Hawthorn has been busy on the penultimate day of the AFLW trade period, but the club is still considering its options regarding Melbourne premiership forward Tayla Harris.

The decision has been made to protect the welfare of the racing dogs, New Zealand's Racing Minister Winston Peters has announced.

Bent on success at the 2026 Asian Cup and 2027 World Cup, Football Australia is deliberately taking their time in searching for a new Matildas coach.

Rugby Australia could have an answer from Joe Schmidt this week about extending his coaching contract beyond the British and Irish Lions tour, but believes it has an Australian coach ready and waiting should he walk away.

Former professional cyclist Rohan Dennis reaches a plea deal with prosecutors over the crash that resulted in the death of his Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins.

Lani Pallister will have thoughts of godmother Dawn Fraser on her mind at the world short course championships, admitting the sporting icon's health scare had been "frightening".

India's loss in Adelaide showed that a resounding win in Perth had not washed away all its flaws with the bat and the ball. With the series now square, their hopes of retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be determined by whether they can answer some key questions.

The Wallaroos have a busy international campaign scheduled as they build into next year's Women's Rugby World Cup in England.

One-time North Queensland NRL winger Laitia Moceidreke will attempt to follow in Jordan Mailata's footsteps, after quitting rugby league to try his hand in the NFL.

A 20-strong squad of athletes has been named to represent the Black Swans, the First Nations national team, as part of initiatives by Netball Australia to increase representation throughout the sport.

Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj are both found to be in breach of the ICC's code of conduct after their Adelaide Test blow up.

English soccer referees' body PGMOL has sacked Premier League referee David Coote after its investigation found his actions to be in serious breach of his contract.

Alex de Minaur's stand-out year was not enough to claim the Newcombe Medal outright, with the world number nine sharing Australian tennis's top honour with doubles star Matt Ebden.

Josh Hazlewood is unsure if he will return to Australia's XI to face India in the third Test at the Gabba, as he continues to build his fitness after suffering a side strain in the series opener.

Georgia Voll's first ODI century illustrates depth is not a problem for Australia as it edges closer to defending its World Cup title in India next year.

The New Orleans Saints got the win, but Australian punter Matthew Hayball drew the ire of his coach.

Alex de Minaur has wrapped up his landmark year with one last illuminating and lucrative triumph in an all-singing, all-dancing rock 'n' roll version of tennis.

Having sat out the Matildas' friendly matches in Australia, Mary Fowler and Katrina Gorry both hit the back of the net in their Women's Super League games.

Cole Palmer scored twice from the penalty spot as Chelsea roared back from being two goals down after 11 minutes to beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 away in a frenzied London derby.

Rugby sevens superstar Maddison Levi has met her match in the shape of rising American ace Nia Toliver as Australia's women crashed out in the semifinals of the Cape Town World Series event.