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Mercedes wraps up the constructors' title as Lewis Hamilton wins the Brazilian F1, but there's argy-bargy afterwards as Max Verstappen fronts Esteban Ocon for the crash that cost him the race.

The Tokyo Olympics in 2020 could be the hottest in nearly 40 years — with humidity pushing the 'feels like' temperature up to 45 degrees — leaving Australian team officials warning the sweltering conditions could pose a threat to both athletes and spectators.

South Africa clinches a 2-1 ODI series win over Australia with a 40-run win in Hobart, with an excellent Shaun Marsh ton still not enough after David Miller and Faf du Plessis led the way for the Proteas.

Alex de Minaur has signed off his breakout season with the ATP Tour Newcomer of the Year title, and Australia's godfather of tennis Rod Laver has lavished praise on the country's new top dog.

The Wanderers say a fan who allegedly racially abused Brisbane Roar goalkeeper Jamie Young during Saturday's A-League match will never be welcomed back.

David Warner says he and Steve Smith often laugh at suggestions the banned duo have fallen out since cricket's ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town.

Wales triumph 9-6 in Cardiff to record their first victory over the Wallabies in 10 years and continue Australia's diabolical 2018 rugby campaign.

Although these young men have exceptional cricketing talent, they never thought they would get a second look from anyone while they played on the streets of Pakistan with only a tennis ball and no shoes. They were wrong.

The highly fancied Matildas let slip an early lead to fall to Chile in an upset 3-2 defeat in their opening friendly at Penrith Stadium.

Suspended Test duo Steve Smith and David Warner draw an unprecedented crowd for their Sydney grade cricket match at Coogee Oval.

Openers Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney power Australia to 5-165, before the bowlers restrict Pakistan in a 52-run win in their women's World Twenty20 opener in Guyana.

ODI bowling hero Marcus Stoinis says Australia's cricketers are drained by all the "noise" surrounding their sport, despite a morale-boosting win over the Proteas in Adelaide.

Flings and hook-ups between athletes might be common during the Olympics, but romance at sporting tournaments is not limited to young people.

Just 12 months after becoming head coach of Arsenal's women's team, Joe Montemurro has taken his side to the top of the league and is drawing favourable comparisons with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.

Police arrested and charged the swim coach in October last year over the alleged offences relating to two girls under the age of 16 in the 1980s.

Tarek Elrich was there when the A-League first took flight and the Wanderers defender feels privileged to be making his 250th appearance in Australia's domestic competition.

Australia levels the three-match series with a much-needed seven-run win over South Africa at Adelaide Oval, with Marcus Stoinis standing up for his side with the ball.

Is this the bowling equivalent of switch-hitting, and should it be legal? A young Indian spinner has been barred by umpires from doing a 360-degree twirl before bowling the ball.

The Australian Institute of Sport is today launching a talent program to find Australia's next cohort of female sport executives and high-performance coaches, with the hope of changing what it describes as a "gross underrepresentation".

Improving the performance of the Australian men's team requires a focus on the junior and club levels rather than just shifting the deckchairs in Cricket Australia's front office, writes Richard Hinds.