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2022 August
  • Wed, Aug 17, 2022
    Tim Tszyu says his father, boxing great Kostya Tszyu, will be there when he fights Jermell Charlo for all four super-welterweight belts in Las Vegas in January.
  • Tue, Aug 16, 2022
    Police have charged a man with murder after the body of a 44-year-old woman was discovered in north Queensland following his arrest on Sunday night.
  • Tue, Aug 16, 2022
    The wait for waves at Teahupo'o in Tahiti continues with World Surf League organisers deeming the conditions too inconsistent to start competition.
  • Sun, Aug 14, 2022
    Sydney's annual 14km charity fun run from Hyde Park to Bondi has made a triumphant and sunny return after being suspended due to the pandemic.
  • Tue, Aug 09, 2022
    Excluding birth and pregnancy from all but the top tier of health insurance amounts to gender discrimination, obstetricians and gynaecologists claim.
  • Sat, Aug 06, 2022
    Australian lawn bowler Aaron Wilson has won the men's singles at the Commonwealth Games, while Ellen Ryan and Kristina Krstic won the women's pairs gold.
  • Fri, Aug 05, 2022
    Big Matty Denny has become the sixth Australian to win Commonwealth Games discus gold after smashing his personal best twice in Birmingham.
  • Thu, Aug 04, 2022
    Australian Rohan Browning has finished sixth in the men's 100m final at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
  • Thu, Aug 04, 2022
    Swimmer Emma McKeon won another gold medal as Australia's swim team ended their Commonwealth Games with a triumphant final note.
  • Tue, Aug 02, 2022
    Matt Glaetzer's dramatic Commonwealth Games has ended with a glorious victory in the 1000m time trial - a record-equalling fifth gold of his superb career.
  • Mon, Aug 01, 2022
    Olympic champion Jess Fox added two medals on the final day of racing at the canoe slalom world championships in Germany, bringing her haul to three.
2022 July
  • Sun, Jul 31, 2022
    Emma McKeon has equalled a golden benchmark after Australian para-swimmer Katja Dedekind broke a world record at the Commonwealth Games.
  • Thu, Jul 28, 2022
    After an unprecedented heavy schedule, Australia's head swim coach Rohan Taylor hopes his team has enough fuel left in their tanks for the Commonwealth Games.
  • Thu, Jul 28, 2022
    Squash star Rachael Grinham and Kookaburras co-captain Eddie Ockenden have been named Australia's flagbearers for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
  • Wed, Jul 27, 2022
    Australia's cricketers are considering whether to join the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony given they will be playing barely 12 hours after it finishes.
  • Wed, Jul 27, 2022
    A UK-wide train strike is planned for Saturday, coinciding with the Commonwealth Games marathon to be run through the streets of Birmingham.
  • Tue, Jul 26, 2022
    Australian cycling gold medal hope Caleb Ewan has had surgery after his luckless Tour de France, putting him in some doubt for the Commonwealth Games.
  • Mon, Jul 25, 2022
    Australian hurdler Liz Clay has been forced to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games after fracturing her foot at the world championships in Eugene.
  • Mon, Jul 25, 2022
    Australian men's rugby sevens coach John Manenti knows his side's fight to be "taken seriously" will have a platform at the Commonwealth Games later this week.
  • Fri, Jul 22, 2022
    Ahead of the Commonwealth Games, Australian swim star Ariarne Titmus says she has improved since setting a world record in the 400m freestyle.
  • Thu, Jul 21, 2022
    Nikita Tszyu has been taken the distance for the first time as a professional boxer, outpointing Ben Horn over six rounds.
  • Tue, Jul 19, 2022
    Ben Horn's corner think they can expose Nikita Tszyu when he goes on attack in their fight in Sydney that comes two years after their brothers Jeff and Tim met.
  • Mon, Jul 18, 2022
    Tokyo Olympic silver medallists Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar have won a World Tour event in Portugal ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
  • Fri, Jul 15, 2022
    Australian Ethan Ewing has risen up to third in the World Surf League rankings after beating compatriot Jack Robinson in the J-Bay final.
  • Wed, Jul 13, 2022
    Australia's Commonwealth Games athletes won't be permitted to attend other venues to watch their teammates among measures to limit the spread of COVID-19.
  • Wed, Jul 13, 2022
    Australia's top female surfers - Stephanie Gilmore, Tyler Wright and Isabella Nichols - face the sudden-death round at the Corona Open J-Bay in South Africa.
