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.
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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.
Comeback king Mick Fanning feels at home in Bells Beach surf
Mick Fanning's professional surfing career kickstarted at Bells Beach in 2001 and the veteran is back to try to add a fifth title at the iconic break.
Fanning given WSL Bells Beach wildcard
Retired Australian great Mick Fanning has been awarded a wildcard to compete at the World Surf League tour event at Bells Beach next month.
Gilmore pipped in Portugal WSL semi-final
Stephanie Gilmore led until the final two minutes of her semi-final of the World Surf League event at Supertubos in Portugal before losing to Lakey Peterson.
Tyler Wright’s Pipeline run ended in semis
Tyler Wright has had the highest-scoring wave of her semi-final but it wasn't enough to beat local wildcard and eventual Pipeline champion Moana Jones Wong.
Slater secures eighth Pipeline title at 49
Eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater has won an eighth title at Pipeline — 30 years after his first and just days before his 50th birthday.
Wright’s Pipeline title hunt put on hold
Tyler Wright will have to wait another day in her quest to win the season-opening WSL event at Pipeline, with organisers calling a lay day.
Wright surfs into Pipeline semi-finals
Tyler Wright is the only Australian man or woman remaining in the World Surf League's season openers at Pipeline, sneaking into the final four.
Slater nails final-second WSL Pipeline win
Kelly Slater, who turns 50 next week, has produced a stunning 9.23-point wave with time expiring to win his WSL round-of-16 battle at a pumping Pipeline.
Fear, fresh WSL faces driving Wright
Tyler Wright remains wary of the powerful wave after earning the highest score in the first round of the historic Billabong Pro Pipeline in Hawaii.
One-armed Hamilton through at WSL Pipeline
Hawaiian Bethany Hamilton, who lost her left arm in a shark attack in 2003, has progressed to the third round of the World Surf League's Billabong Pro Pipeline.
Gilmore tests positive to COVID-19
Surfing superstar Stephanie Gilmore is expected to compete in the season-opening WSL event in Hawaii despite entering COVID-19 protocols.
Wright at home in WSL Pipeline opener
Tyler Wright is equal parts anxious and proud ahead of the World Surf League's historic opener at a famous Hawaiian wave usually reserved for the men.
King back to steer Olympic surfing charge
Andy King, who has coached world champions Mick Fanning and Gabriel Medina, has returned to Surfing Australia as head coach ahead of the 2024 Paris Games.
Surf No.1 Medina takes indefinite break
Two-time world surfing champion Gabriel Medina has announced he will miss the start of the WSL to focus on his well-being.
Poole’s Ironman wish in perfect Day chase
After Ali Day's perfect 2021 campaign, rival Matt Poole's wishing for bigger swells to level the Ironman Series playing field next month.