Surfing legend Kelly Slater will return to Western Australia next month to compete for the second consecutive year in the Telstra Drug Aware Margaret River Pro. Premier Colin Barnett said …
Snowboarder Nathan Johnstone has claimed an emphatic victory in the World Cup halfpipe event in Stoneham, Canada. Johnstone, 22, was never challenged on his way to the third World Cup …
Suddenly Ian Thorpe is feeling a little bit media-shy. The five-time Olympic champion has been declared off limits to the media at his final competition before next month’s Olympic trials …
Slalom prodigy Jessica Fox hasn’t wasted any time in claiming a virtual Olympic birthright – paddling into Australia’s London Games team at just 17. The daughter of whitewater world champions …
World women’s champion Carissa Moore says it’s strange going into the first event of the world surfing championship year as the girl with the target on her back. The 19-year-old …
Two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva broke her indoor pole vault world record at the XL Galan meet on Thursday, and Dayron Robles won the 60m hurdles after Liu Xiang was …
A fifth triumph for the unbeaten Chinese at the Diving World Cup on Thursday provided the home crowd with a dose of realism ahead of the London Olympics. Thousands had …
Russian pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva broke her own indoor world record on Thursday, clearing 5.01 metres at the XL Galan meet to beat the old mark by 1 centimetre. The two-time …
After days being slammed by huge waves, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet faced a different problem on Thursday as a lack of wind forced them to head far away from …
Victorian teenager Lisa Phillips will be aiming to become the first bowler to win back-to-back Australian Open singles titles when she contests the final in Melbourne on Friday. The 18-year-old …
Flying Jamaican Michael Frater, who has combined with the incomparable Usain Bolt in the three fastest 4x100m relay teams of all time, will be the headline attraction at this year’s …
Perennial trans-Tasman netball contenders, the NSW Swifts, have broken with tradition by choosing co-captains, with Diamonds’ stars Mo’onia Gerrard and Kimberlee Green sharing the leadership. Another international, shooter Susan Pratley, …
Field hockey’s world body FIH is planning a new world league that will replace the present qualifying tournaments for the Olympics and the World Cup. FIH president Leandro Negre said …
Kelly Slater says the introduction of random drug tests this year to the world surfing championship won’t have any impact on him. The 11-time world champion says if it’s good …
Eight months ago, budding Olympic diver Ethan Warren thought he was having a heart attack. “He had gone blue, white and kept on throwing up,” recalled his 3m synchro partner …
Australia’s Olympic team in London will be the nation’s smallest at a summer Games since 1992, following the failure of the men’s soccer team to qualify. The Olyroos’ 1-0 loss …
Hurdling superstar Sally Pearson and rising jumps sensation Henry Frayne will both double up at next month’s world indoor athletics championships in Turkey. Pearson, the reigning 100m hurdles world champion …
Emerging Australian diver Ethan Warren has come agonisingly close to picking up a medal in the 3m springboard at the Olympic test event in London. The 20-year-old missed out on …