  • Wed, Jul 13, 2022
    Australian cyclist Luke Durbridge was announced as a late addition to the Commonwealth Games team on the same day COVID-19 forced him out of the Tour de France.
  • Tue, Jul 12, 2022
    Billy Slater has remained unusually coy ahead of Wednesday's State of Origin decider, where the Maroons will go to battle without key player Cameron Munster.
  • Tue, Jul 12, 2022
    After missing the last three World Surf League events through illness and then a visa bungle, Tyler Wright needs a big result at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa.
  • Fri, Jul 08, 2022
    Ash Brazill stepped away from AFLW to focus on netball and at 32 has now been named in the Diamonds' Commonwealth Games squad for the first time.
  • Thu, Jul 07, 2022
    The Hockeyroos have recorded a third straight win at the FIH Women's World Cup, beating South Africa 2-1 to top Pool D and book their quarter-final spot.
  • Mon, Jul 04, 2022
    Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith have won Australia's 19th and final medal at the world championships, a bronze in diving's 3m synchronised springboard final.
  • Mon, Jul 04, 2022
    The West Coast Fever are the Super Netball champions after beating the Melbourne Vixens in the grand final, and they are already targeting more success.
  • Sun, Jul 03, 2022
    Australia's Alexander Volkanovski has retained his UFC featherweight title with a dominant points win over old rival Max Holloway in UFC 276 in Las Vegas.
  • Sun, Jul 03, 2022
    West Coast Fever coach Dan Ryan believes his tough experience at the Adelaide Thunderbirds helped steel him as a coach, saying he never gave up on his dreams.
  • Sun, Jul 03, 2022
    West Coast Fever have claimed the 2022 Super Netball title after a 70-59 grand final win over the Melbourne Vixens in front of almost 14,000 fans in Perth.
  • Fri, Jul 01, 2022
    The Hockeyroos' hopes of winning the World Cup-Commonwealth Games double have been dealt a huge blow after three players were struck down by injury.
  • Fri, Jul 01, 2022
    Jai Opetaia aims to become just the second man after the current world heavyweight champion to beat Mairis Briedis and claim the cruiserweight world title.
  • Fri, Jul 01, 2022
    West Coast Fever will be aiming to win their maiden Super Netball title when they host the Melbourne Vixens in Sunday's grand final in Perth.
  • Fri, Jul 01, 2022
    Australian UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski says he's ready for the next challenge after he completes a three-fight whitewash against American Max Holloway.
2022 June
  • Thu, Jun 30, 2022
    West Coast Fever will be aiming to end years of heartbreak and disappointment by winning Sunday's Super Netball grand final against the Melbourne Vixens.
  • Thu, Jun 30, 2022
    Jai Opetaia will become Australia's only current male boxing world champion if he beats Latvian cruiserweight Mairis Briedis on the Gold Coast on Saturday.
  • Thu, Jun 30, 2022
    The Melbourne Vixens will have to overcome a 13,000-strong crowd at Perth's RAC Arena if they are to win this year's grand final against the West Coast Fever.
  • Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    Police are continuing to hunt shooters who gunned down a former bikie gang member in Melbourne's north before crashing their vehicle and carjacking another.
  • Sun, Jun 26, 2022
    A stirring fightback win over the Giants has Melbourne Vixens believing again ahead of next week's Super Netball grand final against West Coast Fever.
  • Sat, Jun 25, 2022
    A stunning fourth-quarter comeback has propelled the Melbourne Vixens into the Super Netball decider following a nail-biting one-goal win over the Giants.
  • 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.
  • Thu, Jun 23, 2022
    Harry 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tue, Jun 21, 2022
    Queensland 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.
  • Tue, Jun 21, 2022
    Commonwealth Games gymnast Emily Whithead has credited little sister Haylee with helping her get through home training during Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns.
  • Mon, Jun 20, 2022
    Australia 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.
  • Mon, Jun 20, 2022
    Noemie 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.
  • Sat, Jun 18, 2022
    Jhaniele Fowler starred with 67 goals as West Coast Fever best the Melbourne Vixens to qualify for the Super Netball championship decider.
  • Fri, Jun 17, 2022
    Australian 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.
  • Fri, Jun 17, 2022
    A retrospective charting 25 years of work by renowned Japanese contemporary artist Chiharu Shiota will be on display in Brisbane until early October.
