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2022 June
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Mon, Jun 27, 2022
A second straight lay day has been called at the Rio Pro with five Aussie men including world No.2 Jack Robinson still in the contest.
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Sun, Jun 26, 2022
Olympic canoeing champion Jess Fox has earned a courageous and emotional triumph at the World Cup.
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Sun, Jun 26, 2022Police are continuing to hunt shooters who gunned down a former bikie gang member in Melbourne's north before crashing their vehicle and carjacking another.
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Sun, Jun 26, 2022A stirring fightback win over the Giants has Melbourne Vixens believing again ahead of next week's Super Netball grand final against West Coast Fever.
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Sat, Jun 25, 2022
World No.3 Stephanie Gilmore was ousted in the elimination round by fellow Aussie Isabella Nicholls at the World Surf League event in Brazil.
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Sat, Jun 25, 2022A stunning fourth-quarter comeback has propelled the Melbourne Vixens into the Super Netball decider following a nail-biting one-goal win over the Giants.
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Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Sally Fitzgibbons' love affair with the Rio Pro World Surf League event has continued, winning her heat against compatriots Steph Gilmore and Isabella Nichols.
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Fri, Jun 24, 2022Netball Australia has revealed a $4.4 million loss for the last financial year.
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Thu, Jun 23, 2022Harry Garside has been laying low after hurting his knuckles in his most recent fight in May, but is eyeing a return to the ring in August or September.
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Thu, Jun 23, 2022
Australia's Jason Moloney is continuing his charge to a third world title shot after being ranked No.1 by both the WBO and WBC in the bantamweight division.
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Thu, Jun 23, 2022A new exhibition exploring the connection between art and science is going on display at the State Library of Victoria.
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Thu, Jun 23, 2022
Tim Tszyu expects his mandatory shot against undisputed super welterweight boxing champion Jermell Charlo to take place around October or November.
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Wed, Jun 22, 2022Australia's men's and women's water polo teams have made winning starts to their world championship campaigns in Budapest.
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Wed, Jun 22, 2022
The Kookaburras will be aiming to snare a seventh straight Commonwealth Games gold at Birmingham 2022, with the Tokyo Olympic heartbreak still driving them on.
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Wed, Jun 22, 2022Australian Sally Fitzgibbons will be aiming to win her fourth Rio Pro when she competes at the WSL event in Rio de Janeiro.
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Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Five years to the day since Jeff Horn shocked Manny Pacquiao, Jai Opetaia will get his chance for a world title fight upset on the Gold Coast.
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Tue, Jun 21, 2022
Ahead of UFC 276, Australian fighter Alexander Volkanovski says he is motivated by creating a legacy for himself when he takes on Max Holloway for a third time.
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Tue, Jun 21, 2022Queensland Firebirds coach Megan Anderson has resigned from her position after the team failed to reach the Super Netball finals in her two years in the role.
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Tue, Jun 21, 2022Star hockey veteran Eddie Ockenden will be aiming to snare his fourth Commonwealth Games gold medal when he competes at Birmingham.
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Tue, Jun 21, 2022Commonwealth Games gymnast Emily Whithead has credited little sister Haylee with helping her get through home training during Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns.
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Tue, Jun 21, 2022
Australia has not hosted a UFC fight card since 2019 but that could change in 2023.
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Tue, Jun 21, 2022Tyler Wright says she won't be able to compete in the Rio Pro in Brazil after her transit visa didn't come through in time.
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Mon, Jun 20, 2022Australia are the latest, and only the fifth, nation to win the World Cup of Darts with Simon Whitlock and Damon Heta combining to beat Wales 3-1 in the final.
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Mon, Jun 20, 2022
Australian gymnast Tyson Bull has scored another first, posting his maiden Challenge Cup win a few weeks out from the Commonwealth Games.
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Mon, Jun 20, 2022Noemie Fox, the sister of canoe star Jessica Fox, has won silver in the extreme slalom World Cup event with the discipline to make its Olympic debut in 2024.
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Sun, Jun 19, 2022Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota credits her time in Australia with her move towards performance and installation art.
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Sun, Jun 19, 2022The Giants have advanced to the Super Netball preliminary final with a 55-48 minor semi-final home win over Collingwood.
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Sat, Jun 18, 2022Jhaniele Fowler starred with 67 goals as West Coast Fever best the Melbourne Vixens to qualify for the Super Netball championship decider.
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Sat, Jun 18, 2022Australia's Stephanie Gilmore has clinched the WSL's Surf City El Salvador Pro to break her own record for most women's wins on the Tour.
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Fri, Jun 17, 2022Australian star Stephanie Gilmore has won through to the semi-finals of the World Surf League's El Salvador round as top seed Carissa Moore was eliminated.
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Fri, Jun 17, 2022A retrospective charting 25 years of work by renowned Japanese contemporary artist Chiharu Shiota will be on display in Brisbane until early October.
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Fri, Jun 17, 2022Netball Australia's chief executive says the organisation isn't on the brink of financial ruin despite a cash crisis overshadowing the start of elite finals.
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Wed, Jun 15, 2022Promoter Eddie Hearn says Justis Huni must bring power to his arsenal if he is to become a top-tier heavyweight.
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Tue, Jun 14, 2022
Socceroos coach Graham Arnold's stroke of genius has transformed Andrew Redmayne into a penalty-saving national hero to get Australia to the World Cup.
