Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has reflected on his life, career and future while speaking to Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan in a wide-ranging interview. The footballing star spoke about his return to Manchester United, difficult moments in his life – including the tragic death of one of his children – along with some stories from the pitch.
An Australian warship has accidentally been blamed for widespread internet and radio disruptions across parts of New Zealand.
Sky News host Peta Credlin says “all credit” to Australia’s Olympian teams but breakdancing had a “dud” performance. “All credit to our magnificent Olympian team, that is bringing back a record swag of medals, but a dud performance is a dud performance, there is no point pretending otherwise,” Ms Credlin said. “Breakdancing was one of those new sports introduced to us at Paris … unfortunately our competitor … who wrote her thesis on gender in Sydney’s breakdancing scene, well, she got precisely zero points in three rounds of competition.”
Thousands of Hong Kong football fans have been left disappointed after superstar Lionel Messi did not play in a pre-season game. Fans attended the game to see Messi play with his team Inter Miami in a pre-season friendly against Hong Kong. It’s the team’s first international tour. When Messi continued to remain on the bench, a crowd of around 40,000 fans began chanting for refunds. The Hong Kong government reportedly hoped the event would benefit the region.
Without A Fight has won the 2023 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse. Soulcombe ran second and Sheraz third in the 163rd Melbourne Cup, while favourites Vauban and Gold Trip did not place. This is back-to-back wins in the Melbourne Cup for jockey Mark Zahra after he jockeyed Gold Trip in the 2022 race. The race’s total prize money of $8 million has increased from $7.3 million in 2019. Without A Fight took out the prestigious race following a late surge.
23-times Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic had a mid-match meltdown after losing momentum at the Wimbledon men's final against Carlos Alcaraz.
The A-League derby in Melbourne has been abandoned due to chaotic scenes with a violent pitch invasion. Furious with the A-League's decision to send the next three grand finals to Sydney, tempers boiled over in the 21st minute in scenes never before seen in Australian football.
Gold Trip and jockey Mark Zahra took home the 2022 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse this afternoon.