  • Fri, Jun 17, 2022
    Netball 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Tue, Jun 14, 2022
    Joe 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.
  • Sun, Jun 12, 2022
    Australians Jake Matthews and Jack Della Maddalena have put their names up in lights with victories on the UFC 275 main card in Singapore.
  • Sun, Jun 12, 2022
    West 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.
  • Sun, Jun 12, 2022
    The 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.
  • Sun, Jun 12, 2022
    Australian 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.
  • Sat, Jun 11, 2022
    The 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.
  • 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.
  • Fri, Jun 10, 2022
    Former world No.1 squash star Rachel Grinham will join a select group of Australians when she competes at her sixth Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
  • 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.
  • Wed, Jun 08, 2022
    Ellie Cole is Australia's most decorated female Paralympian, but will be chasing an elusive Commonwealth Games gold in her final competitive swim in Birmingham.
  • 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.
  • Sun, Jun 05, 2022
    Lucas "Big Daddy" Browne has shocked highly-rated New Zealander Junior Fa in their heavyweight boxing clash on the Kambosos-Haney undercard.
  • Sun, Jun 05, 2022
    Devin 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.
  • 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.
  • Sun, Jun 05, 2022
    Australian boxer George Kambosos Jr has suffered a 12-round points loss to American Devin Haney in the undisputed lightweight world title fight in Melbourne.
  • Sun, Jun 05, 2022
    George Kambosos Jr is the bookies' underdog but legendary trainer Johnny Lewis believes the Australian will win his undisputed world lightweight title fight.
  • Sun, Jun 05, 2022
    Collingwood 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.
  • Sat, Jun 04, 2022
    West Australian Jack Robinson has backed up his World Surf League Margaret River Pro title with victory at the Quiksilver Pro G-Land event.
  • Sat, Jun 04, 2022
    American 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.
  • Sat, Jun 04, 2022
    George Kambosos Jr has dramatically made the weight at the second time of asking for his undisputed lightweight world title fight against American Devin Haney.
  • Sat, Jun 04, 2022
    The Kookaburras were too strong for hosts New Zealand in Auckland, winning the third game of their trans-Tasman series 4-1 on Saturday.
  • Sat, Jun 04, 2022
    A defensive masterclass from Shamera Sterling was not enough to inspire her Adelaide Thunderbirds as the Melbourne Vixens won their Super Netball clash 51-47.
  • Fri, Jun 03, 2022
    George Kambosos Jr believes nothing can stop him beating American Devin Haney and becoming Australia's first-ever four-belt boxing world champion on Sunday.
  • 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.
  • Thu, Jun 02, 2022
    Ahead 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.
  • Thu, Jun 02, 2022
    Australia'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.
  • Thu, Jun 02, 2022
    The Australian Netball Players' Association has called for a change of culture at Netball Australia after its decision to sell the grand final hosting rights.
  • Thu, Jun 02, 2022
    Australia'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.
  • Wed, Jun 01, 2022
    Strong westerly winds have forced the organisers at the World Surf League's G-Land event in Indonesia to call a fourth consecutive lay day.
  • 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.
  • Wed, Jun 01, 2022
    Ariarne Titmus admits her running battle with Katie Ledecky is one that needs managing as she instead looks to enjoy another Commonwealth Games campaign.
  • Wed, Jun 01, 2022
    Melissa 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
  • Tue, May 31, 2022
    Australia has announced a 10-person badminton team for Birmingham 2022, including Angela and Jack Yu, the children of Australia's most recent Games medallist.
  • Tue, May 31, 2022
    Diving's young guns will take centre stage at the Commonwealth Games trials, with Melissa Wu and Domonic Bedggood not competing in individual events.
  • Tue, May 31, 2022
    A 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.
  • Mon, May 30, 2022
    Seven-time Paralympian Danni Di Toro is thrilled to compete at a Commonwealth Games after being including on Australia's 14-strong table tennis team.
  • Mon, May 30, 2022
    American Devin Haney insists preparations for his fight with George Kambosos are going to plan despite his trainer father being banned from entering Australia.
  • Mon, May 30, 2022
    George 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.
  • Mon, May 30, 2022
    NSW 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.
  • Sun, May 29, 2022
    The Melbourne Vixens are on the brink of claiming the Super Netball minor premiership after a hard-fought 64-60 win over Sunshine Coast Lightning.
