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2019 October
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Sun, Oct 20, 2019New Zealand have taken a 2-1 lead over Australia in the four-match Constellation Cup series with a 54-53 win in Sydney.
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Sat, Oct 19, 2019
A fractured wrist has ruled midcourter Paige Hadley out of Australia's last two Constellation Cup netball Tests against New Zealand.
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Fri, Oct 18, 2019Joel Maddock is a 195cm tall, 132kg hulk from Brisbane who is hoping to impress NFL scouts at a combine in Germany.
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Fri, Oct 18, 2019Australia's women have made a bright start on the opening day of the WSL Pro Portugal with Macy Callaghan and Nikki Van Dijk defeating Lakey Peterson.
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Fri, Oct 18, 2019
American boxer Jermall Charlo will chase a knockout when Brisbane-based Dennis Hogan challenges for his world title belt in December in New York.
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Thu, Oct 17, 2019
A poem, meditation, and the story of Ritchie McCaw were all employed by milestone coach Lisa Alexander for the Diamonds' latest win.
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Wed, Oct 16, 2019
Lisa Alexander has celebrated her 100th match in charge of the Diamonds with a 48-42 win over New Zealand.
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Wed, Oct 16, 2019Queensland's tourism minister says she's 'gutted' the state has missed in its bid to host an NRL grand final amid reports NSW had secured a two-year deal.
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Mon, Oct 14, 2019
Lisa Alexander only has eyes on a win in her 100th match as coach of the Diamonds, as they take on New Zealand in game two of netball's Constellation Cup.
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Sun, Oct 13, 2019
Australia have let the opening game of netball's Constellation Cup slip with a wayward fourth quarter from the Diamonds in New Zealand.
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Sat, Oct 12, 2019Australian triathlete Cameron Wurf has followed much the same run training regime as Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge - albeit at a slower pace.
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Sat, Oct 12, 2019A knee injury has forced New Zealand to scratch midcourter Gina Crampton from the opening Constellation Cup Test against Australia in Christchurch.
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Fri, Oct 11, 2019More than 90 per cent of Australian girls and women want to be leaders for change, according to a report released on the International Day of the Girl.
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Fri, Oct 11, 2019
Diamonds captain Caitlin Bassett says she's finally watched a replay of the netball World Cup final loss to New Zealand to prepare for the Constellation Cup.
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Thu, Oct 10, 2019
Sacked rugby union star Israel Folau says he didn't ever agree to a set of restrictions on his social media use proposed by Rugby Australia.
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Wed, Oct 09, 2019
Unbeaten world ranked professional cruiserweight Jai Opetaia will fight former world title contender Mark Flanagan in a big domestic boxing bout next month.
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Wed, Oct 09, 2019Including the Coolangatta Gold in this year's national ironman and ironwoman series has taken competition in the iconic surf lifesaving event to another level.
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Wed, Oct 09, 2019WA Police have investigated the alleged theft of shoes by a Tunisian soccer team from a sports store in Perth but say players believed their manager would pay.
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Tue, Oct 08, 2019
Sally Fitzgibbons looks up against it to push for a breakthrough world title after a fifth place in France with two events left.
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Sun, Oct 06, 2019
Heavyweight Tai Tuivasa has suffered a third straight UFC loss, but featherweight Megan Anderson has marked her first UFC bout in Australia with a win
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Sat, Oct 05, 2019
Featherweight contender Alexander Volkanovski is a fan of Robert Whittaker's but will be rooting for Israel Adesanya in Sunday's UFC middleweight title fight.
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Sat, Oct 05, 2019NSW Police will run a high-visibility operation at the weekend's NRL grand final, with fans urged to keep the rivalry family-friendly and behave responsibly.
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Sat, Oct 05, 2019
Robert Whittaker and opponent Israel Adesanya have both come a long way in recent years heading into Sunday's UFC middleweight title fight in Melbourne.
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Fri, Oct 04, 2019UFC debutant Justin Tafa has earned a promotion even before his first fight and is set to perform in front of by far the largest audience of his MMA career.