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Tue, Jun 14, 2022
Thirteen months after tearing her ACL, Melbourne Vixens shooter Kiera Austin has made Australia's 12-player team for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
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Tue, Jun 14, 2022
Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, who has world heavyweight title hopeful Anthony Joshua in his stable, will be in Brisbane to watch Justis Huni fight Joe Goodall.
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Tue, Jun 14, 2022Joe Goodall has another chance to rejuvenate a boxing career that threatened to go the way of the banged-up Mazda he left outside his former trainer's home.
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Tue, Jun 14, 2022
More than 16 years after he fired Australia into the 2006 World Cup, John Aloisi is delighted Andrew Redmayne will join him as a penalty shootout hero.
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Tue, Jun 14, 2022Australian Jack Robinson will be aiming to secure a third straight WSL tour event win when the El Salvador Pro gets underway.
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Mon, Jun 13, 2022Joe Goodall has queried the punching strength of Justis Huni and hinted he is vulnerable ahead of the undefeated pair's heavyweight clash in Brisbane.
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Mon, Jun 13, 2022Collingwood have scraped into the Super Netball semi-finals despite losing a tense local derby 56-54 to the Melbourne Vixens.
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Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Tyler Wright, Kelly Slater, and John John Florence are among the big names missing from the WSL surf event in El Salvador.
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Mon, Jun 13, 2022Natalie Van Coevorden's persistence and strong form have paid off, with the NSW triathlete to make her Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham.
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Sun, Jun 12, 2022Australians Jake Matthews and Jack Della Maddalena have put their names up in lights with victories on the UFC 275 main card in Singapore.
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Sun, Jun 12, 2022Australian triathletes Sarah Crowley and Max Neumann are repeat winners at the Ironman Asia Pacific championships in Cairns.
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Sun, Jun 12, 2022Australian athletics stars Joseph Deng, Peter Bol and Henry Frayne have all produced impressive weekend performances in Europe.
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Sun, Jun 12, 2022West Coast Fever have ended the Adelaide Thunderbirds' Super Netball finals hopes with a 68-57 win after Jhaniele Fowler set a season goal-scoring record.
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Sun, Jun 12, 2022The NSW Swifts will be praying for a Melbourne Vixens victory - by at least five goals - to stay alive in Super Netball after beating the Queensland Firebirds.
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Sun, Jun 12, 2022Australian Tim Tszyu's title fight with super-welterweight champion Jermell Charlo has been locked in, with the bout likely to happen late this year in the US.
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Sun, Jun 12, 2022Australian Tyler Wright and 11-time world champion Kelly Slater are among the surfing big names to miss the El Salvador Pro.
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Sat, Jun 11, 2022The Giants have earned a home semi-final after overcoming a late challenge from Sunshine Coast Lightning to guarantee third spot on the Super Netball ladder.
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Sat, Jun 11, 2022
Jane Claxton and Brooke Peris will be the most experienced players when the Hockeyroos attempt to snare Commonwealth Games gold in Birmingham later this year.
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Fri, Jun 10, 2022A drive-by shooting is the latest episode in a stalling boxing rise Justis Huni hopes will find some traction next week.
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Fri, Jun 10, 2022Former world No.1 squash star Rachel Grinham will join a select group of Australians when she competes at her sixth Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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Thu, Jun 09, 2022
An NRL match, Wallabies Test and soccer friendly between the Matildas and Canada will be played over five days at the redeveloped Sydney Football Stadium.
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Wed, Jun 08, 2022Ellie Cole is Australia's most decorated female Paralympian, but will be chasing an elusive Commonwealth Games gold in her final competitive swim in Birmingham.
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Wed, Jun 08, 2022
Goals from Jackson Irvine and Ajdin Hrustic have fired the Socceroos to a 2-1 win in their World Cup play-off against the UAE in Qatar.
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Tue, Jun 07, 2022Australia has named a 14-strong diving team to contest the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in July-August.
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Mon, Jun 06, 2022Queensland's gambling tax will rise from 15 per cent to 20 per cent and be broadened to include free and bonus bets in this month's state budget.
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Sun, Jun 05, 2022Lucas "Big Daddy" Browne has shocked highly-rated New Zealander Junior Fa in their heavyweight boxing clash on the Kambosos-Haney undercard.
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Sun, Jun 05, 2022West Coast Fever have locked in second spot on the Super Netball ladder after a NSW Swifts comeback came undone in a catastrophic final 10 seconds
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Sun, Jun 05, 2022Devin Haney says he should be ranked among the world's best pound-for-pound fighters after out-boxing Australian George Kambosos Jnr in their lightweight duel.
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Sun, Jun 05, 2022
Jason Moloney says he wants another boxing world title shot after the Victorian knocked out Aston Palicte in their bantamweight showdown at Marvel Stadium.
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Sun, Jun 05, 2022Australian boxer George Kambosos Jr has suffered a 12-round points loss to American Devin Haney in the undisputed lightweight world title fight in Melbourne.
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Sun, Jun 05, 2022The Kookaburras have justified their Commonwealth Games favouritism with a four-Test sweep of New Zealand.
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Sun, Jun 05, 2022George Kambosos Jr is the bookies' underdog but legendary trainer Johnny Lewis believes the Australian will win his undisputed world lightweight title fight.
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Sun, Jun 05, 2022Collingwood were the weekend's big Super Netball winners, leaping from second-last position to a spot in the four by beating the Sunshine Coast Lightning.
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Sat, Jun 04, 2022West Australian Jack Robinson has backed up his World Surf League Margaret River Pro title with victory at the Quiksilver Pro G-Land event.
