Australian swimming star Ariarne Titmus breaks the world record in the 400m freestyle at the world short course titles in China, securing her second gold medal of the meet.

The fallout continues from the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal in American gymnastics, with the former head of the US Olympic Committee referred to the FBI over alleged lies to a Senate subcommittee.

As Australia and India battle each other in the second Test, they are also facing a shared enemy — an unpredictable, untameable pitch that is making every delivery absolutely must-watch.

A battling half-century by Australia opener Marcus Harris and Travis Head's middle-order recovery helps Australia split the honours with India on the first day at Perth Stadium.

Half-centuries to Marcus Harris and Travis Head help Australia recover to a relatively strong position on day one of the second Test against India in Perth.

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino says the majority of national football federations back bringing forward the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams to Qatar 2022.

The Scot's career is almost certainly over after hobbling out of the Australian Open, but his legacy of fighting for every point will ensure he is remembered as one of the greats.

The federation's vice-president, Sheikh Salman, has been silent on the issue of fellow Bahraini Hakeem AlAraibi's arrest and detention — in direct contravention of FIFA's own statutes.

Bernard Tomic again provides fireworks off the court, as he reopens old wounds with a blistering attack on Lleyton Hewitt and his role as Australia's Davis Cup captain.

Andy Murray's time at the Australian Open has possibly ended once and for all, with the injury-plagued star showing plenty of guts in a five-set first-round loss to Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut.

Ashleigh Barty and Alex de Minaur, having arrived at the Australian Open as stars on the rise, do not disappoint their growing legion of fans with clinical victories first up in Melbourne but Bernard Tomic makes an early exit.

His chances of claiming a second Australian Open crown may have been questioned because of injury, but 17-time major winner Rafael Nadal makes an encouraging start to his Melbourne Park campaign.

Family and friends of WA basketballer, Anthony Exeter, have confirmed his death just days after he was injured when a piece of boat flew into his car in the state's South West.

Rugby league star Greg Inglis escapes a conviction record for the drink driving charge in 2018 that cost him the Kangaroos' captaincy.

Ambati Rayudu faces being suspended from bowling in international cricket for up to a year or until he can correct his action, after being reported following his team's defeat to Australia in the first ODI.

This summer the tumult in the Australian cricket team — and the enthralling series against India — has sucked what media oxygen remains for non-pigskin matters, making the arrival of the Australian Open this year seem abrupt.

Andrew Gaze confirms he will quit as the Sydney Kings coach after this year's National Basketball League playoffs — but he still has plans to coach somewhere else.

There is a deep irony to Martina Navratilova's claim in a newspaper article that trans women have a physical advantage over "innocent" cisgender women, writes Noah Riseman.

A landmark case begins in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland, as Olympic champion Caster Semenya challenges new IAAF rules around athletes with hyperandrogenism.

It may not become an Olympic sport, but the French fencing federation has opened the door to Jedi and Sith wannabes, making lightsaber duelling an official competitive sport.

The FFA's decision to parachute in a coach with no experience in the elite women's game and lead the Matildas is raising eyebrows, writes Patrick Galloway.

The AFL women's league is growing ever more popular; this round drew impressive crowds at the weekend, but also its fair share of controversy, writes Kate O'Halloran.

Martina Navratilova reignites debate about how transgender athletes compete at the elite level, saying rules that allow trans women to compete in women's tournaments are "insane" and amount to "cheating".

Some of Australia's sports have taken steps to achieve pay equity for male and female athletes — now a group of 17 sporting chiefs release a plan to close the gender pay gap.

Following a shocking month of controversy, the Matildas finally have an interim coach, with former Socceroo Ante Milicic to take charge of the team through to the end of the Women's World Cup in July.