Sandy Brondello is the new head coach of the Toronto Tempo,part owned by Serena Williams.

Why Serena Williams is this Australian’s new boss

With the world’s premier women’s basketball league set to restart on Saturday,here are the Australians to watch.

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Cathy Freeman and Lexie Brown

How a YouTube video of Cathy Freeman led a 14-year-old to the Commonwealth Games

Lexie Brown has been named in the 2026 Commonwealth Games para athletics squad at just 14.

  • Frances Howe
Yomif Kejelcha and Sabastian Sawe during the London Marathon. Sawe is drinking from a Maurten bottle.

Sawe’s record-breaking marathon was about more than shoes. Here’s why

The Kenyan runner who broke the two-hour barrier in London benefited from technological advancement in kit but his secret was that he used Maurten energy gels.

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Craig Baills and his 17-year-old son Angus were the targets of a sports sponsorship scam.

Angus was offered a $3.5 million racing deal. Then he received a death threat

In a sport where financial support is the difference between greatness or failure,race car drivers are particularly vulnerable to online scams.

  • Frances Howe
WorkSafe Victoria are investigating Carlton after an incident involving Elijah Hollands.

‘Duty of care’ and what it means to Elijah Hollands and professional sport

After Elijah Hollands remained on the field while suffering a mental health episode,many have asked what duty of care Carlton owed him.

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Alanna Smith has signed a record multimillion-dollar contract with the Dallas Wings.

‘It’s life-changing’:Australian basketball star signs record $5 million WNBA deal

Alanna Smith was once cut from the WNBA and the Opals. Now she has signed the richest contract by an Australian woman in team sport.

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Oscar Loebenstein,10,poses for a portrait at Heffron Park.

The injury affecting one in seven kids that parents don’t know how to manage

Oscar Loebenstein sustained a concussion playing Australian rules football last year. Here’s why his father won’t hesitate to send him back on the field.

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Former rugby league and rugby union star Wendell Sailor arrives at Downing Centre Local Court.

From league’s greatest showman to turning heads in a Sydney court

Wendell Sailor usually loves being the centre of attention,but there was a different kind of spotlight on him at Downing Centre Local Court on Friday.

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Fans at Accor Stadium for the Asian Cup final.

Heartbreak for Matildas as Japan seal narrow win in the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup

The Matildas have the chance to win the Asian Cup title for the first time since 2010 but face one of the world’s best women’s sides in Japan. Kick-off is at 8pm AEDT;follow all the action live.

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Mary Fowler and Sam Kerr both have lucrative personal brands off the pitch.

The Matildas may not have sold out their Asian Cup matches – but they were winners long before it began

Mary Fowler’s brand is so lucrative that even though her salary is less than half what partner Nathan Cleary earns,she likely takes home far more.

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