The Townsville Fire have recruited one of America’s top rising basketball talents with 2023 WNBA No.10 draft pick Zia Cooke joining the team for the upcoming WNBL season. Find out why she is set to be one of the league’s biggest stars.
Australian Gangurrus guard Lauren Mansfield has opened up on the decision to turn her back on her hometown team and join Townsville. Find out why the veteran is a perfect fit for the squad.
With all eyes on Perth this week for the inaugural HoopsFest, MICHAEL RANDALL breaks down the perfect launch script, what fans can expect, explores the festival’s future with a basketball legend and more.
Alice Kunek’s smile leaves no hint of the horror mouth injury she suffered during a year from hell. A fresh WNBL start brings new hope after injury and Olympic selection pain. GRAPHIC VIDEO
Steph Reid has only played for the Fire for four years, but her rise to the top has been meteoric. Read her story along with key match-ups and burning questions ahead of their round 10 clash.
Sami Whitcomb ensured the Fire began 2024 atop the WNBL standings with a basketball masterclass against her former club on Sunday night. Find out why Perth aren’t making excuses.
As a key figure in the NBL’s resurrection maintains interest in the cash-strapped WNBL, hesitancy from some basketball powerbrokers could stymie the plan.
Less than three months after sheltering in a staircase from Hamas rocket attacks, Swedish basketballer Amanda Zahui B is lighting up the WNBL with the Townsville Fire. Read her incredible story.
Coffs Harbour’s Isla Juffermans checked off the latest milestone in her promising basketball career with her first WNBL points as the 18-year-old talent prepares for a college stint with Louisville.
Former Opal Liz Cambage has worked her way into the inner sanctum of one of the world’s strangest, most polarising families.
Lauren Jackson is officially in the frame for a fifth Olympic Games — at age 42 — after she was named in the Opals squad charged with punching its ticket for Paris. SQUAD REVEAL
This has been a watershed year for Australian female athletes. From the Matildas to our swimmers, they have made their mark at home and abroad. We reveal the top 50 for 2023.
The WNBA veteran revealed the terrifying moment Hamas missiles and bombs went flying overhead and the circumstances that led to her walking out on Israeli club Maccabi Bnot Ashdod.
Tess Madgen has seen what the revival of the Kings has done for basketball in Sydney, which is why the Australian captain wants to play a key role in the Flames returning back to the top of the tree.
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