Surfing superstar Stephanie Gilmore is expected to compete in the season-opening WSL event in Hawaii despite entering COVID-19 protocols.

Boomers big man Aron Baynes says he is prepared for the "long road back" to the NBA as he continues his recovery from a mysterious fall at the Tokyo Olympics.

Richie Porte will climb Willunga Hill one last time as the Australian cycling great begins his final professional season in Adelaide.

Chicago have defied a final-quarter surge from Josh Giddey's Oklahoma City Thunder to win by one point after leading by as many as 28.

Australia's Winter Olympians, headed by aerial world champion Laura Peel, have been in impressive form in the lead-up to the Beijing Games.

Australian snowboard ace Scotty James has won the halfpipe at the X Games in the perfect build-up to the Winter Olympics, which open in Beijing on February 4.