A meeting of men's football's South American and European champions — the Finalissima — featuring superstars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal, has been called off due to security concerns amid the war in the Middle East.

Sayoko had never played football, but the Japan women's side inspired her to take up the game. And the Nadeshiko lived up to the hype at Stadium Australia, defeating the Philippines 7-0 on an afternoon of colour and national pride.

Australian Oscar Piastri will start this afternoon's Chinese Grand Prix from fifth, with Mercedes again favourites to win after a dominant start to the Formula 1 season. Follow live.

After five rounds of matches, the Six Nations Championship comes down to a single penalty in the 83rd minute of the final game — and France emerges as back-to-back champions.

Eager to follow in the footsteps of Paralympian great Melissa Perrine, rising Australian skier Georgia Gunew has shown her potential at the Milano-Cortina Games.

Oscar Piastri has said McLaren's starting positions on the third row for today's Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix are "about where we kind of belong".

The Queensland Reds have continued their winning run in Super Rugby, defeating arch-rival NSW Waratahs in a contest that lacked quality for an hour, then produced exhilarating play for the final 20 minutes.

The Wests Tigers start their 2026 season against the Cowboys before the Storm take on the Dragons and the Panthers face the Sharks in Bathurst. Follow live.

One of Australia's brightest young talents appears to have been lost without even playing a game for the Socceroos, with Portsmouth dynamo Adrian Segečić switching associations to Croatia.

Ben Tudhope has won his second medal of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games, claiming bronze in the men's banked slalom SB-LL2.

Goals from Sam Kerr and Alanna Kennedy allow the Matildas to scrap to a 2-1 win over North Korea in Perth in a thrilling Women's Asian Cup quarterfinal clash.

The Raiders travel across to Auckland to face the Warriors before Alex Johnston tries to equal or even break Ken Irvine's try-scoring record against the Roosters. Follow live.

India releases a video of its celebrations following the T20 World Cup, and it features an unhealthy amount of a man who should not be there.

Swedish pole vaulter Armand "Mondo" Duplantis breaks the world record for the 15th time.

US President Donald Trump says Iran men's national soccer team is welcome to participate in the 2026 World Cup, but believes it is not appropriate that they be there "for their own life and safety".

NRL superstar Latrell Mitchell opens up about the Winmarra foundation, which he co-founded to empower emerging Indigenous leaders.

The choice for some Iranian women's soccer team members to stay in Australia is not the first time athletes have travelled for a sporting competition and chosen to stay.

The Broncos and Eels are both trying to bounce back from demoralising losses to kick off their 2026 NRL seasons. Follow live.

Sydney Roosters centre Billy Smith is in doubt for Friday night's match against the Rabbitohs after he was involved in an e-bike accident.

Heamasi Makasini has shown off his talent in both rugby codes, but Wests Tigers are hopeful they will keep the 18-year-old at the club once his contract expires.

A fifth member of the Iranian women's football team has withdrawn their claim of asylum and left the country overnight, the federal government has confirmed.

Hannah Green says her nerves were frayed during her one-stroke victory at the Women's Australian Open in Adelaide.

The Newcastle Knights are at Brookvale Oval to take on the Sea Eagles after opening their season with an electric victory in Las Vegas. Follow live.

North Melbourne plays host to a Port Adelaide side excited to begin life under new coach Josh Carr, in the first match of an AFL Sunday triple-header. Follow live.

Tony Popovic wants his players to show "toughness" as all Socceroos sides have done in the past, but he wants them to shed the underdog tag. These players could help Australia do that at the 2026 World Cup.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirms that a trio of members of the Iranian women's football team, who were given humanitarian visas, chose to return home.

The Matildas will face China PR in the semifinals of the Women's Asian Cup after the Steel Roses required extra time to see off a disciplined and spirited Chinese Taipei at Perth Rectangular Stadium.

The Bulldogs and Giants famously do not get along, and their latest confrontation at Docklands kicks off a massive day as round one continues. Follow live.

A grumpy Wayne Bennett has told reporters he has already answered enough questions about Alex Johnston's try-scoring record, and described fans rushing the field as "pretty disruptive".

After all the speculation, the fans stormed the field in the aftermath of Alex Johnston's record-breaking try and the result was an outpouring of emotion celebrating a once-in-a-lifetime achievement.

