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2020 April
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Fri, Apr 03, 2020A host of Australia's sports stars could be tempted to play on next year amid the suspension of their current competitions due to the coronavirus.
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Thu, Apr 02, 2020
Neither Jeff Horn or the manager of his rival Tim Tszyu are sold on the idea of a behind closed doors situation for the postponed domestic superfight.
2020 March
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Tue, Mar 31, 2020Arryn Siposs has turned the disappointment of being delisted by St Kilda into becoming one of the top punters available in the NFL Draft.
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Tue, Mar 31, 2020New Zealand's lone sports dedicated radio station has been taken off air because of the sweeping impact of COVID-19.
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Tue, Mar 31, 2020
With the start of the Super Netball season deferred until at least the end of June, some of the international stars have opted to return home.
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Mon, Mar 30, 2020Two staffers at the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) have tested positive to the coronavirus.
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Mon, Mar 30, 2020Turf managers are appealing for their industry to be deemed essential, fearing $5 billion worth of sports assets are at risk due to the coronavirus lockdown.
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Sun, Mar 29, 2020
Diamonds defender Jo Weston says the drastic cut to Super Netball player salaries will make it tough financially for many after the season was postponed.
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Sat, Mar 28, 2020Melbourne punter Dane Roy's plan to chase his NFL dream in the United States has been thrown into chaos by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Sat, Mar 28, 2020
Super Netball players have agreed to take pay reductions over the next five weeks to help the competition deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Fri, Mar 27, 2020
Sports stars including two-time Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin are turning to Esports during the coronavirus crisis.
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Fri, Mar 27, 2020Broadcasters and sporting organisations are attempting to dress up replays of classic matches to help fans pass time while isolating amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fri, Mar 27, 2020How will sports-mad Australians cope without live sport?
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Thu, Mar 26, 2020The NRL and AFL are yet to settle on a figure for player pay cuts in the wake of the halts to their seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sun, Mar 22, 2020
The AFL is suspended, AFLW abandoned and the other football codes face a growing challenge as state governments announce shutdown measures to combat COVID-19.
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Sun, Mar 22, 2020The state of play with Australia's leading sporting competitions amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Sun, Mar 22, 2020A shooting that wounded a man in Melbourne last year is still under investigation as police look for a car believed to be linked to the attack.
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Fri, Mar 20, 2020There won't be a single sport in action in New Zealand over the next fortnight after the domestic netball championship's postponement.
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Wed, Mar 18, 2020
The AFL season will begin on time on Thursday night as the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreck havoc on sports events around the globe.
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Tue, Mar 17, 2020The start of the AFL season remains in limbo as the NBL grand final series has been halted amid ongoing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tue, Mar 17, 2020World Surf League legs at Bells Beach and Margaret River in April and May respectively have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tue, Mar 17, 2020The April 22 super welterweight boxing fight between Jeff Horn and Tim Tszyu has been postponed with promoters planning to reschedule it to a later date.
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Tue, Mar 17, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has forced the postponement of the 2020 World Bowls Championships on the Gold Coast.
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Mon, Mar 16, 2020The AFL will decide within 24 hours when to start its condensed season, while Football Federation Australia says play will go on in the A-League.
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Sun, Mar 15, 2020
Sporting competitions and events across the world are shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic but the AFL and NRL are pushing on with their seasons.
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Sat, Mar 14, 2020
Australian triathlete Ashleigh Gentle has finished third in her Mooloolaba World Cup triathlon defence, with England's Vicky Holland claiming gold.
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Sat, Mar 14, 2020
Luke Willian put his hand up for Tokyo selection while Kiwis Ryan Sissons and Hayden Wilde claimed gold and silver at Mooloolaba's World Cup triathlon opener.
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Fri, Mar 13, 2020
Australian sporting codes are shutting out fans or cancelling competitions in moves to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Fri, Mar 13, 2020
Australia's Laura Peel has matched aerial skiing legends Kirstie Marshall, Jacqui Cooper, Alisa Camplin and Lydia Lassila to be crowned World Cup champion.
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Fri, Mar 13, 2020The first triathlon World Cup event of the season is still set to be raced in Mooloolaba, where many Australians will be pushing for Olympic selection.
