How Tyler made all the Wright movesTYLER Wright made key changes to her approach which paid the ultimate dividends when she became the 2016 world surfing champion.
Big wave thrills and spills? Yes pleaseBIG wave surfer Felicity Palmateer hopes women become a permanent feature on the Big Wave Tour after their maiden appearance at a firing Jaws on the weekend.
Sally Fitz chasing Olympic dreamPRO surfer Sally Fitzgibbons says neither married life or a budding business empire will be sending her to the sidelines any time soon with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics firmly on her radar.
Surf starlets ride into history at JawsAUSSIE surf starlets Felicity Palmateer and Laura Enever have earned serious street cred in the macho world of big wave surfing by conquering one of the most brutal waves in the world.
Surfer bracing for ride of life on deadly waveIT will undoubtably be the ride of her life — slicing down the 30-foot plus face of a blue green monster. Buried deep within Felicity Palmateer is the knowledge it could be the last.
Surf, beach event to kick off summer of sportSally Fitzgibbons has plans for the Sydney International Women’s Pro and International Beach Festival to become a permanent sporting feature as the annual curtain-raiser to summer.
Pint-sized surfer creating wavesSHE’S the pint-sized Olympic surfing and skateboarding aspirant armed with tips from Mick Fanning and the biggest smile in the game.
Olympic hopefuls take to the wavesCRONULLA Beach is hosting the rising stars of the surf world who have gathered for Sally Fitzgibbons’ Sydney International Women’s Pro.
11-year-old whiz kid hits the surfSURFER Sabre Norris has prepared for the ride of her life as the 11-year old wildcard in Saturday’s Sydney International Women’s Pro with a motivational talk from her brother.
Mercer’s race plan becomes moon walkIT was the scene of a sporting triumphs — and one of the best backflips executed off a podium. But there won’t be another leap of joy from ironwoman Jordan Mercer for a while.
Sally Fitz bracing for surf dangerSALLY Fitzgibbons is bracing for an all-out assault from “desperate and dangerous” potential Olympians at her Sydney international women’s pro surf event.
Wright keeps eye on new wave of talentIT wasn’t that long ago that Tyler Wright was one of them — a desperate and dangerous young surfer looking to make a mark on the sport.
‘Stoked’ John John wins world surfing titleHAWAIIAN John John Florence has confirmed his status as one of the spearheads of surfing’s generation next after breaking through for his maiden world title.
Our newest surf champ touches downFOUR airports and 35-odd hours after Tyler Wright woke up from her celebrations in France, Australia’s new world surfing champion finally arrived home.
World champ Tyler’s got the Wright stuffSHE won her first world tour event on a day off from school and almost gave away the sport in her teens. Now, at 22, Tyler Wright is Australia’s 21st women’s world surfing champion.
No gain from pain for Jordy MercerIRONWOMAN Jordy Mercer is shattered a mystery foot injury will sideline her from the Coolangatta Gold but says a break is the only way she can hope to compete without terrible pain.
World surfing crown within Wright’s reachAUSTRALIA’S Tyler Wright is closing in on a maiden world surfing title after reaching the semi-finals of the Roxy Pro event in France.
Wright on track for surfing crownAUSTRALIAN Tyler Wright and the only woman who can thwart her bid for the 2016 world crown of surfing have both surfed directly into the quarter-finals of the Quiksilver Pro France this morning.
How Tyler Wright can win world surf titleTHE maths has been done and there are six different ways for Tyler Wright to become Australia’s 21st women’s world surf champion in France in upcoming days.
No title but crown in Wright’s sightsAUSTRALIAN Tyler Wright says she is “OK” with missing an early opportunity to claim a maiden world crown in Portugal.
Fitzgibbons, Enever sent to the sandTYLER Wright is the last Australian woman standing at the Cascais Pro after compatriot Sally Fitzgibbons and Laura Enever both failed to make the quarter-finals.
Tyler Wright: the numbers gameSHE was the youngest surfer ever to win a world tour event and now she is bidding to become the latest Australian to win a world crown. We look at Tyler Wrights numbers game.
Surfers who can spoil Wright’s world title dreamAmerican Courtney Conlogue heads a list of six surfers who can spoil Tyler Wright’s world title dream.
Coco Ho to surf at Sally Fitzgibbons’ eventHAWAIIAN dangerwoman Coco Ho is the first big name international to confirm her support for fellow world surf league competitor Sally Fitzgibbons’ major foray into the business of surfing
Why history says Aussie will win world surf titleIF history really does repeat, Australian Tyler Wright should be at unbackable odds to win a maiden world surfing crown this year.
