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Photo: supplied by Sports N News / multicultural cricket committeeCricket veterans meet over lunch to talk multicultural pathways
A former Cricket Victoria chief and a suburban club president sat down in Mentone to discuss widening participation and boosting women's cricket at grassroots level.
Photo: Storm machine / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Cortnee Vine joins Melbourne City as A-League Women clubs reveal transfer moves
Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory headline a wave of signings and departures across all eleven Ninja A-League Women clubs ahead of the 2026/27 season.
Photo: DaHuzyBru / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)NBL says Cotton snubbed $300k Chinese payday to chase redemption
The NBL says its star guard turned down four weeks' work in China worth $300,000 to stay focused on unfinished business this season.
Photo: Richard Munckton / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)Brisbane completes three-peat as Fremantle's Bolton wins Norm Smith Medal in defeat
Shai Bolton polled 10 votes from the Grand Final selection panel to claim the medal ahead of Brisbane's Dayne Zorko and Will Ashcroft, who tied for second with six votes each.
Photo: DaHuzyBru / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Pepper's buzzer-beating triple sinks 36ers on Cotton's 300th game
Trevor Gleeson's first game back at RAC Arena as Adelaide's coach ended in defeat as the Wildcats overturned a 13-point deficit to win in the final seconds.
Photo: Johann JayasinhaCricket Victoria switches on new light towers at Junction Oval
The St Kilda ground's freshly installed lights were turned on for the first time on Friday night, ahead of a Dean Jones Cup clash between Victoria and New South Wales.
Photo: supplied by Multicultural Cricket CommitteeCricket Victoria veteran joins club leaders for multicultural cricket talks in Mentone
Ken Jacobs OAM and McKinnon Cricket Club president Andrew Kane discussed grassroots pathways and women's cricket growth at a lunch hosted by a member of Victoria's multicultural cricket committee.
Photo: Jeanie Mackinder / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)Kylie Minogue soars above MCG in bedazzled finale to Grand Final show
More than 100,000 fans watched the singer perform hits including Padam Padam and Can't Get You Out of My Head, joined on stage by William Barton, G Flip and Dom Dolla.
Photo: Camw / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Pierias targets Christmas comeback after nine months out injured
Adelaide United defender Dylan Pierias says his rehabilitation from a serious knee injury is on track as the Reds prepare for the AFC Champions League Two.
Photo: Nath1991 at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia (Public domain)Newcastle Jets sign centre-back Poppie Hooks for new season
Head coach Stephen Hoyle says the defender's tough performances against his side last season made her an easy signing, as she arrives from Western Sydney Wanderers.
Photo: supplied by the Victorian Multicultural CommissionVMC bids farewell after 40 years as new multicultural body takes over
Chairperson Louise Perry reflected on four decades of work as the commission prepares to hand over to Multicultural and Multifaith Victoria on 1 October, with grants and events for communities also flagged.
Photo: Alexander Sheko / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0)Lachie Neale cleared to play in Grand Final after suspension overturned
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir questions the timing of the ruling that freed Neale to line up for Brisbane against Fremantle in Saturday's historic first Grand Final meeting between the clubs.
Photo: JohnSeb / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0)Kusal Mendis century lifts Sri Lanka to 16-run win over England
Sri Lanka levelled the three-match series 1-1 at Headingley, with Jos Buttler ruled out of Sunday's decider at The Oval after injuring his hamstring during England's chase.
Photo: Neb / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Kusal Mendis smashes seventh ODI ton as Sri Lanka stun England to force Oval decider
The Sri Lankan captain’s 121 from 100 balls set up a 16-run win at Headingley, levelling the three-match series at 1-1 with the final match at The Oval on Sunday.
Photo: Somno / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Neale’s grand final reprieve: Appeal Board scraps ban as Lions star swaps suspension for $10,000 fine
Brisbane’s two-time Brownlow medallist will line up against his old club Fremantle at the MCG on Saturday after the Appeal Board ruled his 320-game clean record was “exemplary”.
Photo: Flickerd / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Kylie, a Lions three-peat bid and Freo’s history hunt: your guide to Saturday’s MCG grand final
Brisbane and Fremantle meet in a final for the first time, with Kylie Minogue on stage before the 2.30pm bounce and Seven broadcasting the match exclusively.
Photo: Neb / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)‘We fell well short’: Marsh blitz wasted as Australia crumble to Maharaj spin in Durban
Australia lost nine wickets for 101 after racing to 1-129, handing South Africa a 67-run win and a 1-0 lead in the three-match one-day series.
Photo: Steven Newton / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)Adam Scott beaten as Geoff Ogilvy’s Internationals fall behind USA on Presidents Cup day one
The Americans lead 3-2 after the opening four-ball session at Medinah, with Min Woo Lee edged out by Scottie Scheffler’s pairing on the final green.