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Former Australian Test Fast Bowler Brett Lee has announced he will retire from all forms of cricket after a career in the sport spanning 20 years. Brett Lee has confirmed that he will officially pull up stumps, retiring from all forms of cricket at the age of 38, following the conclusion of the Big Bash […]

Rugby League player Alex McKinnon stands unassisted for the first time since his devastating spinal injury which left him in a wheelchair. “He’s just finished in his rehab and he actually stood up unabated the other day … he stood up on his own which is a terrific sort of step for Alex,” Coach Rick […]

Injured footballer Alex McKinnon has stood up on his own for the first time since his horrific spinal injury. Newcastle Knights coach Rick Stone revealed the happy news today – the result of Alex’s months of hard work in rehabilitation. “He’s just finished in his rehab and he actually stood up unabated the other day,” […]

A young Saudi woman has reportedly been arrested after she disguised herself as a man to sneak into a stadium to watch a football match in the city of Jeddah. While most aspects of daily life involve segregation of some kind, Football stadiums in the Saudi kingdom have very strict male only policies. The woman […]

Stephanie Gilmore has won the 2014 women's world surfing title in a dramatic end to the tour at the Maui Pro in Hawaii.

Olympic gold medalist Sally Pearson has been named the most inspirational Australian athlete this year. The 28-year-old hurdler claimed her second ‘The Don’ award at the 30th Sports Australia Hall of Fame in Melbourne on Thursday night. The award was named in honour of the inaugural inductee and cricketer Sir Donald Bradman. Sally beat out […]

The designers of the Colombian women’s cycling uniform may have created possibly (certainly?) the worst athletics attire of all time. Right now people have plenty to say about the Colombian women’s cycling team but it’s not about their sporting prowess but rather the kit they wore to compete in the Tour of Tuscany in Italy at […]

Oscar Pistorius is free to compete for his country again, despite being convicted of culpable homicide.

The fourth-in-line to the throne shunned a lavish thirtieth and instead opted for a beer with a former army captain who competed in his Invictus Games.

Prince Harry has been joined by other members of the royal family at the opening ceremony of his beloved Invictus Games.