It appears American singer Chris Brown might be unable to perform at his scheduled Australian concert dates after comments made by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

The father-of-one now has 28 days to plead his case, as tickets for his December gigs set to go on sale on Monday.

Tickets for Chris Brown's concert One Hell Of A Nite have gone on sale, even though he has been banned from performing in Australia after his conviction for beating up ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

RnB artist Chris Brown has found new allies in Maori women leaders after they supported his plans to perform in New Zealand despite his conviction for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

'I was very protective of him. I felt that people didn’t understand him. Even after,' the singer said in a new interview with Vanity Fair. 'I don’t hate him. I will care about him until the day I die,' she said.

The star was attacked by her then boyfriend inside his Lamborghini the night before the 2009 Grammys, with photos of her bruised and swollen face subsequently leaked to the website TMZ.

There's no denying that he has faced his fair share of trials over the last few years.

The hip hop star was leaving the Argyle Club with his crew when a scuffle broke out. It seems someone knocked a cell phone out of a pal's hand as the crowd surged around Brown's sports car.

The singer's court battle with Nia Guzman, the mother of his child, has reportedly come to a dramatic end – with his former flame ordered to pay back the singer the attorney fees he gave her.

A woman who hit the headlines in August when she claimed Chris Brown pulled a gun on her was left red-faced at a beauty pageant after the DJ put on one of the star's songs as she hit the runway.

The 28-year-old trespasser must stay away from the 27-year-old Grammy winner, his Woodland Hills mansion, and his concerts

Actress Brooke Satchwell has opened up about surviving the toxic environment and the sense of sadness she feels when hearing of other's dealing with abuse.

'It's not about who start the beefs; it's about who end them.' So said Soulja Boy on Wednesday in a heartfelt apology to his fans for getting embroiled in a social media spat with Chris Brown.

Chris Brown has opened up about the night he assaulted ex-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.

The 28-year-old Grammy winner has already voluntarily surrendered his exotic pet Fiji, and the case has been turned over to the L.A. City Attorney

The 28-year-old went on the defensive via Instagram on Thursday after the ominous photos were published.

A woman is suing rapper Chris Brown because she claims she was raped at his Los Angeles house by a friend, Lowell Grissom, and forced to perform oral sex on another woman who was menstruating.

Chris Brown is sparing no expenses to feel safe-- at least while out on the roadways. According to TMZ the singer paid more than $350,000 for a customized Rezvani SUV Tank that is bulletproof.

On Wednesday, he shared the first photo of son Aeko Catori Brown.But on Friday, Chris Brown shared the first snap of his son's face, followed by photos that allowed fans to see his softer side.

RUTH SUNDERLAND: It hasn't helped that the first to hold out the begging bowl is Virgin, which is part-owned by US giant Delta and partly by billionaire Sir Richard Branson.

Covid-19 should be the trigger for wholesale change. Once and for all, there must be a reckoning with the morally bankrupt moguls who put profits before the safety of their staff.

It was only ever meant to be a bridge to tide employers over a short-term loss of trade. And however much we might hope not, a wave of redundancies seems inevitable.

PAUL NEWMAN IN KATUNAYAKE: Crawley, 22, was again composed and classy on Sunday as he scored 91 in the first warm-up of England's Sri Lanka tour before getting out carelessly.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RICHARD EDWARDS: England may be on an upward Test curve after victory in South Africa, but in Sri Lanka they will be up against a coach who has their number.

The participation of England players at this year's IPL has been thrown into doubt due to fresh visa restrictions on foreigners entering the country due to coronavirus.

Ben Stokes has been withdrawn from England's tour match in Sri Lanka due to an abdominal issue which team management insist is unrelated to Coronavirus concerns.

England's cricketers would not play any rescheduled Test series against West Indies in the Caribbean until December at the earliest, it has emerged.

Joe Root has issued a warning about player burnout this winter as England's cricketers face a fixture pile-up caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

The Test side could face West Indies or Pakistan, this season's proposed red-ball opponents, while Eoin Morgan's white-ball World Cup winners face Australia, who are currently due here in July

EOIN MORGAN: As we took the field to defend 15 in the super over in the World Cup final last summer, Jos Buttler told me he hoped I had a couple of shamrocks in my pocket.

PAUL ALLOTT: Bob would have been the last person to think of himself as an all-action hero, but it described my old friend better than he ever knew.

Sir Andrew Strauss has admitted to mistakes in the way he handled Kevin Pietersen during the dispute that was to ultimately tear one of the best of all England teams apart.

PAUL NEWMAN: It is not without irony that Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive, spoke of rewarding cricket's 'core audience' if the game can squeeze a truncated season into this summer.

COMMENT BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: In the editor's notes in this year's Wisden I suggested the English game has a problem with unconscious bias - which is not the same as overt racism.

Wisden is published on Thursday for the 157th time. It is full of joy, and staring into the abyss. The Almanack's arrival usually coincides with a spring in cricket's step. But this year, not so much.

JOFRA ARCHER: Being chosen as one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year is one of the most prestigious awards imaginable. Even being nominated alongside some big names feels great.

Ashley Giles says England's players will have 'no excuses' for not being fully fit to start a truncated cricket season he still believes can take place later this summer.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY TIM RICH: Ian Gould has just been walking on the seafront at Hove. It is eerie; empty. He retired as an international umpire after 13 years following last summer's World Cup.

Phil Neville played alongside former all-rounder Andrew Flintoff for Lancashire's age-group sides, and also went on to make an appearance for their second XI before turning to football.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: The ECB are under pressure to save counties by paying them their full instalments for the Hundred despite the competition's imminent postponement.

The ECB had initially announced that no cricket would be played in the UK until May 28 at the earliest, but - as expected - the pandemic has caused a further delay.

The prospect of the sanctioned use of artificial substances to alter the condition of the red ball, under the supervision of umpires, has been debated this week by the ICC's medical committee.

Next month is the 10th anniversary of England's first global title with the World T20 which they won with a resounding victory over the Australians at Kensington Oval, Barbados.

Australia were due to play three ODIs and three Twenty20s against England from July 3 and ECB chief executive Tom Harrison last week expressed hopes that they would still go ahead.

Sportsmail understands that while the ECB have not been involved directly in talks with the Board of Control for Cricket in India they are aware of the various contingencies being drawn up.

England were scheduled to play Tests in Galle and Colombo in March before the coronavirus outbreak shut down sport worldwide as countries introduced lockdown measures to prevent the spread.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RICHARD GIBSON: Stuart Broad will be ready to play for England in any situation that the ECB's medical experts deem appropriate.

Joe Root has been involved in talks to reschedule England's Test series amid news that the recently-abandoned tour of Sri Lanka is inked in for next January.

England's Test stars reportedly face strict bio-secure measures as part of ambitious plans to ensure their summer series' against West Indies and Pakistan are staged.

With no live cricket being played due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Sportsmail columnists Nasser Hussain and David Lloyd are answering your questions.