It is crunch time for the Matildas, who face women's football heavyweight North Korea in their sudden-death Asian Cup quarterfinal in Perth. Follow live.

Having fled Afghanistan as an 18-year-old, international cricketer Firooza Amiri knows what it is like to be a sports refugee from a war-torn country.

Pressure is growing on FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation to help the members of the Iranian women's football team returning home, and their families, and to learn lessons ahead of the men's World Cup.

Parramatta playmaker Jonah Pezet destroyed the team he will play for next year — but in a sign of his appetite for excellence, he was far from satisfied.

When the Matildas played North Korea in Pyongyang in 2007, it was like unlike anything they had experienced before.

Flying a pink Australian flag with her face on it, para-alpine skier Liana France has marked herself as one to watch at Paralympics to come.

Sensational protests, head-scratching substitutions and some seriously impressive play — North Korea is one of Asian Cup's best sides, and certainly its most mysterious. Here is what the Matildas can expect in their blockbuster quarterfinal tonight in Perth.

The traditional Thursday night clash between Carlton and Richmond kicks off round one of the 2026 AFL season, with a massive crowd expected at the MCG. Follow live.

World number three Novak Djokovic falls to defending champion Jack Draper in a pulsating fourth-round match at the prestigious Indian Wells tournament.

Australia's evergreen run machine Beth Mooney has cashed in on her enduring excellence, scooping a joint-record payday of $395,000 in the auction for The Women's Hundred.

Oscar Piastri's wretched start to the 2026 Formula 1 season continues in China, with McLaren failing to complete a lap of the grand prix.

Australian Oscar Piastri will start this afternoon's Chinese Grand Prix from fifth, with Mercedes again favourites to win after a dominant start to the Formula 1 season. Follow live.

Former Queensland State of Origin player Chris Walker is due to face a Gold Coast court tomorrow after his arrest last night.

Ludvig Åberg has not won one of golf's major titles yet but the Swedish star is in prime position to take out the "fifth major", The Players Championship in Florida.

Formula 1 has cancelled its grand prix weekends in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, as war in the Middle East continues.

The remaining members of Iran's women's football team might have left Australia, but the journey is far from over, as members of the Iranian-Australian community share what really went into the fight to protect their countrywomen.

George Russell holds off the fast-starting Ferraris to win the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race, as Oscar Piastri finishes further back in the field.

Swedish golfer Ludvig Åberg shot nine under par in the second round to take the lead of The Players Championship at 12-under.

Despite being largely outplayed by North Korea, the Australians have activated their belief mindset, and are zeroing in on the Women's Asian Cup trophy.

Mercedes has once again dominated the Formula 1 field, qualifying their cars first and second for Saturday's sprint race in China.

Essendon and Hawthorn meet at the MCG for the latest instalment in their famous AFL rivalry, as former Bombers captain Zach Merrett faces the Hawks for the first time since his failed trade attempt. Follow live.

The Women's Asian Cup has been embroiled in another diplomatic controversy, with Taiwanese officials lodging a complaint after a former national coach was ejected from a stadium for leading a chant which included the word "Taiwan."

Jason Day is the leading Australian after the first round of The Players Championship in Florida, finishing his round at two under par.

The Fremantle Dockers and West Coast Eagles are starting the new AFL season at very different stages of the journey — and for one of them, the time to turn potential into performance and challenge for the premiership is now.

Just days removed from one of the most crushing moments in his Formula 1 career, Oscar Piastri says he is only focused on the future.

Iranian activists are racing against time to convince members of the country's female football team to turn back from Malaysia, as fears grow that the women are being coerced home by regime officials.

The knockout stage of the Women's Asian Cup is here, and tonight the Matildas will face the might of North Korea in their quarter-final in Perth.

Hayley Raso and Steph Catley will miss the Women's Asian Cup quarterfinal, as the team prepares for the unknown quantities that North Korea may bring.

The wife of Barry Cable, the former footballer on trial for allegedly sexually abusing a child in the early stages of his illustrious career, testifies in defence of her famous husband.

Four-time Australian motocross champion Charli Cannon is turning heads in the United States as the women's sport picks up a new broadcast deal.