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Thu, Oct 03, 2019
Ex-world boxing champion Jeff Horn has copped criticism after announcing a re-match with Michael Zerafa following his shock loss to the middleweight in August.
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Wed, Oct 02, 2019
Advice from former world champion Danny Green has put the Moloney twins on the path for a world title with Andrew getting a chance in Melbourne next month.
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Tue, Oct 01, 2019Former AFL bad boy Barry Hall and retired NRL heavyweight Paul Gallen are set to fight in Melbourne in a cross-code clash.
2019 September
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Sun, Sep 29, 2019
Jessica Fox has all but confirmed her qualification for the Olympics with a silver medal in the women's K1 final at the canoe slalom world championships.
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Sat, Sep 28, 2019Not even Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's own AFL team was safe in a comedy routine he delivered at a pre-AFL Grand Final breakfast in Melbourne.
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Thu, Sep 26, 2019
Robert Whittaker can look forward to a rankings boost if he defends his middleweight belt against Israel Adesanya at UFC243 in Melbourne.
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Sun, Sep 22, 2019
Australia's Owen Wright has backed up his Tahiti Pro win with a third-place finish at the Freshwater Pro surfing event in California.
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Sat, Sep 21, 2019
Australia's Sally Fitzgibbons has just missed out on a spot in the final of the Freshwater Pro WSL Tour event in California.
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Fri, Sep 20, 2019
Defending world champion Stephanie Gilmore has overcome a disappointing first ride to bounce back in her WSL Freshwater Pro tour event heat in California.
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Thu, Sep 19, 2019
The World Surf League's decision to award equal prize money for men and women a year ago is already boosting female surfing performance, Sally Fitzgibbons says.
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Thu, Sep 19, 2019
Stephanie Gilmore is loving a title race with her old sparring partners Sally Fitzgibbons and Carissa Moore on this year's World Surf League tour.
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Sun, Sep 15, 2019
Chris Goulding says it's natural, but not practical, for the side to blame themselves as they try to move on from a gutting semi-final to win bronze.
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Thu, Sep 12, 2019The AFL is investigating potential price gouging for tickets to a finals match in Melbourne linked to sports media owner Craig Hutchison.
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Tue, Sep 10, 2019Silver Fern Katrina Rore could next weekend complete a treble of winning a netball World Cup and Australian and New Zealand domestic titles in the one year.
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Mon, Sep 09, 2019The AFL community is paying tribute to former St Kilda player Danny Frawley, who died in a car accident.
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Mon, Sep 09, 2019
Jessica Fox has edged her opposition to claim a second gold medal at the canoe slalom World Cup final in Prague.
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Mon, Sep 09, 2019Australia's Hockeyroos have one last chance of reaching the 2020 Olympics after a 1-1 Oceania Hockey Cup draw with New Zealand put them into the qualifiers.
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Mon, Sep 09, 2019The Kookaburras have secured their place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after winning the 2019 Oceania Cup with a 3-0 victory over New Zealand.
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Sun, Sep 08, 2019NSW Swifts will play Sunshine Coast in the Super Netball grand final after a convincing 60-47 preliminary final home win over Melbourne Vixens.
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Sat, Sep 07, 2019Australia's Hockeyroos have kept their hopes of automatic qualification for the Tokyo Olympics alive with a last-gasp series-levelling win over New Zealand.
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Thu, Sep 05, 2019
Australia's Kookaburras are closing in on securing a place in the men's hockey competition at the Tokyo Olympics after beating New Zealand 4-0 in Rockhampton.
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Thu, Sep 05, 2019
Melbourne's Jo Weston has overcome a bout of shingles and the pain of losing the World Cup final to help steer the Vixens into the Super Netball finals.
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Mon, Sep 02, 2019
If Valentine Holmes does choose to return to Australia and the NRL he will have a line of clubs seeking his signature, his manager says.
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Mon, Sep 02, 2019A man is in serious condition in hospital after he was shot in suburban Brisbane, with detectives appealing for public help for information to solve the crime.
