Cricket gods smile on Healy as Australia win series
India formed a guard of honour for Alyssa Healy's last one-day international and she rose to the occasion with a record-breaking century as Australia won.
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Iran women prepare for Asian Cup amid chaos at home
Iran are preparing to kick off their Asian Cup campaign amid the backdrop of unrest in the Middle East and the killing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Sports bosses ‘closely monitoring’ Middle East conflict
Australian Grand Prix organisers are among sports organisations closely following the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East.
Sweet spot: Vegas a success for NRL, but where to now?
If 2026 is as good as it gets for the NRL in Vegas, that could be considered a success. But the league must work out how to keep the hype and where to go next.
Disappointed: Dragons say Vegas ended with wrong call
Stephen Crichton has nailed a golden-point field goal to lift Canterbury to victory in Las Vegas, but St George Illawarra insist he was set up by a wrong call.
‘Greatest’: Fire crowned WNBL champs after OT thriller
The Townsville Fire have won their second WNBL championship in four years after a dramatic grand final game-two victory in Perth against the Lynx.
‘Crazy’: Green in seventh heaven after latest LPGA win
Australian golf ace Hannah Green has captured her seventh LPGA Tour victory in just her second start of the year at the Women's World Championship in Singapore.
Premiership-winning Demons defender retires from AFL
Melbourne defender Steven May has announced his AFL retirement after 251 games, including the Demons' drought-breaking 2021 premiership.
Butters sizzles as slick Port overpower Eagles
Port Adelaide tuned up for the AFL home-and-away campaign with a dominant win over West Coast in their final pre-season hit-out.
“We move on”: Matildas open Asian Cup with scrappy win
The Matildas thrashed the Philippines 8-0 in 2023, but their Asian Cup opener was far less fruitful as Australia posted a 1-0 win via Sam Kerr's early header.
‘Monkey off my back’: Kerr rejoices after drought ends
Sam Kerr's winner against the Philippines has not only kick-started the Matildas' Asian Cup lift-off but also injected fresh confidence into the great striker.
Woods inspired by coach who made ‘dream come true’
Courtney Woods has declared Townsville coach Shannon Seebohm as one of the best the WNBL has seen after the Fire won the championship in Perth.
‘Catch and cook’: stacked Suns the reel deal
Daniel Rioli found his niche on the Gold Coast after a move from Melbourne and expects Christian Petracca and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan to do the same.
‘Maybe they’re watching’: Burton’s boot could crack NFL
Spurred on by a week in the US, Canterbury star Matt Burton believes he could 'definitely' make it as a punter in the NFL.
Roosters’ Walker urges patience with DCE combo
Sydney Roosters playmaker Sam Walker is realistic it will take time for his halves partnership with Daly Cherry-Evans to hit its stride.
Warriors ace sinbinned in hectic trial loss to Dolphins
Jackson Ford is the latest Warriors player whose NRL round one status is up in the air after he was sinbinned in a 38-34 trial loss to the Dolphins.
Another Mad Max double vaults Waratahs to top of table
Electric winger Max Jorgensen and debutant hooker Ioane Moananu have both bagged try-scoring doubles in another Waratahs Super Rugby Pacific bonus-point win.
Davis shines as Kings wrap up NBL top spot
Kendric Davis has starred before sitting out the last quarter as Sydney wrapped up the NBL top spot thanks to a 40-point thrashing of wooden spooners Brisbane.
Cleary in doubt for round one as Tigers tame Panthers
Nathan Cleary looks set to miss Penrith's NRL season opener after he was sin-binned in a trial loss to Wests Tigers.
Wildcats pounce on Cotton’s absence to down 36ers
The Adelaide 36ers kept fighting without their superstar Bryce Cotton, but the Perth Wildcats got the win they needed to secure NBL fourth position.
‘Can’t keep doing that’: Broncos to learn from UK loss
Brisbane Broncos, licking their wounds after defeat in the World Club Challenge, know they can't afford the sort of slow start that cost them the global crown.
Reds celebrate ‘complete performance’ with Glory rout
Adelaide United's belting of Perth was hailed as a complete performance by coach Airton Andrioli after the Reds easily dispatched the Glory 4-0.
Playing for pride, Aussies end T20 World Cup with win
Subdued as they had to face a rare 'dead' rubber in a global tournament, Australia at least ended their miserable T20 World Cup with a professional win.
Teen to savour perilous finale to great Aussie Games
Indra Brown could give Australia a fitting finish to their great Winter Olympics but the dangers of her freeskiing event keep being made alarmingly clear.
Rocci braces for ‘war’ in win-and-in semi-final clash
Opal Maddy Rocci believes Southside Melbourne can upset Townsville to make the WNBL grand final, while Alicia Froling discusses how she found a new gear.
Manly keep in-demand centre on five-year deal
Tolu Koula will remain at Manly until the end of 2031, after the Sea Eagles fought off external interest to keep him at Brookvale.
Fresh Matildas blow as star pulls out of Asian Cup
Teagan Micah's unfortunate run with concussion has forced the goalkeeper to pull out of Australia's Women's Asian Cup squad.
Penrith’s Nathan Cleary faces two-game NRL ban
Penrith superstar Nathan Cleary is set to miss the start of the NRL season with suspension.
De Pasquale ends Supercars drought with Sydney win
Team 18 driver Anton De Pasquale clinched victory from pole position in the second Sydney 500 race, prevailing in a late battle with Brodie Kostecki.
Labuschagne, Swepson star in Qld one-day win over SA
A Marnus Labuschange century and Mitchell Swepson's seven wickets led Queensland to a crushing one-day win over South Australia.
Another wing down: Sharks’ pre-season win comes at cost
Cronulla winger Sione Katoa has sent a scare through the Sharks after hurting his groin in a 48-6 pre-season trial win over Canberra.