After five Olympics and a record 451 international appearances for Australia over 18 years, hockey great Eddie Ockenden announces his retirement.

As the World Series stole Australia's best Test cricketers away, an unlikely band of the young and the old came together to take on the might of India.

State and territory governments are under pressure to step in and fund compensation for victims of child sexual abuse as institutions refuse to join the national scheme.

Travis Head is confident Australia can work its way back into the series against India and says there is no sign of a feud between the team's batters and bowlers.

Laurie Daley steered New South Wales through a difficult period and only had one series win to show for it. With the Blues legend returning as coach, he has a chance to make amends.

NSW opts for a familiar face in State of Origin, with Laurie Daley returning to the coaching job, succeeding Michael Maguire.

Andy Buchanan, a late replacement for the Paris Olympics, took over a minute off the previous Australian Marathon record on a fast course in Valencia, while Izzi Batt-Doyle ran the third-fastest time by an Australian woman in history.

Maddison Levi delivers an amazing display, scoring a record 15 tries over the weekend as Australia's rugby women wins a fifth-straight Dubai Sevens crown.

Distressing scenes in Italian football as Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapses on-field against Inter Milan, with the player taken to hospital and placed in an induced coma. 

A government report has secretly examined if the state can run Queensland's crown jewel of stadiums, Lang Park, as well as a private company with intimate political connections.

When ABC News reporter James Tugwell first pitched a story about the little-known but rapidly growing adventure sport of ice climbing in Australia, he didn't quite know what he was getting himself into.

North Melbourne became the first team, male or female, to win an AFL premiership while going through a season undefeated. Gemma Bastiani unpicks how the Kangaroos did it.

A rouge mirror and the failure of race officials to clear it off the track has been deemed "dangerous" for a former world champion, and blown Formula 1's constructors' championship wide open. 

The dream of a grand slam may be over, but the Wallabies can still finish their Northern Hemisphere tour on a positive note with a victory over Ireland in Dublin. Follow live.

The first day of the pink-ball tour game between the Prime Minister's XI and India is washed out, robbing Aussies and Indian stars of a chance for some much-needed practice ahead of the second Test in Adelaide.

Jiyai Shin's stunning finish hands her a lead over Aussie hope Hannah Green, while Ryggs Johnston, named after Mel Gibson's character from the Lethal Weapon franchise, shares top spot in the men's event with Victorian Lucas Herbert.

North Melbourne is AFLW premier for the first time thanks to a dominant 30-point grand final win over Brisbane, completing the Kangaroos' undefeated season in style.

After losing the series opener, Australia will be without Josh Hazlewood for the second Test against India in Adelaide after the experienced quick sustained a side strain.

Newcastle teen Kade Sutton was put into an induced coma after suffering heart failure during a warm-up. Now he's back at the crease, with the support of some sporting heroes and his life-saving coach.

Just the mention of Mack Hansen's name brings a beaming smile to the faces of his former Brumbies teammates, but they won't be showing him any favours when he fronts up against the Wallabies in Dublin.