  • Sat, May 28, 2022
    The Queensland Firebirds rocketed from seventh to third on the Super Netball ladder after a 72-68 win against the West Coast Fever in Perth.
  • 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.
  • Thu, May 26, 2022
    George Kambosos Jr. is ready for everything Devin Haney throws at him when the two undefeated lightweights square off in their unification bout in Melbourne.
  • Thu, May 26, 2022
    After a host of high-profile retirements, Hockeyroos coach Katrina Powell has settled on an 18-strong World Cup squad for July's campaign.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Sat, May 21, 2022
    The 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.
  • Thu, May 19, 2022
    Prime 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.
  • 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.
  • Sun, May 15, 2022
    Matt Hauser was the only Australian top-10 finisher at the Yokohama triathlon, meaning there are no automatic additions to the Commonwealth Games team.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Fri, May 13, 2022
    World rugby chiefs believe the first billion dollar Rugby World Cup tournament will happen over the next decade - and it could happen in Australia.
  • Fri, May 13, 2022
    Australian beach volleyball star Mariafe Artacho del Solar says the best is yet to come in her Olympic silver medal-winning partnership with Taliqua Clancy.
  • Fri, May 13, 2022
    Two more Australian triathletes will earn Commonwealth Games nominations, provided they make the top 10 at the World Series race in Yokohama.
  • Thu, May 12, 2022
    Emerging boxing star Nikita Tszyu has preserved his family's undefeated record in Newcastle with a first-round knockout of fellow Australian Mason Smith.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wed, May 11, 2022
    Australian surfer Callum Robson has gained some consolation for his Bells Beach runner-up finish with victory in the Gold Coast Pro at Snapper Rocks.
  • Wed, May 11, 2022
    Olympic bronze medallist Harry Garside has defended his Australian lightweight title and dedicated the win to his mother who has cancer.
  • Wed, May 11, 2022
    Adventurer and Paralympian Gerrard Gosens is among a four-strong Australian Para-triathlon vision impaired team set for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Thu, May 05, 2022
    Ellie 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
2022 April
  • 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.
  • Sat, Apr 30, 2022
    On 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.
  • Fri, Apr 29, 2022
    Table 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.
  • Fri, Apr 29, 2022
    Top Australian triathlete Sarah Crowley has stayed at home, rather than race at next week's world championships, as she targets more Hawaiian Ironman success.
  • Wed, Apr 27, 2022
    The 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.
  • Tue, Apr 26, 2022
    Tina 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.
  • Tue, Apr 26, 2022
    The 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.
  • Tue, Apr 26, 2022
    Australian 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.
  • Mon, Apr 25, 2022
    Tom 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Thu, Apr 21, 2022
    American Devin Haney says he's used to fighting in hostile environments ahead of his world title fight with Australia's George Kambosos in Melbourne.
  • Thu, Apr 21, 2022
    Donnell Wallam has become just the third Indigenous netballer to receive a call-up to the Diamonds, named in Australia's extended Commonwealth Games squad.
  • Wed, Apr 20, 2022
    Cherneka Johnson is a world champion after winning by split decision against Mexican Melissa Esquivel to take the vacant IBF world super bantamweight title.
  • Wed, Apr 20, 2022
    Australia'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.
  • Tue, Apr 19, 2022
    Australia's Cherneka Johnson will fight Mexican Melissa Esquivel for the women's IBF world super bantamweight title on the undercard of Zerafa versus Hardman.
  • Tue, Apr 19, 2022
    Michael 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.
  • Sun, Apr 17, 2022
    International 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.
  • Sun, Apr 17, 2022
    Australian 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.
  • Sat, Apr 16, 2022
    Ethan 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.
  • Sat, Apr 16, 2022
    Michael Zerafa says preparation for the biggest fight of his career -- a world title eliminator against Issac Hardman in Melbourne next week -- has been ideal.
  • Sat, Apr 16, 2022
    Bottom-placed Sunshine Coast Lightning have produced the biggest upset of the Super Netball season by ending the Melbourne Vixens' unbeaten start.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Fri, Apr 15, 2022
    Masters champion Neil Robertson has been drawn to face a local first-time qualifier in the first round of the World Championship in Sheffield.
  • 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.
  • Wed, Apr 13, 2022
    Collingwood 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.
  • 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.