Victory has Wright on verge of world crownAUSTRALIAN Tyler Wright has beaten six-time world champion and close mate Stephanie Gilmore to open up her biggest lead in the race for the women’s world surfing crown.
Surfers waiting for hurricane swellSTEPHANIE Gilmore has given Tyler Wright’s bid for a maiden world crown a helping hand at the Swatch Pro in the US as surfers wait for hurricane swell.
Aussie duo pull off Swatch Pro surf upsetYOUNG gun Nikki van Dijk and fellow Aussie Laura Enever have pulled off a double upset to send the top two surfers in the world into a surf for survival at the Swatch Pro at Lower Trestles.
‘My training says, yes, I can win this event’SURFER Sally Fitzgibbons hasn’t given up on her dream of winning a maiden world crown this year but admits it is “crunch time’’ at the Swatch Pro at Trestles.
Wright on course for surf successTYLER Wright is leaving nothing to chance in her bid for a maiden world surf crown with a fortnight of training in the US part of her plan to retain the world’s top ranking right until season end.
Shark survivor Hamilton awarded surf wildcardSHARK survivor Bethany Hamilton has been awarded her second wildcard of the season and will run headfirst into a pair of Aussies in her first surf at the Swatch Women’s Pro.
Slater wins in Tahiti with perfect 20KELLY Slater has defied his 44 years to post only the ninth perfect 20-points score in 40 years of world surfing championship history.
Aussie surfer hoping to ace Teahupo’oWITH world no. 1 Matt Wilkinson’s world title assault on shaky ground, the last Australian to win at Teahupo’o — Avoca’s Ace Buchan — is now one of the favourites to win the Billabong Pro.
Wilko survives ‘scary’ surf at Teahupo’oWORLD No. 1 Matt Wilkinson survived a “scary” surf for survival at the Billabong Pro but believes his surfing is improving enough to take him to his first ever final in Teahupo’o.
Day of disaster for Aussie surfersDAY of disaster for Aussie surfers at the famed Teahupo’o break in Tahiti during the opening round of the Billabong Pro.
Legendary surfer ‘Midget’ Farrelly diesSurfing’s first world champion, Australian Bernard `Midget’ Farrelly has died, aged 71. Farrelly is a member of the Australian Sports Hall of Fame and the Surfing Walk of Fame.
Olympic GamesNew Tokyo 2020 sports a ‘game-changer’FORMER surfing champion Layne Beachley says the inclusion of surfing and five other new sports into the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is a ‘game-changer’.
Aussie Tyler Wright claims world surf leadAUSTRALIAN surfer Tyler Wright has returned to the top of the world rankings.
Fitzgibbons surfing for survival againSTEPHANIE Gilmore has downed reigning world champion Carissa Moore but for the second time in two days Sally Fitzgibbons is surfing for survival.
Fitzgibbons, Gilmore survive at US OpenMULTIPLE world champion Stephanie Gilmore and world title hopeful Sally Fitzgibbons have lead an Aussie resurgence of the second day of the US Open of surfing.
Wright on course for special winTYLER Wright has the chance to become the first Australian female surfer in six seasons to win four events on the world tour if she can extend her red-hot form at the US Open.
How Fanning flipped fairytale failure scriptTHE sporting landscape is littered with champions who fail to overcome. Mick Fanning just showed the world what it takes to overcome adversity.
Incredible! Fanning completes J-Bay fairytaleONE year after surviving a shark attack at Jeffrey’s Bay, Mick Fanning returned to the scene of the crime to claim the J-Bay Open crown.
Fanning set for J-Bay finalsMICK Fanning will have to overcome the momentum killer of a week spent watching the surf if he’s to complete a remarkable return to competition at Jeffrey’s Bay in South Africa.
Fanning carving, Wilko dumped at J-BayMICK Fanning’s quest to right the wrongs of last year has continued at J-Bay in South Africa as he powered his way in to the fourth round.
Fanning wins heat on J-Bay returnTHREE-TIME world champion Mick Fanning has returned to the scene of his shark encounter in style, winning his first heat at J-Bay.
Fanning back in the water at J-BayMICK Fanning has declared himself “ready to go” for his return to surfing at Jeffery’s Bay, scene of his clash with a great white shark last year.
Injury could keep Fanning out of WSLHE might be struggling with an ankle injury in the lead up to his World Surf League heat, but Mick Fanning is determined to compete in South Africa.
Fanning returns to scene of attackMICK Fanning has arrived at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa for the first time since a shark attacked him at the same spot a year ago.
‘I was always going to go back’MULTIPLE surfing world champion Mick Fanning could be competing at the scene of his horrific shark attack from a year ago in just one week, admitting he expects it to be an emotional return to the waters.