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Thu, Mar 12, 2020
More Formula One team members are being tested for coronavirus in Melbourne as the outbreak forces numerous Australian sports to take preventative action.
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Thu, Mar 12, 2020
The all-Australian boxing showdown between Jeff Horn and Tim Tsyzu will take place in Townsville.
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Wed, Mar 11, 2020A Tokyo Olympics organising committee member says the Games would be postponed, not cancelled, if they can't proceed as scheduled because of the coronavirus.
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Tue, Mar 10, 2020New Zealand's national hockey teams have postponed tours of Europe because of the coronavirus outbreak, mirroring the actions of Hockey Australia.
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Mon, Mar 09, 2020
Australian skier Laura Peel has won her second World Cup gold medal of the season after winning the aerial event in Krasnoyarsk Russia.
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Sun, Mar 08, 2020Australia's Hockeyroos and Kookaburras teams have been blocked from travelling for overseas fixtures over fears of the coronavirus outbreak across Europe.
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Sun, Mar 08, 2020The Kookaburras have handed Olympic champions Argentina a 5-1 hammering on Eddie Ockenden's milestone appearance in the FIH Pro League.
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020
The Hockeyroos have been beaten 2-0 for a second Pro League game in succession by competition leaders Argentina in Perth.
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020The Kookaburras grabbed a thrilling 3-3 draw in a Pro League clash against Argentina, but lost the following penalty shoot-out 3-1 to miss out on a bonus point.
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Thu, Mar 05, 2020Super Netball hierarchy have fined the Adelaide Thunderbirds $100,000 for breaching the salary cap last season,.
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Wed, Mar 04, 2020From banning handshakes and selfies to cancelling events, the world of sport is trying to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
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Mon, Mar 02, 2020Australian Jakara Anthony has cemented second place in the FIS dual moguls table after winning silver at the Kazakhstani ski resort of Shymbulak.
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Sun, Mar 01, 2020The Diamonds have sent coach Lisa Alexander out as a winner in the bushfire relief charity match against the Super Netball All-Stars.
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Sun, Mar 01, 2020The Waratahs have no intention of tempering the hard edge of emerging forward enforcer Lachie Swinton but want to improve their Super Rugby discipline.
2020 February
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Sat, Feb 29, 2020
Defending champions Australia have finished a distant second to Great Britain in the match-race final of the first SailGP event of 2020 on Sydney Harbour.
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Fri, Feb 28, 2020Australia's netball team will face world champions New Zealand five times in the space of a month during a hectic 2020 international schedule.
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Fri, Feb 28, 2020
Australia netball captain Caitlin Bassett expects an emotional day in Sunday's Bushfire Appeal game as the Diamonds farewell "perfect coach" Lisa Alexander.
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Fri, Feb 28, 2020
Australian cyclists are among a group being tested for the coronavirus as soccer and rugby become the latest sports affected by the outbreak.
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Fri, Feb 28, 2020Sir Ben Ainslie has made a brilliant SailGP debut with the quadruple Olympic gold medallist leading Great Britain to a clean sweep on day one in Sydney.
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Thu, Feb 27, 2020Australian Paralympic officials may cancel a site visit to Tokyo in three weeks but remain confident coronavirus won't affect August's Games.
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Thu, Feb 27, 2020Quadruple Olympic gold medallist Sir Ben Ainslie may look to temper his famed aggression on the water in the opening round of SailGP in Sydney
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Thu, Feb 27, 2020The late Graham "Polly" Farmer has become the first AFL player diagnosed with CTE, a form of dementia increasingly found in former sporting men and women.
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Wed, Feb 26, 2020
New Zealand netball captain Laura Langman says the positives of uncapped imports in the Super Netball competition outweighs the negatives.
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Wed, Feb 26, 2020Silver Ferns star Kayla Johnson is expecting her first child, leaving the NSW Swifts to seek a replacement player for their Super Netball title defence.
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Tue, Feb 25, 2020Australia is set to benefit from the decision for India to host the shooting and archery championships originally left out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Mon, Feb 24, 2020The most successful sailor in Olympic history, Sir Ben Ainslie, says defending champions Australia will be hard to beat in the SailGP series starting this week.
