Sports

Heavyweights, minnows book FIBA World Cup spots

February 28, 2023 01:42 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

South Sudan and Cape Verde have made sporting history to qualify alongside Australia for a basketball World Cup headlined by some of the NBA's biggest...

Harrison lobs in Sydney for world-title bout with Tszyu

February 28, 2023 07:59 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

American boxer Tony Harrison has arrived in Sydney vowing to end Tim Tszyu's undefeated record in their world super-welterweight title fight on March...

Sweeping Steve Smith 'angry' over Delhi dismissal

February 27, 2023 11:26 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Arguably Australia's finest batsman since Don Bradman, Steve Smith says he was "bedazzled" by his second innings dismissal in the defeat to India in D...

Four Australians named in T20 World Cup honorary team

February 27, 2023 09:09 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Ashleigh Gardner leads four Australians named in the T20 World Cup team of the tournament, with Alyssa Healy repeating the honour.

Sudanese refugee chases basketball dream in Australia

February 27, 2023 06:32 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Manyiel Wugol's story is one of perseverance and dedication to a friend whose basketball career was cut short.

Starc praises wife Alyssa, Australia women's T20 team

February 27, 2023 04:11 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Mitchell Starc watched his wife and fellow Australian cricket star Alyssa Healy win a third-straight T20 women's World Cup from his hotel room in Indo...

Starc empathises with Pat Cummins' family call

February 27, 2023 03:35 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Mitchell Starc is especially well equipped to understand Australia captain Pat Cummins' painful call to be with his seriously ill mother in Sydney.

Starc to return for Australia's third Test in India

February 27, 2023 03:17 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Mitchell Starc has declared himself a certain starter for Australia's third Test in India but admits he will be far from 100 per cent fit.

Are these Australian women's champs the best team ever?

February 27, 2023 07:33 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Another global white-ball triumph, their fourth in a row, has again raised the question over whether this Australian women's team is the best in histo...

Schutt's relief at overcoming 'scary' spell to win Cup

February 27, 2023 06:44 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Australia pace bowler Megan Schutt reckons their T20 World Cup win didn't come easily as they had to overcome a "scary" spell before lifting the troph...

Australia lift women's T20 World Cup again in style

February 27, 2023 05:32 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Australia's brilliant cricket women have successfully defended their T20 World Cup title, defeating hosts South Africa by 19 runs in the final in Cape...

Queensland deny Blues with last-gasp win

February 26, 2023 09:55 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Queensland hung on for a dramatic last-over win over old rivals New South Wales to end their One-Day Cup season on a high.

Townsville, Southside to fight for top spot in WNBL

February 26, 2023 07:04 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Townsville have won another thriller as the Southside Flyers thumped the Melbourne Boomers again and Perth replaced Bendigo in the WNBL top four.

WA stay perfect with win in Tasmania

February 26, 2023 06:46 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

A spectacular run chase helped Western Australia complete the regular season unbeaten ahead of the One-Day Cup final with a victory in Tasmania.

Coletta wins TPS Hunter Valley on fourth playoff hole

February 26, 2023 06:31 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Victorian Brett Coletta has won his first professional golf tournament, prevailing on the fourth playoff hole at the TPS Hunter Valley.

Redbacks beat Vics to snare one-day final berth

February 26, 2023 05:18 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

South Australia will play Western Australia in the domestic One-Day Cup final after routing Victoria by eight wickets on Sunday.

Boomers thump Kazakhstan in final FIBA qualifier

February 26, 2023 04:56 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Todd Blanchfield has posted the best tally of any Boomer since Patty Mills in Tokyo in a 98-53 World Cup Asian qualifying win over an error-riddled Ka...