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TennisNadal continues march to Open title

Rafael Nadal has produced some magnificent tennis to beat Karen Khachanov and stay on course for a record 21st grand slam crown at the Australian Open.

Melissa Woods

SoccerKerr makes history in Matildas’ Asian Cup bloodbath

Australia’s best-ever football player just became its greatest goalscorer, Sam Kerr piling on five goals to pass Tim Cahill in a ridiculous Asian Cup rout of minnow Indonesia.

Nick D’Urbano

SoccerMost international goals by Australians

A five-goal haul in the Matildas' 18-0 Women's Asian Cup thrashing of Indonesia has made Sam Kerr Australia's greatest international goalscorer.

Ed Jackson

SoccerKerr makes history in Matildas thrashing

Captain Sam Kerr has become Australia's greatest international goalscorer as the Matildas began their Asian Cup with a record-breaking 18-0 win over Indonesia.

Ed Jackson

GolfAustralian PGA champ flops at Queensland PGA

Jed Morgan could not back up his Australian PGA form at the Queensland PGA.

Marco Monteverde

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WA clubs scramble FIFO plan to save seasons

A “clean team” fly-in-fly-out plan is being hatched to save WA sport after the government border backflip left clubs scrambling to save their seasons.

Nick Taylor and Craig O’Donoghue

BasketballBullets stun Kings in comeback NBL win

The Brisbane Bullets have won back-to-back games for the first time this season with a 96-87 comeback victory over the Sydney Kings.

Fraser Barton

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Bali Fest organiser’s link to high-profile footy event

Saturday’s Footy for Life charity match, headlined by WA football greats Ben Cousins and Des Headland, has been put together in part by the organiser of last year’s disastrous Mandurah Bali Fest.

Eliza Reilly

SoccerSandoval scores as Phoenix snap ALM streak

Western United can rue first-half wastefulness in their A-League Men clash with Wellington Phoenix, losing 2-1 at WIN Stadium.

Ben McKay

TennisOsaka's crazy rankings hit after Open exit

Dethroned champion and former world No.1 Naomi Osaka is set to plummet to 84th in the rankings following a shock Australian Open loss to Amanda Anisimova.

Darren Walton and Melissa Woods

AFLPies score tight AFLW win over plucky Cats

Collingwood remain unbeaten to start the AFLW season, scoring a hard-fought 35-24 win over Geelong to kick off round three.

Ronny Lerner

What. A. Win.Special K’s take out top seed in shock boilover

The world’s wildest pairing did it again on Friday, stunning the world No.1 Croatian pairing of Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic in front of a roaring KIA Arena.

Catherine Healey

Strange dayHow Darling drama turned into real life soap opera

It was far from a normal day of football training and the day got stranger the longer it went when it came to West Coast and Jack Darling.

Craig O'Donoghue

TennisBarty marches on as Osaka crashes out

World No.1 Ash Barty has made light work of Camila Giorgi to book an unexpected fourth-round Australian Open clash with American Amanda Anisimova.

Shayne Hope

CricketStrikers eliminate Hurricanes from BBL

Matt Short and Alex Carey torched Hobart's bowlers before skipper Peter Siddle continued his golden run with the ball to keep Adelaide's winning streak alive.

Steve Barrett

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Jack a riddle to the end, if that’s what this is

It’s becoming obvious the Eagles are enduring their most tumultuous summer since the dramatic aftermath of the 2007 season, when Chris Judd departed for Carlton and Ben Cousins was sacked.

Braden Quartermaine

Resillient groupFourth title could be sweetest of lot: Voges

Saturday’s qualifier final against arch-rivals Sydney Sixers at Marvel Stadium will be Perth’s 14th game in a row away from Optus Stadium, with the group spending more than five weeks on the road.

Jordan McArdle

SoccerAdelaide grind out ALW win over Wellington

Adelaide United returned to the A-League Women winners list following a tough 1-0 victory over Wellington Phoenix at Coopers Stadium on Friday night.

Lee Gagliardi

Club statement Eagles coach apologises to ‘everyone who was offended’

West Coast senior coach Michael Prior has apologised to everyone “who was offended by the report” in the West Australian on Friday where he refused to comment on the club’s lack of pride jumper.

Eliza Reilly

TennisSnapshot from day five at the Open

Snapshot from day five of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

Darren Walton

TennisAussie wildcard one win from top 100

Maddison Inglis is one of the best stories of this year’s Australian Open and it could be about to get even better

Marc McGowan

Big lossCOVID forces Eagle to miss Crows clash

West Coast forward Ashlee Atkins will miss Saturday’s clash with Adelaide after being withdrawn due to the AFL’s health and safety protocols.

Mitchell Woodcock

In limboSturridge backs Glory to put border drama behind them

Perth Glory star Daniel Sturridge says the side will put the devastating border closure behind them to concentrate on Saturday’s crucial A-League clash with Sydney.

Nick Taylor

TennisAussie tennis star’s big turning point

Alex de Minaur’s impressive form this summer might owe to an otherwise-meaningless Davis Cup match last year