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There were Australians in action everywhere you looked in Vadodara, but when the dust settled, Meg Lanning and Annabel Sutherland were the ones with the last laugh in India.

The Matildas are set for their first matches of 2025, embarking on a whirlwind three-match tournament in the space of six days. Here is what you need to know about the SheBelieves Cup.

State of origin could return to the AFL calendar as soon as next year, with league boss Andrew Dillon keen on more pre-season representative football.

Olympic gold medallist and NBA champion Kyrie Irving tells US media he is in the process of trying to switch allegiances to his country of birth to play for Australia's men's basketball team.

Richmond's top draft pick Sam Lalor will race the clock to be fit for round one after suffering a fractured jaw in the Tigers' preseason match against West Coast.

The Mildura 100 waterski race cannot go ahead as normal this year due to a suspension following four deaths in the sport across an eight month period last year.    

Matildas player Ellie Carpenter is throwing her arms around Sam Kerr as the Australian captain nears a return to full fitness.

Lower leg amputee James Johnson says the process to get his rowing club an accessible facility in Inner West Sydney has shown him what some members of the community think about people with disability.

Sam Konstas ramped Test teammate Scott Boland over the slips for four in the second ball of the Sheffield Shield match at the SCG, but was bowled soon after in another reckless batting display.

After retiring from elite sport four months ago, Emma McKeon has joined humanitarian aid organisation UNICEF to help teach children in Bangladesh how to swim.

The doping cases of Jannik Sinner and Iga Świątek have left tennis players frustrated by inconsistencies and apparent favouritism shown to stars, according to 24-time grand slam winner Novak Djokovic.

After Sunday's ice hockey clash between the US and Canada saw The Star-Spangled Banner booed and three fights in the first few seconds, Boston fans get their own back by booing the Canadian anthem.

Kyneton Football and Netball Club's women's team decided to break away from the club in the wake of what players describe as a "horrible, volatile environment".

A Foreign Correspondent investigation has detailed the decades of sexism and misogyny leading up to the infamous World Cup kiss.

Code-hopper Mark Nawaqanitawase has brushed off concerns about his ability to handle the centre position at the Sydney Roosters.

Richmond's number one draft pick Sam Lalor impresses in his first preseason appearance against West Coast, but ends the game early after copping a nasty knock to the head.

Matt Kuhnemann's Sheffield Shield return has been pushed back due to his thumb injury, but the spinner will be able to complete ICC testing on his action.

Athletes and legal experts are speaking out about the apparent double standards at play in the decision to ban world number one Jannik Sinner for three months in between tennis grand slams.

Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo made the most of perfect conditions in Barcelona to take 48 seconds off the previous world record, the largest jump in history.

In Tonga, they make do with a car park after hours instead of a proper netball court, but it hasn't stopped these Pacific champions from rising to eighth in the world. Even when their top players have been unavailable for selection due to Super Netball commitments.