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Levi-powered Aussie women roar to world sevens title

Levi-powered Aussie women roar to world sevens title

Australia's rugby women have become world sevens champions after defeating their great rivals New Zealand in the final match of the season in Bordeaux.

'Magic lap': Antonelli on Monaco pole as Oscar suffers

'Magic lap': Antonelli on Monaco pole as Oscar suffers

'Magic lap': Antonelli on Monaco pole as Oscar suffers

'Magic lap': Antonelli on Monaco pole as Oscar suffers

Kimi Antonelli's amazing sequence of success has continued with pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix as Oscar Piastri could only qualify seventh fastest.

Double delight for canoeing's comeback 'GOAT' Jess Fox

Double delight for canoeing's comeback 'GOAT' Jess Fox

Double delight for canoeing's comeback 'GOAT' Jess Fox

Double delight for canoeing's comeback 'GOAT' Jess Fox

Australia's triple Olympic champion Jessica Fox has continued her extraordinary comeback to the sport by winning two World Cup golds in the Czech Republic.

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Aussie sevens women eye world title as men crash out

Aussie sevens women eye world title as men crash out

Australia's women rugby sevens team are two matches away from lifting the world championship crown in Bordeaux - but New Zealand stand ominously in their path.

Aussie still in hunt as Hatton holds aces at Valderrama

Aussie still in hunt as Hatton holds aces at Valderrama

Cam Smith needs a last-round surge at the LIV Golf Andalucia tournament as he lies five shots behind English leader Tyrrell Hatton at Valderrama.

Teenager Andreeva ends fairytale to win French Open

Teenager Andreeva ends fairytale to win French Open

Mirra Andreeva has won the French Open title at the age of just 19, beating fairytale qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the final at Roland Garros.

Fox hunt delivers gold as stunning K1 return continues

Fox hunt delivers gold as stunning K1 return continues

Olympic champion Jessica Fox continues to amaze in the water, the Australian winning K1 World Cup gold in Prague just weeks after returning post surgery.

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'Back to my old self': Cam Smith scenting LIV victory

'Back to my old self': Cam Smith scenting LIV victory

'Back to my old self': Cam Smith scenting LIV victory

'Back to my old self': Cam Smith scenting LIV victory

Australia's former Open champ Cameron Smith feels he's learning to contend again at the LIV Andalucia event, while Lucas Herbert holed-in-one at Valderrama.

Former model files rape complaint against ex-Elite boss

Former model files rape complaint against ex-Elite boss

Former model files rape complaint against ex-Elite boss

Former model files rape complaint against ex-Elite boss

Former supermodel Carre Otis has filed a complaint in France against ex-model agency head Gerald Marie, alleging rape and trafficking.

'Tough day': Oscar struggles in Monaco as Ferraris fly

'Tough day': Oscar struggles in Monaco as Ferraris fly

'Tough day': Oscar struggles in Monaco as Ferraris fly

'Tough day': Oscar struggles in Monaco as Ferraris fly

Oscar Piastri was only seventh quickest in practice at the Monaco Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton and local hero Charles Leclerc set the pace for Ferrari.

Aussie champ pipped to gold in Comm Games rehearsal

Aussie champ pipped to gold in Comm Games rehearsal

Aussie champ pipped to gold in Comm Games rehearsal

Aussie champ pipped to gold in Comm Games rehearsal

Nina Kennedy returns home with plenty of confidence, form and two Diamond League medals but an English rival looms large at the Commonwealth Games.

'Should I be doing this?': Aussie ace out to end woe

'Should I be doing this?': Aussie ace out to end woe

'Should I be doing this?': Aussie ace out to end woe

'Should I be doing this?': Aussie ace out to end woe

Australian No.1 Maya Joint, who's been going through an alarming slump in form, is thankful to Sam Stosur for helping her battle out of the doldrums.

Russia kills at least three in Ukraine's Kramatorsk

Russia kills at least three in Ukraine's Kramatorsk

Russia kills at least three in Ukraine's Kramatorsk

Russia kills at least three in Ukraine's Kramatorsk

Three people have been killed and 11 injured in a daytime Russian attack on residential buildings in Ukraine's frontline city ‌of Kramatorsk.

I want to quit tennis: Sabalenka after Shnaider shock

I want to quit tennis: Sabalenka after Shnaider shock

I want to quit tennis: Sabalenka after Shnaider shock

I want to quit tennis: Sabalenka after Shnaider shock

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka stormed off court after losing 11 of her last 12 games to hand a French Open semi-final place to Russia's Diana Shnaider.

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World Cup return bonus for reinvented allrounder

Nicola Carey knocked back a central contract to instead prioritise regular cricket at a lower level that she says ironically has powered her national return.

Heavy Russian attack on Ukrainian cities kills 18

Russian drones and missiles have pummelled Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing 18 people, after Moscow threatened revenge over a strike on a dormitory.

Title on line, Levi braces for sevens finale comeback

Australian try-scoring ace Maddison Levi could feature in Bordeaux's world sevens finale despite missing their emotional Spanish triumph with a knee injury.

Sabalenka looms as three musketeers break new ground

Three women have won through to their first Roland Garros quarter-final but Aryna Sabalenka's progress suggests the French Open winner will not be a surprise.

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Hindley's podium hat-trick as great Dane rules Giro

Australian rider Jai Hindley has finished on the podium at the end of the 109th Giro d'Italia, as great Dane Jonas Vingegaard triumphed in the maglia rosa.

Rowsellas get off to flying start in Spain World Cup

Eyeing a first-ever Olympic medal in the women's eight, Australia's rowers have kicked off the World Cup season in style by winning gold in Spain.

Child's play: Teen prodigies roar into French quarters

Teenage stars continue to light up the French Open with Joao Fonseca and Rafael Jodar pulling off sensational wins at Roland Garros.

Rest or play: Demon wrestling over post-Paris dilemma

Alex de Minaur is still pondering if he should try to play his way out of his slump in grass-court tournaments or take another break after his Paris let-down.

Swiatek stunned in Paris on big day for Ukraine tennis

There'll be a new women's champion at the French Open after Iga Swiatek's shock exit -- and the 2026 victor could come from Ukraine.

Winner over Sinner, marathon man edges six-hour grind

The tennis marathon men have somehow been managing to thrive for hours in the Paris heat, with Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Matteo Berrettini top of the class.

Champion Coco bows out as French Open shocks multiply

Coco Gauff has been sent tumbling out of the French Open, the holder's exit opening up glorious opportunities for the likes of Naomi Osaka and Aryna Sabalenka.

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