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• Flying Farnworth pulls Teddy's pants down

  29-08-2026 10:10 via theage.com.au
  
  A flying Herbie Farnworth gets over the top of James Tedesco to score a Dolphins try.
  
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• Collingwood's 'million dollar problem' as star struggles

  31-08-2026 03:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Nathan Brown believes Collingwood defender Dan Houston has not lived up to the trade.
  
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• Djokovic drops first set tiebreaker

  31-08-2026 02:55 via smh.com.au
  
  A fired up Mariano Navone smells an upset after winning the first set against Novak Djokovic in a tiebreaker.
  
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• Home-ground advantage, experience, momentum: Your team’s edge in this finals race

  31-08-2026 02:28 via theage.com.au
  
  September is here. We have looked at all four AFL finals this week to determine where they might be won and lost.
  
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• Atmane blows up as treatment refused

  31-08-2026 02:19 via theage.com.au
  
  French player Terence Atmane unloads after the trainer refuses to treat him for cramp early in the fifth set.
  
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• Jarome Luai didn’t finish Saturday’s game for the Tigers. On Sunday, he was in Port Moresby

  31-08-2026 02:15 via theage.com.au
  
  Tigers officials confirmed on Sunday Jarome Luai would require scans for a lower-leg injury. By that afternoon, he was at a Port Moresby golf course.
  
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• Tigers pip Dons in AFLW Dreamtime classic after Conti masterclass

  31-08-2026 01:39 via theage.com.au
  
  Caitlin Greiser has kicked a goal with 72 seconds remaining to lift Richmond to a thrilling five-point AFLW win over Essendon in a nail-biting Dreamtime classic.
  
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• Preston advances at US Open

  31-08-2026 01:35 via theage.com.au
  
  Aussie star Taylah Preston beats Alycia Parks to progress to the second round of the US Open.
  
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• Move over, Tiger. Scheffler wins again to push career earnings to $180m

  31-08-2026 01:33 via theage.com.au
  
  The world’s top-ranked golfer lived up to that billing with another superb display in the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
  
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• Australian wildcard Preston scores gritty US Open win, but Gibson falls short of upset

  31-08-2026 01:26 via theage.com.au
  
  Taylah Preston’s win is the bright note on an otherwise difficult day for the contingent of Australians competing on day one of the US Open.
  
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• This teenager changed Carlton. And he’s not even the Rising Star

  31-08-2026 01:15 via theage.com.au
  
  Less than a year ago, when the Blues traded out Charlie Curnow and were poised to draft Harry Dean, it seemed an unlikely scenario.
  
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• Missed handball leaves Ipswich fuming

  31-08-2026 01:09 via theage.com.au
  
  Ipswich players are left fuming as a goal is awarded for Manchester United, despite the ball hitting the hand of Harry Maguire.
  
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• Scottie Scheffler wins PGA Tour Championship, Min Woo Lee ties fourth

  31-08-2026 00:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Adam Scott has had to settle for yet another cool milestone as Scottie Scheffler surpassed Tiger Woods as the PGA Tour's all-time leading prize-money earner with his second season-long FedEx Cup crown.
  
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• Scheffler wins PGA Tour Championship, Min Woo Lee ties fourth

  31-08-2026 00:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Adam Scott settles for yet another cool milestone as Scottie Scheffler surpassed Tiger Woods as the PGA Tour's all-time leading prize-money earner with his second season-long FedEx Cup crown. 
  
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• Suns' Pendlebury 'masterstroke' unpacked

  31-08-2026 00:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The team goes through Collingwood's loss of Scott Pendlebury to Gold Coast.
  
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• Rams star excited to play in front of 100,000 fans at the MCG

  31-08-2026 00:25 via smh.com.au
  
  Rams NFL star Steve Avila speaks ahead of the first ever NFL game in Australia.
  
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• Challenging start to US Open for Australia as Gibson falls short of upset

  31-08-2026 00:23 via smh.com.au
  
  Three Australians are already out of the New York grand slam on what has been a difficult first day of the tournament.
  
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• Drama-free Medvedev wins, former US Open champion pulls out

  30-08-2026 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev has cruised to a straight-sets victory in the first round at Flushing Meadows.
  
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• Aussie Hunter dismantled by Kostyuk

  30-08-2026 23:34 via theage.com.au
  
  Aussie player Storm Hunter is soundly beaten by Marta Kostyuk in the first round of the US Open.
  
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• Boxing legend Tony Mundine dead

  30-08-2026 22:54 via theage.com.au
  
  Australian boxing icon Tony Mundine has died at the age of 75 after reportedly suffering a heart attack.
  
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• Aussies knocked out of US Open

  30-08-2026 22:49 via smh.com.au
  
  Aussie players Adam Walton, Storm Hunter and Talia Gibson all exit the US Open early in the first round.
  
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• Trio of Australians make early US Open exits

  30-08-2026 22:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Three Australians are out of the singles draws on the opening day of the US Open grand slam at Flushing Meadows.
  
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• Trio of Aussies make early US Open exits

  30-08-2026 22:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Three Australians are out of the singles draws on the opening day of the US Open grand slam at Flushing Meadows.
  
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• Taylah Preston advances in US Open as fellow Aussies fall on opening day

  30-08-2026 22:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Taylah Preston is the first Australian into the second round of the US Open, claiming a straight-sets win over American Alycia Parks.
  
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• Aussie's US Open five-set thriller suspended, wildcard Preston advances

  30-08-2026 22:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Taylah Preston is the first Australian into the second round of the US Open, claiming a straight-sets win over American Alycia Parks.
  
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• The Wallabies showed great signs against Argentina. Two of them were world-class

  30-08-2026 21:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Josh Canham continued his standout year and Max Jorgensen produced his best performance in some time in another promising effort under Les Kiss.
  
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• Tigers pip Dons in AFLW Dreamtime classic; Bunny on the run as Dees belt Lions; Lamentable jumper clash

  30-08-2026 15:23 via theage.com.au
  
  Caitlin Greiser has kicked a goal with 72 seconds remaining to lift Richmond to a thrilling five-point AFLW win over Essendon in a nail biting Dreamtime classic. The weekend action was marred by a jumper clash, however.
  
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• Tigers pip Dons in classic; Bunny on the run as Dees hand Lions record AFLW loss; Lamentable jumper clash

  30-08-2026 15:18 via smh.com.au
  
  The Demons inflicted Brisbane’s largest ever loss in the AFLW, stamping themselves as a threat to the all-conquering North Melbourne.
  
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• 'There's only one Tony Mundine': Legendary boxer dies aged 75

  30-08-2026 14:58 via abc.net.au
  
  His death was confirmed by his son, boxer Anthony Mundine.
  
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• 'I'm broken': Son confirms death of legendary Australian boxer

  30-08-2026 14:58 via abc.net.au
  
  His death was confirmed by his son, boxer Anthony Mundine.
  
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