‘Smiling assassin’ Jordan Smith basks in spotlight after hitting $1m tennis jackpot

‘Smiling assassin’ Jordan Smith basks in spotlight after hitting $1m tennis jackpot

Amateur player celebrates winning One Point Slam at Australian Open Sydney coach to use million-dollar payday to travel and buy property Pending tax advice, tennis coach Jordan Smith is Australia’s newest millionaire, thrust into the global spotlight after beating top professionals in the One Point Slam on Wednesday night. Smith’s improbable run to the $1m prize made him a magnet on Thursday morning at Melbourne Park, amid more than a dozen local and international interviews, selfies, promotions and autographs. Continue reading...

ISS astronauts begin journey back to Earth in Nasa’s first ever medical evacuation

ISS astronauts begin journey back to Earth in Nasa’s first ever medical evacuation

Four astronauts undock from International Space Station, with the affected crewmember in a stable condition, says space agency Four crew members have left the International Space Station (ISS) and are heading back to Earth after a medical issue prompted their mission to be cut a month short in Nasa’s first medical evacuation . A video feed from Nasa showed American astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui undocking from the ISS at 2220 GMT on Wednesday, after five months in space. Continue reading...

ISS astronauts begin journey back to Earth in Nasa’s first ever medical evacuation

ISS astronauts begin journey back to Earth in Nasa’s first ever medical evacuation

Four astronauts undock from International Space Station, with the affected crewmember in a stable condition, says space agency Four crew members have left the International Space Station (ISS) and are heading back to Earth after a medical issue prompted their mission to be cut a month short in Nasa’s first medical evacuation . A video feed from Nasa showed American astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui undocking from the ISS at 2220 GMT on Wednesday, after five months in space. Continue reading...