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Sat, Jun 04, 2022Chinese-born diver Shixin Li is excited at the prospect of again competing for Australia at the looming world titles and Commonwealth Games.
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Sat, Jun 04, 2022Veteran Jo Harten showed nerves of steel to secure the Giants a finals berth with a 73-72 Super Netball victory against the Firebirds.
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Sat, Jun 04, 2022American boxer Devin Haney feels luck is on his side after George Kambosos Jr's weigh-in drama and the granting of a visa to his trainer father Bill.
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Sat, Jun 04, 2022George Kambosos Jr has dramatically made the weight at the second time of asking for his undisputed lightweight world title fight against American Devin Haney.
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Sat, Jun 04, 2022The Kookaburras were too strong for hosts New Zealand in Auckland, winning the third game of their trans-Tasman series 4-1 on Saturday.
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Sat, Jun 04, 2022A defensive masterclass from Shamera Sterling was not enough to inspire her Adelaide Thunderbirds as the Melbourne Vixens won their Super Netball clash 51-47.
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Fri, Jun 03, 2022George Kambosos Jr believes nothing can stop him beating American Devin Haney and becoming Australia's first-ever four-belt boxing world champion on Sunday.
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Fri, Jun 03, 2022Australia's elite lawn bowlers are leaving no stone unturned in their bid for gold medals at the looming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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Fri, Jun 03, 2022
Former world champion Anthony Mundine says he can't split George Kambosos Jr and his American rival Devin Haney ahead of their undisputed world title showdown.
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Fri, Jun 03, 2022Australians Jack Robinson and Connor O'Leary have secured their places in the G-Land WSL quarter-finals in Indonesia.
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Thu, Jun 02, 2022Ahead of the high-stakes fight with Australia's George Kambosos Jr. Devin Haney's trainer Yoel Judah has not forgotten how his son Zab fell to Kostya Tszyu.
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Thu, Jun 02, 2022Australia's men's hockey team, the Kookaburras, have scored a convincing 4-0 win over hosts New Zealand in the second of four matches in Auckland.
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Thu, Jun 02, 2022The Australian Netball Players' Association has called for a change of culture at Netball Australia after its decision to sell the grand final hosting rights.
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Thu, Jun 02, 2022Diving stars Anabelle Smith and Maddison Keeney are determined to put setbacks and injury behind them as they target the Commonwealth Games.
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Thu, Jun 02, 2022Australia's top-ranked women's surfer Tyler Wright has been unable to contest the elimination round at G-Land as she was still in COVID-19 isolation.
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Wed, Jun 01, 2022Strong westerly winds have forced the organisers at the World Surf League's G-Land event in Indonesia to call a fourth consecutive lay day.
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Wed, Jun 01, 2022
Tim Tszyu is set for a unification fight with super-welterweight champ Jermell Charlo after the WBO ordered the American to defend his belts against him.
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Wed, Jun 01, 2022Ariarne Titmus admits her running battle with Katie Ledecky is one that needs managing as she instead looks to enjoy another Commonwealth Games campaign.
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Wed, Jun 01, 2022Australia's swimming stars have put their faith in FINA to create a fair playing field after American swimmer Lia Thomas declared her Olympic intent.
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Wed, Jun 01, 2022Melissa Wu and her 14-year-old diving partner Charli Petrov have all but sealed Commonwealth Games selection with 10m platform synchro victory at the trials.
2022 May
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Tue, May 31, 2022Australia has announced a 10-person badminton team for Birmingham 2022, including Angela and Jack Yu, the children of Australia's most recent Games medallist.
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Tue, May 31, 2022Australia have thrashed New Zealand 8-1 in the opening match of their trans-Tasman hockey series in Auckland.
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Tue, May 31, 2022Diving's young guns will take centre stage at the Commonwealth Games trials, with Melissa Wu and Domonic Bedggood not competing in individual events.
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Tue, May 31, 2022A lay day has been called in the World Surf League's G-Land event in Indonesia which is good news for Australian Tyler Wright who has tested positive to COVID.
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Mon, May 30, 2022Seven-time Paralympian Danni Di Toro is thrilled to compete at a Commonwealth Games after being including on Australia's 14-strong table tennis team.
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Mon, May 30, 2022American Devin Haney insists preparations for his fight with George Kambosos are going to plan despite his trainer father being banned from entering Australia.
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Mon, May 30, 2022George Kambosos and Devin Haney have squared off ahead of their world title fight in Melbourne on Sunday, with the Australian calling his rival a rat.
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Mon, May 30, 2022The Kookaburras will be aiming to continue on from their whitewash of Malaysia when they face New Zealand in a four-match series in Auckland.
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Mon, May 30, 2022NSW utility Jack Wighton denies there's a battle for the No.14 role after being named in his state's squad for State of Origin game one.
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Sun, May 29, 2022The Giants have moved to third spot on the Super Netball ladder after taking care of business against Adelaide Thunderbirds in a 59-50 win.
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Sun, May 29, 2022A lay day has been called in the World Surf League's G-Land event in Indonesia.
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Sun, May 29, 2022The Melbourne Vixens are on the brink of claiming the Super Netball minor premiership after a hard-fought 64-60 win over Sunshine Coast Lightning.
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Sat, May 28, 2022The Queensland Firebirds rocketed from seventh to third on the Super Netball ladder after a 72-68 win against the West Coast Fever in Perth.
