Nicolas Jackson continues his goalscoring run to put Villa ahead against Man City.

A marathon runner in China who dragged a nine-year-old boy around a half-marathon using a rope has been handed a three-year ban and had his result erased. Video clips of the child with a rope around his waist struggling to keep up as the pair competed in the Zhengzhou Marathon in Henan province have gone viral, and sparked intense debate online. While some social media users expressed surprise at the boy’s endurance, most condemned the incident, which is believed to have involved a father and...

Julia Robinson pulls out of a tackle holding her arm and leaves the field.

Hong Kong boccia pair Leung Yuk-wing and Cheung Yuen ensured the city’s delegation ended the Asian Para Games in Japan on a high note with mixed pairs (BC4) gold on Saturday. Coupled with two more bronze medals from their teammates, as well as a pair of medals — a silver and a bronze - from the city’s fencers, Hong Kong concluded the fifth edition of the regional para games in Aichi-Nagoya with 41 medals, bringing home three gold, 14 silver and 24 bronze medals across five sports. After each...

Geelong have secured an AFLW qualifying final at “our house” with a 30-point win that also put a massive hole in Fremantle’s top-eight hopes. Follow along live.

For a few fleeting moments it looked as if Irish import Birdman was about to deliver one of Australian racing’s greatest prizes for Carlton champion Patrick Cripps only for his Cox Plate dream to be dashed.

England's Herbie Farnworth powers over for a first-half hat-trick against France.

Joe Ingles spent 12 seasons in the NBA. Now back as one of the faces of the NBL, the Melbourne United star reflects on private planes, 4am flights and cattle class.

Brian To'o scores during Samoa's big World Cup win over PNG.

Cosmic Crusader defies the bookies to win the Cox Plate.

Sam Walker and Tom Dearden will partner for the Kangaroos but will also battle for the No.7 jersey.

Owners B2B Thoroughbreds were eyeing a spell for Lazzura and a shot at the $3 million Sunlight with Revolina amid a big day for Chris Waller and Tommy Berry.

Veteran trainer David Payne called on the staying powers of immature filly Proxima Dea to give him a third Spring Champion Stakes.

Flemington is dodging the rain and the crowds are flooding the race course lawns in anticipation for a one-off Cox Plate at racing's headquarters. The Age racing writer provides an update from the front gates, and is sticking with his top tip - Aeliana and a big day for Chris Waller and James McDonald

Port Adelaide are mourning the sudden death of former player Daniel Stewart. The 37-year-old played in the AFL between 2010 and 2013.

There's no shortage of local rugby league fans ready to cheer on the PNG Chiefs when they enter the NRL competition.

The Samsung Lions will send their American right-hander Chris Paddack to begin their Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason Sunday. The Lions on Saturday announced Paddack as their starter for Game 1 of the best-of-five second round against the Kia Tigers. First pitch is 2 p.m. Sunday at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in the southeastern city of Daegu. The Tigers said they will counter with their American ace James Naile. The winner of this round will reach the Korean Series, where the regular-season champions KT Wiz are waiting. The Lions had a bye to this stage after posting the second-best record in the regular season at 83-58-3 (wins-losses-ties). The Tigers, after finishing third at 79-63-2, had a bye to the first round, where they swept the 2025 Korean Series champions LG Twins. On the 35 previous occasions when this round was played in a best-of-five format, Game 1 winners have gone on to take the series 27 times, or about 77 percent of the time. Paddack went 7-3 with a 2.95 ERA in 13 starts after joining the Lions in July. He had a worse ERA against the Tigers than any other oppone

Not three months after his disqualification at the Commonwealth Games, Aziz Abdul has been hit with the same penalty at the African Boxing Championships.

China may have unearthed another swimming sensation in 12-year-old Hu Rundong, who turned heads by winning gold, setting records and meeting first-class standards at a provincial event this week. Hu emerged as the stand-out performer in the junior swimming division at the 21st Jiangsu Provincial Games, winning five gold and four silver medals across 10 events. Competing in the boys’ 12-year-old category, the Suzhou native competed in breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle and individual medley...

Australian golfer Mark Hensby is just one shot off the lead after the opening round of the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs event in Missouri.

Boomers stars Dyson Daniels and Jock Landale were key contributors in Atlanta's win over Charlotte, while fellow Aussie Josh Giddey bounced back with Chicago.

A seven-year record has been broken at the last qualifying session at Phillip Island in the Australian MotoGP, while Jack Miller secured a second-row start.

At 36, Dean Bouzanis has been replaced by an 18-year-old A-League rookie, but Brisbane’s coach insists the veteran’s best days at the club are far from over.

Travis Head says his commitment to being a Test opener never wavered through his first run of low scores in the role, before a century against South Africa.

Australia have been 4-95 or worse in more than half of their past 23 innings, with data also illustrating how one player has often been left to save them.

After a blunt description of Australia’s loss in the second Test, the vice captain said they should continue to reinforce with seasoned players, rather than make radical changes.

Lote Tuqiri believes rugby officials missed a trick by leaving Zac Lomax out of Australia A’s team. The former dual international also said Mark Nawaqanitawase has shown “balls” by considering his Wallabies future.

Two players share the lead going into the weekend at the Bermuda Championship, with Aussie golfer Cameron Davis just five shots behind.

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

Canberra's unbeaten start to the WNBL season has come to an end.