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Mon, Sep 02, 2019Lauren Parker has claimed her biggest race win after a dominant performance at the World Paratriathlon Grand Final in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Sun, Sep 01, 2019He's gained a prized Australian boxing scalp in Jeff Horn, now Michael Zerafa is keen to get a world title opportunity.
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Sun, Sep 01, 2019
The NSW Swifts were stung by a near perfect performance from Sunshine Coast captain Laura Langman but believe they can still claim the Super Netball crown.
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Sun, Sep 01, 2019Melbourne Vixens will play the NSW Swifts for a place in the Super Netball grand final after crushing Collingwood Magpies in the local derby elimination final.
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Sun, Sep 01, 2019A resurgent Melbourne Vixens must defeat the NSW Swifts for the first time this season to reach the Super Netball grand final.
2019 August
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Sat, Aug 31, 2019The Matildas are set to play South American giants Chile in a two-match series friendly in Adelaide later this year.
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Sat, Aug 31, 2019Australian Paralympian Kathryn Ross has returned from a three-year hiatus to win gold in the PR2 women's single scull at the World Rowing Championships.
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Sat, Aug 31, 2019Brock Jarvis has come through his toughest test, winning a 10-round points decision over experienced Filipino boxer Ernesto Saulong in Bendigo.
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Sat, Aug 31, 2019
Jeff Horn says fighting in Bendigo is pretty cool, as his promoter looks at establishing a national boxing series and taking some shows to regional Australia.
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Sat, Aug 31, 2019Two-time Super Netball champion Sunshine Coast Lightning are through to a third straight grand final after beating the NSW Swifts 58-48 in the major semi-final.
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Fri, Aug 30, 2019
Valentine Holmes will likely end up on the New York Jets' practice squad but there is a chance another NFL team could swoop in and sign him.
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Fri, Aug 30, 2019Two-time champions Sunshine Coast Lightning can set a new record for most successive Super Netball wins if they beat NSW Swifts in Saturday's major semi-final.
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Fri, Aug 30, 2019
Jeff Horn has labelled his middleweight boxing bout with Michael Zerafa as a test of whether he can apply and absorb pressure at a heavier weight.
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Fri, Aug 30, 2019The Melbourne Vixens feel a late form dip is behind them as they take on Collingwood in their Super Netball elimination final in Melbourne on Sunday.
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Thu, Aug 29, 2019Australia's rowers have qualified for six semi-finals at the World Rowing Championships in Austria as Paralympian Kathryn Ross set a new world's best time.
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Thu, Aug 29, 2019
Owen Wright has defeated Gabriel Medina to claim a maiden Tahiti Pro title and secure his first World Surf League victory in more than two years.
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Wed, Aug 28, 2019Australia's men's eight are into the A-Final at the World Rowing Championships in Linz, Austria, after notching an excellent second place in their heat.
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Wed, Aug 28, 2019A record four Australians - Valentine Holmes, Jordan Mailata, Lachlan Edwards and Cameron Johnston - are set to play in the same NFL pre-season game.
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Mon, Aug 26, 2019Graham "Polly" Farmer, Australian rules football's greatest ruckman, has been farewelled at a state funeral in his home town of Perth.
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Mon, Aug 26, 2019A Melbourne teenager has taken his Esports career earnings to almost $9 million after his team won a major international tournament.
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Mon, Aug 26, 2019Graham 'Polly' Farmer won multiple medals, achieved several firsts and was a star of the three WAFL, VFL and AFL teams he played for between 1953 and 1971.
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Mon, Aug 26, 2019Graham "Polly" Farmer has been remembered as a footy legend, loving husband and father and founder of a foundation that changed the lives of Aboriginal youth.
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Mon, Aug 26, 2019
Former NRL superstar Valentine Holmes is anything but living the Manhattan high life as he chases a career in the cut-throat NFL.
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Sun, Aug 25, 2019Collingwood Magpies beat Melbourne Vixens to lock in a Super Netball top-four finish and set up a rematch with their cross-town rivals in the elimination final.
