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A new generation of health products is continuing the illustrious promise of living longer.

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Australia’s Under 19 basketball team gets an unlikely hand from their opponent Cameroon to win the game

Cameroon player dunks ball in his own basket to help Australia to miracle win

Cameroon’s Amadou Seini dunked into his own basket to help Australia fight back to an unexpected win at the under-19 basketball World Cup in Switzerland.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Rocco Zikarsky celebrates with the Bullets.

This basketballer lived in a shipping container. Now he’s part of Australia’s equal record NBA draft haul

For the second time in history, four Australians have been picked up in same the NBA draft, with 221-centimetre beanpole Rocco Zikarsky the first of the group to hear his name called.

  • Roy Ward
Australians on contention for this year’s NBA draft. From left to right: Lachlan Olbrich, Tyrese Proctor, Rocco Zikarsky and Alex Toohey.

‘A hoop and a bed’: Meet the 221-centimetre Aussie dreaming of an NBA call-up

A 221cm Australian is the tallest player up for grabs in this year’s NBA draft and a standout prospect for any team looking to combat San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama. But Rocco Zikarsky is not the only Aussie hoping to get picked up.

  • Roy Ward
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Why we couldn’t get enough of Josh Giddey’s low-key homecoming

Superstar cameos at local matches have almost become a trope. But we cherish them because they are proof even the biggest names in the game haven’t lost their sporting soul.

  • Peter FitzSimons
Josh Giddey.

‘Listen, we’ve got six’: How an NBA star came to play on a Monday night in Frankston – and why it almost didn’t happen

Josh Giddey could soon sign a whopping $250 million contract with the Chicago Bulls, but it didn’t stop him from playing in a men’s Monday-night competition in Frankston.

  • Jon Pierik and Danny Russell
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Australian NBA star Josh Giddey caught attention when he played in a local game on Monday night in Frankston.
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Giddey goes local

Australian NBA star Josh Giddey caught attention when he played in a local game on Monday night in Frankston.

Atlanta Hawks star Dyson Daniels.

Australia’s ‘Great Barrier Thief’ makes history with major NBA award

Bendigo-raised guard Dyson Daniels has capped off a stellar NBA season by becoming the first Australian to claim the most improved player award.

  • Roy Ward
NBA Playoffs 2025.

LeBron, Steph, SGA, Luka, Jaylen and Jalen: All you need to know about the NBA play-offs

The road to the NBA Finals starts early on Sunday (AEST). Sixteen teams are high on hope. Two will get the chance to play for the Larry O’Brien Trophy.

  • Paul Zalunardo
Josh Giddey #3 of the Chicago Bulls celebrates with teammates after hitting a game-winning three pointer against the LA Lakers.

It’s 6am in Melbourne, the phone rings, 30 minutes later Josh Giddey joins the Chicago Bulls

The Australian superstar could have been traded anywhere within the NBA, but in an exclusive chat he reveals he’s exactly where he needs to be.

  • Roy Ward

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