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Mon, Feb 24, 2020
NZ captain Laura Langman will lead netball's All-Stars team against Australia in the bushfire fundraiser which doubles as Lisa Alexander's last game as coach.
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Mon, Feb 24, 2020Australia have been hammered 61-53 by hosts Great Britain in their wheelchair rugby quad nations semi-final.
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Sun, Feb 23, 2020Jimmy Crute has delivered a clinical performance to win get his mixed martial arts career back on track with a win at the UFC show in Auckland.
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Sun, Feb 23, 2020The Kookaburras have lost 3-1 in a penalty shootout in the second match of their Pro League double header against India in Bhubaneswar.
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Sun, Feb 23, 2020Australia's Laura Peel has won an aerial skiing World Cup gold medal in Minsk to be second on the season standings.
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Sat, Feb 22, 2020
The Kookaburras have hung on for a hard-fought 4-3 win over India as their FIH Pro League campaign restarted in Bhubaneshwar.
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Fri, Feb 21, 2020Australian boxer Daniel Lewis has a chance to showcase his talent to a massive global audience after having already won over legendary promoter Bob Arum.
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Fri, Feb 21, 2020
Lisa Alexander says she is disappointed about her departure as Diamonds head coach and has warned her successor to take the job for the right reasons.
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Wed, Feb 19, 2020
A hectic schedule looms for Rio Olympic silver medallist and Australian SailGP team member Jason Waterhouse if he earns selection to the Tokyo Games.
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Mon, Feb 17, 2020Australian snowboarder Scotty James has won silver on the halfpipe at the penultimate tournament in Canada to secure his third FIS World Title.
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Sun, Feb 16, 2020Laura Peel of Australia won the silver medal in the aerial skiing World Cup round in Moscow.
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Fri, Feb 14, 2020Josh Schache says he expects to line up alongside ex-Saint Josh Bruce and Aaron Naughton against Collingwood in round one of the AFL season.
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Thu, Feb 13, 2020
Super Netball champions NSW Swifts have knocked over a top Kiwi club in their opening pre-season match of 2020.
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Wed, Feb 12, 2020Australian boxer Daniel Lewis is ready to fight a much taller opponent on a huge Las Vegas show after just 11 months and 26 rounds in the paid ranks.
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Wed, Feb 12, 2020Alex Botelho is stable and conscious in hospital after being involved in a serious incident at the Nazare Tow Surfing challenge in Portugal.
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Wed, Feb 12, 2020Long-time Australian netball captain Sharelle McMahon says the search for the new Diamonds coach is wide open but whoever gets it must bring immediate success.
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Tue, Feb 11, 2020Long-time Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander is to depart the national team, with Netball Australia deciding not to renew her contract.
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Tue, Feb 11, 2020With her Diamonds coaching contract not renewed, Lisa Alexander says she's spent time with England rugby coach Eddie Jones and is open to other sports.
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Tue, Feb 11, 2020Jeff Horn's shock win over Manny Pacquiao is being used as inspiration by the Australian boxer's next foe, countryman Tim Tszyu.
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Mon, Feb 10, 2020
Australian snowboarder Scotty James has won gold at Dew Tour to maintain his incredible winning streak.
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Sat, Feb 08, 2020The Hockeyroos will bypass China in their preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, with a pair of Pro League games postponed because of the coronavirus.
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Sat, Feb 08, 2020Australian aerial skier Abbey Willcox has landed a lay-full double back somersault to take the bronze at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in the US.
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Fri, Feb 07, 2020
Giants captain Jo Harten has backed the new extra-time rule in Super Netball, saying it will make the game more exciting for spectators.
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Thu, Feb 06, 2020
Australian boxers Jeff Horn and Tim Tsyzu have settled on a date but not a venue for their middleweight bout.
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Mon, Feb 03, 2020The San Francisco 49ers were up by 10 points in the final quarter but the Chiefs pulled off one of their trademark comebacks.
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Sun, Feb 02, 2020A short video of West Australian San Francisco 49er Mitch Wishnowsky booting a football in Perth seven years ago astonished experts.
