When Dua Lipa makes the long haul to Australia later this year, she’ll warm up with a special, one-off theater show. Announced Thursday (Aug. 11), the English pop superstar will stop by Melbourne’s Palais Theatre for a date ahead of her national arena trek. This is no ordinary gig, and Lipa is no ordinary singer. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The venue in St Kilda, south Melbourne has a capacity of 2,800, a room the Brit can fill many times over in these parts. An Exclusive Evening With Dua Lipa – The Melbourne Theatre Show is presented by The Victorian Government, Live Nation and Always Live, the state-wide festival of live music, which kicked off earlier in the year to restart Victoria’s legendary live scene. Roger Field, pres...
The stage is set. All eyes are on the Marvel Stadium this Saturday night as George Kambosos Jr and Devin Haney clash for lightweight supremacy. All four recognised world title belts in the 135-pound division are on the line this weekend, with the winner becoming the first undisputed lightweight king since Pernell Whitaker achieved that feat back in 1990. As if that wasn’t enough to wet your appetite, here at SportsLens, we have teamed up with several bookmakers ahead of the big fight to give you some exclusive betting offers and free bets. Read on to find out how you can claim these amazing betting offers, as well as the best bookies to place your George Kambosos Jr vs Devin Haney free bets at! If you are unsure on how you think the fight will play out but fancy a wager on this undisputed ...
An undisputed world title fight for all of the belts in the lightweight division heads to Australian shores as George Kambosos Jr and Devin Haney clash for the WBA Super, WBC, WBO and IBF world titles this weekend from the Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. After another hugely successful weekend of boxing tips, where we predicted the winner, outcome and exact round in which Gervonta Davis would stop Rolando Romero, we are back this week with more tips ahead of a bumper weekend of boxing action! On paper, this is a genuine 50/50 fight and is almost impossible to call. In one corner you have the undefeated George Kambosos Jr, who defeated Teofimo Lopez last year against all odds and claimed three of the four world title belts. In the opposite corner you have Devin Haney, the current WBC world light...
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has received the coronavirus vaccine as the country prepares to start inoculations this week. His jab was televised on Sunday in order to help boost confidence in the vaccine rollout across Australia. Vaccinations officially begin on Monday and at least 60,000 doses are expected to be administered next week. On Saturday, small crowds of anti-vaccination demonstrators gathered to protest against the launch. Mr Morrison was part of a small group of people vaccinated on Sunday along with some frontline health workers and care home residents. Australia’s chief nurse Professor Alison McMillan and Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly were also immunised. Speaking at ahead of his vaccination, Mr Morrison said: “Tomorrow our vaccination programme star...
Former world number one Andy Murray has been handed a wild card for February’s delayed Australian Open, pushed back three weeks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Murray, 33, is a five-time runner-up in Melbourne but feared his last match at the tournament in 2019 would mark the end of his career due to chronic hip pain. The injury pushed him to the brink of retirement but the three-time Grand Slam champion is battling to extend his career having undergone two hip surgeries. The Scot’s ranking of 122 is too low to qualify directly for the Australian Open main draw, which starts on February 8, and he has also accepted a wild card to the Delray Beach event early next month. Murray played just seven tour-level matches this year as he returned to action in August following a lingering pe...