Sport
âItâs excitingâ: Players back shorter Big Bash League
6 December
The BBLâs playing group appears convinced the decision to adopt a shorter fixture can help revitalise the league this summer. Australiaâs premier Twenty 20 cricket league has been cut back from 56 regular-season games to 40 after frustrations...[Read More]
Netball Australia makes pay offer to Super players
29 November
Netball Australia has made a pay offer to the sportâs elite players that would allow contracting to begin for the 2024 season while negotiations continue between the warring parties. The deal would mean all players receive an 11 per cent pay rise...[Read More]
Australia could see Hewittâs Davis Cup stars in 2024
29 November
Doubles great Mark Woodforde believes Australian tennis fans could get the rare pleasure of watching Lleyton Hewittâs Davis Cup team in action on home courts next year. And 17-time grand slam champion Woodforde, now an influential international...[Read More]
How the cricket world saw Australiaâs World Cup triumph
22 November
REACTION TO AUSTRALIAâS WIN OVER INDIA IN THE WORLD CUP FINAL *ON TRIUMPHING IN TOUGH CONDITIONS âI think thatâs the pinnacle of international cricket, winning a one-day World Cup, especially over here in India in front of a crowd like this....[Read More]
âMatildaâ scores as 2023 word of the year
15 November
Australiaâs national football team has waltzed into the history books again, this time as the namesake for the 2023 word of the year. Australian National University Dictionary Centre experts on Wednesday declared âmatildaâ the word of the year...[Read More]
New pay deal to net big wins for Socceroos, Matildas
8 November
The Socceroos and Matildas look set to be rewarded with a first-ever 50-50 split in prize money from World Cup performances as part of footballâs new collective bargaining agreement. AAP understands Football Australia (FA) and the playersâ union...[Read More]
Sam Kerr says backflipping days could be over
1 November
Matildas captain Sam Kerr says it was a dream come true scoring a hat-trick in front of her home fans, but concedes the days of her trademark backflip somersault could be over. Both Kerr and Arsenal star Caitlin Foord scored hat-tricks in...[Read More]
Aussie Steelers down Canada to win wheelchair rugby cup
25 October
The Australian Steelers have beaten Canada to win the 2023 International Wheelchair Rugby Cup in Paris. The menâs team are set to start among the favourites for Paralympic gold next year, also in the French capital, after storming to a 53-48...[Read More]
Aussie sporting stars tackle big issues facing girls
18 October
Two top Australian female athletes are teaming up to tackle a âdisappointingâ problem holding young women back. Matildas striker Emily Gielnik and AFLW Hawthorn player Akec Makur Chuot will join forces to place gender equality in the...[Read More]
Olympics can help save international cricket: CA boss
18 October
Cricket officials hope the sportâs return to the Olympics can be the silver bullet the international game needs to fend off the threat of losing players to full-time franchise deals. Confirmed on Monday as one of five new sports for the Los...[Read More]
Australia confident in hosting next Commonwealth Games
11 October
Australia remain confident of hosting the next Commonwealth Games but concede a 2026 event could slip away as negotiations continue to salvage the multi-sport event. Any decision on a host and format for the next Games is likely to drift into 2024,...[Read More]
Matildas and Socceroos keen to lock in new pay deal
27 September
Matildas and Socceroos players are desperate to get their next collective bargaining agreement locked in before embarking on hectic international football schedules. The current CBA for senior national teams expires on Sunday. Football Australia and...[Read More]
Olympics boss âconfidentâ in Brisbane games organisers
13 September
Australiaâs Olympics chief has defended the nationâs ability to host the worldâs premier sporting event, saying he has âevery confidenceâ in the Brisbane 2032 games organisers. Australian Olympic Committee chief executive Matt Carroll made...[Read More]
Sports concussion report looks to tackle issue head on
6 September
A landmark inquiry into the impact and extent of concussions in sport has recommended improved data collection, greater research and better management of the medical condition. The federal parliamentary inquiry investigated concussions and repeated...[Read More]
McLachlan backs updated AFL review system for finals
6 September
AFL boss Gillon McLachlan is confident updates to the leagueâs ARC system will ensure a repeat of the recent goal review howler is avoided during the finals series. Adelaide missed out on a top-eight berth after Ben Keays was controversially...[Read More]