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Sat, May 28, 2022
Steph Gilmore has secured a quarter-final berth at G-Land, but fellow Australians Tyler Wright and Sally Fitzgibbons were consigned to the elimination round.
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Sat, May 28, 2022
There is life back in the Collingwood Magpies' Super Netball finals bid after downing the NSW Swifts 66-58 in Melbourne.
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Fri, May 27, 2022
A happy and energised Gabriel Medina is all set to make his return to the WSL Championship Tour at the G-Land Pro event in Indonesia.
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Fri, May 27, 2022
Stephanie Gilmore is on a quest to finding surfing treasure in the depth of an Asian jungle as the WSL makes its return to Indonesia's G-Land.
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Fri, May 27, 2022
Family, friends, teammates have gathered to celebrate the life of Andrew Symonds at a private service at Townsville's Riverway Stadium.
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Thu, May 26, 2022George Kambosos Jr. is ready for everything Devin Haney throws at him when the two undefeated lightweights square off in their unification bout in Melbourne.
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Thu, May 26, 2022The organisers of an outback race in the Northern Territory have introduced new safety measures after the death of a spectator last year.
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Thu, May 26, 2022After a host of high-profile retirements, Hockeyroos coach Katrina Powell has settled on an 18-strong World Cup squad for July's campaign.
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Wed, May 25, 2022German surfer Sebastian Steudtner has set a new world record for the biggest wave ridden, with his monster wave in Portugal topping 26 metres.
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Mon, May 23, 2022Four years after singing for the Queen at a Commonwealth Games function, Cody Simpson will swim for Australia at the Birmingham Games.
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Sun, May 22, 2022
Jhaniele Fowler was all but unstoppable as the West Coast Fever posted the highest score in Super Netball history to consolidate their spot in the top two.
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Sun, May 22, 2022Hard-hit by flu, the Adelaide Thunderbirds responded by beating Collingwood Magpies 58-53 in Super Netball.
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Sat, May 21, 2022
The NSW Swifts have missed a chance to surge clear of their Super Netball top-four rivals after falling 59-53 to the league-leading Melbourne Vixens.
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Sat, May 21, 2022The Sunshine Coast Lightning refused to let an injury to captain Steph Wood distract them in a 82-61 Super Netball win against the Queensland Firebirds.
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Fri, May 20, 2022
A lower back stress fracture means Australian cricket star Ellyse Perry has been selected as a batter only ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
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Thu, May 19, 2022Prime Minister Scott Morrison's stumble over a young boy on the soccer field was just the latest in a series of sporting fails by the country's leaders.
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Thu, May 19, 2022Australian Julian Wilson has cruised into the round of 48 at the Sydney Pro, but Olympic bronze medallist Owen Wright wasn't so lucky.
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Wed, May 18, 2022Australia will send a 12-strong team of judokas to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
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Wed, May 18, 2022
The Giants were in huge trouble in the first half against Collingwood before their skipper Jo Harten spearheaded a stunning revival in Launceston.
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Wed, May 18, 2022
Lenize Potgieter was flawless in the shooting circle and Latanya Wilson marvellous in defence as the Thunderbirds proved too strong and slick for the Firebirds.
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Tue, May 17, 2022NSW Swifts co-captain Maddy Proud has led her team to a 61-60 Super Netball win against the Sunshine Coast Lightning at USC Stadium.
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Tue, May 17, 2022The Melbourne Vixens won a vital 70-64 win against the West Coast Fever to take an outright lead in the Super Netball competition.
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Mon, May 16, 2022Decathletes Ash Moloney and Cedric Dubler face a gruelling double at the world championships and Commonwealth Games.
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Sun, May 15, 2022Matt Hauser was the only Australian top-10 finisher at the Yokohama triathlon, meaning there are no automatic additions to the Commonwealth Games team.
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Sun, May 15, 2022
Brooke Peris has scored her third goal of the series to help lift the Hockeyroos to a 2-1 victory over New Zealand in Auckland.
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Sun, May 15, 2022The NSW Swifts have kept their Super Netball finals hopes alive in a 54-40 win over the Adelaide Thunderbirds.
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Sun, May 15, 2022
Gretel Bueta's 100th national netball league game will not be fondly remembered after the Queensland Firebirds were silenced 71-67 by the Collingwood Magpies.
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Sat, May 14, 2022
Jamaican Jhaniele Fowler has bagged 66 goals for Super Netball's ladder-leading West Coast Fever in their away win over last-placed Sunshine Coast Lightning.
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Sat, May 14, 2022Shanea Tonkin has slotted her first international goal as the Hockeyroos drew 1-1 with New Zealand in their Trans-Tasman Series in Auckland.
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Sat, May 14, 2022
The Melbourne Vixens have held on to second spot on the Super Netball ladder with a 66-63 away win over the Giants.
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Fri, May 13, 2022World rugby chiefs believe the first billion dollar Rugby World Cup tournament will happen over the next decade - and it could happen in Australia.
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Fri, May 13, 2022Australian beach volleyball star Mariafe Artacho del Solar says the best is yet to come in her Olympic silver medal-winning partnership with Taliqua Clancy.
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Fri, May 13, 2022Two more Australian triathletes will earn Commonwealth Games nominations, provided they make the top 10 at the World Series race in Yokohama.
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Fri, May 13, 2022Melbourne boxer Michael Zerafa is in talks to fight Jaime Munguia after the Mexican champion called him out with a world title beckoning.
