Gilmore beats world champ in surf duel of generations
Australian surfing icon Stephanie Gilmore has beaten reigning world champion Caity Simmers to reach the quarter-finals at the Gold Coast Pro.
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Wilson wows top-ranked Ferreira in surfing comeback
Competing his first World Surf League event in almost four years, veteran Julian Wilson has upset tour rankings leader Italo Ferreira at the Gold Coast Pro.
Aussie dozen forced to wait with Gold Coast Pro on hold
Action at the Gold Coast Pro has been paused until at least Thursday after officials opted not to resume third-round heats at Burleigh Heads on Monday.
Aussie surfers get boost in new-look World Surf League
The World Surf League has unveiled its 2026 calendar with the one-day finals cut and a trio of of Australian events opening the season, starting at Bells Beach.
No signs of rust in Gilmore’s Gold Coast return
Stephanie Gilmore, competing at the highest level for the first time since 2023, is one of four Australian women through to the round of 16 on the Gold Coast.
Golden ticket proves elusive for Aussie surfer Robinson
Jack Robinson's hopes of backing up his Bells Beach success with victory on the Gold Coast are over after he bombed out in the second round.
Aussie surf legend still driven to take on the world
Stephanie Gilmore says while she's achieved plenty in her surfing career she still has the hunger to test herself against her younger rivals and keep improving.
World champion makes return for Gold Coast surf event
Eight-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore will make a one-off return to the World Surf League's event on the Gold Coast where she gun for a seventh title.
Aussie surfers ring up stunning title double at Bells
Surfers Jack Robinson and Isabella Nichols have made it a double title triumph for Australia in the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach.
Ewing stars in Bells surf as Huxtable shocks world No.1
The shocks have kept coming at Bells Beach, with Australian wildcard entrant Xavier Huxtable beating world No.1 Italo Ferreira in the Rip Curl Pro.
Wright looms large as Fitzgibbons shocks in Bells surf
Sally Fitzgibbons has headlined the big upsets at Bells Beach, knocking world No.1 surfer Caitlin Simmers out of the Rip Curl Pro.
Freak accident puts Moroccan surfer out at Bells Beach
Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam is out of the Rip Curl Pro after he hurt his knee in a freak accident at Bells Beach.
Bells Beach runner-up result ‘stings’ surf star Picklum
Australian surfing star Molly Picklum will continue her rivalry with American world No.1 and defending champion Caitlin Simmers at the Rip Curl Pro.
Gold Coast storm damage means surfing event will move
The Gold Coast Pro, a round of the World Surf League, will move from Snapper Rocks to Burleigh Heads because of damage caused by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.
Ironwoman Fitzsimmons retires after fairytale win
Ironwoman Georgia Fitzsimmons has bid farewell after winning a record-breaking fourth Australian Surf Life Saving title on the Gold Coast.
Former world tour surf star launches comeback bid
Aged 36, Australian surfer Julian Wilson is eyeing a return to the Championship Tour after being granted a wildcard to compete in the Challenger Series.
AFL looks to kick off season as cyclone watch continues
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon says that, for now, the season opener at the Gabba between Brisbane and Geelong is going ahead as scheduled.
Aussie men start Abu Dhabi wave pool event with a bang
Jack Robinson and Ethan Ewing are early heat winners with competition getting underway in the World Surf League's first wave pool event in Abu Dhabi.
Wright makes surfing history with Pipe Pro double
Australia's Tyler Wright has made surfing history, becoming the first woman to win Hawaii's iconic Pipe Pro event twice.
Radical format twist to test Ironman’s title hold
Defending champion Ali Day laughs that the dramatic overhaul of the Iron Series final is encouraging his downfall, but has backed himself to win anyway.
Day, Rogers fall short as young guns win Iron Series
Iron Series young guns Conner Maggs and Lucy Derbyshire have upstaged veterans Ali Day and Lana Rogers to win maiden titles in the men's and women's categories.
Robinson chasing WSL title in his own backyards
Australian hope Jack Robinson will enjoy some locational perks when the new-look World Surf League season begins in Hawaii this week.
Gilmore, Florence opt out of fulltime WSL campaigns
Australia's eight-time surfing world champion Stephanie Gilmore has made a late call not to return to the WSL Championship Tour this year.
Search for man taken by shark ends without finding body
Authorities have concluded the search for a surfer who was seen taken by a shark but have not located his body.
World Surf League to expand women’s elite field
With women's surfing booming, the World Surf League will add another six spots to the 2026 Championship Tour, but it hasn't made a call on the mid-season cut.
Ali then Day-light, says inaugural Cooly champ Leech
Inaugural winner Guy Leech has vivid memories of the first Coolangatta Gold as Ali Day lines up for a 10th title in the race's 40-year anniversary.
Ali Day clinches 10th win in Coolangatta Gold swan song
Coolangatta Gold guru Ali Day will sail off into the sunset after a 10th victory in the multi-discipline marathon-length surf event.
‘It copped it’: Day wants say on lifesaving Games push
Fearful of a fallout similar to breaking's at the sport's Paris Olympic debut, Ali Day wants to be part of surf lifesaving's push for Brisbane 2032 inclusion.
Perfect Cooly Gold 10 would make Ali’s Day
Ali Day has confirmed this year's Coolangatta Gold will be his last if he wins the iconic surf event for a 10th time in as many starts.
Ewing makes it three Aussies in surf world title race
Ethan Ewing has joined fellow Olympians Jack Robinson and Molly Picklum in qualifying for the World Surf League title decider in California next month.
Robinson raring to resume World Surf League title chase
Coming off his Olympic silver medal performance, Australian surfer Jack Robinson says a world title is his next goal as competition shifts to Fiji's Cloudbreak.