Ian Ransom

Mercedes endured their worst qualifying session of the season at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday, leaving seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton crushed and team boss Toto Wolff seeing no hope of catching Red Bull in the short term.

It was the irrepressible Dutchman's third pole out of three this season and fourth in succession dating back to 2023.

Meg Lanning retired from international cricket before the 2023 Women’s Ashes

Olympic gold medalist Mack Horton has hit out at anti-doping officials after 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared having failed drug tests before the Tokyo Olympics

A series of fast times were recorded at the nation’s Olympic trials a week after it was revealed that a number of Chinese swimmers had cleared of doping despite testing positive for a banned substance before Tokyo 2020

Cricket Australia are aiming for higher attendances and more female youth participation

World champion swimmer Lewis Clareburt hopes his second Olympics will be remembered for the action in the pool rather than rancour over a Chinese doping case that has dominated in the leadup to the Paris Games.

South Africa's most decorated Olympian Chad le Clos will hope to burnish his legacy in the Paris pool after being named among Team SA's swimmers for the Games on Wednesday.

Figure skater Brendan Kerry was one of Australia’s flagbearers at Beijing 2022