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Asylum seeker helping athletes reach for sporting stars

Asylum seeker helping athletes reach for sporting stars

An athlete who came to Australia for the 2018 Commonwealth Games before seeking asylum is helping a new generation of stars prepare for the Brisbane Olympics.

Federation was assured 2026 Games budget 'was in hand'

Federation was assured 2026 Games budget 'was in hand'

Federation was assured 2026 Games budget 'was in hand'

Federation was assured 2026 Games budget 'was in hand'

A top Commonwealth Games Federation official says the Victorian government assured it as recently as last month the budget for the 2026 event was on track.

Footballer Shane Tuck 'heard voices before his death'

Footballer Shane Tuck 'heard voices before his death'

Footballer Shane Tuck 'heard voices before his death'

Footballer Shane Tuck 'heard voices before his death'

Former footballer and professional boxer Shane Tuck heard voices and had mental health concerns for years, an inquest into his death has been told.

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Chiefs cry foul as Victoria cancels Commonwealth Games

Chiefs cry foul as Victoria cancels Commonwealth Games

Blindsided Commonwealth Games organisers have accused the Victorian government of inflating costs and ignoring advice after it pulled the pin on the 2026 event.

Games may be over, but regions find solace in legacy

Games may be over, but regions find solace in legacy

Victorian mayors are finding hope in the state government's promised investment, after the Commonwealth Games were axed from the regions.

States push back at calls to step into Comm Games void

States push back at calls to step into Comm Games void

Perth's mayor and Sydney business groups have called for the 2026 Commonwealth Games to be hosted in their cities, but those who'd foot the bill are reluctant.

AFL player escapes conviction for revenge porn threat

AFL player escapes conviction for revenge porn threat

A North Melbourne footballer who threatened to distribute intimate videos of his ex-girlfriend during an argument has avoided a criminal conviction.

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Little wins Australia's fifth medal at Para worlds

Little wins Australia's fifth medal at Para worlds

Little wins Australia's fifth medal at Para worlds

Little wins Australia's fifth medal at Para worlds

Rosemary Little has added to her Paralympic bronze at the London Games and 2013 world championships medal haul with bronze at the global meet in Paris.

Kurtley Beale to face sexual assault trial in January

Kurtley Beale to face sexual assault trial in January

Kurtley Beale to face sexual assault trial in January

Kurtley Beale to face sexual assault trial in January

Kurtley Beale has formally pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and will face trial in January next year.

Volkanovski defends UFC championship in Las Vegas

Volkanovski defends UFC championship in Las Vegas

Volkanovski defends UFC championship in Las Vegas

Volkanovski defends UFC championship in Las Vegas

Alexander Volkanovski has boosted his claims to the title of all-time greatest UFC featherweight fighter with a third round stoppage against Yair Rodriguez.

'Taekwondo Volk' issues UFC warning to Yair Rodriguez

'Taekwondo Volk' issues UFC warning to Yair Rodriguez

'Taekwondo Volk' issues UFC warning to Yair Rodriguez

'Taekwondo Volk' issues UFC warning to Yair Rodriguez

Reigning UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has pulled out all the stops to ensure his hand is raised in his title defence on Sunday.

Whittaker prepared for most 'dangerous fight of career'

Whittaker prepared for most 'dangerous fight of career'

Whittaker prepared for most 'dangerous fight of career'

Whittaker prepared for most 'dangerous fight of career'

Robert Whittaker hasn't fought in the UFC octagon since September 2022 and knows Dricus Du Plessis has nothing to lose in their UFC290 bout.

New $58m community centre and home for Rabbitohs opens

New $58m community centre and home for Rabbitohs opens

New $58m community centre and home for Rabbitohs opens

New $58m community centre and home for Rabbitohs opens

A $58 million community sports centre which is the new home for the South Sydney Rabbitohs has officially been opened in Sydney’s southeast.

AOC blasts "dangerous" plan for drug-taking competition

AOC blasts "dangerous" plan for drug-taking competition

AOC blasts "dangerous" plan for drug-taking competition

AOC blasts "dangerous" plan for drug-taking competition

Plans for an Olympic-styled competition of drug-taking athletes have been labelled dangerous and irresponsible by the Australian Olympic Committee.

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Aussie entrepreneur launches Olympics for drug-takers

An Australian entrepreneur is launching an Olympic-style competition for drug-takers and is adamant the event is morally correct.

Thousands prepare to pack stadium for e-sports showdown

The world's longest-running global e-sports tour will bring some of the globe's best gamers to Australia as they compete for a $367,000 prize pool.

Bus tragedy leaves footy club in 'unfathomable sadness'

Players from the football club devastated by the loss of members in the Hunter Valley bus crash are leaning on each other after the "unspeakable" tragedy.

Top sporting body backs hormone limit for trans women

Transgender women should comply with testosterone limits if they want to play high-level sports, Australian Sports Commission guidelines suggest.

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Devastated Beale faces trial on sexual assault charges

Rugby union star Kurtley Beale will now face trial as he fights allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in a Sydney licensed premises.

Former AFL stars may merge concussion damage lawsuits

Former AFL players, including Ty Zantuck, Liam Picken and Max Rooke, may have their concussion damage lawsuits against the league and clubs brought together.

Former Cricket Australia exec spared jail for assaults

Cricket Australia's former head of communications has avoided jail for sexually touching two men without their consent.

World Solar Challenge back after pandemic break

The World Solar Challenge from Darwin to Adelaide will return from a pandemic enforced break in October this year.

Former Cricket Aus exec guilty of sexually touching men

Former Cricket Australia executive Timothy Whittaker has been found guilty by a Melbourne magistrate of sexually touching two men without their consent.

No 'sweetheart deals' for sports-loving energy giants

Some of Australia's leading companies are fending off accusations they are trying to buy public support with sponsorship of sports events and the arts.

Balls in the air as NSW works to replace Active Kids

The scrapping of a universal subsidy for kids' sport in NSW could be replaced with a more-targeted subsidy.

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