Australian Cricket Netball World Cup lacking a competitive pulse after a week of lopsided lead-up gamesabc.net.au - Richard Hinds A week after its official opening, the Netball World Cup finally got started in Liverpool the way it traditionally ends. Australia's fiercely …
Tour de France Australian Tour de France competitor Rohan Dennis ditches race without explanationabc.net.au Australian cyclist Rohan Dennis has abruptly left the 2019 Tour de France without explanation. The world time trial champion abandoned the …
Diamonds Australia beats New Zealand 50-49 at Netball World Cup in Englandabc.net.au Australia's Netball World Cup defence remains on track following a thrilling 50-49 win over arch rival New Zealand ahead of the semi-finals in …
Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Broncos outclass Bulldogs 28-6 to stay in NRL finals race, Belinda Sharpe makes historyabc.net.au The Broncos kept their slim finals hopes alive with a 28-6 win over Bulldogs at Lang Park in Brisbane, as Belinda Sharpe created history as the first …
Canterbury Bulldogs Brisbane Broncos v Canterbury Bulldogs: NRL round 18 live scores, stats and commentaryabc.net.au The Broncos look to keep their slim finals hopes alive when they meet the Bulldogs in Brisbane, as Belinda Sharpe makes history as the first woman to …
Meg Lanning Ellyse Perry powers on in Women's Ashes, as Australia maintains series ascendancy on day one of Testabc.net.au - Jon Healy Led once again by Ellyse Perry, Australia's hopes of retaining the Women's Ashes have been boosted by a strong opening day of the only Test in …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTaunton Women's Ashes Test: Day one of Australia v England in Taunton, live blogabc.net.au - Jon Healy All the pressure is on England as the only Test of the 2019 Women's Ashes kicks off in Taunton, with Australia having powered to victory in the first …
Blood Vessels Richmond's Jack Higgins is ruled out for season after brain bleed, will play in 2020abc.net.au Richmond's Jack Higgins will not play again this season, but the club is hopeful he will be fit to play in 2020 after scans revealed the cause of his …
Entertainment (Australia) Ultra endurance sports are gaining more popularity, but what drives competitors?abc.net.au - By Kelly Butterworth "What do you do when you can't finish a race, when it's not physically possible? I finish." It's a mindset many would envy, and is that of ultra …
Tour de France Caleb Ewan delivers in debut Tour de France, repaying Lotto Soudal's confidence with 11th stage winabc.net.au - By Rob Arnold If you didn't know better, you could be lulled into thinking that Caleb Ewan winning a stage in his Tour de France debut was a mere formality. He …
Illawarra Hawks Bogut boom time puts financial heat on smaller NBL clubs, amid calls for equal playing fieldabc.net.au - By Justin Huntsdale As professional basketball undergoes a lucrative renaissance in Australia, the league is grappling with the challenge of keeping an equal playing …
Singapore Mark Coyne stands down from Australian Rugby League Commission following Singapore incidentabc.net.au Retired Queensland State of Origin representative Mark Coyne has stood down from the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) in relation to an …
Ben Stokes Cricket World Cup: England's Ben Stokes didn't want overthrows counted in win over New Zealandabc.net.au One of Ben Stokes's Test teammates has revealed the star all-rounder asked umpires not to count the four overthrows that proved decisive in England's …
Martin Guptill New Zealand cricket coach Gary Stead says he expects World Cup ties rules review after controversyabc.net.au Cricket officials are sure to review the rules over tied finishes in World Cup finals, according to New Zealand coach Gary Stead, in the wake of his …
Leeds United Manchester United and Leeds United clash at Perth Stadium to reignite a fierce rivalryabc.net.au - Clint Thomas Manchester United's rivalry with Leeds United has spanned decades and even though the teams have not played against each other for eight years the …
Adelaide Crows Richmond says Jack Higgins in hospital recovering from brain bleed after VFL matchabc.net.au Richmond young gun Jack Higgins is being treated in hospital for a brain bleed, the club has confirmed. Higgins, who won the AFL's goal of the year …
Earthquakes Myuna Bay Sport and Recreation Centre received a call to close — and these documents dispute the reason whyabc.net.au - Nancy Notzon It was a phone call Neil O'Toole will never forget. "The fella in Sydney called and said there was a risk," Mr O'Toole, the manager of Myuna Bay Sport …
Job Security Has the AFL's soft cap saved the jobs of underperforming senior coaches?abc.net.au - James Coventry Attractive salary package and benefits on offer. Oh, and terrific job security — relatively speaking. The sports industry on the whole is notoriously …
NRL NRL appoints Belinda Sharpe as first woman to referee top-grade men's rugby league matchabc.net.au - Chloe Hart Belinda Sharpe hopes to inspire young girls as she fulfils a childhood ambition by becoming the first woman in Australian rugby league's 111-year …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSt Kilda St Kilda parts ways with head coach Alan Richardsonabc.net.au St Kilda has parted ways with coach Alan Richardson after five-and-a-half mostly unsuccessful years at the helm of the AFL club.
Richie Porte Tour de France crosswind chaos as Richie Porte loses over a minute and Caleb Ewan finishes thirdabc.net.au - Simon Smale Stage victory has eluded both Caleb Ewan and Michael Matthews once again at the Tour de France, as the Australian pair sprinted to third and fourth …
Cricket World Cup Cricket World Cup: Umpire Simon Taufel says England incorrectly awarded run in final win over New Zealandabc.net.au The ICC has refused to be drawn into the furore surrounding the overthrows rule and whether England was incorrectly awarded an extra run in the World …
Women's PGA Championship Golfer Hannah Green adjusts to newfound fame after Women's PGA Championship winabc.net.au - Tom Wildie For Hannah Green, the overnight celebrity that has come with winning a major tournament has changed her life in ways she would never have imagined. …
Micronesia Pacific Games 2019: Nauru's star weightlifter Charisma Amoe-Tarrant switches allegiance to win bronze for Australiaabc.net.au - By Anthony Stewart in Apia On the stage, Charisma Amoe-Tarrant lets out a roar — she's preparing to lift 137 kilograms above her head. At 20, she has become one of Australia's …
Roger Federer Roger Federer's Wimbledon loss to Novak Djokovic raises question of who is this generation's bestabc.net.au - Luke Pentony In the build-up to the epic men's Wimbledon final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, two-time Grand Slam winner Rod Laver offered his thoughts …
Diamonds Australia's Diamonds progress through Netball World Cup preliminaries unscathedabc.net.au - Brittany Carter Australia is undefeated at the Netball World Cup after the first preliminary round but it has not been an easy ride. With so many young Diamonds and a …
Ben Stokes 15 minutes of madness that decided this year's Cricket World Cup for England over New Zealandabc.net.au - Simon Smale ABC Grandstand commentator Jim Maxwell described it as, "one of the most amazing finales to a game of international cricket that we have ever seen, …
Ben Stokes Cricket World Cup final was the greatest ODI ever played as England edges New Zealand in super overabc.net.au - Geoff Lemon That was, it seems fair to say, the greatest one-day cricket match ever played. Forget Australia and South Africa in the semi-final of 1999, or their …
Richie Porte Tour de France: Daryl Impey sprints to victory for Australian team Mitchelton Scottabc.net.au - Simon Smale South African rider Daryl Impey has secured a first win of this year's Tour de France for the Australian-based Mitchelton-Scott team. The 34-year-old …
