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WSL title chase wide open as Robinson eyes Pipe Pro win

WSL title chase wide open as Robinson eyes Pipe Pro win

Australia's Jack Robinson says it would be a mistake to underestimate his World Surf League rivals in the absence of John John Florence at the Pipe Pro.

Ninth surfing title could lure Gilmore back: Picklum

Ninth surfing title could lure Gilmore back: Picklum

Ninth surfing title could lure Gilmore back: Picklum

Ninth surfing title could lure Gilmore back: Picklum

Australia's eight-time surfing world champion Steph Gilmore could be lured back on Tour if there's a chance to add another title, says Molly Picklum.

Gilmore, Florence opt out of fulltime WSL campaigns

Gilmore, Florence opt out of fulltime WSL campaigns

Gilmore, Florence opt out of fulltime WSL campaigns

Gilmore, Florence opt out of fulltime WSL campaigns

Australia's eight-time surfing world champion Stephanie Gilmore has made a late call not to return to the WSL Championship Tour this year.

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Search for man taken by shark ends without finding body

Search for man taken by shark ends without finding body

Authorities have concluded the search for a surfer who was seen taken by a shark but have not located his body.

World Surf League to expand women's elite field

World Surf League to expand women's elite field

With women's surfing booming, the World Surf League will add another six spots to the 2026 Championship Tour, but it hasn't made a call on the mid-season cut.

Ali Day clinches 10th win in Coolangatta Gold swan song

Ali Day clinches 10th win in Coolangatta Gold swan song

Coolangatta Gold guru Ali Day will sail off into the sunset after a 10th victory in the multi-discipline marathon-length surf event.

Ali then Day-light, says inaugural Cooly champ Leech

Ali then Day-light, says inaugural Cooly champ Leech

Inaugural winner Guy Leech has vivid memories of the first Coolangatta Gold as Ali Day lines up for a 10th title in the race's 40-year anniversary.

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'It copped it': Day wants say on lifesaving Games push

'It copped it': Day wants say on lifesaving Games push

'It copped it': Day wants say on lifesaving Games push

'It copped it': Day wants say on lifesaving Games push

Fearful of a fallout similar to breaking's at the sport's Paris Olympic debut, Ali Day wants to be part of surf lifesaving's push for Brisbane 2032 inclusion.

Perfect Cooly Gold 10 would make Ali's Day

Perfect Cooly Gold 10 would make Ali's Day

Perfect Cooly Gold 10 would make Ali's Day

Perfect Cooly Gold 10 would make Ali's Day

Ali Day has confirmed this year's Coolangatta Gold will be his last if he wins the iconic surf event for a 10th time in as many starts.

Australian surfers eliminated as world titles decided

Australian surfers eliminated as world titles decided

Australian surfers eliminated as world titles decided

Australian surfers eliminated as world titles decided

John John Florence and Caitlin Simmers are the 2024 world champions with Australian hopes dashed early in the World Surf League Finals in California.

Ewing, Fanning unite to snap world surf title drought

Ewing, Fanning unite to snap world surf title drought

Ewing, Fanning unite to snap world surf title drought

Ewing, Fanning unite to snap world surf title drought

Queensland's Ethan Ewing has Australia's last men's surfing world champion Mick Fanning in his corner as he looks to snap an 11-year title drought.

Ewing makes it three Aussies in surf world title race

Ewing makes it three Aussies in surf world title race

Ewing makes it three Aussies in surf world title race

Ewing makes it three Aussies in surf world title race

Ethan Ewing has joined fellow Olympians Jack Robinson and Molly Picklum in qualifying for the World Surf League title decider in California next month.

Slater's praise as Robinson, Picklum WSL Finals-bound

Slater's praise as Robinson, Picklum WSL Finals-bound

Slater's praise as Robinson, Picklum WSL Finals-bound

Slater's praise as Robinson, Picklum WSL Finals-bound

Australia's Olympic silver medallist Jack Robinson and compatriot Molly Picklum have won tough Fiji heats to book their spots at the WSL title showdown.

Olympic surf trio chasing top-five Finals berth in Fiji

Olympic surf trio chasing top-five Finals berth in Fiji

Olympic surf trio chasing top-five Finals berth in Fiji

Olympic surf trio chasing top-five Finals berth in Fiji

Australia's Olympic trio Jack Robinson, Ethan Ewing and Molly Picklum are Fiji heat winners as they chase spots in the title-deciding World Surf League Finals.

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Another lay day called for WSL's Fiji Pro

The Fiji Pro is yet to get under way after poor conditions forced organisers to call lay days for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Small surf delays start to Fiji Pro

The start to the final event on the World Surf League calendar before the finals has been delayed due to lack of waves at Fiji's iconic Cloudbreak.

Robinson raring to resume World Surf League title chase

Coming off his Olympic silver medal performance, Australian surfer Jack Robinson says a world title is his next goal as competition shifts to Fiji's Cloudbreak.

Silver surfer Robinson falls to Vaast Teahupo'o clinic

Tahitian surfer Kauli Vaast has won Olympic gold for France on his home break, while Caroline Marks of the US triumphed in the women's final.

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Lay day delays Robinson's shot at Olympic surfing gold

The finals of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti have been postponed for two days because of unfavorable conditions.

Robinson edges Ewing in all-Aussie surfing shoot-out

Jack Robinson is through to the semi-finals of the Olympic surfing, while fellow Australians Ethan Ewing and Tyler Wright were quarter-final losers.

Wright waits as rough swell pushes out surfing

Olympics officials have opted for another lay day in Tahiti, where weather has pushed out the conclusion of the surfing competition.

Robinson beats world No.1 Florence in Olympic surfing

Australian two male surfing hopes are through to the last eight in Tahiti with Jack Robinson and Ethan Ewing triumphing in scary surf.

Robinson tames the Teahupo'o dragon to progress

Australian surfing star Jack Robinson has progressed past the second round while Molly Picklum wasn't so lucky in Olympic surfing action.

'Spot something missing': shark victim's lost leg joke

A young surfer who was attacked by a shark has shared a hospital update revealing that his severed leg could not be reattached.

Aussies Ewing, Wright through in Olympic surfing

Australian surfers Ethan Ewing and Tyler Wright will enjoy a day off after topping their Olympic surfing heats at Tahiti's Teahupo'o.

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