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Sun, Aug 25, 2019Sunshine Coast Lightning are in the box seat for a third-straight Super Netball title while Collingwood Magpies set up local derby elimination final
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Sat, Aug 24, 2019Retiring Giants midcourter Kim Green hopes her Super Netball career extends into the finals despite receiving a guard of honour after beating West Coast.
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Sat, Aug 24, 2019The Sunshine Coast Lightning have secured the Super Netball minor premiership and a home grand final qualifier after a 58-37 win over the Adelaide Thunderbirds.
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Mon, Aug 19, 2019
Queensland Firebirds coach Roselee Jencke says injuries to Super Netball players are as a result of a long season and wants the rules changed.
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Mon, Aug 19, 2019
Collingwood Magpies star Kelsey Browne has been diagnosed with a ruptured ACL, ending her Super Netball season.
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Sun, Aug 18, 2019
The Giants have moved a step closer to securing a spot in the Super Netball finals following their 54-40 victory over the Thunderbirds in Adelaide.
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Sun, Aug 18, 2019Diamonds goaler Stephanie Wood's late heroics have completed a gutsy comeback Super Netball win for Sunshine Coast Lightning over Melbourne Vixens.
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Sat, Aug 17, 2019
Collingwood have climbed to fourth on the Super Netball ladder with a 64-56 win over first-placed NSW Swifts, but they lost Kelsey Browne to a knee injury
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Sat, Aug 17, 2019Legendary AFL footballer Graham "Polly" Farmer will be farewelled at a state funeral in Perth, the WA premier has annouced.
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Wed, Aug 14, 2019
Carlton AFLW star Tayla Harris has scored her first KO as a professional boxer and extended her unbeaten record to six fights.
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Wed, Aug 14, 2019
Tim Tszyu has remained unbeaten in super welterweight boxing with a unanimous points win over Dwight Ritchie in Sydney,
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Tue, Aug 13, 2019
Retired three-time world surfing champion Mick Fanning will have surgery on a torn ACL suffered on a promotional trip to South Africa.
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Tue, Aug 13, 2019
Versatile Tayla Harris intends to play in both the AFLW and pursue a boxing career as long as she can without having to choose one sport over the other.
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Tue, Aug 13, 2019
A potential top five IBF super welterweight boxing rating is one of the incentives for Tim Tszyu and Dwight Ritchie when they clash in Sydney on Wednesday.
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Mon, Aug 12, 2019A good win has kept Collingwood in with a show of making the post-season in Super Netball.
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Sun, Aug 11, 2019Import Maria Folau was the difference as the Adelaide Thunderbirds claimed a 71-59 Suncorp Super Netball victory against the Queensland Firebirds.
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Sun, Aug 11, 2019NSW Swifts and Sunshine Coast Lightning are well placed to claim the top two Super Netball spots after strong wins on a big Saturday for the competition.
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Sat, Aug 10, 2019
Sunshine Coast have moved to the top of the Super Netball table for at least a couple of hours after a sixth-straight victory, a 60-56 away win over the Giants.
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Sat, Aug 10, 2019Sam Wallace has bagged 45 goals from 49 attempts to help NSW Swifts to a 57-51 home win over the Vixens and a four point lead on the Super Netball table.
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Fri, Aug 09, 2019
A delay in SailGP racing prompted by potential gale force winds has given Australia more time to repair their damaged boat in England.
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Fri, Aug 09, 2019
Former Cronulla, Queensland and Kangaroos winger Valentine Holmes has made an encouraging NRL debut for the NY Jets in a pre-season clash with the Giants.
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Thu, Aug 08, 2019Australia's SailGP boat is facing a battle to get wing damage repaired after setting a training speed record.
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Thu, Aug 08, 2019A thigh injury means England shooter Helen Housby will miss a second straight Super Netball game for the competition-leading NSW Swifts.
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Mon, Aug 05, 2019Senior Super Netball coaches are adamant the sport doesn't need a disciplinary system akin to the football codes following a fierce game on Sunday.
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Sun, Aug 04, 2019The Giants have beaten Queensland Firebirds 63-57 as they push for a Super Netball finals berth.
