Grant gets nod to replace Yeo as Kangaroos captain
Harry Grant has been handed the captaincy of a major representative team for the first time, named to lead the Kangaroos in the second Ashes Test.
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CA comes under criticism for financial performance
Cricket Australia has accepted criticism from a state chair for its financial performance, but the organisation believes record numbers are ahead.
Killer Kangaroos thrash Hawks to make AFLW history
Tahlia Randall kicked four goals as North Melbourne set an Australian rules football record by defeating Hawthorn for their 24th consecutive victory.
Matildas veteran strikes on return as Roar beat Victory
Tameka Yallop has come off the bench to fire Brisbane Roar to a win over Melbourne Victory in wet and wild conditions, while Sydney FC drew with Melbourne City.
Glory sack Zdrilic after losing start to new campaign
Perth Glory have shown head coach David Zdrilic the door after a 4-0 drubbing at Melbourne City left the club bottom of the A-League Men table.
Trump trims China tariffs after ‘amazing’ Xi meeting
US President Donald Trump is raving about his talks with Xi Jinping, saying he'll cut tariffs on China while Beijing makes promises on rare earths and fentanyl.
Breakers live up to their name to destroy NBL champions
The New Zealand Breakers kept the foot down this time and destroyed the Illawarra Hawks by 42 points for their first road win of the NBL season.
Zanker bags four against Cats as Demons nab second spot
Eden Zanker has kicked four goals but Kate Hore copped a late hit to the head as Melbourne posted a 14-point win over Geelong.
Melissa hits Jamaica with full force, on path to Cuba
Hurricane Melissa has hit southwestern Jamaica as a catastrophic category five storm, causing heavy flooding and wind damage
Giddey stuffs stats sheet, powers Bulls’ unbeaten run
Josh Giddey checked out before he could complete a 19th career NBA triple-double but only had his team's dominance to blame as Chicago improved to 4-0.
Underdog Wallabies ready to bite at Twickenham again
Wallabies captain Harry Wilson reckons his men revel in the role of underdogs and are ready to pull off another shock triumph at Twickenham
Matildas see red, beaten but not mauled by Lionesses
Australia have produced a battling performance in losing 3-0 to England after being reduced to 10 players against the European champions after 19 minutes.
Crunch comes for batch of AFLW clubs in finals hunt
West Coast's hopes of reaching the AFLW finals for the first time hinge on one of many key clashes in the last home-and-away round.
‘Huge win’: Flyers put out Fire in see-sawing thriller
The Southside Melbourne Flyers have ended Townsville's unbeaten streak in the WNBL, defeating the Fire 89-83 thanks to another star turn from Cayla George.
Aussie delight as Cummins bowls, Smith tons up
Australia's Test captain Pat Cummins has completed a brief return to bowling, hours before replacement skipper Steve Smith plundered a century for NSW.
Five more arrests made in Louvre jewel heist
French authorities have arrested five more people over a brazen heist that made off with crown jewels from the Louvre in Paris.
Dutch centrist D66 party confirmed as election winner
Rob Jetten is on course to become the youngest-ever, and first openly gay prime minister of the Netherlands.
‘It’s just business’: Hoffman steps up in track cycling
Australian track cyclist Leigh Hoffman had a breakthrough world championships, winning three medals, as life goes on without defector Matthew Richardson.
No complaints from Schmidt over England ‘advantage’
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt says he's happy to have the hand he's been dealt despite complaints the Twickenham Test has been stacked in England's favour.
‘No one better’: red-hot Zahra steals show on Derby day
Mark Zahra has secured four straight wins on Victoria Derby day, piloting hot favourite Observer to victory in the $2 million Group 1 feature at Flemington.
‘The Conclusion’: Tszyu out to silence big-mouth Zerafa
Australian boxing stars and arch rivals Nikita Tszyu and Michael Zerafa have traded verbal jabs after confirming a domestic blockbuster in January.
‘Shortcomings’ but camper trial not unfair, court told
The director of public prosecutions has admitted there were some shortcomings in its case against camper murderer Greg Lynn, but said the trial was not unfair.
Halloween nightmare in Paris revisited for the Demon
Alex de Minaur has suffered another nightmarish defeat in Paris at the hands of his old tormentor Alexander Bublik - and on Halloween too.
Anthony set for historic crack at Olympic title defence
Jakara Anthony has spoken of overcoming fears in her return from injury and the great leaps of her rivals ahead of a historic bid to defend her Olympic title.
‘Predatory’ former MP jailed for molesting young men
A former families minister will spend years in prison for the "'predatory" sexual assaults of two young men while elected to a state Liberal government.
Klemmer’s future decided as prop leaves the Dragons
David Klemmer will have a new home in 2026, locking in his future after going unsigned by St George Illawarra.
Largest smelter could close in ‘national interest’ blow
Rising energy costs could force Australia's largest aluminium smelter to shut, but leaders have promised to do everything possible to keep it going.
‘Really optimistic’: Cummins to target 2nd Test return
Pat Cummins' return from injury for Australia's upcoming Ashes series remains unclear, with Steve Smith to captain the Test side in his absence.
‘Slam dunk’: Microsoft sued for misleading Aussie users
Microsoft might have misled millions of Australian customers when it sent emails about higher fees for its flagship AI assistant.
PM tight-lipped on talks with China over flare incident
Anthony Albanese insists there is still friendship between Australia and China despite an "incident of concern" between both nations' militaries.
‘Answer is yes’: Dew wants head coach job, but not yet
Stuart Dew says he wants another AFL head coaching job, but not yet after returning to Port Adelaide as a senior assistant coach.