Atlantic Challenge solo rower Liz Wardley was worried she might be on the end of a marlin attack but instead it was a much scarier creature which caused a shocking fright for the ‘crazy Aussie’.
Matt Bevilacqua got a kiss from his girl and a second win in 24 hours on a beach he nearly drowned at on a remarkable day involving a mass rescue by Australia’s top iron surf stars.
With Sam Kerr going under the knife, the Matildas are going to have to rely on less familiar faces to secure their spot at the Olympics.
Champion surfer Sally Fitzgibbons accepts that noise around her future on the World Surfing Tour is inevitable – but that doesn’t mean she can’t tune it out.
She’s the new Olympic gold medallist in the high-stakes, high-drama sport of pole vault. How did Nina Kennedy get to the Paris Olympics?
There’s a rising star impressing surf legend Courtney Hancock who is predicting big things for the young gun heading into the Maroubra rounds of the Nutri-Grain iron series.
Sam Kerr can’t defy scientific history to regain full fitness in time for the Paris Olympics, but there is a very specific role that could keep her chances of appearing alive.
Ellyse Perry celebrated her 300th international game in style as Australia beat India by six wickets to level the T20 series.
She’s counting down the days to the start of her second Sydney to Hobart but this sailor is still hoping it’s a little less dramatic than her first which ended with a dramatic rescue at sea.
It’s dangerous, physical and high pressure, requiring balance, courage and great communication. It’s one of the toughest and craziest jobs in world sport and these sailors need to take a bow.
You would think having a brother who’s a supermaxi skipper would guarantee you a spot in the Sydney to Hobart but that’s not exactly what happened for this equestrian turner sailor.
Australia’s swimmers dominated 2023, but which of them truly stood supreme? JON ANDERSON completes his list of the best of the best, revealing his top 50 sportsmen and women of 2023.
She’s all smiles now but that could be about to change for Sydney to Hobart navigator Alice Parker – and her rivals on other boats in the famous race starting on Boxing Day.
Jessica Watson fell in love with a young sailor in her first Sydney to Hobart. Now she’s returning to ensure others don’t have to experience the depth of pain she has after his death.
Their moves have been known for months, but Super Netball’s biggest names are officially being recognised as members of their new clubs as contracts are signed following an end to the bitter pay war.
There was no doubting what Analise Kibble wanted to be in the future when she dressed up as an iron woman on career day at school when just 12. Now it’s about to happen for real.
She’s spent almost as much time recovering from injury and illness as she has racing the last few years. So just how long can surf ironwoman Georgia Miller keep on competing?
When Mackenzie Arnold started her career she was making $1000 a season. Now she can’t go out with her parents without being stopped for photos. But, she says, it’s a small price to pay.
Tanielle Crase is a three-time national heptathlon champion, but the financial strains of chasing her Olympic dream forced the Paris hopeful out of the country and to take massive risks in the pursuit of glory on the world stage.
Cody Simpson has sent a message at the Queensland state titles, claiming an important win to show he means business about being on the plane to the Paris Olympics.
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.
She made pink swimsuits almost as popular as Baywatch reds and inspired a generation of young girls to dream big. But now ironwoman Courtney Hancock is making an unexpected move.
Five years ago, Storm Hunter was so broke she had no idea if she could get back on the professional tennis circuit. She opens up on the financial struggles and sacrifices that have taken her to No.1.
Australia’s stars hit rock bottom as their pay war with Netball Australia turned ugly. But it was all for a higher purpose, current star Maddy Turner explains in her exclusive column for Insight.
The winners from last year’s race are back but it is a small group of women – and a cat – who will be making history when the 78th Sydney to Hobart fleets sets sail on Boxing Day.
Breiana Whitehead sailed to PNG as a kid for fun, works behind a bar for extra cash and crashes “all the time’’ at high speed. She is also about to help change the face of Olympic sailing forever.
She’s widely recognised as the No.1 batter in women’s cricket, but few realised just how tough Beth Mooney was – until she padded up a week after X-rays revealed a sickening injury.
With a jam-packed sports schedule, rising Hockeyroos star Amy Lawton has had to hit the pause button on setting up her future in a unique field.
Having soared to the very top of her sport while still playing professionally at age 42, Australian basketball royalty Lauren Jackson has very few regrets in life – but one sticks out.
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