Simon Smale

Joe Root is closing in on what would be the first Ashes century of his career to come on Australian soil but runs his captain out in the process. Follow live.

Oscar Piastri's hopes of winning the F1 title suffered a hammer blow after McLaren's strategy error in Qatar, but there is still hope. Here's how the Aussie can upset the odds in Abu Dhabi's decider.

Australia's Ashes domination in Brisbane is almost total, with England winless at the Gabba since 1986. It wasn't always like this though, with the first visit to Brisbane resulting in the heaviest defeat in cricket history.

Max Verstappen wins the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix after a McLaren pit stop error costs Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

As England counts the cost of its first Ashes Test defeat, questions over how its world-beating pace attack was rendered so impotent and its high-class batters so comprehensively lost the plot will rumble all the way to Brisbane.

David Boon is one of Australia's greatest and most-beloved Test cricketers. His debut, at the Gabba on November 23, 1984 was not the most auspicious of starts, though.

Stuart Broad hangs his head as England is torn apart by Scott Boland again, while Usman Khawaja and Nathan Lyon can't make it through a day in the field. Here are the quick hits from the frantic conclusion of the first Ashes Test.

Travis Head, promoted to open after Usman Khawaja suffered a back injury, scores a magical century in just 69 balls to lead Australia to a famous first-Test victory.

Usman Khawaja's toilet break causes top-order chaos as Ben Stokes and Mitchell Starc star with the ball. Here are the quick hits from the first day of the opening Ashes Test in Perth.

England captain Ben Stokes takes five late wickets as both batting line-ups fall to pieces on a frantic first day of the opening Ashes Test in Perth.

Nobody plays at boxing. But Jake Paul's upcoming contest against a bona fide, former two-time unified heavyweight champion of the world smacks of a game about to go seriously wrong. 

Ahead of the 2025/26 Ashes series getting underway on November 21 in Perth, test out your knowledge in our fiendish Ashes quiz.

Has England compromised its pre-Ashes preparation by playing only one three-day warm-up match against its own reserve team before the first Test in Perth? The numbers say no. 

A missed turn on the bike, a miscount on the run and an athlete protest turn the T100 Dubai event into a farce, with New Zealander Hayden Wilde left particularly livid. 

The Wallabies's losing run on their spring tour continues, as Ireland records a convincing 46-19 victory on home soil. 

Jake Weatherald could become the latest player to represent Australia in the Ashes following a superb 18 months in the Sheffield Shield. But his path to the Test squad has not been conventional.

Australia has named its squad for the first Ashes Test, but is no closer to knowing who will open the batting in Perth on November 21.

The Wallabies are overpowered by a disciplined and ruthless England team, which wins its eighth-straight international to claim victory at Twickenham.

The Matildas were criticised for playing at "walking pace" as two-time European champions England dominate at Derby's Pride Park.

Reece Walsh scored two tries and saved two more as the Kangaroos belted England 26-6 in front of a record crowd at Wembley Stadium in London.

Australia's team pursuit squad and keirin rider Leigh Hoffman have both claimed silver medals on day two of the UCI track world championships in Santiago, Chile.

Australia's two team pursuit squads both claimed bronze medals on day one of the UCI Track World Championships in Santiago, while the Olympic champion team pursuit squad will race for gold on day two.

Two weeks after after Mollie O'Callaghan was targeted, Swimming Australia has asked Meta to take down fake quotes attributed to Kyle Chalmers.

As the UCI Track Cycling World Championships get underway at the Velódromo de Peñalolén in Santiago this week, the Australian team aims to overcome its geographical limitations and lack of racing to claim gold.

Mollie O'Callghan breaks the women's short course 200m freestyle world record on day two of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup second leg in Illinois.