African archipelago nation Cape Verde, on their World Cup bow, have shocked Spain by holding the European champions to a goalless draw in Atlanta.
Staff Writers
No one inside the Dockers will be worried about the prospect of losing momentum after their break, writes Michael Walters.
Michael Walters
If the rest of the AFL was not already fearful of Fremantle, the prospect of the runaway premiership favourites being at full strength for their blockbuster clash with Geelong might prove downright terrifying.
Josh Kempton
Giants’ women are sixth on the NBL1 West ladder with seven wins.
Neale Harvey
West Coast mid-season draftee Marcus Herbert has opened up on the moment during his AFL debut which made him reflect on his rapid rise from Geelong’s VFL side to the AFL within the span of a month.
Giants’ men are running out of time to make a finals push.
Souwest Jets’ under-21 side returned to the winners’ list on Wednesday, producing a strong comeback to defeat Comets 46-43 in a hard-fought WA Netball League clash.
Jack Penniment
Bunbury’s rising football star Leo Steed led the way for Western Australia in Saturday’s round one under-18 boys’ national championships fixture against South Australia.
South West Slammers suffer another narrow loss in the NBL1 West, this time to East Perth Eagles at Eaton Recreation Centre on Saturday by six-points.
Pierre Sage has left his position as Lens coach to take over at English Premier League club Crystal Palace
Fresh off keeping a clean sheet in Australia's classic 2-0 win over Turkey, the Socceroos will turn their focus to a high-octane United States attack.
Anna Harrington
North Melbourne will argue against Paul Curtis's three-match ban at the tribunal as Gold Coast also try to overturn a fine that could trigger a larger penalty.
Roger Vaughan
Cesar Peixoto has become the seventh manager of relegated Wolves in six years, and the fourth Portuguese in the job in that period.
Confusion surrounds the fate of Frenchman Sabri Lamouchi, coach of Tunisia, whose tenure is in peril after one match of the tournament, a 5-1 loss to Sweden.
Head coach Brendon McCullum has said he is concerned about Ben Stokes' mental health after the England captain was dropped for breaking the team's curfew.
Rory Dollard
England will give Test debuts to Jordan Cox and Sonny Baker against New Zealand at The Oval, with James Rew in contention to be a third newcomer.
Australian sprinter Joliestar is favourite to follow Nature Strip, also trained by Chris Waller, and win a prestigious race at Royal Ascot this weekend.
In tonight’s show, in the aftermath of the Socceroos wild win against Turkiye, Ben Harvey recounts five defining moments in Australia’s World Cup campaigns over the past 20 years.
Ben Harvey | Mon, June 15
Sam Goodman will fight Ryosuke Nishida for an interim world title belt and the chance to finally face Japanese star and pound-for-pound king Naoya Inoue.
Murray Wenzel
FIFA's World Cup discrimination monitor has called for an Australian VAR official to be removed for making a hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign.
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There’s a reason that no sporting event on the planet brings Australians together quite like the soccer World Cup. It’s because we’re no good at it, writes Jackson Barrett.
Jackson Barrett
Fremantle’s dominance over their opposition in added time has been quantified by new numbers, but Justin Longmuir has warned his side will need to be at their best throughout the game to beat Geelong.
The Socceroos deserved the stage. Australian sport deserved the stage. And the AFL should have been big enough to recognise it, writes Georgie Parker.
Georgie Parker
Connor Metcalfe netted just his second international career goal as the Socceroos stunned Turkiye on Saturday night, and coach Tony Popovic has given the midfielder permission to shoot for more.
Aaron Kirby
