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Ex Arsenal player Partey charge with rape of two women

Ex Arsenal player Partey charge with rape of two women

Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been charged with multiple counts of rape against two women.

Allianz Stadium could go offline for drainage works

Allianz Stadium could go offline for drainage works

Allianz Stadium could go offline for drainage works

Allianz Stadium could go offline for drainage works

The A-League is bracing for the possibility of being without a major Sydney stadium for part of the summer, due to longstanding concerns over drainage.

Sport gender parity fails to kick goals in the regions

Sport gender parity fails to kick goals in the regions

Sport gender parity fails to kick goals in the regions

Sport gender parity fails to kick goals in the regions

Women and girls in regional Australia face multiple barriers to participating in sport despite efforts following national events to improve gender parity.

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Vow to find cricket roof 'fix' at waterfront stadium

Vow to find cricket roof 'fix' at waterfront stadium

Australia's governing cricket body has signed a letter with a state government pledging to find a solution to shadow issues at a proposed stadium.

We must stop Enhanced Games, says Aussie crusader

We must stop Enhanced Games, says Aussie crusader

An Australian with a track record of fighting sporting injustice is taking on the drug-friendly Enhanced Games.

Skateboarder Covell rebounds after Paris disappointment

Skateboarder Covell rebounds after Paris disappointment

After an Olympics to forget, Australia's teenage skateboard sensation Chloe Covell has wowed on the Rome street circuit to claim her first world tour title.

Arise at last, Sir David: Beckham humbled by knighthood

Arise at last, Sir David: Beckham humbled by knighthood

After years of being in the running, football star David Beckham has joined Oscar winner Gary Oldman and The Who's Roger Daltrey on the King's honours list.

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Locals want to sink bid for new Olympic whitewater site

Locals want to sink bid for new Olympic whitewater site

Locals want to sink bid for new Olympic whitewater site

Locals want to sink bid for new Olympic whitewater site

Angry locals have slammed a plan to build a new Brisbane Olympic 2032 whitewater facility, saying the Games drawcard event should be held where it is "wanted".

Women's trailblazer among batch of feted sports figures

Women's trailblazer among batch of feted sports figures

Women's trailblazer among batch of feted sports figures

Women's trailblazer among batch of feted sports figures

Nicole Livingstone says being a women's sport trailblazer is only part of the reason she's feted in the King's Birthday Honours.

Enhanced Games' Aussie boss flags aquatics legal action

Enhanced Games' Aussie boss flags aquatics legal action

Enhanced Games' Aussie boss flags aquatics legal action

Enhanced Games' Aussie boss flags aquatics legal action

The Australian behind Enhanced Games is flagging a legal challenge to a World Aquatics by-law giving it power to ban anyone involved in the drug-friendly games.

Portrait of glory as Matildas relive shootout tension

Portrait of glory as Matildas relive shootout tension

Portrait of glory as Matildas relive shootout tension

Portrait of glory as Matildas relive shootout tension

The Matildas' nail-biting World Cup shootout in 2023 captured the nation. The National Portrait Gallery has commissioned a video artwork of the defining moment.

Harbour could be housing saviour after racecourse fail

Harbour could be housing saviour after racecourse fail

Harbour could be housing saviour after racecourse fail

Harbour could be housing saviour after racecourse fail

A bid to sell a racecourse in Australia's urban heartland to build 25,000 homes has been scratched as eyes turn to the last working port in Sydney Harbour.

Parade driver arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

Parade driver arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

Parade driver arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

Parade driver arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

The driver of a car that ploughed into crowds at a Liverpool parade has been charged on suspicion of attempted murder.

Four people injured in UK parade crash 'very, very ill'

Four people injured in UK parade crash 'very, very ill'

Four people injured in UK parade crash 'very, very ill'

Four people injured in UK parade crash 'very, very ill'

A man is in custody and dozens of people are injured, including four seriously, after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a football parade.

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Piastri clouts barrier in Monaco as Leclerc sets pace

Oscar Piastri lost the front wing of his McLaren in a shunt in second practice at Monaco leaving Charles Leclerc to find the fastest way around the circuit.

More Aussies flag Enhanced Games interest amid backlash

Australian sport's anti-doping agency decries the Enhanced Games, but swimmer James Magnussen says they're missing the point.

How Hulk Hogan's sex tape led to drug-friendly Games

Australian entrepreneur Aron D'Souza's path to creating a sports event without drug testing traces all the way back to a legal scrap over Hulk Hogan's sex tape.

The Aussie coach who changed his tune on Enhanced Games

Australian swim coach Brett Hawke has joined Enhanced Games and the dual Olympian has instantly overseen the fastest 50m freestyle in history.

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No regrets about drug-taking: Aussie swimmer Magnussen

Australian swimmer James Magnussen says he has no regrets at signing up for Enhanced Games after completing his first course of performance enhancing drugs.

Man becomes fastest runner to cross Australia on foot

British endurance athlete William Goodge is celebrating victory after ending a 35-day marathon journey across Australia on foot, smashing the world record.

Broncos spurred on to rebrand and retire Buck the horse

Animal activist group PETA has called for NRL club the Brisbane Broncos to rebrand as the Boomerangs and retire their famous mascot, Buck the horse.

Brisbane's Olympic transport costs fuel funding request

Transport infrastructure for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics will cost "billions", prompting an urgent funding plea to Canberra.

Security scare as teenager brings weapons to AFL match

A teenager armed with a knife and fake gun has been busted trying to enter an AFL match, just weeks after two men were allegedly caught with genuine firearms.

Sarah earns Aussie top Billings in Diamond League

Sarah Billings has finished runner-up in the 800 metres, just missing the Australian record, in the Diamond League meeting in Shanghai-Keqiao.

Elite sport volunteers? Physios probe 'systemic' issue

Cronulla have been forced to amend a job posting initially advertised as a volunteer physio for their NRLW team, sparking widespread concerns from a union.

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