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Australian Olympic figure skater Brendan Kerry banned by US sport safety body for sexual misconduct

In short: Australian Olympic figure skater Brendan Kerry has been banned by the US Center for SafeSport for sexual misconduct involving a minor.The ruling bans

Jai Opetaia: Unbroken – The story behind one of Australian boxing’s greatest victories | Sporting News Australia

The bell rings to bring an end to the 10th round. Jai Opetaia sits on the stool in his corner, blood beginning to spill out over his bottom lip

ASC welcomes Federal Budget’s continued investment to sport

“This follows last week’s announcement of $249.7 million to upgrade the AIS Campus to ensure our athletes have access to the world’s best testing

Australian Greens: Free TV Sport, No Murdoch Paywalls

New laws before Parliament today have been criticised for failing to protect millions of Australians from having to pay to watch the sport they currently watch

The West’s sports editor grilled over Reid coverage

Former Fremantle star Shaun McManus has gone head-to-head with The West Australian’s sports editor over a string of Harley Reid back pages, but Jakeb Waddell

Who is the world No.1 in men’s tennis? Updated ATP rankings and explainer after Australian Open | Sporting News Australia

The mantle of world No.1 in tennis is something every player aspires for but few ever achieve. When it comes to men's singles, on

Australia’s ‘most iconic sports home’ for sale – realestate.com.au

The childhood home of Australia’s greatest ever sportstar which has been painstakingly restored is up for sale for $3m. The childhood home of Australia’s gr

Kambosos loses to Lomachenko after world title ‘brutality’; ‘great Aussie robbery’ and ‘joke’ twist in earlier fights

Vasiliy Lomachenko has outclassed George Kambosos Jr. on his way to the IBF world lightweight title after a clinical 11th-round finish in the main event at RAC

Funding boosted for Australian Institute of Sport ahead of Brisbane Olympics

Canberra: The Australian government has announced a funding boost for the nation’s high-performance sports institute ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Prim

Time for an Australian sporting superstar to be roasted

Yes, the most obvious candidate would be Shane Warne if he was still with us. For a posthumous roast you’d have to invoke Loophole 5 in the “Never speak ill

Australian Prime Minister Press Conference – Canberra 10 May

Good morning, everybody. My name is Kieran Perkins. I'm the CEO of the Australian Sports Commission, and I have to say, this is an absolutely extraordinary day

New ‘high-performance centre’ set to be built at Australian Institute of Sport ahead of Olympics

In short: The federal government has committed $249.7 million in next week's budget to upgrade the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.The long-awaited