  • Wed, Apr 13, 2022
    Elite athletes who have retired are often psychologically unprepared for the drastic lifestyle change after years of gruelling training and tough competition.
  • 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.
  • Tue, Apr 12, 2022
    Justis 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.
  • 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.
  • Tue, Apr 12, 2022
    Try 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..
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Sun, Apr 10, 2022
    Top-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.
  • Sun, Apr 10, 2022
    Reigning 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.
  • 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.
  • Sun, Apr 10, 2022
    The winner of this month's all-Australian middleweight showdown between Michael Zerafa and Isaac Hardman will fight for a boxing world title.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wed, Apr 06, 2022
    A 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.
  • Sun, Apr 03, 2022
    The 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.
  • Sat, Apr 02, 2022
    Ruby Bakewell-Doran shone as the Queensland Firebirds thumped the Sunshine Coast Lightning 82-54 in their Super Netball clash at USC Stadium.
  • 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.
  • Sat, Apr 02, 2022
    The 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.
  • Sat, Apr 02, 2022
    The 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.
2022 March
  • Thu, Mar 31, 2022
    Winter Olympics moguls medallist Matt Graham has undergone further surgery on his collarbone injury which hurt his chances in Beijing in February.
  • 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.
  • Mon, Mar 28, 2022
    Aussie 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.
  • Mon, Mar 28, 2022
    Australian snowboard sensation Valentino Guseli has shown his versatility to win another slopestyle World Cup medal after placing sixth in the Olympic halfpipe.
  • 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.
  • Sun, Mar 27, 2022
    Sam Wallace's Super Netball season is over almost as soon as it began with the NSW Swifts goal shooter suffering a torn ACL in the loss to the Giants.
  • Sun, Mar 27, 2022
    Australian boxing star Tim Tszyu has made a successful US debut, overcoming illness to beat American Terrell Gausha and maintain his undefeated pro record.
  • Sun, Mar 27, 2022
    It took extreme poise from the Melbourne Vixens to defeat the Queensland Firebirds 70-65 in their Super Netball round one clash.
  • Sat, Mar 26, 2022
    Aussie boxing star Tim Tszyu has tapped into the vast experience of his legendary father Kostya ahead of his much-anticipated US debut against Terrell Gausha.
  • Thu, Mar 24, 2022
    After a miserable 2021, Melbourne Vixens are aiming to rediscover their Super Netball glory days, while NSW Swifts and West Coast Fever will again be a force.
  • Tue, Mar 22, 2022
    Former AFL coach Dani Laidley has reached a financial settlement with Victoria Police after a mugshot of her was leaked on social media by officers.
  • Tue, Mar 22, 2022
    Australia's world champion George Kambosos is set to defend his world titles against American Devin Haney after Ukrainian Vasily Lomachenko withdrew.
  • Fri, Mar 18, 2022
    Star high jumper and Olympic silver medallist Nicola McDermott says she wants to go down in history at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
  • Thu, Mar 17, 2022
    A teenage rookie at her home Commonwealth Games in 2018, Australian sprinter Riley Day heads to Birmingham this year chasing medals not experience.
  • Wed, Mar 16, 2022
    Justis Huni has come face-to-face with his next opponent, New Zealand's Kiki Leutele, for the first time ahead of their Gold Coast fight in May.
  • Wed, Mar 16, 2022
    An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder, while another two remain in custody, over the shooting death of Melbourne rapper Chris Habiyakare.
  • Tue, Mar 15, 2022
    The AIS says demand for mental health support from athletes rocketed by 68 per cent in 2021 with COVID-19 and the Olympics contributing factors.
  • Mon, Mar 14, 2022
    China topped the medal table but second-placed Ukraine proved the most remarkable Winter Paralympics team, performing marvels against a nightmare backdrop.
  • Mon, Mar 14, 2022
    Brisbane boxer Issac Hardman says he may not have the experience of rival Michael Zerafa but he will out-fight him in their high-stakes middleweight duel.
  • Mon, Mar 14, 2022
    The Beijing Winter Paralympics, inescapably tied to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, have closed with IPC president Andrew Parsons reiterating his calls for peace.
  • Sun, Mar 13, 2022
    Australia have delivered just one medal at the Beijing Winter Paralympics, the lowest haul in 34 years after a build-up smashed by COVID-19 restrictions.
  • Sun, Mar 13, 2022
    Josh Hanlon finished sixth in the men's sitting slalom to ensure Australia's Winter Paralympics para alpine skiing campaign in Beijing ended on a high note.
