Hard-working Geitz back in Diamonds picture NETBALL star Laura Geitz is a step closer to playing at a home Commonwealth Games after the “delighted and excited” former Diamonds captain was elevated into the Australian squad. Combined Shape0
Kerr off to Chicago after monster trade AUSTRALIAN superstar Sam Kerr has been traded to Chicago Red Stars after being involved in a high-profile move in the USA National Women’s Soccer League draft. nav_large_duration3hCombined Shape0
‘We had kangaroo tail then pumpkin pie’ IF there’s one person you’d pick be stuck on a desert island with, Matildas and Melbourne City goalkeeper Lydia Williams would have to be it. Well, among professional sportspersons at least. Combined Shape0
Sydney Sevens a lesson for Games pressure AUSTRALIA’S rugby sevens women will use next week’s Sydney Sevens as a practice run for dealing with the home pressures of playing at a Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in April. Combined Shape0
Games spots for Diamonds who shinePressure Australian coach Lisa Alexander says there is pressure on every player in the Diamonds Quad series touring side to perform at their best against South Africa this weekend with Commonwealth Games spots up for grabs. Combined Shape0
premium_iconCambage hits out at ‘weak’ criticsKnee-gate LIZ Cambage has slammed the hysteria around her controversial mid-season kneeing incident, saying she was ‘embarrassed’ by Canberra’s reaction. Combined Shape0
Marathon queens to curb Kenyan influenceCommonwealth Games MARATHON runners Lisa Weightman and Jess Trengove are planning to help each other combat the inevitable Kenyan challenge at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Combined Shape0
Swifts, Giants to spar with England netballPre-season THE NSW Swifts and Giants will limber up for the Super Netball season with matches against an England side hoping to pull off a major netball sting at the Commonwealth Games. Combined Shape0
premium_iconDrug ban did not help Maria’s popularity MARIA Sharapova’s return to the tennis circuit has not been met with positivity by all players. The debate about whether the ban was long enough will not end. She has to live with it for the rest of her life, says JELENA DOKIC. Combined Shape0
Wright, Pearson up for Laureus awards SURFER Tyler Wright’s return from a potentially season-ending knee injury to win a second world crown and Sally Pearson’s comeback to win another world title has seen the pair nominated for prestigious Laureus world sports awards. Combined Shape0
premium_icon15-year-old’s record run stuns tennis world WHAT were you doing when you were 15? Wagging Year 10 Bio? Maybe starting an apprenticeship? Not Ukrainian qualifier Marta Kostyuk. No, she just smashed a 21-year-old grand slam record at the Australian Open. Combined Shape0
Erin Phillips: It’s time to draw the curtain OPALS great Erin Phillips has called time on her extraordinary basketball career and will put all her energies into AFL and a new job as a coach. Combined Shape0
Watch: Loudest tennis grunters of all-time MONICA Seles pioneered it, Maria Sharapova mastered it, then Aryna Sabalenka reinvented it, but who is the loudest tennis grunter of all-time? Take a look at our video compilation and vote for your choice. Combined Shape0
Geitz, Layton remain in Games mix COACH Lisa Alexander says star defenders Laura Geitz and Sharni Layton “are still in the picture’’ for Commonwealth Games selection as a Diamonds squad minus the pair heads overseas. Combined Shape0
premium_iconUmpire should have stopped horrendous grunting ARYNA Sabalenka is a serious talent. But her grunting, screeching and shrieking is a blight on tennis, says Leo Schlink, and raises serious questions about officialdom’s failure to address the issue. JOIN THE DEBATE. Combined Shape0
The GOAT: Star centre smashes MVP record IT’S official: Suzy Batkovic is the GOAT of Australia’s premier women’s basketball league — even Lauren Jackson says so. Batkovic has claimed a WNBL MVP award for a record sixth time. Combined Shape0
premium_iconMore losses will doom CastleOpinion IN 2018, Australia must have a team in the Super Rugby final, win the Bledisloe Cup and unearth a genuine superstar or Raelene Castle will face the fate of her predecessors, writes JAMIE PANDARAM. Combined Shape0
premium_icon‘Cold, remote, intense’: Shara’s polarising returnAll business MARIA Sharapova is back! Two years after her last Australian Open appearance, the 2008 champion’s infernal screeching again entered back into Melbourne Park consciousness. Combined Shape0
Olympic hero alleges abuse by jailed doctor‘Not afraid anymore’ OLYMPIC gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has alleged she was sexually abused by former USA team doctor Larry Nassar, who was last month jailed for 60 years on child porn charges.
