Betting spike in footy finals driven by casual punts
Australians are more likely to punt during major sports events but while small wagers are linked to casual gambling, there are concerns about long-term impacts.
Australians are more likely to punt during major sports events but while small wagers are linked to casual gambling, there are concerns about long-term impacts.
NRL legend Johnathan Thurston and AFL superstar Lance "Buddy" Franklin will make their marathon debuts, with their eyes set on the world's most famous footrace.
A failed political candidate has been accused of performing a Nazi salute just after he was released over performing the same alleged act at an AFL game.
Veteran Australian Olympic official John Coates has stood down early as head of sport's highest court, after being treated for cancer
A stadium attached to one state's dream for an AFL side has failed to score in a highly critical planning assessment, plunging the project into further doubt.
A judge found an ex-police officer who lied at the trial of former Origin forward Jack de Belin was suffering severe mental health issues at the time.
Watched by 3.7 billion people, the Sydney Olympics holds iconic status in the Games' history and AAP chief photographer Dean Lewins was there to capture it.
The Birdsville Hotel is a bucket-list item for many Australian travellers, who are drawn by its remote location and a history rich with outback stories.
The Gee Whiz ice-cream van is a popular stop for perspiring punters at Birdsville, part of one man's mission to bring happiness after the death of his wife.
It has been a choppy ride for three Scottish rowing brothers closing in on Australia's east coast after raising $1.5 million for clean water projects.
Three First Nations runners are chasing a huge milestone, completing their seventh world marathon major on Sunday.
Two soccer players, including a former A-League midfielder, have each been fined $5000 and convicted over a one-month yellow card betting fraud.
Sport Australia has marked the 40th anniversary of its Hall of Fame by elevating members Belinda Clark and Andrew Gaze to legend status.
Plans to convert a park into the 2032 Olympic centrepiece are facing legal action from an Indigenous group who say it will damage a significant cultural site.
Netballer Laura Geitz, AFL goalkicking machine Jason Dunstall and sports physician Dr Peter Harcourt are among the latest Sport Australia Hall Of Fame inductees
Former AFL star Nicky Winmar has been charged with intentionally choke, strangle or suffocate, court documents reveal after he faced a brief hearing.
The next Olympic Games in Australia is forecast to inject more than $70 billion into the economy over 20 years but an expert has cast doubt over its legacy.
The A-League is bracing for the possibility of being without a major Sydney stadium for part of the summer, due to longstanding concerns over drainage.
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been charged with multiple counts of rape against two women.
Australia's Olympic champion skateboarder Arisa Trew is already in the X Games gold medal record books but the Gold Coast star just wants more.
An Australian with a track record of fighting sporting injustice is taking on the drug-friendly Enhanced Games.
After years of being in the running, football star David Beckham has joined Oscar winner Gary Oldman and The Who's Roger Daltrey on the King's honours list.
Toby Price and Holly Kilbride will return to the Australian Rally Championship in July, lining up in the Subaru WRX Challenge at Rally Queensland in Gympie.
Angry locals have slammed a plan to build a new Brisbane Olympic 2032 whitewater facility, saying the Games drawcard event should be held where it is "wanted".
Emerson Jones has ensured Australian tennis still has the chance of rare French Open success as the world's No.2 junior progressed to the girls' second round.
A man is in custody and dozens of people are injured, including four seriously, after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a football parade.
The driver of a car that ploughed into crowds at a Liverpool parade has been charged on suspicion of attempted murder.
Oscar Piastri lost the front wing of his McLaren in a shunt in second practice at Monaco leaving Charles Leclerc to find the fastest way around the circuit.
Australian sport's anti-doping agency decries the Enhanced Games, but swimmer James Magnussen says they're missing the point.
Australian swim coach Brett Hawke has joined Enhanced Games and the dual Olympian has instantly overseen the fastest 50m freestyle in history.
Australian swimmer James Magnussen says he has no regrets at signing up for Enhanced Games after completing his first course of performance enhancing drugs.