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Sun, Aug 04, 2019Collingwood Magpies have salvaged a draw against Adelaide Thunderbirds to remain in the hunt for a Super Netball top-four berth
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Sun, Aug 04, 2019
Tactical changes from coach Noeline Taurua make the Sunshine Coast Lightning challenging to combat as they chase a third successe Super Netball title.
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Sat, Aug 03, 2019
New Zealand's Netball World Cup triumph was founded on a meeting in which players opened up over Maria Folau's support of her controversial husband.
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Sat, Aug 03, 2019NSW Swifts' Super Netball title hopes suffered a blow when the ladder leaders were upstaged 50-48 by Sunshine Coast Lightning.
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Sat, Aug 03, 2019Melbourne Vixens have emerged from Super Netball's mid-season hiatus as a force to be reckoned with after defeating West Coast Fever for a fourth win in a row.
2019 July
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Wed, Jul 31, 2019A former para-swimmer says some athletes fake the extent of their disability to earn selection on Australia's para teams.
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Wed, Jul 31, 2019AFL fans will be among the first to trial a new ticket technology next year that will prevent scalpers from reselling the same seat a number of times.
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Mon, Jul 29, 2019Kiwi eventing great Mark Todd has retired aged 63, ending a 40-year career that reaped two Olympic gold medals and host of other international titles.
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Mon, Jul 29, 2019There was no rest for the Melbourne Vixens' representative stars following a gruelling Netball World Cup, but a crucial win has them on the verge of the finals.
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Sun, Jul 28, 2019The Giants' representative stars have suffered no World Cup hangover as they inspired a crucial win over Collingwood in Super Netball.
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Sun, Jul 28, 2019The Melbourne Vixens appear finals-bound after outlasting a determined Adelaide Thunderbirds to record their third successive Super Netball win.
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Sat, Jul 27, 2019
World-ranked Australian boxer Jai Opetaia has extended his unbeaten professional record to 18, adding another cruiserweight belt with a points win in Sydney.
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Sat, Jul 27, 2019
A second half fightback from the Queensland Firebirds could not prevent the champion Sunshine Coast Lightning claiming a 66-64 Super Netball win.
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Sat, Jul 27, 2019
Despite being unable to train as a full squad before the Super Netball season resumed, the table-topping Sydney Swifts were too strong for the West Coast Fever.
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Fri, Jul 26, 2019
Australia's veteran netball captain and shooter Caitlin Bassett is going to give herself a couple of months to ponder her international future..
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Fri, Jul 26, 2019
A win over New Zealand's Nikolas Charalampous is set to push world-ranked cruiserweight Jai Opetaia into the top 10 of one or more boxing organisations.
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Fri, Jul 26, 2019
West Coast Fever face a daunting fixture in the run home, but they are optimistic they can gate crash the Super Netball finals.
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Thu, Jul 25, 2019
West Coast Fever coach Stacey Marinkovich says her team will need to win four of their last five games in order to snatch a finals berth.
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Thu, Jul 25, 2019New Zealand's world champion netballers have been rewarded financially following public pressure over a lack of equality in high performance sport.
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Thu, Jul 25, 2019Less than a week after the conclusion of the World Cup, players are getting ready to throw themselves back into Super Netball.
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Wed, Jul 24, 2019Rugby is usually a safer bet for New Zealand World Cup glory than netball or cricket but this year the tables have turned on the All Blacks.
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Tue, Jul 23, 2019Rhiannan Iffland left it late but completed a superb final effort to claim the 20m high dive title at the world championships.
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Mon, Jul 22, 2019
Australia coach Lisa Alexander says the future of her youthful team remains bright despite a one-goal defeat to New Zealand in the Netball World Cup final.
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Mon, Jul 22, 2019The finals-bound West Coast have survived a Demons scare to win and go equal second, avoiding a loss that would have bundled them out of the AFL's top four.
2019 September
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Mon, Sep 09, 2019
The NRL has cleared Lottoland to host this weekend's NRL final after being handed a Northern Beaches Council report into asbestos found at the ground.
