Sport
Prime Minister hosts Test teams at harbourfront home
3 January
There was time for a game of backyard cricket amid formal proceedings when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hosted players and families of the Australian and Pakistani Test teams. Both sides and their families visited the PMâs Kirribilli residence...[Read More]
Hussey, Larsen to be inducted into Hall of Fame
27 December
Michael Hussey and Lyn Larsen will be inducted in Australian cricketâs Hall of Fame. The two are set to become the 62nd and 63rd inductees into the institution established in 1996, Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketersâ Association...[Read More]
Australian team names line-up for Tour Down Under
20 December
Simon Yates will be the main overall hope for top Australian cycling team Jayco AlUla as they try to regain the Tour Down Under title. Australiaâs only World Tour race is always the first goal of the year for Jayco AlUla and Yates finished...[Read More]
From Warnie with love, free heart checks at the MCG
13 December
The king of the MCG, Shane Warne, will have an enduring presence at the Boxing Day Test with the legacy named in his honour offering free heart tests at the famous stadium he called his âofficeâ. Cricket Australia and the Shane Warne Legacy have...[Read More]
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
16 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]