  • Sat, Mar 12, 2022
    History has been made at the Winter Paralympic with Canadian Brian McKeever equalling the men's record of Germany's Gerd Schoenfelder with 16 gold medals.
  • Sat, Mar 12, 2022
    Retiring Winter Paralympics great Melissa Perrine believes Australia's team is one for the future, dismissing concerns over a low medal tally in Beijing.
  • Fri, Mar 11, 2022
    Para snowboarding star Ben Tudhope has slumped to ninth in the banked slalom, leaving Australia with just one Winter Paralympics medal to date in Beijing.
  • Fri, Mar 11, 2022
    Melissa Perrine finished sixth in the vision-impaired giant slalom while Rae Anderson was 10th on her Winter Paralympics debut in the standing classification.
  • Fri, Mar 11, 2022
    Australia's Winter Paralympians have been on high alert for poor air quality since arriving in Beijing and competed in smoggy conditions on Friday.
  • Thu, Mar 10, 2022
    A new Athlete Advisory Group has been formed to give athletes a voice at Sport Integrity Australia, who look into doping, abuse and corruption in sport.
  • Thu, Mar 10, 2022
    Josh Hanlon has made an impressive Winter Paralympics debut but Australia remains without a para alpine skiing medal in Beijing after Mitch Gourley missed out.
  • Thu, Mar 10, 2022
    Rescheduling at the Winter Olympics has cost Israeli skier Sheina Vaspi participation in the slalom as she doesn't compete on Saturdays for religious reasons.
  • Thu, Mar 10, 2022
    Melissa Perrine will finish up her decorated para alpine skiing career at the Beijing Winter Paralympics but she's leaving Australia's team in a good place.
  • Thu, Mar 10, 2022
    Ben Tudhope will chase his second medal of the Beijing Winter Paralympics in Friday's banked slalom and his coach is confident he can deliver something special.
  • Wed, Mar 09, 2022
    Paralympic sit skier Sam Tait has moved on from crashes in the downhill and Super G and can't wait to race fellow Australian Josh Hanlon in the giant slalom.
  • Wed, Mar 09, 2022
    NSW Treasurer Matt Kean has promised universal, affordable and accessible child care for working women if the federal government does not provide it.
  • Wed, Mar 09, 2022
    Thirty-seven nations have combined to demand more sporting sanctions against Russia, which has meanwhile appealed to CAS against their World Cup and UEFA ban.
  • Tue, Mar 08, 2022
    A diverse alliance of women are saying 'enough is enough' on International Women's Day as Australians come together to share their stories.
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Stephanie Gilmore led until the final two minutes of her semi-final of the World Surf League event at Supertubos in Portugal before losing to Lakey Peterson.
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Winter Paralympics veteran Mitch Gourley believes he can make an impact in Slalom and Giant Slalom after finding some form in the Super Combined.
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Autopsy results show Shane Warne's death in a Thai resort island hotel was due to a suspected heart attack, with no suspicious circumstances, Thai police say.
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Ben Tudhope earned a Paralympics bronze medal for Australia but had his other team, 'Team Unicorn', to thank after his breakthrough podium finish.
  • Mon, Mar 07, 2022
    Para snowboarding star Ben Tudhope has claimed bronze in the snowboard cross to snare Australia's first medal of the Beijing Winter Paralympics.
  • Sun, Mar 06, 2022
    Australia will share a physiotherapist with Ben Tudhope's closest rivals as part of its plan to help the star para snowboarder win gold at the Paralympic Games.
  • Sat, Mar 05, 2022
    Australian cricketing legend Shane Warne is being mourned by fans and friends at home and around the world following his sudden death in Thailand.
  • Sat, Mar 05, 2022
    Ahead of his boxing return, Australian heavyweight champion Justis Huni will test out his elbow next week with the injury keeping him from serious sparring.
  • Sat, Mar 05, 2022
    Ukraine are top of the Winter Paralympics medal tally after claiming three gold and seven total medals on the opening day of competition in Beijing.
  • Fri, Mar 04, 2022
    Boxer Justis Huni wants to put a rough run with injury and illness behind him when he takes on Kiki Lutele on the undercard of Jai Opetaia's world title fight.
  • Fri, Mar 04, 2022
    Patrick Jensen will embrace the "ridiculous and dangerous" nature of downhill skiing when he kicks off Australia's Winter Paralympics campaign in Beijing.
