French amateur rider Pierre Cherpin died several days after crashing in this year's Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.

Australia puts together a formidable first-innings score of 369 on day two of the must-win fourth Test at the Gabba. Follow live.

Women's matches have often acted as curtain raisers, but Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers have reversed the order for Saturday's Sydney derby, which could increase interest in the women's game.

Practising Qigong was prescribed to help people in Wuhan manage mild cases of COVID-19. It's also been shown to improve a cancer patient's quality of life. For Tara and many others, the mental and physical benefits have been life-changing.

The Swiss supreme court explains why it ordered a retrial for Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang's doping case, citing anti-China bias related to the killing of dogs for food by one of the judges in the case.

Marnus Labuschagne stood tallest among Australia's batting line-up against an improvised Indian bowling attack. But the rest? There were more signs that all is not-quite-right with this Australian line-up, both in its make-up and philosophy, writes Russell Jackson.

Palm Island's youth are being encouraged to take up sport and follow their Indigenous role models to combat boredom on the Island.

Tennis players have started to arrive in Australia ahead of the Australian Open, but how are officials ensuring people are COVID-free?

Australia hosts India in the fourth and final Test at the Gabba with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on the line with the series locked at 1-1.

Marnus Labuschagne caps a fine series with his first century of the summer, but other Australian batsmen could have done better after establishing themselves at the crease.

Speculating about who will come out on top in the Gabba Test is futile, with Australia and India each facing challenges with the series locked at 1-1, writes Geoff Lemon.

After guiding the Maroons to a remarkable men's series victory last year, the master coach relinquishes the role to focus on South Sydney's 2021 NRL campaign.

Chaos reigns ahead of the Australian Open with former men's number one Andy Murray and women's contender Madison Keys both testing positive for COVID-19 days before they were supposed to fly to Australia.

Opener Will Pucovski has been replaced in the Australia side to take on India in the fourth Test at the Gabba after failing to recover from a shoulder injury.

The Saints will play finals football for the first time since 2011 after guaranteeing a berth in the top eight with a 52-point thrashing of the Giants.

The Panthers clinch top spot on the ladder ahead of the finals with a convincing 32-12 victory over the Cowboys, while the Broncos slip to last place after going down to the Eels.

Female Matildas fans are left disappointed as the team confirm its national teams away kit will not be available for purchase in women's sizes until 2022, with player Elise Kellond-Knight chiming in that it is a "fairly significant problem".

Majak Daw made an inspirational return to the AFL this season, but he will not be a part of the Kangaroos' plans next year as they look to rebound from a disappointing 2020 campaign.

US Open champion Naomi Osaka will not play at the French Open, joining world number one Ash Barty on the sidelines.

The NRL's finalists were decided two weeks early, leaving eight teams no hope of a post-season. So here are some reasons to give a damn about the last two rounds of the year.

One of track and field's oldest world records finally falls — as Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis clears 6.15m, beating the great Sergey Bubka.

Australia's cricketers may be feeling the impact of this week's last-gasp series win in Manchester for a few years yet, writes Geoff Lemon.

Christian Welch is stood down from Melbourne Storm for a COVID-19 breach on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, just hours before the team's two-week quarantine was to be lifted.

The US Open golf tournament gets off to a flying start, with two players hitting hole-in-ones in the opening round and one of them just missing out on a second.

The Giants trailed by 29 points at one stage against the Bombers before finding another gear to overhaul their opponents in their round-10 AFL encounter on the Gold Coast.