Brown, Eckstein surf off with special winsSurf drama SPURRED by words of wisdom from an ironwoman legend, Harriet Brown has snapped the winning run of teenagers as Shannon Eckstein broke through for victory in Nutri-Grain ironwoman and ironman series races. Combined Shape0
premium_iconNo opening night nerves for Dasha WHERE there were some nerves from some other notable Aussies before her on Day 1, Daria Gavrilova had no such hometown stage fright on the Australian Open’s opening night. Combined Shape0
What a stunner! Melina Ayres inspires win A LONG-RANGE stunner from Melina Ayres inspired a late Melbourne derby comeback win for Melbourne Victory to keep alive their slim finals hopes. Combined Shape0
Rusty Sally Pearson has ‘lot of work to do’ COMMONWEALTH Games gold medal favourite Sally Pearson has admitted she still has “a lot of work to do” after winning her pet event at the Jandakot Airport Track Classic in Perth. Combined Shape0
Hosking powers to final-stage win AUSTRALIAN sprinter Chloe Hosking won the final stage of the Santos Women’s Tour Down Under with a perfectly-timed move in the criterium in Adelaide last night. Combined Shape0
Barty buzzing about her Open prospectsBest shot A LOT has changed for Sydney International finalist Ash Barty since her first few tilts at Melbourne Park, and Australia’s top-ranked female is determined to keep her resurgence steaming ahead. Combined Shape0
premium_icon‘I know there are others who have endured abuse’Survivor AUSSIE tennis darling Jelena Dokic hopes her courageous move to detail the horrors she suffered at the hands of her father can help other tennis players who are facing similar abuse. Combined Shape0
Boomers Scorched by Fire-d up TownsvilleFirst blood THE Townsville Fire are one win away from a third WNBL championship in four years after defeating the Melbourne Boomers 69-64 in the opening game of the grand final series. Combined Shape0
Stalenberg stars as Thunder beat SixersWBBL NAOMI Stalenberg hit 48 to help guide the Sydney Thunder to bragging rights over rivals the Sydney Sixers, with the team in green winning by four wickets at the SCG. Combined Shape0
premium_iconGiants star forgot how to play footy YOU know you’ve been out of the game for a long time when you can’t remember how to play. That’s how Giants AFLW marquee Renee Forth has felt for the last 18 months. Combined Shape0
Boom! Cambage fires to force WNBL decider LIZ Cambage has helped Melbourne Boomers claw their way back from a 14-point deficit to force a deciding WNBL grand final after an epic Game 2 win on Thursday night. Combined Shape0
premium_iconGavrilova ready to light up the night DARIA Gavrilova has been training after dark in anticipation of playing under lights at her home grand slam, but even she was surprised to pick up the prime-time slot on opening night. Combined Shape0
Harriet Brown chasing elusive win SHE owns a title and is leading the Nutri-Grain ironwoman series but there’s still something missing from Harriet Brown’s life. Combined Shape0
Annoying netballers part of the game AUSTRALIAN netballers will be deliberately distracted and annoyed as much as possible as part of their preparations for the looming Commonwealth Games.
Bates leads Strikers home SUZIE Bates’ captain’s knock steered Adelaide Strikers to a six-wicket triumph against Perth Scorchers in Alice Springs and second spot on the WBBL ladder. Combined Shape0