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Surfing
‘That’s sick’: Aussie star world No.1
After a rollercoaster year, Australian star Molly Picklum is peaking at the right time and a big win in Brazil came with a bigger prize.
‘Nothing beats this’: Aussies clean sweep at Bells Beach
It was an all-Aussie clean sweep at Bells Beach as Isabella Nichols charged past former champion Tyler Wright and world number two Gabriela Bryan to take the iconic title, while Jack Robinson joined the Rip Curl Pro success.
Emotional Aussie veteran stuns world No.1 at Bells Beach
Sally Fitzgibbons wound back the clock at a place where she has starred for 15 years with the biggest surfing upset of 2025.
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Athletes or the boardroom? Which women really wield power in sport
Women hold some of the most powerful positions in Australian sport – and boast some of the country’s most recognisable athletes. But who really holds the power?
The $10m medal: Australia’s eye-watering Olympic price tag reveal
Australia’s record-breaking Olympic feats come at a high price, including $100m in high performance funding over the past year alone.
Aussie hopes crash at World Surf League finals
Olympic silver medal winner Jack Robinson won’t have any extra silverware to add to his trophy cabinet after being bested by Brazilian surfer Italo Ferreira at the World Surf League finals.
Aussie surf star announces shock comeback
One of Australia’s brightest surfing talents shocked the world when he retired three years ago. But now, at the age of 35, he has announced plans to return to competition for one last crack at a world title.
Olympic sailing champ Matt Wearn’s bid for glory on hold
A gold medal is unlikely to deliver Matt Wearn fame and fortune but it would earn him a special place in history and membership of sailing’s most exclusive clubs.
Surfing silver in Paris lays the platform for Brisbane 2032
It’s not gold, but regardless Jack Robinson’s silver medal is huge for surfing in Australia and has the potential to set up the sport for the next eight years heading into a home Olympics, says the Surfing Australia CEO.
How Aussie silver medallist came within a centimetre of disaster
Jack Robinson has created history in Teahupo’o by claiming Australia’s first Olympic silver medal in surfing but a mishap in practice could have ended it all.
Spinal fractures, near drownings: Terrifying reality of Teahupo’o
A surfing photographer who witnessed Aussie Olympic Jack Robinson’s near drowning has described the brutal Tahiti break confronting surfers as “like going 20 rounds with Mike Tyson without any breath”.
Robinson to surf for medal, Wright knocked out
In the space of two heats, the Australian surfing contingent in Tahiti went from three to one. But the one surfer remaining, Jack Robinson, is ready to break through any barrier as he showed in his quarter final victory at the famous Teahupo’o reef.
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