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Thu, May 12, 2022Legendary trainer Johnny Lewis believes emerging star Harry Garside can follow in the footsteps of some of Australia's true boxing greats.
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Thu, May 12, 2022Emerging boxing star Nikita Tszyu has preserved his family's undefeated record in Newcastle with a first-round knockout of fellow Australian Mason Smith.
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Thu, May 12, 2022
Captain Brooke Peris scored both of Australia's goals in a 2-1 women's hockey win over New Zealand in game 2 of their four-game series in Auckland.
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Thu, May 12, 2022
Kris Terzievski has beaten rugby league great turned boxer Paul Gallen in an epic showdown to claim the Australian heavyweight boxing title in Newcastle.
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Wed, May 11, 2022Australian surfer Callum Robson has gained some consolation for his Bells Beach runner-up finish with victory in the Gold Coast Pro at Snapper Rocks.
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Wed, May 11, 2022Olympic bronze medallist Harry Garside has defended his Australian lightweight title and dedicated the win to his mother who has cancer.
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Wed, May 11, 2022Adventurer and Paralympian Gerrard Gosens is among a four-strong Australian Para-triathlon vision impaired team set for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
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Tue, May 10, 2022The young and inexperienced Hockeyroos have come from two goals down to draw 2-2 with New Zealand in Auckland.
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Tue, May 10, 2022Boxer Nikita Tszyu says he's out to honour the family name in Newcastle, where his father Kostya and brother Tim are unbeaten in nine fights.
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Tue, May 10, 2022
Veteran Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbons has been awarded a wildcard, allowing her to compete in WSL events in 2023.
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Mon, May 09, 2022
Surfing legend Kelly Slater may have made his final competitive appearance in Australian waters, eliminated from the WSL challenger event on the Gold Coast.
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Mon, May 09, 2022
Co-captains Jane Claxton and Brooke Peris are the most experienced players in a youthful Hockeyroos squad rebuilding after Olympic disappointment last year.
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Sun, May 08, 2022"Eat, sleep, sail... rinse and repeat." Aussie sailor Lisa Blair is two weeks away from breaking the world record for circumnavigating Antarctica.
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Sun, May 08, 2022
Jhaniele Fowler shot 61 goals from 63 attempts to help West Coast Fever to a nailbiting 74-69 Super Netball win against the Collingwood Magpies.
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Sun, May 08, 2022Tokyo Paralympian Lauren Parker is the first Australian woman to finish the Ironman triathlon world championships in the handcycle division.
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Sun, May 08, 2022
Kelly Slater has scraped through a competitive heat at the Gold Coast Pro while Julian Wilson made a bright return and Steph Gilmore dominated her local break.
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Sun, May 08, 2022
NSW Swifts star Paige Hadley copped a head gash as her determined team battled to a 52-43 Super Netball derby win against the Giants.
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Sat, May 07, 2022Adelaide Thunderbirds have revived their faltering Super Netball campaign with a 51-44 win over Sunshine Coast Lightning.
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Sat, May 07, 2022Melbourne Vixens are back on top of the Super Netball ladder after beating the Queensland Firebirds 66-64.
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Sat, May 07, 2022Three weeks after racing cycling's Paris-Roubaix monument, Australian triathlete Cameron Wurf will be a contender at the Ironman world championships.
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Fri, May 06, 2022
Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbons is committed to regaining her spot on the WSL championship tour as she prepares for life in the challenger series.
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Fri, May 06, 2022
Australian boxing star Tim Tszyu has undergone successful clean-out surgery to repair his injured fighting hands.
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Fri, May 06, 2022
Multiple world surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore understands the reasons for adding the mid-season cut to the WSL tour despite criticism of the format.
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Thu, May 05, 2022Ellie Cole has set her sights on a golden farewell after being named on Australia's 27-strong Para swim team for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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Wed, May 04, 2022
Australia's Isabella Nichols has won her maiden WSL Championship Tour event by beating Hawaii's Gabriela Bryan in the final of the Margaret River Pro.
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Wed, May 04, 2022
Owen Wright has been axed from the WSL tour after missing the cut, but fellow Aussie Jack Robinson is in the title hunt after winning the Margaret River Pro.
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Tue, May 03, 2022
Australian Owen Wright and 11-time world champion Kelly Slater have failed to win through to the round of 16 at the Margaret River Pro.
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Mon, May 02, 2022A lay day has been called for Monday in the World Surf League's Margaret River Pro.
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Sun, May 01, 2022Melbourne-born Daniel Faalele has been drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL.
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Sun, May 01, 2022Sarah Crowley and Tim van Berkel have won the Ironman Australia triathlon at Port Macquarie for the first time.
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Sun, May 01, 2022The Giants have snapped a long-standing Super Netball hoodoo in emphatic fashion, belting the Sunshine Coast Lightning 82-54.
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Sun, May 01, 2022
Bragging rights were on the line and the Magpies stepped up, proving too good for the strongly-favoured Vixens in an impressive derby win.
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Sun, May 01, 2022A lay day has been called for Sunday in the World Surf League's Margaret River Pro.
2022 April
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Sat, Apr 30, 2022
The West Coast Fever will return to their home court next weekend after ending a tough two-game road trip with a 60-51 defeat of the Adelaide Thunderbirds.
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Sat, Apr 30, 2022The Queensland Firebirds have overcome the NSW Swifts 73-60 in their Super Netball encounter in Brisbane.
