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Australia bouncy castle tragedy: Toll rises to six after 11-yr-old boy dies in hospital
•Two other children remain in critical condition in hospital in the state capital Hobart, while one child is recovering at home
Ashes 2021-22: Hobart to host fifth Test after Perth axed, confirms Cricket Australia
•Australia won the first Test in Brisbane. The series now moves to Adelaide, also a day-night Test, before the traditional Boxing Day Test in Melbourne followed by Sydney and Hobart.
Tim Paine's wallet stolen from car after he parks outside to convert garage into home gym
•Australia Test captain Tim Paine's wallet was stolen from his car on Tuesday after he parked the vehicle on the street outside his home in Hobart to convert his garage into a gym.
Hobart International: American Sofia Kenin clinches first WTA title with straight-sets win over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
•Composed American Sofia Kenin broke through to clinch her first WTA title Saturday with a straight sets win over Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova at the Hobart International.
India vs Australia: Rishabh Pant says on-field banter keeps you busy and positive during long-hours of play
•Pant, whose picture of holding Tim Paine's son along with the Australian skipper's wife Bonnie went viral after the "babysitter" banter, didn't mind that stump mic is on.
Firstpost Editor's Picks: Mayank Agarwal's arrival, Apna Dal's discontent, Trump's Afghan pullout; today's must-read stories
Fp Staff •Mayank Agarwal first hit the headlines for his scintillating 160 in Hobart for India Under-19. It seems he was destined to succeed in Australia.
Performance artist buried for three days under busy Australian road as part of festival celebrating 'darkness'
•An artist has emerged from three days entombed in a steel box under a busy Australian road in a performance billed as a tribute to victims of totalitarian violence.
Morocco Open: Elise Mertens clinches third WTA title of season after defeating Ajla Tomljanovic in straight sets
•Belgian Elise Mertens extended her winning streak to 12 matches by beating Australian Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2, 7-6(4) in the final of the Rabat Grand Prix in Morocco on Saturday.
Hobart International: Elise Mertens defeats Heather Watson, faces Mihaela Buzarnescu in title showdown
•"She made the same run (from qualifying) as I did last year, but I‘m happy to win today," Mertens said in an on-court interview.
Kerala man assaulted, racially abused in Australia's Hobart city: 33-year-old to meet Indian envoy
Fp Staff •An Indian man from Kerala was assaulted by a group of teenagers in Australia’s Hobart city, in an alleged case of racial abuse.