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Sun, Feb 02, 2020Australia have been awarded all three points in their rain-hit Pro League clash with Great Britain, having trailed 1-0 when the game was abandoned.
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Sun, Feb 02, 2020The junior middleweight boxing bout between Jeff Horn and Tim Tszyu is expected to be formally announced this week, with the fight set to go ahead in April.
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Sun, Feb 02, 2020Australia have thrashed Great Britain 5-1 in their men's Pro League clash at Sydney Olympic Park.
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Sun, Feb 02, 2020Australian pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall is determined to improve his fitness after sealing an Olympic berth at the Jandakot Airport Track Classic in Perth.
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Sat, Feb 01, 2020Grace Stewart has delivered a match-winning goal with just 12 seconds remaining in the Hockeyroos' Pro League clash with Great Britain at Sydney Olympic Park.
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Sat, Feb 01, 2020The Kookaburras have prevailed 3-1 in a penalty shootout against Great Britain, after scoring two final-quarter goals to level the Pro League game up at 4-4.
2020 January
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Fri, Jan 31, 2020
The 49ers have emerged from their dark days after players, including Jarryd Hayne, departed and coaches were fired.
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Fri, Jan 31, 2020The Hockeyroos face defending Olympic champions Great Britain in Sydney this weekend, with more shootouts on the cards as they build towards Tokyo 2020.
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Fri, Jan 31, 2020Nathan Ephraums and Kurt Lovett will start their international hockey careers when Australia host Great Britain at Sydney Olympic Park.
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Thu, Jan 30, 2020
The biggest day in American sports comes up on Sunday (Monday morning AEST).
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Wed, Jan 29, 2020
Caitlin Bassett will lead Australia against the Super Netball All-stars In a bushfire relief charity match but has made no decision about her long-term future.
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Wed, Jan 29, 2020
Boxer Jeff Horn is willing to comprise amid stalled negotiations between his camp and that of Tim Tszyu, saying he is happy not to have a rematch clause.
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Tue, Jan 28, 2020Australia's Mitch Wishnowsky's punting rival in next weeks' Super Bowl comes from a family that already owns three Super Bowl rings.
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Tue, Jan 28, 2020
Inaugural SailGP champions Australia will stick with the same star-studded crew for their title defence starting next month.
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Mon, Jan 27, 2020Australia's Belle Brockhoff has won gold and silver medals from the two World Cup snowboard cross races in Big White, Canada.
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Mon, Jan 27, 2020Kobe Bryant inspired Dante Exum and Ben Simmons and torched Joe Ingles in the Laker legend's grand finale.
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Sun, Jan 26, 2020The Kookaburras' Olympic challenge comes into focus after a second successive loss to Belgium in their Pro League hockey clash at Sydney Olympic Park.
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Sun, Jan 26, 2020Australian snow board cross rider Belle Brockhoff has won a silver medal at the World Cup event in Big White, Canada.
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Sun, Jan 26, 2020
The Hockeyroos have lost a penalty shootout to Belgium in their Pro League clash at Sydney Olympic Park.
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Sat, Jan 25, 2020Australia have recorded a remarkable victory over Belgium in their women's hockey Pro League opener, winning 4-2 on penalties at Sydney Olympic Park.
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Sat, Jan 25, 2020Belgium have defeated Australia 4-2 in a penalty shootout to win a dramatic Pro League hockey opener at Sydney Olympic Park.
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Sat, Jan 25, 2020A ball Tom Brady threw in the 2018 Super Bowl and a jersey signed by Australian punter Mitch Wishnowsky will raise money for bushfire relief.
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Fri, Jan 24, 2020Mitch Wishnowsky says playing in a Super Bowl is a dream come true but it is expensive when it comes to scoring tickets for his Australian family.
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Fri, Jan 24, 2020Having fled her hometown of Milton during the bushfire crisis, Hockeyroo Kalindi Commerford is now using Pro League matches to raise funds for the area.
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Fri, Jan 24, 2020Australia's women's hockey team have a busy few months ahead before landing in Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics.
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Fri, Jan 24, 2020Disputes over a rematch clause and the amount of rounds are the major sticking points preventing an April boxing bout between Jeff Horn and Tim Tszyu.