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Sat, Apr 30, 2022On a day of upsets at the Margaret River Pro, Stephanie Gilmore has managed to survive the World Surf League's mid-season cut but Sally Fitzgibbons did not.
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Fri, Apr 29, 2022
Kelly Slater, the 11-time world champion, was forced into the elimination round at Margaret River after the men's competition got underway Friday.
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Fri, Apr 29, 2022Table tennis great Jian Fang Lay will add to her legend in Birmingham this year when she becomes only the sixth Australian to compete at six Commonwealth Games.
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Fri, Apr 29, 2022Top Australian triathlete Sarah Crowley has stayed at home, rather than race at next week's world championships, as she targets more Hawaiian Ironman success.
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Thu, Apr 28, 2022Attacker Ky Willott scored a double to lead the Kookaburras to a 3-0 win over Malaysia in Perth on Thursday.
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Wed, Apr 27, 2022The annual Targa Tasmania rally has been marred by the death of a Brisbane man, a year after three competitors were killed while taking part in the event.
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Wed, Apr 27, 2022The Margaret River Pro won't resume until Friday at the earliest due to on-shore wins at the World Surf League event in Western Australia.
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Tue, Apr 26, 2022Tina Rahimi is among four women in the Australian Commonwealth Games boxing team and the first Muslim woman to fight for this country at the Games.
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Tue, Apr 26, 2022The Kookaburras have taken a 3-0 lead in their four-match series against Malaysia with Jeremy Hayward hitting a hat-trick in a 5-0 win in Perth on Tuesday.
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Tue, Apr 26, 2022Strong on-shore winds have prompted WSL organisers to call a lay day at the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia.
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Tue, Apr 26, 2022Australian snooker ace Neil Robertson has made a rare maximum 147 break but has still been knocked out of the world snooker championship at the Crucible.
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Mon, Apr 25, 2022Tom Burton is on a mission to win Olympic gold in two different sailing classes after the 2016 laser champion's bold switch to the two-man 49er.
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Mon, Apr 25, 2022
Fighting to make the mid-season cut, Australians Steph Gilmore, Isabella Nichols and Sally Fitzgibbons all avoided trouble on day one of the Margaret River Pro.
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Sun, Apr 24, 2022The Giants have claimed a much-needed Super Netball win, beating West Coast Fever 74-73 in a Sunday afternoon thriller.
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Sun, Apr 24, 2022Australia have continued hot form in their return to international hockey action, smashing Malaysia 7-0 in Perth on Sunday evening.
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Sun, Apr 24, 2022The start of competition at Margaret River Pro has been delayed for at least a day, with only small surf at the main break.
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Sun, Apr 24, 2022Molly Jovic made a spectacular return from COVID, steering the Magpies to a surprise Super Netball victory over the Firebirds.
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Sat, Apr 23, 2022
Defending world surfing champion Gabriel Medina will return from his WSL mental health break as a wildcard when the tour heads to Indonesia next month.
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Sat, Apr 23, 2022The Australian men's hockey team have made a winning start to their four-match series against Malaysia after posting a 3-0 win in Perth.
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Sat, Apr 23, 2022Cara Koenen has led the Sunshine Coast Lightning into the Super Netball top four with a 69-62 triumph over the NSW Swifts.
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Sat, Apr 23, 2022Melbourne Vixen's Kiera Austin delivered in attack and defence in her side's 53-47 Super Netball win over the Adelaide Thunderbirds.
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Sat, Apr 23, 2022
Surf stars Owen Wright, Stephanie Gilmore and Sally Fitzgibbons are among the high-profile Australians in danger of missing the cut on the main WSL tour.
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Thu, Apr 21, 2022American Devin Haney says he's used to fighting in hostile environments ahead of his world title fight with Australia's George Kambosos in Melbourne.
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Thu, Apr 21, 2022Donnell Wallam has become just the third Indigenous netballer to receive a call-up to the Diamonds, named in Australia's extended Commonwealth Games squad.
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Thu, Apr 21, 2022After a second round demolition of Issac Hardman, boxer Michael Zerafa says he wants to win a world title in Melbourne like George Kambosos.
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Wed, Apr 20, 2022Cherneka Johnson is a world champion after winning by split decision against Mexican Melissa Esquivel to take the vacant IBF world super bantamweight title.
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Wed, Apr 20, 2022Australia's Neil Robertson has begun snooker's World Championships well and hopes his mother's arrival from Melbourne will inspire a repeat of his 2010 success.
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Wed, Apr 20, 2022Western Australia's Institute of Sport is apologising after an independent report found some of its gymnasts were abused.
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Wed, Apr 20, 2022Victorian Michael Zerafa has won his middleweight world title eliminator fight against Issac Hardman with a TKO in the second round.
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Tue, Apr 19, 2022Australia's Cherneka Johnson will fight Mexican Melissa Esquivel for the women's IBF world super bantamweight title on the undercard of Zerafa versus Hardman.
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Tue, Apr 19, 2022Michael Zerafa and Issac Hardman have again traded blows with the boxers to climb into the ring on Wednesday night in Melbourne in a high-stakes showdown.
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Tue, Apr 19, 2022Sandy Pisani, a member of the gold-medal winning 1988 Hockeyroos team, has died in Adelaide aged 63.
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Tue, Apr 19, 2022Australia's Neil Robertson has a 6-3 advantage after the opening session of his first-round World Snooker Championship match.
