will harm the economy.




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Head of Australia-China relations committee RESIGNS amid rising tensions

Warwick Smith has resigned as chairman of the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations as government officials clash over China's response to the coronavirus pandemic.




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'No such thing': China's ambassador to Australia denies 'wet markets' even exist

China's ambassador to Australia has bizarrely denied that 'wet markets' even exist in the Communist nation as the country continues to deny that the outbreak began in Wuhan.




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Dumped PM Malcolm Turnbull urges Australia NOT to anger China over coronavirus

The Morrison government stood firm on its calls for an independent probe into the origins of COVID-19. In response, Chinese diplomats threatened to cut economic ties with the country.




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Chinese ambassador following orders to bully Australia out of coronavirus inquiry

Jingye Cheng triggered a diplomatic firestorm by warning Scott Morrison's push for an inquiry into the origins of coronavirus could lead to a boycott of Australian food, universities, and tourism.




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Julie Bishop slams China for threatening Australia

The Morrison government has called for an inquiry into the origins of coronavirus and accused China of not being 'transparent' about how it dealt with the outbreak.




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Celebrity London restaurateur tells of racist Chinese backlash over Covid-19 and slashed tyres

Geoff Leong, 43, who owns Dumplings' Legend in London's China Town, told how people had been assaulted, children ostracised at school and others spat at while they went about their lives.




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How Chinese investors could save Australia's housing market despite ambassador Cheng Jingye's threat

China expert Professor James Laurenceson predicts cashed-up Chinese investors will continue having an interest in Australian property - despite diplomatic tensions over coronavirus.




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Austrian village Hallstatt that inspired Frozen and begged tourists to stay away now wants them back

The Frozen link has been responsible for lots of visits in Hallstatt, along with a view that gained renown in Asia thanks to a South Korean TV series filmed there and a partial replica of it built in China.




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How a Chinese boycott of Australian education would cost $12 billion a year in edcuation exports

Australia's first Hong Kong-born federal MP Michael Johnson has warned a Chinese boycott of Australia exports would have consequences lasting for at least a decade.




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Three Australian men are accused of buying sex dolls depicting children from China

The men were arrested over two days in Grafton and Turramurra in Sydney after Australian Border Force intercepted intercepted sex dolls being imported into the country in March and April.




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China academic accuses Australia of 'stabbing Beijing in the back' over coronavirus inquiry calls

An influential academic who writes for a Chinese Communist Party newspaper has accused Australia of 'stabbing China in the back' over its calls for an international coronavirus inquiry.




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Chinese investors are preparing to buy up cheap Australian property once restrictions are lifted

Chinese property investors are lying in wait to snap up cheap real estate deals in Australia when coronavirus travel restrictions are lifted.




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Australian billionaires have been 'groomed' by China to be 'megaphones' of Communist Party policy

Mining magnate Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest and media mogul Kerry Stokes drew widespread outrage for calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to dump an inquiry into the origin of coronavirus.




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China and Australia tensions mount over coronavirus inquiry after diplomat's 'outrageous behaviour'

China's 'bullying' responses to Australia's calls for an international coronavirus inquiry were slammed as 'outrageous' as experts rethink the diplomatic relationship.




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Australian politician slammed for sharing anti-America tweets and saying 'China is our future'

A tweet posted by Mark Buttigieg flashed on screen during Q and A on Monday night, where Mr Buttigieg claimed Australia's relationship with the US is biased.




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Dr Fauci says there's 'NO evidence' coronavirus leaked from Chinese lab - contradicting Trump claims

Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, panned the conspiracy theory that the coronavirus was accidentally leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology on Monday.




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Children CAN spread coronavirus, studies claim as NIH launches trial to track pediatric infections 

One Chinese study found school closures can lower a peak in coronavirus cases by 40% to 60% and a Germany study found children carry as high levels of the virus as adults can.




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Australia ramps up push for inquiry into coronavirus origins

Scott Morrison said a 'proper assessment' into the deadly virus is necessary.




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COVID-19 Australian film Cooped Up predicted coronavirus three years before pandemic outbreak

An Australian film about a man with coronavirus in home quarantine predicted the COVID-19 pandemic more than three years before the outbreak. 




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Plane carrying produce heads to Asia in first flight from South Australia since pandemic

The first scheduled international flight out of South Australia left with 30 tonnes of fresh seafood, meat and other produce destined for Asia.




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Mike Pompeo launches new attack on China accusing it of still refusing access to its labs

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched a new round of attacks on China, accusing Beijing of covering up coronavirus outbreak and charging them with providing faulty medical equipment.




