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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.
Robinson edges Ewing in all-Aussie surfing shoot-out
Jack Robinson is through to the semi-finals of the Olympic surfing, while fellow Australians Ethan Ewing and Tyler Wright were quarter-final losers.
Robinson beats world No.1 Florence in Olympic surfing
Australian two male surfing hopes are through to the last eight in Tahiti with Jack Robinson and Ethan Ewing triumphing in scary surf.
Ferreira reigns in monster Tahiti Pro swell
Brazil's Italo Ferreira has won the Tahiti Pro in perfect Teahupo'o conditions, but the Tokyo gold medallist won't be returning there to defend his Games title.
Ewing duel looms as swell arrives, Tahiti Pro delivers
Tahiti's Olympic wave will be pumping when Australian Ethan Ewing faces an early Games pressure test against retiring American surfing legend Kelly Slater.
Snapper Rocks back on World Surf League tour
Queensland's Snapper Rocks will return to the elite World Surf League tour in 2025, with the break's status guaranteed until 2028.
Kelly Slater to make surprise showing at Gold Coast Pro
Kelly Slater's time as a full-time athlete on the Championship Tour is over, but the 11-time world champion will compete in at least three more events in 2024.
Robinson pips Florence in classic Margaret River final
Jack Robinson took to the skies on his way to a second Margaret River title but Sally Fitzgibbons has missed the mid-season cut for a third-straight year.
Surf legend Slater done at 52 after Margaret River exit
After more than 30 years on tour, surfing legend Kelly Slater is retiring after missing the World Surf League mid-season cut at Margaret River.
Wright, Fitzgibbons score clutch rides to stay alive
Australian pair Tyler Wright and Sally Fitzgibbons both managed late heat-winning waves with their WSL seasons on the line at the Margaret River Pro.
Houshmand, Simmers win Rip Curl Pro titles at Bells
American duo Cole Houshmand and Caitlin Simmers have won their maiden Rip Curl Pro crowns on a dramatic finals day at Bells Beach.
Aussie surfer Harrison beaten in Bells quarter-finals
World rankings leader Johanne Defay has beaten Australian wildcard Ellie Harrison in the quarter-finals of the Rip Curl Pro.
Aussies Ewing, Cibilic, Harrison bow out at Bells
The last three Australian competitors have bowed out at the quarter-final stage of the Rip Curl Pro.
Wildcard Harrison eliminates defending Bells champion
Local teenager Ellie Harrison has confirmed her role as the Bells Beach giant-killer, eliminating defending Rip Curl Pro champion Tyler Wright.
Bittersweet sadness: Slater eyes Bells Beach farewell
In what could be his last Rip Curl Pro, surfing legend Kelly Slater has beaten John John Florence to make an ideal start to the WSL event at Bells Beach.
Olympic heartbreak after Fitzgibbons clinches surf gold
Sally Fitzgibbons has missed out on an Olympic spot, despite winning gold at the International Surfing Association's World Games for a record fourth time.
Aussies Picklum and Robinson clinch Sunset surf titles
Molly Picklum has defended her Sunset Beach crown, going to the top of the World Surf League rankings, while fellow Aussie Jack Robinson won the men's event.
Aussie Picklum falls in Pipe final after perfect score
Molly Picklum has scored a perfect 10 on finals day at the Pipe Pro, but the Australian surfer fell just short in the decider against American Caitlin Simmers.
Molly Picklum shines as women’s Pipe Pro action begins
The two best waves of the day were scored by Australia's Molly Picklum, while Sally Fitzgibbons and Tyler Wright also avoided the Pipe Pro elimination round.
Ironmen to add next chapter in decade-long surf rivalry
Defending Ironman champion Matt Bevilacqua has stormed to within a point of four-time winner Ali Day entering the double-round finale on the Gold Coast.
Day, Rogers seal Ironman triumphs in Kurrawa finale
Ali Day secured a fifth Ironman title in style while Lana Rogers did enough to claim a third title at Gold Coast's double-header finale.
Eight-time champion Gilmore to take year-long WSL break
Australia's eight-time world surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore is taking a break from the championship tour in 2024 but says she plans to return in 2025.
Fitzgibbons’ Games path opened after shock call-up
She fell victim to the World Surf League's mid-season cut but Sally Fitzgibbons still has a chance to ride the waves for Australia at this year's Olympic Games.
Australian surfer sets world record on Hawaiian giant
Sydneysider Laura Enever has been recognised as setting a world record for the biggest wave ever paddled into by a woman, a 13.3m giant off Hawaii.