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Herbert heroics in vain as Niemann wins LIV Golf Mexico

Herbert heroics in vain as Niemann wins LIV Golf Mexico

Lucas Herbert has stormed home to upstage fellow Australian Cameron Smith and finish runner-up behind Joaquin Niemann at LIV Golf Mexico City.

Smith and DeChambeau set for LIV Golf title battle

Smith and DeChambeau set for LIV Golf title battle

Smith and DeChambeau set for LIV Golf title battle

Smith and DeChambeau set for LIV Golf title battle

Australia's former world No.2 Cameron Smith has a big chance to snap a barren streak with a win at LIV Golf Mexico City on Sunday.

LIV Golf Aussie quartet sizzle in Mexican sun

LIV Golf Aussie quartet sizzle in Mexican sun

LIV Golf Aussie quartet sizzle in Mexican sun

LIV Golf Aussie quartet sizzle in Mexican sun

Cameron Smith is the leading Australian at LIV Golf Mexico City, with all four Aussies within six shots of leader Bryson DeChambeau after the first round.

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Aussie Nichols misses perfect end after surf sacrifice

Aussie Nichols misses perfect end after surf sacrifice

Queenslander Isabella Nichols, who missed her sister's wedding while surfing for glory, lost in the final of the Surf City El Salvador Pro event.

Aussie surfer storms into semi on twin's wedding day

Aussie surfer storms into semi on twin's wedding day

Isabella Nichols is two wins away from her first World Surf League title since 2022, but multiple lay days mean the Australian is missing her sister's wedding.

Aussies advance in El Salvador as busy end awaits

Aussies advance in El Salvador as busy end awaits

Australian surfers Ethan Ewing and George Pittar are four victories away from winning the World Surf League's El Salvador event.

Dominican Republic nightclub death toll rises to 218

Dominican Republic nightclub death toll rises to 218

Hope is fading for finding survivors after a deadly nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic.

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Dominican Republic nightclub death toll climbs to 98

Dominican Republic nightclub death toll climbs to 98

Dominican Republic nightclub death toll climbs to 98

Dominican Republic nightclub death toll climbs to 98

The death toll from a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic has risen as crews continue to search for potential survivors.

Dominican Republican nightclub roof collapse kills 66

Dominican Republican nightclub roof collapse kills 66

Dominican Republican nightclub roof collapse kills 66

Dominican Republican nightclub roof collapse kills 66

Almost 70 people have been killed and dozens injured after a roof collapsed at a packed nightclub in the Dominican Republic.

Aussie surfing septet made to wait in El Salvador

Aussie surfing septet made to wait in El Salvador

Aussie surfing septet made to wait in El Salvador

Aussie surfing septet made to wait in El Salvador

Inconsistent and broken swell meant WSL surfing at Punta Roca, El Salvador, was called off without any of the seven remaining Australians taking to the waves.

'Bittersweet' Nichols surfs away from sister's wedding

'Bittersweet' Nichols surfs away from sister's wedding

'Bittersweet' Nichols surfs away from sister's wedding

'Bittersweet' Nichols surfs away from sister's wedding

Isabella Nichols has gained a boilover victory in the World Surf League's El Salvador leg, but her joy was tempered as she may now miss her sister's wedding.

Picklum through to quarter-finals in El Salvador

Picklum through to quarter-finals in El Salvador

Picklum through to quarter-finals in El Salvador

Picklum through to quarter-finals in El Salvador

Molly Picklum is the first Australian through to the last eight of the World Surf League event in El Salvador.

Aussie surfing duo dumped from El Salvador Pro

Aussie surfing duo dumped from El Salvador Pro

Aussie surfing duo dumped from El Salvador Pro

Aussie surfing duo dumped from El Salvador Pro

Australian's Sally Fitzgibbons Liam O'Brien have failed to progress from the elimination round at the World Surf League's event in El Salvador.

Australian surfers off to strong start in El Salvador

Australian surfers off to strong start in El Salvador

Australian surfers off to strong start in El Salvador

Australian surfers off to strong start in El Salvador

Ethan Ewing and Molly Picklum are leading the Australian charge at the World Surf League's event in El Salvador, both looking for their first win of the season.

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Aussie UFC star Steve Erceg loses to ex-champ Moreno

Steve Erceg's UFC losing streak has stretched to three bouts after suffering a unanimous-decision defeat to former two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno.

'Lay off the swear words': kindness key for Aussie star

Steve Erceg's toughness and niceness are helping his star rise, now the Australian faces two-time former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno in a piviotal fight.

Aussie prodigy Vilips wins PGA Tour's Puerto Rico Open

Australian golf sensation, and Tiger Woods protege, Karl Vilips has scored a three-shot win at the Puerto Rico Open in just his fourth start on the PGA Tour.

Smoking-hot Joint causes major boilover in Mexico

Teenager Maya Joint is through to the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Merida, Mexico, after ousting fifth-seed and world No.20 Donna Vekic.

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Dates locked in for Australia's West Indies tour

Australia will have only a matter of days between the World Test Championship Final and the first Test of their West Indies tour.

Australian Liam Paro suffers loss in world title bout

American Richardson Hitchins is the new IBF super lightweight world champion after defeating Australian Liam Paro in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Australia to play three Tests in tour of West Indies

Australia will play three Test matches when the nation tours the West Indies for the first time in a decade next year.

Flight hit by gunfire, Haiti’s main airport shuts down

A passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.

Dwight Yorke to manage Trinidad after Macarthur sacking

Man Utd great Dwight Yorke has landed his first coaching job since his controversial sacking by Macarthur FC, overseeing his national Trinidad and Tobago team.

Flattered Piastri shuts down talk of move from McLaren

Australia's much admired Formula One ace Oscar Piastri has been quick to deny rumours at the Mexico Grand Prix that he might leave McLaren for Red Bull.

Gadecki's big move despite tense Mexican WTA final loss

Australian Olivia Gadecki's run from Guadalajara qualifying has ended in close loss in the final to Poland's Magdalena Frech.

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