Lay day called at Sunset Beach WSL event
Organisers have postponed action at the World Surf League's Sunset Beach stop for at least a day as they wait for better conditions on Hawaii's North Shore.
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Robinson wins Pipeline World Surf League title
Jack Robinson has won the opening World Surf League event in Hawaii while fellow Australian Tyler Wright was forced to settle for second in the women's event.
Stephanie Gilmore suffers shock early exit at Pipeline
Australian surfer Stephanie Gilmore's world-title defence has started with a shock early elimination at Pipeline in Hawaii.
Gilmore focuses in on ‘scary’ Pipe dream
Stephanie Gilmore has worked with Australian big-wave surfer Mark Visser on underwater breath-holding techniques to prepare for the WSL opener at Pipeline.
Ironwoman Miller secures winning hat-trick
Northcliffe's Georgia Miller is "on top of the world" after another win in the Nutri-Grain Series that entrenches her lead ahead of the final rounds.
McCulloch’s Hawaii win seals WSL tour spot
Australian surfer Sophie McCulloch has won the final qualifying event to join Molly Picklum and Macy Callaghan in the World Surf League's top tour next year.
Calf tear can’t stop Aussie Ironman star
Australian Ali Day carried a seven centimetre calf tear into Sunday's multi-disciplined surf race, but his sheer determination got him over the line.
Ironmen inspiring a Cooly Gold boilover
Matt Bevilacqua has found inspiration in the methods of Hawaiian Ironman champions as he attempts to end Ali Day's Coolangatta Gold reign.
Aussie women advance in El Salvador surf
Stephanie Gilmore has survived the elimination round to join Sally Fitzgibbons and Isabella Nichols in the quarter-finals of surfing's El Salvador Pro
Gabriel Medina ready for WSL Tour return
A happy and energised Gabriel Medina is all set to make his return to the WSL Championship Tour at the G-Land Pro event in Indonesia.
Gilmore after surf win in Indonesia jungle
Stephanie Gilmore is on a quest to finding surfing treasure in the depth of an Asian jungle as the WSL makes its return to Indonesia's G-Land.
Callum Robson surfs to Gold Coast victory
Australian surfer Callum Robson has gained some consolation for his Bells Beach runner-up finish with victory in the Gold Coast Pro at Snapper Rocks.
Sally Fitzgibbons handed 2023 WSL wildcard
Veteran Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbons has been awarded a wildcard, allowing her to compete in WSL events in 2023.
Slater bows out early at Gold Coast Pro
Surfing legend Kelly Slater may have made his final competitive appearance in Australian waters, eliminated from the WSL challenger event on the Gold Coast.
Slater scraps, Gilmore shines at surf Pro
Kelly Slater has scraped through a competitive heat at the Gold Coast Pro while Julian Wilson made a bright return and Steph Gilmore dominated her local break.
WSL cut drama has added to sport: Gilmore
Multiple world surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore understands the reasons for adding the mid-season cut to the WSL tour despite criticism of the format.
Fitzgibbons not done with WSL tour yet
Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbons is committed to regaining her spot on the WSL championship tour as she prepares for life in the challenger series.
Local Jack Robinson wins Marg River Pro
Owen Wright has been axed from the WSL tour after missing the cut, but fellow Aussie Jack Robinson is in the title hunt after winning the Margaret River Pro.
Isabella Nichols wins Margaret River Pro
Australia's Isabella Nichols has won her maiden WSL Championship Tour event by beating Hawaii's Gabriela Bryan in the final of the Margaret River Pro.
Wright could earn reprieve from WSL axe
Australian Owen Wright and 11-time world champion Kelly Slater have failed to win through to the round of 16 at the Margaret River Pro.
Lay day called at WSL Margaret River Pro
Strong on-shore winds have prompted WSL organisers to call a lay day at the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia.
No Aussie wobbles in Margaret River start
Fighting to make the mid-season cut, Australians Steph Gilmore, Isabella Nichols and Sally Fitzgibbons all avoided trouble on day one of the Margaret River Pro.
Champ Medina wins wildcard for WSL return
Defending world surfing champion Gabriel Medina will return from his WSL mental health break as a wildcard when the tour heads to Indonesia next month.
Toledo takes down Aussies to win at Bells
Australian rookie Callum Robson and countryman Ethan Ewing are both assured of surviving the mid-season cut despite falling short of title glory at Bells Beach.
Aussie Tyler Wright rules at Bells Beach
Australian surfer Tyler Wright has won the WSL event at Bells Beach after beating five-time world champion Carissa Moore in the final.
Gilmore, Fitzgibbons in Bells Beach exits
Stephanie Gilmore and Sally Fitzgibbons have both lost painstaking Rip Curl Pro quarter-finals in blows to their hopes of avoiding the mid-season cut.
Aussie Robson ends Fanning’s Bells cameo
Australian rookie Callum Robson ended Mick Fanning's quest for a record fifth Bells Beach WSL title while Stephanie Gilmore and Sally Fitzgibbons also exited.
Fanning defeats world No.1 at Bells Beach
Mick Fanning has kept alive his hopes of a fifth Bells Beach title after he eliminated world No.1 surfer Kanoa Igarashi, while Owen Wright has also advanced.
Fitzgibbons alive with last-gasp WSL win
Sally Fitzgibbons produced a 6.10 point wave in the final minutes to win her Rip Curl Pro third-round heat as the Australian looks to avoid the mid-season cut.
Gilmore, Fanning afloat at Rip Curl Pro
Mick Fanning has joined nine other Australian men in round three, while Steph Gilmore narrowly avoided an interference penalty to progress at the Rip Curl Pro.
Day wraps up surf ironman season title set
Ali Day and Georgia Miller have battled through to win surf lifesaving's national ironman and ironwoman titles respectively.