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Photo: Commander Keane / Wikimedia (Public domain)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.
Photo: DustyNail / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)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.
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.
Photo: Bahnfrend / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)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.
Photo: Johann JayasinhaProxima 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.
Photo: Bidgee / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 au)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.
Photo: Mattinbgn ( ) / Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0)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.
Photo: Explorer-Media / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)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.
Photo: Bahnfrend / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)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.
Photo: Bahnfrend / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)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.
Photo: Bahnfrend / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)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.
Photo: Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive) / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)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.
Photo: Calistemon / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)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.
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard / Wikimedia (CC0)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.
Photo: Nicola / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)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.
Photo: BBC Urdu / Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0)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.
Photo: Pic by VRC 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.
Photo: Bahnfrend / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)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.
Photo: EGilham / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)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.
Photo: EGilham / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)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.