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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc arrives ahead of practice at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on May 22.

MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing

Jun 3, 2026

Leclerc confirms multi-year extension with Ferrari

Charles Leclerc has ⁠raced more times for Ferrari than any other driver in the team’s history other than now-retired seven-time ⁠world champion Michael Schumacher.

Australia's Gout Gout celebrates after winning the men's 200m final and setting a new national record at the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney on April 12.

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May 12, 2026

Australia’s Gout to take on 4x400m relay at under-20 world championships

The 18-year-old sprinter clocked a world record of 19.67 seconds ‌in the ‌200m at Australia’s championships in Sydney last month to underline his enormous potential.

Australia's head coach Joe Montemurro (left) listens as defender Ellie Carpenter speaks during a news conference in Sydney on Friday.

SOCCER

Mar 20, 2026

Australia chases rare major trophy in Asian Cup decider against formidable Japan

A tournament that has smashed attendance records from all previous editions will conclude with a bumper crowd at Stadium Australia in a dream final for local fans and organizers.

Mercedes driver George Russell celebrates on the podium after winning the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday.

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Mar 8, 2026

George Russell and Mercedes dominate season-opening Australian Grand Prix

Having dominated qualifying, pole-sitter Russell’s first win at Albert Park underlined Mercedes’ promising preseason form.

Aston Martin's Lance Stroll drives out of the garage during the second practice session of the Formula One Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Friday.

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Mar 6, 2026

Aston Martin feels ‘powerless’ as battery problem risks Australian Grand Prix

The Formula One team has been plagued by problems with its Honda power unit.

Australia's Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Marsh talk during T20 World Cup play against England at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, on June 8, 2024.

MORE SPORTS / Cricket

Feb 18, 2026

Australia faces rebuild after T20 World Cup flop

Mitchell Marsh’s team was embarrassed by Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka before a washed-out match sealed its elimination on Tuesday.

Japan's starting 11 poses before the match against Australia at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston on Feb. 20, 2025.

SOCCER

Feb 11, 2026

Former Australia midfielder Blayney plots Japan’s path to Asian Cup

Leah Blayney, who won 16 caps for Australia and coached national junior teams, joined Japan last year as an assistant.

A giant AFC Asian Cup trophy is displayed inside Al Thumama stadium in Doha before the Asian Cup semifinal between Iran and Qatar on Feb. 7, 2024.

SOCCER

Feb 4, 2026

Japan and Australia interested in hosting 2035 Asian Cup, says AFC

South Korea and Kuwait have also formally expressed interest in hosting the 2035 tournament.

Jannik Sinner next to coach Simone Vagnozzi and an official on Saturday during his third-round Australian Open match, which was played in stifling heat in Melbourne.

TENNIS

Jan 24, 2026

Scorching heat forces Australian Open organizers to halt play on outside courts

Defending champion Jannik Sinner was cramping and struggling to move as he trailed unseeded Eliot Spizzirri 6-4, 3-6, 3-1 on Rod Laver Arena.

American Venus Williams practices in Melbourne on Saturday ahead of the start of the Australian Open.

TENNIS

Jan 17, 2026

Venus Williams grateful for Australian Open wild card

Williams returned to tennis last season after a 16-month break, winning one of her four tour-level matches.

England's Brydon Carse warms up during the Ashes tour warm-up match between England and England Lions XI at Lilac Hill Park in Perth, Australia, on Saturday.

MORE SPORTS / Cricket

Nov 16, 2025

Ashes to Ashes, cricket’s oldest rivalry endures

Attention spans have shortened in the era of smartphones and social media, but generations of cricket fans remain enthralled by the Ashes.

China's Yu Zidi reacts at the end of heat 2 of the women's 400-meter medley at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Aug. 3.

MORE SPORTS / Swimming

Nov 12, 2025

China’s 13-year-old Yu claims first Asian record at National Games

Yu finished nearly a second quicker in the 200-meter individual medley than 20-year-old runner-up Yu Yiting, the 2022 Asian Games champion.

Australia's Nina Kennedy (AUS) wins the women's pole vault at 4.90 meters during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Aug. 7, 2024.

MORE SPORTS / Athletics

Sep 1, 2025

‘Mongrel’ spirit drives pole vault queen Kennedy in world title defense

Kennedy has not competed since becoming the first Australian woman to win Olympic gold in a field event in Paris last year.

Nottingham Forest and New Zealand striker Chris Wood celebrates after scoring the third goal against Brentford in the Premier League at The City Ground in Nottingham, England, on Aug. 17.

SOCCER

Aug 26, 2025

Wood can help New Zealand break new ground at World Cup, says coach

Wood was the youngest member of New Zealand’s last World Cup squad at South Africa in 2010 and may be the oldest on the roster at the 2026 finals.

Kardinia Park, home stadium of Australian Rules football team Geelong Cats, on Oct. 23, 2020

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Aug 22, 2025

AFL under fire as another player banned for homophobic slur

Adelaide Crows forward Izak Rankine became the sixth AFL player since April 2024 to be suspended for directing a homophobic slur at an opponent.

New Zealand's Ardie Savea wins the lineout against Italy at Allianz Stadium in Turin on Nov. 23.

MORE SPORTS / Rugby

Aug 22, 2025

All Blacks’ ‘big bodies’ look to outmuscle Pumas in Buenos Aires

The bulked-up back row has been seen as a longer-term plan to muscle up to world champions South Africa in the collisions.

Members of Italy's delegation wave their country's national flag as they take part in the athletes' parade during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Games at the Tianfu International Convention Centre in Chengdu, in China's southwestern Sichuan province on Aug. 7, 2025. Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis died at the Games on August 12, 2025 after collapsing during competition, organizers said.

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Aug 12, 2025

Italian orienteering athlete dies at World Games in China

Mattia Debertolis was rushed to hospital after being found unconscious during the men’s middle-distance competition.

Yu Zidi after heat 2 of the women's 400m medley at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Aug. 3

MORE SPORTS / Swimming

Aug 12, 2025

China’s 12-year-old swimming phenom Yu sparks wonder and concern

Even as the swimming world marvels at Yu Zidi’s talent, her age has raised questions about the ethics of someone so young competing at the highest level.

Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh competes at the Paris Olympics last August.

MORE SPORTS / Swimming

Jul 26, 2025

Golden Summer beckons for swimming world championships in Singapore

The battle between Canadian teen Summer McIntosh and American icon Katie Ledecky highlights the program at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.

Fiji's Albert Tuisue celebrates at the end of the match against Australia at World Cup 2023 in France.

MORE SPORTS / Rugby

Jul 2, 2025

Fiji looks to soften up Wallabies before Lions series

Fiji’s Australian coach Mick Byrne has brought a strong squad for Sunday’s test in Newcastle, the hosts’ last warmup before facing the British and Irish Lions.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.

What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival

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