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February 3, 2021
Kyrgios wins in Melbourne on return to tour after nearly a year
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios shook off some rust to come from behind and beat France’s Alexandre Muller 3-6 6-4 7-6(4) at the ATP Murray River Open as the Australian made his return to the court for the first time in nearly a year.

February 2, 2021
WTA roundup: Serena Williams breezes in Melbourne
Serena Williams breezed to a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Australian Daria Gavrilova on Monday in the second round of the Yarra Valley Classic in Melbourne, Australia.

December 1, 2020
Australia skipper Finch backs Starc to rebound after torrid start
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia captain Aaron Finch has backed under-fire paceman Mitchell Starc to rebound after the left-armer was feasted upon by India’s batsmen in the first two matches of the one-day series.

July 29, 2020
Emergency teams sent to tackle Australia's worst virus outbreak in aged homes
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has sent defence and emergency medical teams, usually deployed to disaster zones, to aged care homes in the city of Melbourne to help contain the country’s

July 14, 2020
Oil prices drop on demand recovery fears amid US virus surge
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell around 2% in early trade on Tuesday on worries that new clampdowns on businesses to stem surging coronavirus cases in California and other US

July 1, 2020
Australia to lock down 300,000 in Melbourne suburbs after coronavirus spike
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Authorities will lock down around 300,000 people in suburbs north of Melbourne for a month from late on Wednesday to contain the risk of infection after two