  • Fri, Mar 04, 2022
    Para-alpine skier Mitch Gourley is embracing his fourth and final Winter Paralympics campaign, which comes after a lengthy hiatus from the sport.
  • Thu, Mar 03, 2022
    Australian boxer Tim Tszyu will finally make his long-awaited US debut, with his world title eliminator against Terrell Gausha locked in for late March.
  • Thu, Mar 03, 2022
    Melissa Perrine and Mitch Gourley will kick off their fourth and final Winter Paralympics as Australia's flagbearers at the Beijing opening ceremony.
  • Wed, Mar 02, 2022
    Christine Holgate has won a national award for excellence in women's leadership, two years after she was told to quit her job by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
  • Wed, Mar 02, 2022
    The sporting isolation of Russia and Belarus, after the invasion of Ukraine, has intensified with a growing number of governing bodies imposing sanctions.
  • Wed, Mar 02, 2022
    Filipino favourite Joe Noynay has missed weight by almost 4kg ahead of his rematch with Liam Wilson on the undercard for Nikita Tszyu's professional debut.
  • Tue, Mar 01, 2022
    New Zealand sporting teams have welcomed the government's relaxation of border rules, which could allow them to host matches at home this season.
  • Tue, Mar 01, 2022
    Athletes from Russia and Belarus face isolation after a number of sports acted on the IOC's recommendation to suspend teams and individuals from competition.
2022 February
  • Sun, Feb 27, 2022
    The Melbourne Vixens are surprise winners of Super Netball's pre-season tournament, beating West Coast Fever 45-43 in the final to complete an unbeaten run.
  • Sun, Feb 27, 2022
    A basketball court in Sydney's southwest affiliated with NBA superstar Steph Curry is serving underprivileged, culturally diverse and Aboriginal kids and youth.
  • Sat, Feb 26, 2022
    Consistent West Coast Fever and Melbourne Vixens, who struggled in 2021, are the stand-outs after day 2 of Super Netball's pre-season competition in Melbourne.
  • Fri, Feb 25, 2022
    Australia's divers and two aerial skiers have pulled out of events in Russia as Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged other sports to boycott the country.
  • Fri, Feb 25, 2022
    A third-quarter surge helped Sunshine Coast secure a 43-43 draw with reigning champions NSW Swifts in Super Netball's pre-season tournament in Melbourne.
  • Fri, Feb 25, 2022
    Australia's tight-knit Winter Paralympics team are ready to make an impact in Beijing after pushing through the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Fri, Feb 25, 2022
    Australian boxing superstar Tim Tszyu is adamant he's ready to step in to fight world champion Jermell Charlo as a replacement for injured Brian Castano.
  • Tue, Feb 22, 2022
    Australian boxing superstar Tim Tszyu has lit the fuse for a potentially explosive world title fight with Jermell Charlo, branding the American a 'pussy cat'.
  • Sun, Feb 20, 2022
    Australian yachtswoman Lisa Blair nearly lost her life in the Southern Ocean in 2017, but she is again preparing to set sail with eyes on an Antarctic record.
  • Fri, Feb 18, 2022
    WA's hard border will come down on March 3 in a move that will make it easier to schedule A-League, AFL, NBL, Super Rugby, and netball games in Perth.
  • Fri, Feb 18, 2022
    Two Australian rookies have made shock appearances in the Sunset Beach quarter-finals, but seven-time world champion Steph Gilmore has bombed out.
  • Fri, Feb 18, 2022
    Tim Tszyu wants to step up for a world title shot against American Jermell Charlo and fill the void left by an injured Brian Castano in the US in March.
  • Thu, Feb 17, 2022
    George Kambosos will earn a $10 million pay day from Australian boxing's biggest-ever fight - but his opponent for the Melbourne blockbuster is still undecided.
  • Thu, Feb 17, 2022
    The US boxing debut of undefeated Australian superstar Tim Tszyu has been thrown into doubt following a training injury to his potential world title rival.
  • Wed, Feb 16, 2022
    Unified lightweight champion George Kambosos has confirmed he will defend his three world title belts at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium in June.
  • Wed, Feb 16, 2022
    Australia's Olympic bronze medallist Owen Wright has been eliminated from the WSL event at Sunset Beach while Kelly Slater was among those to advance.


2022 April