Australian triathlete Luke Willian has boosted his Paris Olympics hopes by winning the World Cup round in Wollongong. It’s his first World Cup round victory in five years and, while the result does not guarantee him selection for the Games, Willian has gained plenty of confidence from the performance. The 27-year-old Brisbane native won the […]
Korda wins again, Aussie rookie Naveed second in LPGA
Red-hot Nelly Korda has achieved a 44-year first as Australian rookie Hira Naveed made a spectacular entrance to the big stage of women’s golf in Arizona. Korda closed with seven-under-par 65 on Sunday to turn a two-shot third-round deficit into a two-stroke victory at the LPGA Tour’s Ford Championship. The rampant world No.1 is the […]
Century earns a Green light for this spot-on selection
Cam Green’s mighty 174 against New Zealand shows the 24-year-old’s “prodigious” talent and vindicates selectors, according to the head of Cricket Australia. Green was both destructive and stoic as he tallied his best score in Test cricket, coming in at 2-65 and anchoring his country to a total of 383. With Josh Hazlewood, he compiled […]
Australia’s T20 World Cup top order settled: Marsh
Twenty20 captain Mitch Marsh has given the strongest indication yet that Steve Smith isn’t in Australia’s preferred top three, raising further doubts over whether the former skipper will go to June’s World Cup. The three-match series against New Zealand starting on Wednesday will be Australia’s last T20 workout before the tournament in the West Indies […]
Pakistanis, BD asylum seekers on boat land in Australia
More than two dozen suspected asylum seekers have arrived on an undetected boat in northern Western Australia. Authorities are investigating following reports about 30 men from Pakistan and Bangladesh landed near Beagle Bay, 130km north of Broome. The group is in good health and Australian Border Force officers are on the scene, ABC News said. […]
Carey equals catches world record in SA cup win
Alex Carey has taken a world record-equalling eight catches in an innings for South Australia in their domestic one-day cup win over Queensland. It was the 32-year-old Test wicketkeeper’s first 50-over game since being dropped from the Australian side at last year’s World Cup in India and he had a day to remember. Five of […]
World surf champion Toledo to take year off competition
Brazil’s reigning surfing world champion Filipe Toledo has announced he is taking a one-year mental health break from competition. The 28-year-old, who won the World Surf League championship in 2022 and 2023, joins fellow big names in Australia’s Stephanie Gilmore and Hawaiian Carissa Moore in taking the year off. Toledo competed in the opening contest […]
Maxwell blasts record T20I ton against West Indies
Glenn Maxwell has clubbed the fastest Twenty20 international century on Australian soil to propel his country to a series win against the West Indies. Maxwell blasted an unbeaten 120 from 55 balls in a Sunday night feast on West Indies’ bowlers at Adelaide Oval. His masterly knock, featuring eight sixes and 12 fours, propelled Australia […]
Key Facts About Maxwell’s T20 ton against West Indies
* Reached ton from 50 balls, the fastest T20 international scored in Australia * Previous fastest in Australia was from 52 balls, by South African Rilee Rossouw against Bangladesh in Sydney during 2022 World Cup * Maxwell (102 T20Is) joins India’s Rohit Sharma (151 T20Is) with the most centuries – five – in T20I history […]
Japan win a platform for world honour for Aussie diver
Australian Cassiel Rousseau has been named the 2023 World Aquatics Diving Athlete of the Year following his gold-medal heroics in Japan. Rousseau became the first Australian to be crowned world champion in the men’s 10m platform in Fukuoka in July. The 23-year-old’s efforts in Japan proved vital in being voted the 2023 diving athlete of […]