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Qatar insight 'no advantage for Socceroos'

<p>Australia have spent significant time in the Middle East en route to the World Cup but Milos Degenek says that's no guarantee of an advantage for t...

Man charged after Brisbane hammer siege

<p>Police say a sledgehammer-wielding man barricaded himself in a Brisbane property before he was eventually arrested and charged.</p>

Storm gets special praise from Billie Jean

<p>Storm Sanders, a real star at the Billie Jean King Cup, has received praise from the great woman herself after her heroics in the final. </p>

Aussies lose BJK Cup final to Swiss

<p>Australia's long wait to become women's tennis world champions goes on after they lost the Billie Jean King Cup final 2-0 to Switzerland in Glasgow...

Harden only has eyes for Jillaroos victory

<p>Tallisha Harden says she will not be taking it easy despite the Jillaroos facing a PNG side containing her partner Shellie Long in the World Cup se...

Kangaroos braced for boos in RLWC final

<p>Australia's players insist the boos they are going to be given by English supporters at the Rugby League World Cup final are a mark of respect. </p...

Stokes cricket's ultimate big-game player

<p>Superstar Ben Stokes has buried the demons of the 2016 T20 World Cup to deliver England another title and stamp him as cricket's ultimate big-game...

Masood laments Pakistan lapses in final

<p>While Shaheen Afridi's knee injury was the turning point of the T20 World Cup final, Pakistan teammate Shan Masood said there were other reasons fo...

Stokes powers England to another World Cup

<p>England are cricket's white-ball kings after winning the T20 World Cup final, defeating a gallant Pakistan by five wickets in front of 80,462 fans...

Rain holds off at MCG for World Cup final

<p>The forecast was grim, but T20 World Cup organisers finally caught a break at the MCG for Sunday night's England-Pakistan final.</p>

Samoa skipper Paulo cleared for WC final

<p>Skipper Junior Paulo has been cleared to play for Samoa in the World Cup final against Australia.</p>

Five hurt in crash after chase in Sydney

<p>Five people have been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after their car crashed and caught fire following a police pursuit on Sydney's north...

Redbacks on ropes, WA hit back in Shield

<p>South Australia have been reduced to 6-66 in their second innings and require 79 more runs to make Western Australia bat again in their Sheffield S...

Proud parent moment for reef restorers

<p>Marine biologists who rescued death-row corals in 2018 and nursed them back to health are celebrating after they spawned for the first time.</p>

Martin claims Victorian PGA Championship

<p>Andrew Martin has come out on top after a five-hole playoff to win the Victorian PGA Championship at Moonah Links.</p>

Storms threaten more flooding in NSW, Vic

<p>Storms are forecast across multiple parts of the country as a humid air mass tracks north east, heightening the flood risk across soaked river catc...

Locals turn triathlon form in Melbourne

<p>Steve McKenna and Ellie Salthouse have won the Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Melbourne, which went ahead without a hitch despite forecast weather probl...

Energy at the heart of Vic Labor launch

<p>Labor's promise to re-enter the energy market was thrust into the spotlight through speakers, clothing and song at its official election campaign l...

PM wraps first summit with Biden meeting

<p>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has had a meeting with US President Joe Biden as he finishes the Cambodian leg of his Southeast Asia tour.</p>

Love hurts as Spark wins US debut fight

<p>Stevie Spark has won the WBA's intercontinental super-lightweight belt in his US debut after Montana Love was disqualified for tackling him out of...