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Crocker sets sights on route back to the top
Lewis Crocker is looking forward and not back at his world title defeat by Liam Paro as he prepares for his return against Owen Cooper in December at Belfast's 02.
October 10, 2026Wakefield top as all 14 Super League clubs stay for 2027
The 14 Super League clubs will remain in place for 2027 with Grand Final winners Wakefield Trinity topping the IMG ratings.
October 8, 2026South Africa hope to host first African Olympics
The International Olympic Committee confirms South Africa have shown an interest in becoming the first African host of the summer Olympics.
October 6, 2026Brisbane 2032 logos accidentally revealed by official YouTube channel - Reuters
Brisbane 2032 logos accidentally revealed by official YouTube channel Reuters
October 3, 2026Oompa Loompa, doompety done: Actor takes final bow
Rusty Goffe on working with his son and an AI-generated Gene Wilder in a new Willy Wonka TV show.
September 23, 2026River home to 500 crocodiles chosen as Olympic rowing venue
A river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles is given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games.
September 17, 2026Jacob Elordi on why The Dog Stars had him asking 'What am I missing' in life?
Sir Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic epic explores the feeling of hope in a pandemic-riddled world.
August 27, 2026It would be 'nice to have choice' over Ashes venues - Root
Joe Root said "it would be nice to have a choice" over the venues where his England team play as they leave Headingley until 2029.
August 21, 2026Watch: Wild police chase in Queensland, Australia ends in two arrests
A police pursuit in Queensland has ended in two arrests, with authorities taken on a high-speed car chase across Ipswich and Brisbane.
August 4, 2026It's me, Cathy – thousands pay tribute to Kate Bush classic
People in Haworth join thousands around the world to re-create the 1978 video for Wuthering Heights.
July 26, 2026Two waste paper bins, one Olympic dream
Derived from basketball and developed by teenagers in late-Victorian England, netball is sport's great misunderstood "girly game". It could be heading to the Olympics in 2032.
July 23, 2026Paro dethrones Crocker to land welterweight title
Australia's Liam Paro is the new IBF welterweight champion with a points win over Belfast's Lewis Crocker at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane, Australia on Wednesday.
June 24, 2026Crocker and Paro fight for history and legacy
Lewis Crocker puts his IBF welterweight world title on the line against Liam Paro in the Australian's home city of Brisbane on Wednesday with both aware of the rewards on offer.
June 23, 2026Australia to probe assault claims by Gaza flotilla activists against Israeli forces
Australian activists claim they were kidnapped, raped and tortured after being detained in May.
June 16, 2026Vigils to be held across Australia for 5-year-old girl allegedly murdered in Outback
Kumanjayi Little Baby was found dead after going missing from an Aboriginal town camp in Alice Springs.
May 7, 2026Iranian footballers say Australia has given them 'hope' for safe future
The duo had sought aslyum after their football team did not sing the national anthem during a match.
April 17, 2026He's Australia's most decorated soldier. Now he's at the centre of a historic war crimes case
Ben Roberts-Smith's case is not only unprecedented for Australia but "extraordinary" for the globe too, scholars say.
April 8, 2026Australia's most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes
Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.
April 7, 2026Iranian women's soccer team arrive back in Iran after some withdrew asylum claim - Reuters
Iranian women's soccer team arrive back in Iran after some withdrew asylum claim Reuters
March 18, 2026Three more Iran football team members change minds over asylum
Four of seven members of the women's football delegation who originally sought to stay in Australia have now chosen to return home.
March 14, 2026Inside the Australian hotel where Iranian footballers escaped to claim asylum
Activists played a key role in making contact with the women as they tried to dodge their minders.
March 11, 2026Two more connected to Iranian football team stay in Australia, BBC understands
It is understood most of the team left Australia on Tuesday night after losing their Sunday game in the Asian Cup.
March 10, 2026Australia urged to protect Iran women's football team as they prepare to fly home
Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.
March 9, 2026Canadian teen died from drowning after dingo attack in Australia
The body of Piper James was found in January surrounded by dingoes on the island of K'Gari.
March 6, 2026Hull KR beat Brisbane to win World Club Challenge
Hull Kingston Rovers withstand a fierce comeback from Brisbane Broncos to win the World Club Challenge.
February 19, 2026