Under-cover bowls to test Australians at Games
The bowls program will be held indoors for the first time at a Commonwealth Games and that could put Australia at a disadvantage.
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Perfect Fox hole powers Kiwi to Open glory at Birkdale
New Zealander Ryan Fox has become British Open champion in brilliant style as Australian Lucas Herbert missed out after a battle for the Claret Jug.
‘Passion, history’: inaugural Devils AFL coach secured
Tasmania's freshly minted AFL coach Ken Hinkley believes the island can be an attractive spot for players and the club will be out to chase "the best ones".
‘I hate the Broncos’: Cowboys set stage for rumble
North Queensland head honchos Todd Payten and Tom Dearden have set the scene for another classic showdown against Brisbane with so much on the line.
Aussies arrive as ‘fortuitous’ forces fuel bid for gold
The support of a local school is one of many aces up the sleeve of Australia's Commonwealth Games team as they descend on Glasgow for the scaled-down event.
Piastri survives early knock for Belgian GP fifth spot
Australia's Oscar Pistri has finished fifth at the Belgian Grand Prix after surviving an early collision as Kimi Antonelli won an action-packed race at Spa.
‘Mental block’ keeps haunting inconsistent Giants
A frustrated GWS coach Adam Kingsley will continue working on why the Giants are suffering a "mental block" in games they should be winning.
‘Bloody good feeling’: Essendon secure famous win
Interim Essendon coach Dean Solomon was elated to "push back" on the football world who revelled in the Bombers' struggles, with an upset win over GWS.
Dangerous Brisbane winds ruin BMX world title races
Finals day has been abandoned at the BMX world championships in Brisbane due to dangerous winds, but it at least helped one Australian win a title.
Eagles star banned, Lions defender escapes with a fine
Liam Baker is set to miss Friday night's western derby unless the West Coast hard nut can overturn his rough conduct charge at the AFL tribunal.
Hammer time as Dolphins take giant leap towards finals
The Dolphins have bounced back from last week's thrashing by Cronulla to rampage to a 36-16 win over North Queensland, with four former Cowboys on fire.
Bulldogs pile more misery on Suns in nine-point win
The Western Bulldogs have extended Gold Coast's AFL losing run to eight matches with a decisive win at a windy People First Stadium.
Broncos, Titans and Knights win big in NRLW
Brisbane have charged to a third successive NRLW win over a previously unbeaten side, and the Knights and Titans have also produced big wins in round three.
Blues spearhead suffers knee injury, midfielder cleared
Carlton forward Harry McKay has suffered a torn meniscus and bone bruising to his knee following the Blues' 21-point loss against nemesis Collingwood.
Manly wait on scans as Trbojevic hurt in another loss
Tom Trbojevic has gone down with yet another injury, cutting a dejected figure as he left Manly's loss to Gold Coast at Cbus Super Stadium.
Hinkley to be announced as Devils inaugural AFL coach
Ken Hinkley has beaten John Longmire and Nathan Buckley in the race to become Tasmania's inaugural coach, with his appointment to be confirmed on Monday.
England stun ‘gutted’ France in 10-goal bronze battle
Thomas Tuchel's side scored four times before halftime and then had to hold on to win the World Cup bronze medal match 6-4 against France.
Schmidt identifies key weakness for Australian rugby
The Wallabies have farewelled coach Joe Schmidt with a win, running in nine tries to two in a 57-10 thumping of Italy in Perth.
Tiger escapes ban for slap, Souths star in trouble
Wests Tigers' Alex Twal has been fined for losing his cool against Canterbury, while David Fifita faces a ban over an incident in the Souths-Canberra clash.
Piastri sixth on grid as Antonelli claims pole in Spa
Australia's Oscar Piastri will start sixth on the grid for the Belgian Grand Prix as Championship leader Kimi Antonelli claimed a stunning pole.
Kerr breaks mile world record, Aussies shine in London
Josh Kerr made it a landmark day in London with a world mile record while Australia's women shone too at the pre-Commonwealth Games Diamond League meet.
Aussie saved by wonder shot as Burns takes Open command
Australian Lucas Herbert has hung in bravely despite a poor finish to 'moving day' but Sam Burns has taken the reins going into the British Open last round.
Lethal Lions mow down Eagles for sixth straight win
Brisbane have shrugged off a stiff challenge from West Coast, with Lachie Neale, Will Ashcroft and Kai Lohmann leading the Lions to victory in Perth.
Collingwood extend winning streak over rivals Carlton
A fifth-straight win has boosted Collingwood's finals hopes, the Magpies shutting down arch-rivals Carlton by 21 points in a defensive masterclass at the MCG.
Lock it in as hat-trick helps Wallabies wallop Italy
Josh Canham has become the first lock in Wallabies history to score a Test hat-trick as Australia snapped a six-match losing streak with a huge win over Italy.
Luai fails to fire, Twal binned as Dogs demolish Tigers
Alex Twal was sinbinned for slapping as Jarome Luai struggled in Wests Tigers' 32-0 loss to Canterbury.
Japan given French lesson as tourists pass crucial Test
France have defeated Japan 42-15 in the Nations Championship, with Matthieu Jalibert and Maxime Lamothe each scoring two tries inTokyo.
Australians surge into contention at BMX world champs
Australians Saya Sakakibara, Lauren Reynolds and Teya Rufus are among the local hopes who have secured spots for Sunday's finals at the BMX world championships.
Warriors stay second, Dragons fume over ‘unfair’ calls
The Warriors were made to fight hard by last-placed St George Illawarra in a 20-12 win that had its moments of high drama.
Dogs breakthrough, Roosters rally and Warriors run riot
The Bulldogs survived a late Cronulla fightback, the Roosters overturned a 10-point deficit in Canberra and the Warriors piled more misery on North Queensland.
Waratahs defy Force-ful rivals to make Super W decider
NSW Waratahs will play Fijian Drua in next Saturday's Super W rugby grand final in Ba after a 33-22 away win over Western Force in their semi-final in Perth.