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Jonathon Milne pictured as part of the 2016 Australian Paralympic team (file photo).Photo: Australian Paralympic Committee / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Australian Sports

Para archer smashes four world records in just 10 days

Jonathon Milne's record run came as Australia's Open and Para archers competed at a shared national championships for the first time, in Hobart.

Allan Border Field in Brisbane, home ground of the Brisbane Heat, where Lily Bassingthwaighte claimed 3-16 against Hobart Hurricanes on Saturday, 7 November (file photo).Photo: Commander Keane / Wikimedia (Public domain)
Cricket

Bassingthwaighte strikes twice in two balls as Heat sink Hurricanes

Brisbane Heat chased down Hobart Hurricanes' total with four wickets and 10 balls in hand at Allan Border Field, as Annie O'Neil steered the chase after being dropped early by Kate Pelle.

Junction Oval, St Kilda, where Ellyse Perry's unbeaten 84 helped the Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Stars (file photo).Photo: DustyNail / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cricket

Ellyse Perry's unbeaten 84 lifts Sixers past Stars by one run

Sarah Coyte held her nerve in the final over as Melbourne Stars fell one run short, with Sydney Sixers moving to 3-0 for the WBBL|12 season.

Fashion

Fashions on the Field tops $320,000 as racegoers brave cold, wet Cup Day weather

Jockey Ethan Brown steered Point Of Law to Melbourne Cup victory as stars including Jamie Foxx and Pip Edwards turned out for Flemington's richest fashion contest.

Melbourne Stars all-rounder Kim Garth in WBBL action (file photo).Photo: Bahnfrend / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cricket

Kim Garth set for landmark 100th WBBL match against Perth Scorchers

The Melbourne Stars all-rounder, the only woman to play international cricket for both Ireland and Australia, reaches the milestone in a Sydney double header this Sunday.

Oaks Day at the Melbourne Cup Carnival 2026Photo: Johann Jayasinha
Fashion

Proxima Dea extends unbeaten run with Crown Oaks win at Flemington

Clear skies and spring sunshine greeted thousands of racegoers at Flemington for Oaks Day, the fashion-focused fourth day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Sydney Thunder Head Coach Lisa Keightley speaks to media (file photo).Photo: Bidgee / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 au)
Cricket

Keightley wants Thunder batters to fire back in Sydney Smash

Sydney Thunder coach Lisa Keightley has flagged Sixers all-rounder Ash Gardner as the player to watch in Sunday's North Sydney Oval double-header.

The Blackie-Ironmonger Stand at Junction Oval in St Kilda, where Harry Hoekstra claimed his maiden List A five-wicket haul (file photo).Photo: Mattinbgn ( ) / Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0)
Cricket

Leongatha speedster signs with Sydney Thunder for BBL|16

The 20-year-old left-armer joins a Thunder squad led by Andrew Flintoff and featuring fellow left-arm quicks Trent Boult and Daniel Sams.

Australian Paralympic snowboarder Ben Tudhope, a recipient of the Para Athlete Barrier Fund (file photo).Photo: Explorer-Media / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Australian Sports

Federal Government lifts Para athlete fund to $427,000 for 144 athletes

The AIS Para Athlete Barrier Fund now covers 22 sports, up from 18 last year, with grants of up to $4,000 for travel, carer support and equipment.

Hobart Hurricanes captain Nicola Carey, pictured in a past WBBL match (file photo).Photo: Bahnfrend / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cricket

No-ball call gives Melbourne Renegades their first win of the WBBL|12 season

Sophie Molineux took 4-22 to pass 100 career WBBL wickets as the Renegades chased down Hobart's 7-154, sealing victory when a no-ball ended a tied last-ball finish.

Sydney Sixers captain Ash Gardner's teammate Ellyse Perry batting for the club in a WBBL match (file photo).Photo: Bahnfrend / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cricket

Sixers keep winning squad for Stars clash under Junction Oval lights

Ash Gardner's side travel to Melbourne unchanged after back-to-back wins, with Maddy Darke sidelined by injury for the WBBL fixture.

Alice Capsey batting for the Melbourne Stars during a WBBL match against the Perth Scorchers (file photo).Photo: Bahnfrend / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cricket

Capsey returns to Junction Oval to face old club Melbourne Stars

The England all-rounder fronts her former side a day after Sixers teammate Lachlan Shaw earned a call-up to Australia's T20 squad against England.

Mustafizur Rahman playing for Bangladesh (file photo).Photo: Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive) / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cricket

Renegades sign Bangladesh star Mustafizur Rahman as Behrendorff replacement

The Bangladeshi quick, who took 3-27 against Australia in June, will miss the Chennai season opener due to Dubai Capitals commitments but joins the squad for the rest of BBL|16.

Perth Scorchers players pictured in a file photo.Photo: Calistemon / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cricket

Thunder stick with winning side for top-of-table Scorchers clash

Lisa Keightley's unbeaten side meets fellow early pace-setters Perth Scorchers at Drummoyne Oval, with the Sydney Sixers also level on points atop the WBBL|12 table.

The gates of Cricket Central in Silverwater, where Alice Capsey will front media on Wednesday (file photo).Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard / Wikimedia (CC0)
Cricket

Sixers' English recruit Alice Capsey fronts media after Hurricanes fifty

Alice Capsey will speak to reporters at Cricket Central on Wednesday, three days after her half-century against Hobart, as she settles into her first season with the Sydney Sixers.

The Omnisport velodrome in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, host venue for the Para Cycling Track World Championships (file photo).Photo: Nicola / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Australian Sports

Tara Neyland wins three golds as Australia claims 21 medals in Netherlands

The 13-strong Australian Para cycling squad finished second on the medal table behind Great Britain, with Paralympic champion Korey Boddington also completing a hat-trick of gold medals.

Haris Rauf bowling for Pakistan (file photo).Photo: BBC Urdu / Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0)
Cricket

Haris Rauf signs with Adelaide Strikers for full BBL|16 season

The fast bowler's move fills Adelaide's maximum quota of three overseas players alongside Ben Stokes and Mark Chapman, with his Strikers debut due on December 16 in Canberra.

The Melbourne Cup trophy for 2026. ABC BullionPhoto: Pic by VRC
Fashion

Melbourne Cup Carnival set for Flemington return on November 3

Sports N News has been granted official media accreditation for the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival, with Fashion on the Field and elite racing back at Flemington.

Sydney Thunder batter Phoebe Litchfield in WBBL action (file photo).Photo: Bahnfrend / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cricket

Heather Knight blazes 54 as Thunder chase down 179 to stay unbeaten

The former England captain anchored a rapid run chase at Drummoyne Oval as Sydney Thunder overhauled the highest WBBL score ever posted at the ground.

Action from the South Africa-Australia Test series at Newlands Cricket Ground, where South Africa won the deciding third Test to take the series 2-1.Photo: EGilham / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cricket

Harmer rips through Australia as South Africa seize Test series 2-1

South Africa bowled Australia out for 111 in pursuit of 288, with Simon Harmer taking a career-best 6-16 and Kagiso Rabada reaching 350 Test wickets in the fewest deliveries ever.

Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town, pictured in a file photo not taken during this Test.Photo: EGilham / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cricket

South Africa beat Australia to win Test series and reclaim world No.1 ranking

South Africa held on at Newlands to win the series decider and the three-match series 2-1, after Wiaan Mulder and Ryan Rickelton's second-innings centuries set up a target Australia could not chase down.