Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate says the city will no longer pursue its $700 million bid to host a "streamlined" 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Genevieve Gregson has finished an impressive ninth in the Valencia marathon as three other Australians also bettered the Olympic qualifying standard.
Chile's Joaquin Niemann has beaten Japan's Rikuya Hoshino in a playoff to win a dramatic Australian Open in Sydney after three local hopes suffered heartbreak.
South African Ashleigh Buhai has won back-to-back Women's Australian Open crowns, with home hope Minjee Lee finishing runner-up in a thrilling finale.
Four people have been killed and several others wounded in an explosion in a university gymnasium in the southern Philippine city of Marawi.
A tee-shot blunder on the par-4 seventh hole at The Australian Golf Club has led to Adam Scott's Australian Open dream going up in smoke.
Socceroos representative Mathew Leckie made his return to the A-League Men as Melbourne City scored a 2-0 win over the Newcastle Jets at McDonald Jones Stadium.
North Melbourne coach Darren Crocker believes his Kangaroos can take solace from premiers Brisbane following their grand final defeat.
The Brisbane Lions have won their second AFLW grand final after wounded forward Dakota Davidson's late cameo inspired a 17-point win over North Melbourne.
A last-second block has helped the Bullets stave off Illawarra's best efforts in a one-point NBL win in Brisbane, their second victory of the round.
Veteran spinner Nathan Lyon is back from the calf injury that derailed Australia's Ashes campaign for the start of the home Test summer against Pakistan.
For the eighth week in a row, supporters for a free Palestine marched through Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on Sunday, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory have shared the spoils in their round six A-League Men clash in Gosford.
The Taipans notched their highest first-half score on the road in club history on the way to a 115-103 upset NBL defeat of ladder-leading Melbourne United.
Anneli Maley's exploits helped Perth Lynx blow past the previously unbeaten Melbourne Boomers, while Adelaide suffered two tough round-five WNBL losses.
The Dallas home crowd booed Australian guard Josh Giddey but his Oklahoma City Thunder went on to notch a pulsating win on the road.
Former Aussie paceman Mitchell Johnson has launched an extraordinary tirade against David Warner over the Australian opener's farewell Test series.
A tsunami alert has been lifted after a strong earthquake jolted the southern Philippines, killing at least one person.
Injured Wests Tigers five-eighth Adam Doueihi has taken to social media and described a post about LGBTQI inclusion as "embarrassing".
Victorian police officers have begun industrial action after months of failed pay negotiations, with the union saying they are 'overworked and undervalued'.