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Fri, Jan 24, 2020Australia's men's hockey team have a busy few months ahead before landing in Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics.
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Fri, Jan 24, 2020Captain Aran Zalewski and coach Colin Batch say the Kookaburras are ready for pressure and expectations to go up as they build towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Fri, Jan 24, 2020Australian Scotty James has continued his extraordinary run in the halfpipe, claiming X Games gold in Aspen, Colorado.
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Thu, Jan 23, 2020Australia believe the Hockey Pro League, which starts with matches against Belgium in Sydney this weekend, will be an ideal platform to push for Olympic gold.
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Sun, Jan 19, 2020
The Victorian is dominating snowboard halfpipe without the regular competition from Shaun White and Ayumu Hirano.
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Sat, Jan 18, 2020Australia's mens water polo team has claimed a 14-8 win over the United States in their third and deciding test match in Brisbane.
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Fri, Jan 17, 2020
Jeff Horn is poised to begin training for a potential clash with Tim Tszyu.
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Fri, Jan 17, 2020
Conor McGregor's antics polarise sports fans but fellow UFC fighter Holly Holm enjoys the passion he shows.
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Tue, Jan 14, 2020Captain Aaron Younger has led the Aussie Sharks to a nailbiting 13-12 win over the United States in the first water polo Test in Brisbane.
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Tue, Jan 14, 2020
The Australian netball team and a Super Netball All Star selection will play a bushfire fund-raising match in Sydney in early March.
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Mon, Jan 13, 2020Australia's women's water polo team will know how their Tokyo preparation is tracking after three games against undisputed world No.1 USA in Brisbane this week.
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Sun, Jan 12, 2020
If Michael Dickson's Seattle reach the NFC title game against San Francisco it will guarantee an Australian punter will play in this year's Super Bowl.
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Thu, Jan 09, 2020
Matt Leo will have a decisive advantage over NFL Pathway program graduates Valentine Holmes and Jordan Mailata after three years playing for Iowa State.
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Thu, Jan 09, 2020A genuine Olympic gold medal prospect and a much-anticipated domestic super fight headline a year full of exciting possibilities for Australian boxing.
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Wed, Jan 08, 2020The ongoing fundraising to aid the victims of the Australian bushfires has received further high-profile support from local and global sporting stars.
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Tue, Jan 07, 2020A look at what looms on the horizon in Australian sport in 2020.
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Mon, Jan 06, 2020Australian tenpin bowler Jason Belmonte has been named as the Male Bowler of the Decade for the 2010s.
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Sun, Jan 05, 2020
Glenn McGrath didn't realise he would begin a worldwide cricket movement when the first pink Test at the SCG began in 2009.
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Sun, Jan 05, 2020
World No.1 tennis player Ashleigh Barty has pledged to donate all of her Brisbane International prize money to the fundraising efforts for bushfire victims.
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Sat, Jan 04, 2020
Sports stars across Australia have followed the lead of Nick Kyrgios and pledged money towards fundraising efforts for bushfire victims.
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Fri, Jan 03, 2020
Sports stars across Australia have followed the lead of Nick Kyrgios and pledged money towards fundraising efforts for bushfire victims.
2020 March
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Sun, Mar 22, 2020Parramatta have ensured the longest current losing streak in the NRL has continued by thrashing Gold Coast 46-6, while jumping to the top of the table.
2020 March
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Sat, Mar 07, 2020Delissa Kimmince, who fell out of love with cricket after featuring in the home 2009 World Cup, is stunned by how much the women's game has changed since.
2020 January
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Wed, Jan 15, 2020Australia's best cricketers are set to miss the final stretch of England's new domestic competition because it clashes with an ODI series.
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Wed, Jan 15, 2020
Moises Henriques says homophobic slurs are a big issue for cricket to confront, detailing his pride at Sydney Sixers' commitment to LGBTI+ inclusion.
2020 January
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Wed, Jan 15, 2020
GWS have rejigged their leadership group for the 2020 AFL season, calling up foundation players Toby Greene and Jeremy Cameron plus Lachie Whitfield.
