Australia's 'big four' bowlers have entered the most rarefied of air as they approach a 10th year together, with the benefit of age playing into their hands.

British comeback player Sonay Kartal has kept the shocks coming at the Wuhan Open with one of the best wins of her career over Ukrainian star Elina Svitolina.

Spanish youngster Rafael Jodar has continued his inexorable rise, defeating Casper Ruud to make the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters at the age of just 20.

The Kia Tigers and the LG Twins, the two teams that have combined to win the past three Korean baseball championships, will renew their postseason rivalry starting this weekend. The two clubs will have their first Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason showdown in 10 years when the first game in their best-of-five semi-final round opens at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Tigers' home, Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, some 270 kilometers south of Seoul. The Twins are the defending Korean Series champions and they also won the 2023 title. They are trying to become the first team since the 2015-2016 Doosan Bears to capture back-to-back Korean Series titles. The Tigers were the 2024 Korean Series champions but missed the postseason in 2025. The Tigers will host the first two games, with the second game scheduled to start at 2 p.m. Sunday. The series will shift to the Twins' home turf, Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, for Game 3 at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and, if necessary, Game 4 at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. If the series goes the distance, the deciding fifth game will be back in Gwangju at 6:30 p.

Former Olympic champion Mima Ito has been dropped from Japan’s latest national table tennis squad, replaced by 28-year-old breakthrough player Hitomi Sato, who finished runner-up at the recent WTT China Smash. Across the border, meanwhile, followers of rival powerhouses China have focused their attention on widely circulated Chinese media reports that the Japan Table Tennis Association plans to dismantle the high-profile mixed-doubles pairing of Sora Matsushima and Miwa Harimoto. Under the...

Melbourne have bounced back into form to take down the Tigers and put themselves in a strong position as finals football approaches.

Sydney FC and Western Sydney were left lamenting missed opportunities after the A-League Men rivals settled for a goalless draw to kick off the new campaign.

After an encouraging end to their season on the field, things have turned particularly sour off the field for the Blues, who now have two players suspended for the start of next season.

Six-time NBL MVP Bryce Cotton has produced some late magic to sink Tasmania, but coach Trevor Gleeson was not there to see it due to a five-year-old promise.

Keeley Nizza races past some soft Samoan defence in Australia's RLWC opener.

The Sydney Flames have overturned a 13-point deficit to beat a spirited Southside Melbourne Flyers in their first game of the WNBL season.

Samoan speedster Sua Fa'alogo scores his fourth try in the RLWC opener against France.

Hong Kong will host a World Fencing League event next year, bringing the sport’s best and brightest to the city for one day in April, sources have told the South China Morning Post. The brainchild of 2016 US Olympic team foil bronze medallist Miles Chamley-Watson, WFL staged its inaugural event in Los Angeles earlier this year, and featured the likes of Hong Kong’s Ryan Choi Chun-yin, who captained Team Shield. Sources said the league was being pencilled in for the penultimate week of April, a...

Brian To'o smashes a French player and Stephen Crichton picks up the loose ball to score.

Eight years after a dramatic reverse-swing arms race during the controversial 2018 tour of South Africa, conditions have brought the art form back to the fore.

On the bubble in the season-long points race, Australian golfer Grace Kim has moved into equal second at the LPGA Shanghai to boost her Tour Championship hopes.

West Coast fans have taken to social media to express their surprise at the club’s decision to de-list forward-ruck Jack Williams.

Giga Kick has won and finished second in his two Everest runs. Trainer Clayton Douglas says a soft track gives his veteran a chance to feature in the finish again.

Eight years after Sandpapergate, reverse swing is again playing a role in Australia’s Test series in South Africa, with old-ball movement a key to Josh Hazlewood’s first Test heroics and to the looming recall of Kagiso Rabada.

Samoan co-captain Jarome Luai and Junior Paulo lead a powerful Siva Tau during the pre-game against France.

The club told them they would not be offered contracts for 2027.

Autumn Glow and Ka Ying Rising are set to deliver a loss of more than $4 million to the TAB on Saturday.

The Wallaroos are looking to change the fabric of Australian rugby ahead of a golden opportunity to promote the women's game before their home World Cup.

Asian Cup organisers have confirmed that plans for the continental soccer tournament in Saudi Arabia remain on track despite ongoing conflict in the Middle East

The Denver Broncos have increased their record to 4-2 after beating the Seattle Seahawks in a gritty overtime clash.

NBA greats Dirk Nowitzki and Blake Griffin believe a fit-again Ben Simmons is capable of performing at a high level as long as his body and mind play ball.

A judge has turned down New Zealand Rugby’s bid for an urgent injunction after hearing that it could harm the new PNG team’s efforts to attract players.

West Coast recruit Jack Viney reflected on a quote from the late great Neale Daniher after being told to look elsewhere to continue his AFL career.

The Wallabies and Kangaroos share a Sydney gym as they prepare for their games against New Zealand this week.

West Coast's AFLW coach Daisy Pearce has thanked the club for being patient after she took time to decide whether to re-sign for a further two years.