The central Victorian town of Carisbrook is under water, with nearly 200 homes submerged by floods.

Rafael Nadal is poised to become just the third man to hold all four Grand Slam trophies at once. The "Rafa Slam" is on.

Kiwi golfers have failed to qualify for this year's British Open after missing out at the international final qualifying in Melbourne.

Rafael Nadal's bid to win a fourth consecutive grand slam at the Australian Open is back on track.

Often the journey is better than the destination and so it proved at the ASB Classic.

John Aloisi scored in the 58th minute and Gerald Sibon with seven minutes left Sunday to give Melbourne Heart a 2-0 win over North Queensland.

England have started a new craze after celebrating Wednesday's Ashes victory by imitating a garden sprinkler.

England have retained the Ashes with an emphatic victory over Australia in the fourth test at the MCG today.

So captaining Australia has become a tough job. Welcome to our world, punter.

England's former Test captains didn't miss the opportunity to slam Ricky Ponting for his lengthy tirade at umpire Aleem Dar during the fourth Ashes Test.

Ricky Ponting has been fined 40 per cent of his match fee for ugly clashes with the umpires on day two of the fourth Ashes test.

Sharpshooter Kirk Penney has won his second consecutive ANBL player of the week award.

England's chances of securing the Ashes in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne have taken a hit.

English media have lashed out at the MCG's curator for changing the pitch ahead of the fourth Ashes test.

The New Zealand Breakers will traverse Christmas as ANBL leaders after battling back to down the Melbourne Tigers tonight.

Interesting architecture, open spaces, galleries, shops, dining options and tourism activities make Melbourne's 'Fed Square'.