Fed cruises, Venus, Cecchinato crash out on French Open first day

Paris: Seven-time grand slam winner Venus Williams was knocked out in the first round on the opening day of the French Open on Sunday. Williams succumbed to Elina Svitolina, who won 6-3, 6-3 in 73 minutes. Williams, 38, had 34 unforced errors and lost seven break points to hand the ninth-seeded Ukrainian an easy victory….

First came the TV appearance. Then the alleged $2 million scam

Infamous helicopter escapee John Killick, currently fighting a raft of charges relating to a fraud racket, met the co-accused and fraud ringleader Dean Ryan when the pair both appeared on the ABC TV series You Can’t Ask That. Killick, famously plucked from Silverwater prison in a sightseeing helicopter hijacked at gunpoint by his Russian lover…

Sky's David Speers expected to take pay cut for ABC job

Sky News political editor David Speers is expected to take a significant pay cut after accepting a role with the ABC replacing Insiders host Barrie Cassidy, fuelling speculation about why he would leave the 24-hour news channel after more than a decade. Canberra-based Speers, who is still contracted to the Rupert Murdoch-owned cable network, is…

Populists fall short as voters swing behind Greens, Liberals in European elections

Brussels: Mainstream European Union parties are holding their ground against the assault from populists in elections for the bloc's Parliament, according to the first set of exit polls. With voting still going on in some countries, the parties who rally against foreigners, want to rein in the EU and despise the cozy relationship between centrist…