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Will Salzmann rejoins Sydney Thunder for BBL|16 after injury setback
The Camden-born allrounder, fresh off a player-of-the-match innings for New South Wales, returns to the club that first picked him three seasons ago.
Photo: Johann Jayasinha - #SNNIMelbourne cricket fans pack Abbotsford pub as Australia go 2-0 up on Kiwis
Cricket Australia's Multicultural Ambassadors joined fans at the Aviary Hotel to watch the world champion women's team extend their T20I series lead over New Zealand.
Photo: Clément Bucco-Lechat / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Dylan Alcott inducted as 11th Paralympian into Sport Australia Hall of Fame
The four-time Paralympic gold medallist will be inducted alongside five other elite athletes at a Melbourne ceremony on November 24, 2026.
Photo: Sam Hood / Wikimedia (Public domain)Sydney Sixers boss Rachael Haynes to quit before WBBL season
Hayden McIntosh will step in as interim general manager while Haynes and her family relocate overseas, with a permanent replacement to be found in 2027.
Old Scotch star Jordan Mifsud smashes votes record for top VAFA honour
Jordan Mifsud polled a record 32 votes to win the Shona MacInnes Medal as Old Scotch sets its sights on a fourth straight premiership in 2027.
Photo: DustyNail / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Bavuma's 179 lifts South Africa to 9-425 before Boland's five-wicket haul
Temba Bavuma shared a South African Test record eighth-wicket partnership with Simon Harmer as South Africa recovered from 6-110 on the third day in Gqeberha.
Boland takes two wickets in two balls as rain disrupts second Test
Boland's recall after a seven-month lay-off paid off immediately as Australia left out spinner Nathan Lyon for an all-seam attack, with Temba Bavuma surviving the hat-trick ball to reach stumps unbeaten.
Photo: Dave Morton / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Sixers re-sign leg-spinner Jafer Chohan, launch new SCG fan bay
The Sydney Sixers have locked in English leg-spinner Jafer Chohan for a third Big Bash season and launched a permanent South Asian supporter bay called Magenta Mela.
Photo: Pic SNNI GroupProperty expo and gala draws 300 guests to Box Hill Town Hall
Group Chairman Sanjika Abeyratna addressed guests on property investment as the real estate firm's annual symposium combined an expo with a gala dinner and cultural performances.
Photo: The original uploader was Moondyne at English Wikipedia . / Wikimedia (Public domain)Lachlan Shaw, 23, to captain NSW Blues for first time in Perth Shield clash
The wicketkeeper-batter becomes the Blues' 124th first-class captain against Western Australia while regular skipper Nic Maddinson stays in South Africa with the Test squad.
Photo: Michael Spencer from Perth, WA, Australia / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)St Kilda shuffle line-up for AFLW Pride Round trip to Fremantle
The Round 10 clash at Cockburn ARC Oval falls on the final day of the AFLW's seventh Pride Round and will screen live on Fox Footy and Kayo.
Photo: Nath1991 at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia (Public domain)Jancevski free kick sends Victory to opening-round away win
Alana Jancevski's first-half free kick was enough for Melbourne Victory to beat Western Sydney Wanderers in their Ninja A-League Women season opener, as Wanderers captain Rhianna Pollicina limped off with a knee injury.
Photo: Keith Allison / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0)Ben Simmons shows more promise despite Kings' pre-season hammering
The Australian NBA player started alongside Domantas Sabonis, Keegan Murray and Zach LaVine as Sacramento was beaten heavily by San Antonio.
Photo: IanRitchie at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia (Public domain)Bayliss brace sinks Melbourne City in A-League opener
Auckland FC's new coach Pedro Moreira began his reign with a win as Kiwi international Lachlan Bayliss scored twice on debut in front of more than 20,000 fans at Mt Smart Stadium.
Photo: Giacontigers / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)'Don't be fooled': United coach warns on 1-6 Hawks
Jacob Chance, in his first season as Melbourne United's head coach, says Illawarra's early-season record understates the Hawks before Sunday's game at John Cain Arena.
Photo: Giacontigers / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Phoenix coach admits losing run is toughest of his career
Derek Rucker says guard Josh King's spot in the side is safe despite South East Melbourne Phoenix sliding to five losses in six games.
Photo: DustyNail / Wikimedia (CC0)St Kilda recruits premiership ruckman Oscar McInerney as coach
The appointment comes as midfield coach Robert Harvey and two development staff also re-sign with the Saints ahead of the 2027 season.
Photo: JohaImage: Mel Pedersen-Cook and Jazz Nash from Hamo Hospitality join Justin Giddings AMDA Foundation CEO and Greater Geelong Mayor, Stretch Kontelj OAMnn JayasinhaGeelong locked in as host city for Avalon Airshow's 2027 return
Mayor Stretch Kontelj says the event, which pumped $31.85 million into the region in 2025, will be back at Avalon Airport for six days in February 2027.
Photo: kadehufflepuff / Openverse (Public domain)Trent Boult locks in for Thunder's full BBL|16 campaign
The New Zealand quick joins fellow Kiwi Lockie Ferguson at Sydney Thunder, with coach Andrew Flintoff hoping the pair can sharpen the club's new-ball attack.
Photo: AsianFC from Australia / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)A-Leagues extend concussion standdown to 12 days before kick-off
The Australian Professional Leagues has also introduced a ten-second substitution rule, new goalkeeper injury protocols and bigger squads for the Ninja A-League Women this weekend.
Lyndale finishes sixth in Division 4, taps Jason Hamilton as new coach
The Southern Football Netball League club also crowned Rick Green its best and fairest after a season that ended short of September action.