Track cycling sprinters Ryan Elliott, Leigh Hoffman and Danny Barber have sped to Australia's first medal of the world championships in Shanghai.

A table tennis team from Chinese Taipei have issued a formal apology on Wednesday after video footage confirmed two of their junior players accidentally triggered a camera flash that disrupted the men’s singles final at the WTT China Smash in Beijing. The incident had initially drawn heavy scrutiny on Japan’s newly crowned world No 1 Sora Matsushima, who was penalised with a yellow card for abruptly interrupting play to complain about the flash and subsequently accused by fans of using...

Trent Rivers grew up as a “massive Eagles fan” who “bled the colours” and idolised Mark LeCras. So it’s no surprise he shed tears of joy upon learning his trade from Melbourne to West Coast had been finalised.

Carlin Davison and Sam Mennenga showed there's life without Parker Jackson-Cartwright for the Breakers by starring in a tense one-point win over Sydney.

AIS Arena crowd was pumping till the final buzzer on Wednesday night.

The AFL integrity unit is now investigating the circumstances that led to two Carlton players being hospitalised over the weekend.

A goal from new signing Guillermo May has combined with goals from Santos and Jordi Valadon to give Melbourne Victory a comfortable win over FC Seoul.

Just as GWS will keep a watch on Tim English, the Western Bulldogs are also adamant their All-Australian ruckman is going nowhere.

If Sam Mitchell and his Hawks go on to the win the flag in the next few years, they should be thanking the Suns on the podium.

Fresh from a dominant showing at the Asian Games, teenage track star Chen Yujie is balancing professional training for next year’s world championships with preparations for the national college entrance examinations, setting her sights on a local university. At the recently concluded 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, the 17-year-old bagged four medals before returning home to resume life in the final year of high school. Chen won gold medals in the 100m and two relays, and a silver in the...

Carlton are in discussions with the AFL after their players Will Hayward and Lachie Cowan needed separate hospital visits on Sunday morning.

Adelaide has been questioned for not trading Nick Murray.

There were plenty of big-name deals done before deadline day, but there were some eyebrow-raising deals struck as the clock hit 7.30pm. Follow all the news and reaction.

Trent Rivers and Jack Viney are now Eagles players, with West Coast executing a deal to grab the Melbourne premiership pair minutes before the AFL’s trade deadline. GET THE TRADE AND CONTRACT DETAILS HERE

In what promises to be one of the most competitive World Cups ever, we sort the contenders from the pretenders.

Kevin Walters reveals why he's opted for Reece Walsh instead of James Tedesco in the first World Cup match.

Nine's Tony Jones and Owen Leonard provide the latest details on the final trades.

Aryna Sabalenka has suffered another dispiriting defeat in China at the Wuhan Open after holding nine match points.

Collingwood's Justin Leppitsch speaks on the Jayden Short trade falling over.

Here's the contract status of every Raiders player on November 1.

Ciaron Maher and Chris Waller on the battle between Autumn Glow, Pride Of Jenni and Ceolwulf in the King Charles Stakes, which shapes as the highlight of Everest day.

Felicity Harley, the wife of AFL chief operating officer Tom Harley, has commented on social media about North Melbourne’s decision to recruit Nick Blakey.

Les Kiss has shifted star prop Angus Bell to the bench to ensure there’s no second-half fade out in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup rematch.

Perth Wildcats star Kristian Doolittle has had a circle around Saturday’s clash with the Sydney Kings for a long time, saying he holds grudges and will never forgive them for what happened last season.

Former World Cup winners Corey Parker and Aaron Woods have warned rugby league fans to strap in as the Seven commentators predicts an ‘all-time’ World Cup on Australian shores.

After Matt Renshaw’s heroics in the first Test against South Africa, Steve Waugh has called on selectors to give the Queenslander a chance to settle in the middle order.

There were seven player movements on an eventually busy AFL trade period deadline day – but one player will be held to his contract.

Fresh off a win over the Wallabies, the All Blacks teamed up with the Kiwis in a bid to inspire a double shut-out of their trans-Tasman rivals.

A four-wicket haul by Megan Schutt and unbeaten half-centuries to Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland secured Australia a 3-0 ODI series win over Bangladesh.

National associations are set to get a boosted amount of $35.7 million each from FIFA, according to a document reviewed by Associated Press..