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A decade ago, women or non-binary people were not always welcome or able to reach their full potential as skaters. In just under 10 years however, skateboarding is currently undergoing radical change. Sydney will host a Street League Skateboarding tournament this weekend, providing a high profile opportunity for…

Benson and Hedges advertising was visible on banners behind the wicket, but not on the players’ shirts due to tightening legislation that ultimately saw tobacco companies banned from any form of sponsorship. Ansett took up space on the Test shirt for the 1996-97 season, and stayed there until the airline’s …

Australian tennis player Marc Polmans has been defaulted from the final round of qualifying at the Shanghai Masters tournament, after smashing the ball into the face of the chair umpire. Polmans, the world number 140, was leading Italy’s Stefano Napolitano 7-6 (7/3) and had just blown his second match point, in …

Australian tennis player Marc Polmans has been disqualified from the Shanghai Masters during qualifying after whacking a tennis ball and hitting the chair umpire. Polmans, 26, vented his frustration while on the cusp of victory and reaching the main draw in the ATP 1000 event. He hit a ball in …

The Australian Open will start on a Sunday in 2024, becoming a 15-day event in a bid to reduce the pressure on players and fans from late-night finishes. Key points: The Australian Open will take place over 15 days instead of 14 in 2024 The change should see very late night finishes …

“Knowing Latrell, he loves the Koori Knockout, he always gets involved and always wants to be a part of it all,” Meninga said. “He’s a proud First Nations person … he’s got through that tournament, went well, so looking forward to him having a good off-season and good season next …

“It’s something that has already been trialled and has been found to be successful by Roland Garros, and I think the players are very much on board with it,” he said. “It gives an extra day for the players to hit the court, and for those players that do well …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size The Wallabies’ World Cup campaign is on life support following their win, but still average showing, against Portugal. Many experts and fans have identified some deep-seated issues about how rugby union is run in …

The brilliance of the NRL and AFL grand finals at the weekend compared with Australian rugby’s continued failure to shine surely makes it even harder for the troubled code to dig itself out of the hole it has created for itself. Nathan Cleary (left) brought the Panthers back from the …

Key Points A study by Deakin University researchers has found Australian parents are the most risk-averse in the world. The study found four in five Australian parents limited their kids’ participation in “risky” activities. The study’s lead says it’s important for kids’ development to take risks at an early age. …

Nadia Comăneci, who aged just 14 scored the first perfect 10 at an Olympic Games in 1976, wouldn’t be eligible to compete in top tier gymnastics competitions today. Key points: Australian Georgia Godwin is competing at the World Athletics championships as a 25-year-old Godwin said she thought she would be …

Paceman Mitchell Starc has lit up a rain-ruined World Cup warm-up match in India, taking a hat-trick as weather prevented a likely Australia win over the Netherlands in Thiruvananthapuram. Rain delayed the start of the match by five hours on Saturday (Sunday AEDT) and it was reduced to 23 overs …

If you believe the headlines, seaweeds can do almost anything from storing tons of carbon and stopping cows from belching methane, to making biofuels and renewable plastics – all while sustaining vibrant coastal ecosystems and feeding communities. Add to that list their potential wound-healing properties and…

With no broadcast deal, no product to sell and wages still to pay, insolvency was a prospect. But it wasn’t just that; rugby was on the verge of death by irrelevance. Next to no one wanted a piece of Super Rugby and “The Hammer” McLennan was seen as the great …

The dark universe Dark matter explains the existence of the visible universe. Experiments show it spans across the universe like an invisible spider’s web. The gravity of the strands in the web pulls gas into stars and stars into galaxies. Calling this invisible mass ‘dark matter’ suggests a single particle. …

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Rugby in Australia is broken right now. I think we can all agree on that. Be that as it may, the way forward is not to shrink the empire, wall the borders and wait …