Cleary comments a shock, but I’m all in for 2024: Luai
It was never on Jarome Luai's radar to ask Penrith for a release, but contract comments from Ivan Cleary did come as a surprise to the Wests Tigers recruit.
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Wade a ‘day-by-day’ proposition in BBL with back issues
Hobart Hurricanes coach Jeff Vaughan says Matthew Wade is a day-by-day proposition with back soreness ahead of his side's three BBL games on the road.
Sabalenka ruthless ahead of Australian Open defence
Aryna Sabalenka has thrashed Italy's Lucia Bronzettti at the Brisbane International to kick off her lead-up to the Australian Open in impressive style.
Luai grabs ‘keys to the team’ with move to Tigers
After months of build-up, Penrith playmaker Jarome Luai has officially joined Wests Tigers in a major coup for the NRL strugglers.
Logarzo steers Western United past Perth in ALW
Chloe Logarzo has delivered Western United a 1-0 ALW win over Perth, while fellow Matilda Cortnee Vine scored in Sydney FC's 1-1 draw with Brisbane.
Taipans down Phoenix after tough week in Cairns
The Cairns Taipans have given their battling local community plenty to cheer about in a 94-75 NBL win over the South East Melbourne Phoenix.
Unstoppable Anthony skis to World Cup moguls triumph
Australia's top winter sports performer Jakara Anthony has won her fifth World Cup moguls event in the space of just three weeks in Bakuriani, Georgia.
Derby lover Curtis Good ready for Victory, Fornaroli
Melbourne City defender Curtis Good knows his way around a Christmas derby and is ready to take on Melbourne Victory and red-hot ALM striker Bruno Fornaroli.
Rivals predict only a fleeting absence for Wild Oats XI
For only the second time since launching in 2005, the legendary Wild Oats XI is missing the Sydney to Hobart yacht race this year.
Opetaia harnesses Fury in IBF snub silver lining
Jai Opetaia's decision to vacate his IBF world title belt is set to have favourable spin-offs for the unbeaten Australian cruiserweight.
Opetaia offers special advice for surging Wallace
Jai Opetaia's been in Conor Wallace's shoes and he has offered some valuable advice ahead of a defining 2024 for the world-ranked light heavyweight.
Khawaja insists armband was for ‘personal bereavement’
Usman Khawaja will keep fighting the ICC after being charged for wearing a black armband he insists was for a personal bereavement.
Syd-Hob record unlikely to be broken in 2023: Smith
If two-time Sydney to Hobart winner Craig Smith was a betting man, he'd pick that the big race's line honours record will not be broken in 2023.
Ex-NRL star Carl Webb dies aged 42 after MND battle
Retired rugby league enforcer Carl Webb, who made 12 State of Origin appearances for Queensland, has died aged 42.
Fornaroli, three uncapped players in Socceroos squad
Bruno Fornaroli has seen off Mathew Leckie and Jamie Maclaren to win selection for the Socceroos' Asian Cup squad.
Ex-Sydney boss Corica to coach Auckland’s A-League team
The new Auckland A-League Men franchise have appointed long-term Sydney FC boss Steve Corica as their inaugural coach.
Promise driving Sydney to Hobart’s oldest boat Sylph VI
Retired naval officer Bob Williams will honour the memory of a beloved Sydney to Hobart veteran when he sets sail in Sylph VI on Boxing Day.
Unpredictable Perth pitch won’t influence MCG’s plans
MCG head curator Matt Page insists he will not change his preparation for the Boxing Day Test despite the Optus Stadium pitch rapidly deteriorating last week.
West Indies name undermanned squad for Australia Tests
Key allrounders Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers have opted out of West Indies' Test tour of Australia in preference for lucrative Twenty20 tournaments.
Father Dave the fighting priest still punching on at 61
A three-time Australian of the Year nominee, 61-year-old Anglican priest Father Dave Smith is to return to the ring as the country's oldest professional boxer.
India dominate Australia on day one of Mumbai Test
India motored along with the bat after their bowlers put the clamps on Australia to take first-day honours, despite Aussie Tahlia McGrath making a half-century.
Melbourne City star Maclaren reveals Asian Cup snub
Jamie Maclaren scored a hat-trick for the Socceroos last month but the Melbourne City ace has revealed he has been snubbed for Australia's Asian Cup campaign.
Heat deny Renegades, Fraser-McGurk first BBL win
English allrounder Paul Walter starred with bat and ball as the Brisbane Heat overcame Jake Fraser-McGurk's stunning knock to beat the Melbourne Renegades.
Three-time champ Casey Prather back in NBL with Bullets
Brisbane have turned to three-time NBL title-winning forward Casey Prather as an injury replacement for DJ Mitchell, who will miss the rest of the season.
Torres, Mariners master the wet to expose Roar defence
Angel Torres scored twice as defending champions Central Coast exposed Brisbane's defence in a 3-0 A-League Men's victory on a wet night at Suncorp Stadium.
Khawaja reprimanded by ICC for wearing black armband
Usman Khawaja has been given a reprimand by international cricket chiefs over his decision to wear a black armband in the first Test against Pakistan in Perth.
Heat matchwinner ‘Tall Paul’ Walter loving BBL life
Paul Walter has quickly become a fan-favourite in Australia after playing an important role for the unbeaten Brisbane Heat in his first three BBL appearances.
Depleted Brisbane pledge not to go into their shells
It's not in Brisbane Roar coach Ross Aloisi's nature to batten down the hatches despite the A-League club missing five regular starters to injury.
Sydney to stick by Gomes during ALM goal drought
Big off-season recruit Fabio Gomes has struggled for goals, but Sydney boss Ufuk Talay says he will keep putting his faith in the Brazilian striker.
Ireland link has Schmidt as Wallabies coach contender
David Nucifora and Peter Horne taking on key RA roles after helping Ireland to world No.1 has raised the prospect of Joe Schmidt coaching the Wallabies.
Sydney FC eyeing fourth consecutive ALW premiership
As if three consecutive A-League Women premierships were not enough to feed their hunger, Matildas star Cortnee Vine says Sydney FC are aiming for number four.