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Adelaideans answer a call to arms by buying 2,500 tickets ahead of the Lightning's do-or-die Women's National Basketball League grand final clash tonight.

Daniel Ricciardo has a warm welcome at his new team Renault ahead of the 2019 F1 season, but the Aussie admits in a podcast interview he is frustrated he couldn't engineer a move to Ferrari or Mercedes.

The 18-year-old, who found out she had leukaemia after feeling sick and returning home from Australia for tests, says she will undergo treatment as soon as possible, while her coach holds out hope she could compete at the Olympics.

Australia's largest online gambling company, Sportsbet, paid Christos Kyrgios, the brother of tennis player Nick Kyrgios, $40,000 in 2018 to promote the betting giant.

The campaign to free Australian footballer and refugee Hakeem al-Araibi after 76 days in a Thai prison is a victory for a grassroots movement that snowballed into an international juggernaut, writes David Mark.

The Federal Government establishes a one-stop shop integrity body to help tackle match-fixing, doping and corruption threats in sport.

Bernard Tomic returns to the tennis court for the first time since his extraordinary outburst against Lleyton Hewitt at last month's Australian Open, winning his first-round match in New York.

I knew he'd taken a hit to the head and as his coach I told him he shouldn't go back on — but he insisted he'd be alright. We now know he shouldn't have played on.

Australian quick Pat Cummins is rewarded for his stellar 2018 season with the Allan Border Medal, whilst Alyssa Healy claims a clean-sweep of the international women's awards.

It's a football league where players are forced to travel in armoured personnel carriers for their own protection. And for the fanatical fans, attending a match can be fatal.

Alen Stajcic is still searching for answers following his shock axing as Matildas coach, as the Professional Footballers Association backs the wellbeing survey that led to his demise.

For Erin Hoare, Friday's return to the field was an emotional rollercoaster, but there was one thing that stood out from the centre of the action, writes Kate O'Halloran.

The undefeated Ashleigh Barty proves to be the difference for Australia in its victorious Fed Cup tie against United States, helping her team make the semi-finals for the first time in five years.

In effectively banning Ben Barba from ever returning to its competition, the NRL has sent a clear message to abusive players. But given its history on such matters, can it be trusted?

Former Matildas coach Alen Stajcic speaks for the first time since his shock sacking, saying the process has taken "a huge personal toll on my family" and he is considering legal action against the FFA.

Six goals, a send-off, extra-time, and the first-ever hat-trick in W-League finals history — Sam Kerr and the Perth Glory seal a place in the grand final with a win over Melbourne Victory.

Brisbane centre back Jenna McCormick is juggling a career in the AFLW and W-League, but her impressive performances with the Roar means a spot in the Matildas' World Cup squad is within reach.

A truck driver is charged over the death of a 49-year-old New Zealand man who was killed while riding his bike near the NSW and ACT border on Saturday morning.

Turn on your TV most weekends and you'll be faced with a plethora of live sporting action. While it's good news for the die-hard fan, a congested market means fewer viewers, fewer spectators and a fight for survival, writes David Mark

British horseracing is shut down for at least another four days following an outbreak of equine flu, raising fears one of the UK's greatest sporting events — the Cheltenham Festival — could be at risk.