Zii Jia breaks first round jinx since June
KUALA LUMPUR: Independent men’s singles player Lee Zii Jia finally ended his first round jinx that lasted for almost two months, by cruising into the second round of the Australia Open badminton championships, yesterday. The world number 17, however, had to bounce back from a set down to beat compatriot and world number 51, Leong […]
Melbourne orders snap Covid lockdown, but Australian Open plays on, without fans
MELBOURNE: More than six million people were ordered into a snap, five-day lockdown Friday to contain a new coronavirus outbreak in Australia’s second most populous state, forcing the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne to shut fans out. The lockdown across Victoria state from midnight (1300 GMT) was ordered out of fear a small outbreak […]