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Tue, Apr 19, 2022After winning Commonwealth Games gold for Fiji in 2018, Eileen Cikamatana will attempt to repeat that feat for Australia in Birmingham.
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Sun, Apr 17, 2022Australian surfer Tyler Wright has won the WSL event at Bells Beach after beating five-time world champion Carissa Moore in the final.
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Sun, Apr 17, 2022The Queensland Firebirds have recorded a 60-50 Super Netball home win over the Adelaide Thunderbirds.
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Sun, Apr 17, 2022International stars Courtney Bruce and Helen Housby have sparkled as West Coast Fever powered to a 76-58 Super Netball win against the NSW Swifts in Perth.
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Sun, Apr 17, 2022Australian rookie Callum Robson and countryman Ethan Ewing are both assured of surviving the mid-season cut despite falling short of title glory at Bells Beach.
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Sat, Apr 16, 2022Ethan Ewing's mum won Bells Beach in 1983 and now the new Australian surfing star is two wins away from emulating her after advancing to the semi-finals.
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Sat, Apr 16, 2022Michael Zerafa says preparation for the biggest fight of his career -- a world title eliminator against Issac Hardman in Melbourne next week -- has been ideal.
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Sat, Apr 16, 2022A perfect shooting night from Jo Harten has guided Giants Netball to an emphatic win over COVID-hit Collingwood Magpies.
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Sat, Apr 16, 2022Bottom-placed Sunshine Coast Lightning have produced the biggest upset of the Super Netball season by ending the Melbourne Vixens' unbeaten start.
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Fri, Apr 15, 2022
Australian rookie Callum Robson ended Mick Fanning's quest for a record fifth Bells Beach WSL title while Stephanie Gilmore and Sally Fitzgibbons also exited.
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Fri, Apr 15, 2022
Stephanie Gilmore and Sally Fitzgibbons have both lost painstaking Rip Curl Pro quarter-finals in blows to their hopes of avoiding the mid-season cut.
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Fri, Apr 15, 2022Masters champion Neil Robertson has been drawn to face a local first-time qualifier in the first round of the World Championship in Sheffield.
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Thu, Apr 14, 2022
Mick Fanning has kept alive his hopes of a fifth Bells Beach title after he eliminated world No.1 surfer Kanoa Igarashi, while Owen Wright has also advanced.
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Wed, Apr 13, 2022Collingwood have shown plenty of grit to shrug off a pair of key absentees and a winless record to down the Sunshine Coast Lightning in Super Netball.
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Wed, Apr 13, 2022
Sally Fitzgibbons produced a 6.10 point wave in the final minutes to win her Rip Curl Pro third-round heat as the Australian looks to avoid the mid-season cut.
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Wed, Apr 13, 2022Elite athletes who have retired are often psychologically unprepared for the drastic lifestyle change after years of gruelling training and tough competition.
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Wed, Apr 13, 2022The NSW Swifts are within touching distance of Super Netball's top four after slugging out a 45-44 win over the Adelaide Thunderbirds.
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Tue, Apr 12, 2022The Queensland Firebirds have tightened their grip on Super Netball's top four with a 72-59 win against the GWS Giants.
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Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Mick Fanning has joined nine other Australian men in round three, while Steph Gilmore narrowly avoided an interference penalty to progress at the Rip Curl Pro.
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Tue, Apr 12, 2022Justis Huni will fight Joe Goodall on June 15, Huni's first outing in a year after a string of setbacks kept the Brisbane heavyweight prospect out of the ring.
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Tue, Apr 12, 2022A breakdown of what has so far been revealed about the locations, sports and economics of the 2026 Commonwealth Games to be held in regional Victoria.
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Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Victoria has become the first state or region to be awarded the Commonwealth Games, with regional cities to host every event except the 2026 opening ceremony.
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Tue, Apr 12, 2022Try as they might, the West Coast Fever could not stop Liz Watson who has led the Melbourne Vixens to an important 75-66 win in their Super Netball clash..
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Mon, Apr 11, 2022
Daniel Ricciardo discovered some answers at the Australian Grand Prix when finishing sixth, but the question of how to catch pacesetters Ferrari remains.
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Mon, Apr 11, 2022
Olympic surfing bronze medallist Owen Wright has started the Rip Curl Pro with a heat win over Kelly Slater and Nat Young at Bells Beach.
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Sun, Apr 10, 2022Ali Day and Georgia Miller have battled through to win surf lifesaving's national ironman and ironwoman titles respectively.
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Sun, Apr 10, 2022Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has won the Australian Formula One Grand Prix with Daniel Ricciardo finishing sixth at Melbourne's Albert Park.
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Sun, Apr 10, 2022
Captain Courtney Bruce played a key role as her West Coast Fever held off the Queensland Firebirds for a 77-69 win in Brisbane.
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Sun, Apr 10, 2022Top-10 surfer India Robinson has been preparing for the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach since she was a kid, growing up near the famed surf break.
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Sun, Apr 10, 2022Reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen is trying to figure out how to get back into the title fight after failing to finish the Australian Grand Prix.
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Sun, Apr 10, 2022
Local hope Daniel Ricciardo has made up one position from qualifying to finish sixth in his McLaren at the first Australian Grand Prix since 2019.
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Sun, Apr 10, 2022
Australia's Daniel Ricciardo says he's not aiming extremely high at the Formula One grand prix in Melbourne.
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Sun, Apr 10, 2022
Sunshine Coast Lightning have clawed off the bottom of the Super Netball table with a 52-51 win over Adelaide Thunderbirds.
