Martin weathers blows to reach AFLW grand final
North Melbourne's Niamh Martin is sporting a couple of painful reminders from the AFLW preliminary final as she prepares for the season's showpiece game.
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Min Woo Lee storms to three-shot Australian Open lead
Min Woo Lee is on track to complete a golden winning double after storming to a three-shot lead at the Australian Open golf championships in Sydney.
McLaren race in to help with Great Barrier Reef project
The Formula One team McLaren Racing have teamed up with global environmental projects, including one to help restore the Great Barrier Reef.
Australian divers secure two Olympic Games quota spots
Australian divers have secured two Olympic Games quota spots on the opening day of the Oceania championships in Brisbane.
Breakers defy coach’s ejection to overcome 36ers
Breakers coach Mody Maor was tossed after a halftime encounter with the officials before his side held off Adelaide 96-83 for a vital NBL home win.
Green makes Test recall case with classy 96 for WA
Allrounder Cameron Green has done his Test recall chances no harm with a superb 96, while Hilton Cartwright made 132 for WA against Queensland in the Shield.
Lions name injured Davidson in AFLW grand final squad
Injured forward Dakota Davidson, a key to the Brisbane Lions' AFLW premiership hopes, has been named in their squad for the grand final against North Melbourne.
Garside, Rahimi lead Games boxing qualification mission
All 13 of Australia's Pacific Games boxers have reached gold-medal fights, putting them one victory away from earning quota spots for next year's Olympics.
Galloway, Hunter in but NBL’s Kings lose injured Noi
Jaylin Galloway and Jordan Hunter will return for the Sydney Kings this Friday, but the back-to-back NBL champions have lost another man to injury.
Cam Smith sees silver lining at Open after week of woe
Cameron Smith wasn't in top gear on the first day of the Australian Open, but the 30-year-old is happy to work his way back into his groove.
Simple message driving North for AFLW grand final
North Melbourne coach Darren Crocker has given his team a four-word directive that summed up their epic AFLW preliminary final win over Adelaide.
Jay O’Shea key for injury-hit Roar against Wanderers
Brisbane Roar have suffered a midfield blow with Florin Berenguer out of the clash with Western Sydney, but ageless Jay O'Shea's form has won high praise.
I could have juggled NZ and Blues jobs: coach Maguire
Michael Maguire feels he could have juggled his new State of Origin coaching job alongside his old portfolio at the Kiwis but understands the NZRL disagreed.
Oboya makes eagerly-awaited return in 600 at Zatopek
Bendere Oboya could well threaten Tamsyn Manou's Australian 600m record at the Zatopek:10 meet in Melbourne.
Schoolgirl amateur grabs shock Australian Open lead
Schoolgirl amateur Rachel Lee has grabbed a shock share of the lead at the Australian Open after almost missing her first-round tee time at The Lakes.
Toll on players revealed in Netball Australia pay fight
A bitter pay dispute with Netball Australia has left many players in tears and forced some to sleep in cars, according to union boss Kathryn Harby-Williams.
Ponting picks Bancroft as Warner’s Test successor
Cricket legend Ricky Ponting believes Cameron Bancroft deserves another shot as an opener when veteran David Warner bows out of Tests in January.
Roosters’ NRL re-signing spree continues with Tupouniua
The Sydney Roosters appeared the NRL club most vulnerable to opposition raids this off-season but that hasn't stopped them moving to re-sign a host of talent.
No guarantees for current Blues as NSW lock in Maguire
Not even captain James Tedesco will be guaranteed a spot in the State of Origin team under coach Michael Maguire, who was sworn in by NSW on Thursday.
Davis makes hot start in pursuit of second Open crown
US PGA Tour star Cam Davis has started with a hot nine-under 63 to claim the first-round lead at the Australian Open in Sydney.
On-fire Heat ready to take down Strikers in WBBL GF
The Brisbane Heat have defeated the Thunder and Scorchers in consecutive days, but they will start as underdogs in Saturday's grand final against Adelaide.
Voll snares 4-19 as Heat cruise into WBBL grand final
Grace Harris has thumped a 26-ball half-century before spinner Georgia Voll snared 4-19 with the ball to help guide the Brisbane Heat to victory over Perth.
Runs flow for Khawaja despite Richardson Test reminder
Bulls captain and Test opener Usman Khawaja has made light of tricky Gabba conditions and an on-song Jhye Richardson to notch an unbeaten Shield century.
Neil-Smith takes seven against NSW, Davies hurts finger
Lawrence Neil-Smith has had the sixth-best bowling innings of any Tasmanian this century as NSW lost Ollie Davies to a finger injury in the Sheffield Shield.
Super players reject latest Netball Australia pay offer
Super players have rejected Netball Australia's latest pay offer, with former Diamonds captain Liz Ellis saying the offer by the governing body is "offensive".
Smith eyes golf redemption and Australian Open glory
Cameron Smith, the field's highest-ranked player, is intent on bouncing back from his shattering missed cut at the PGA Championship with an Australian Open win.
North star Garner brushes off top AFLW award snub
Star North Melbourne midfielder Jasmie Garner is unfazed by again being snubbed by umpires for the AFLW's best-and-fairest award.
Doubts allayed as Lions return to familiar territory
Ally Anderson admits disappointing early season performances left her with doubts, before the Brisbane Lions stormed into another AFLW decider.
AFL urged to deny academy tweaks from ‘whingeing Vics’
Greg Swann, CEO of the Brisbane Lions, has called on the AFL to stand firm despite unhappy Victorian clubs pitching for changes to northern academies.
Kim out to steal Lee’s thunder at star-studded Open
Home-town hope and LPGA Tour rookie-of-the-year runner-up Grace Kim reckons she's primed to upstage Minjee Lee and win the Australian Open women's title.
Gregson’s marathon effort to run at Paris Olympics
A marathon in Spain will serve as an Olympic selection shootout for a host of Australian women, including three-time track Olympian Genevieve Gregson.