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Australia's proposed 'coronavirus travel bubble' with New Zealand could be expanded

Neville Power, the chairman of the government's COVID-19 recovery taskforce, has suggested resuming travel ties with China. He used to run iron ore exporter Fortescue Metals.




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Man causes a pile-up in an expressway tunnel in China

CCTV footage shows the man stop his car in the overtaking lane of the Qinyuanling tunnel, Zhejiang Province, China, causing a three-car pile up and a near-fatal accident as he tries to escape.




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How China 'used Word document to launch potentially devastating cyber-attack' on Western Australia

The report by Israeli cyber-security company Check Point said hackers known as Naikon targeted a worker in the office of the Western Autralian premier.




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China property sales site Juwai predicts Chinese buyers will come back to Australia property

Juwai, Asia's biggest property sales site for overseas investors, has revealed why Chinese buyers are really interested in Australia - and expects their interest to surge in 2020.




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TikTok user finds a 'coronavirus cell' on the Australian $20 bank note 

The Royal Australian Mint began circulating the new note in October 2019, months before the virus was even identified in Wuhan, China - the original epicentre.




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More than 70 tonnes flown into Australia on infamous flight from Wuhan STILL hasn't cleared customs

The supplies were sent from the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan to Sydney Airport on April 8.




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Special case? Manchester United's Paul Pogba needs to be special to merit that

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Pogba is looking for a new challenge. No, he won't try to justify the £89million United spent on him. He wants a challenge, not mission impossible.




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Naomi Osaka beats Coco Gauff in straight sets as defending US Open champion reaches fourth round

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: In the long run it may not prove such a bad thing that Coco Gauff was unable to produce a stunning upset of Naomi Osaka.




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Coco Gauff expected to sit out rest of the season and will return for next year's Australian Open

Coco Gauff's ather Corey says that age restriction rules will see his daughter out of the spotlight for a while following her third round defeat to Naomi Osaka at the US Open.




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Ashleigh Barty suffers shock exit of US Open as she Australian loses to China's Wang Qiang 

The Australian, who won the French Open earlier this year, was beaten in straight sets by Wang Qiang, the 18th seed from China.




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Tennis star Naomi Osaka hailed 'class act' for inviting Coco Gauff to do joint US Open interview

Number one tennis seed Naomi Osaka, 21, has been praised by celebrities and sports stars for being persuading her opponent Coco Gauff, 15, to join her in a post-match interview after her straight set win.




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Australian tennis star Ashleigh Barty is set to regain her World No. 1 ranking

Ashleigh Barty is poised to crown her phenomenal season by becoming the first Australian woman to ever top the year-ending tennis rankings.




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Australian tennis star Ashleigh Barty powers into US Open doubles semi-final

Barty powered into the US Open doubles semi-finals with fellow former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka on Tuesday with a 2-6 7-5 6-1 comeback win over top seeds Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic.




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Jameela Jamil makes rare appearance with beau James Blake at the US Open Tennis Championships

The Good Place actress, 33, oozed style in a casually chic ensemble, consisting of an oversized black blazer and a pair of form-fitting cycling shorts.




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Shakira looks in high spirits as she cosies up to footballer beau Gerard Piqué at the US Open

They've been together for a blissful eight years. And Shakira and her partner Gerard looked more smitten than ever as they put on a cosy display at the US Open in New York on Wednesday.




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Jennifer Connelly joins husband Paul Bettany to watch US Open in New York 

Jennifer Connelly and her husband Paul Bettany put on a loved-up display as they watched the US Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sunday.




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Eugenie Bouchard packs on the PDA with new beau Connor Davis during steamy beach date in Miami 

She exited the US Open in the first round last month when she lost to Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova. But Eugenie 'Genie' Bouchard has plenty to keep her spirits up - including a new romance.  




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Tennis starCoco Gauff, 15, says she was 'screaming' over Michelle Obama attention

The teenage tennis star talked about the 'best summer [she's] ever had,' admitting she's freaked out over attention from famous people like the former first lady and Jaden Smith.




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Australian tennis legend Pat Rafter says Nick Kyrgios should be BANNED after his latest meltdown

Former Australian Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter says he can't understand why Nick Kyrgios hasn't already been suspended following a series of ugly tantrums this year.




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Boris Becker claims US Open should be cancelled because of severity of coronavirus pandemic

EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Boris Becker has called for the US Open to be cancelled in response to the severity of the coronavirus crisis in New York.




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New DIY ethical investing portfolio launched for a 0.97% ongoing fee

The new 'ethical growth' portfolio has been created Interactive Investor. You have to buy and sell every fund, trust or ETF individually, but each is given a recommended weighting.