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Sun, Apr 10, 2022The winner of this month's all-Australian middleweight showdown between Michael Zerafa and Isaac Hardman will fight for a boxing world title.
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Sun, Apr 10, 2022
Australia's Alexander Volkanovski wants a UFC title defence in Australia and could move up to lightweight after defeating of South Korea's Chan Sung Jung.
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Sat, Apr 09, 2022Australia's emerging driver Oscar Piastri is a talent to watch but his Formula One future isn't yet a pressing issue for his Apline team boss.
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Sat, Apr 09, 2022
Formula One officials are literally concerned at the sport's bottom line, issuing a reminder to drivers about the type of underwear they choose.
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Sat, Apr 09, 2022
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has claimed pole position for the Australian Grand Prix after topping final qualifying at Melbourne's Albert Park circuit.
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Sat, Apr 09, 2022Helen Housby has excelled in her 100th Super Netball appearance as NSW Swifts scored a big win over the struggling Magpies.
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Sat, Apr 09, 2022The Birdsville races are returning to form after a pandemic-induced hiatus with the first of two carnivals for the year happening this weekend.
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Sat, Apr 09, 2022
Ahead of the Rip Curl Pro top-ranked surfer Japan's Kanoa Igarashi says Bells Beach feels like a second home, counting locals as some of his best friends.
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Sat, Apr 09, 2022
Local hope Daniel Ricciardo will start the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park from seventh despite being left to lament a poor end to the qualifying session.
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Sat, Apr 09, 2022
Red Bull's Max Verstappen is confident he can close the gap on Ferrari's pacesetters at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
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Sat, Apr 09, 2022The Melbourne Vixens are 3-0 for the Super Netball season after finishing too strongly for the Giants.
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Sat, Apr 09, 2022
Australian UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski says his fight style is better balanced than his rivals' ahead of his UFC273 title defence.
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Fri, Apr 08, 2022
Mick Fanning's professional surfing career kickstarted at Bells Beach in 2001 and the veteran is back to try to add a fifth title at the iconic break.
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Fri, Apr 08, 2022Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc posted the best laps in the two practice sessions at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix.
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Thu, Apr 07, 2022NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says it doesn't make sense for the league to ignore social issues that mean a lot to its players.
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Thu, Apr 07, 2022UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanokvski wants to keep taking out legends to cement his legacy in the division.
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Wed, Apr 06, 2022A rib injury in training has forced Australian Jai Opetaia to postpone next month's world title fight against Mairis Briedis on the Gold Coast to June.
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Mon, Apr 04, 2022Australia's women world champions have been saluted by English cricket for "setting the standard" in the modern game.
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Sun, Apr 03, 2022
The West Coast Fever have shaken off a late challenge from Collingwood to remain unbeaten in Super Netball with a 70-53 win.
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Sun, Apr 03, 2022Matt Hauser and Sophie Linn have secured selection for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games with wins at the Gold Coast Triathlon.
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Sun, Apr 03, 2022The COVID-ravaged Giants stayed with the Thunderbirds for a half but couldn't sustain it for four quarters in a valiant Super Netball loss in Adelaide.
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Sat, Apr 02, 2022Ruby Bakewell-Doran shone as the Queensland Firebirds thumped the Sunshine Coast Lightning 82-54 in their Super Netball clash at USC Stadium.
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Sat, Apr 02, 2022
Commonwealth Games and Olympics veteran Ashleigh Gentle is stepping up to half-Ironman distance racing as compatriots aim for Birmingham selection.
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Sat, Apr 02, 2022The Socceroos will play champions France to kick off their World Cup finals campaign should they manage to qualify for Qatar via two play-off ties in June.
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Sat, Apr 02, 2022The NSW Swifts have lost their opening two Super Netball matches for the first time in a decade, but there were positives in the 53-48 loss to the Vixens.
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Fri, Apr 01, 2022George Kambosos says American Devin Haney is no mental or physical match as he puts his four world titles on the line in Melbourne on June 5.
2022 March
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Thu, Mar 31, 2022The Giants' could be without half of their 18-person Super Netball squad when they take on the Adelaide Thunderbirds on Sunday.
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Thu, Mar 31, 2022Australia's boxing world champion George Kambosos Jr is expected on Friday to announce his blockbuster bout with American Devin Haney in Melbourne.
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Thu, Mar 31, 2022Winter Olympics moguls medallist Matt Graham has undergone further surgery on his collarbone injury which hurt his chances in Beijing in February.
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Tue, Mar 29, 2022
Retired Australian great Mick Fanning has been awarded a wildcard to compete at the World Surf League tour event at Bells Beach next month.
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Mon, Mar 28, 2022Aussie ace George Kambosos Jr says he'll place his four world lightweight belts on the line against Devin Haney once he sees the American's signed contract.
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Mon, Mar 28, 2022New Zealand and the Solomon Islands will contest the Oceania final for the right to advance to a World Cup 2022 play-off.
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Mon, Mar 28, 2022Australian snowboard sensation Valentino Guseli has shown his versatility to win another slopestyle World Cup medal after placing sixth in the Olympic halfpipe.
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Mon, Mar 28, 2022
Tim Tszyu says he learnt a boxing lesson after needing to come back from a first-round knockdown against Terrell Gausha to keep his world title dream alive.
2022 April
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Thu, Apr 07, 2022Saturday night at Wentworth Park will see the 33rd running of the time-honoured Group 1 Golden Easter Egg.
