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A Sydney Big Bash final is looking increasingly unlikely after the Adelaide Strikers toppled the Sydney Thunder in a six-run win at Adelaide Oval on Sunday night. 

A day of dramatic water rescues has put emergency services on alert as thousands of Victorians flock to the beach to avoid the heat over Australia Day long weekend.

South East Melbourne Phoenix paid dearly for 19 turnovers while Wildcats superstar Bryce Cotton was yet again the match-winner for his side.

South Sydney are looking ahead to life after Wayne Bennett, with the club set to retain one of its biggest stars on a fresh deal until the end of 2023.

Greg Dyer, head of the Australian Cricketers’ Association, has hit out at CA’s request to have its stars considered for vaccination before the South Africa tour.

As counting continued on Sunday evening, councillor Tony Williams held a healthy lead in both the official and unofficial count.

The Australian Open champions will take home far smaller pay cheques in 2021 with prizemoney at other events – including next week’s ATP Cup – also copping a hit, but there will be more prizemoney on offer for some of the tour’s battlers.

The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a top of 35 degrees in the late afternoon today with temperatures set to soar into the 40s across much of the state on Monday before a cool change arrives in the evening.

There were no local cases of coronavirus across Australia on Sunday, but NZ authorities are on alert after reporting its first community case in months.

Yudai Baba wants to pave the way for more Japanese players to show their talents overseas and he has made a strong impression with Melbourne United this season.

Footage showed the first miner to be rescued, a black blindfold across his eyes, being lifted out of a mine shaft in the morning.

The Force are keeping a very close eye on COVID-19 cases in NSW and QLD with the Super Rugby season now just three weeks away.

The AFL insists it did not breach its own protocols and ensured players were always armed with the necessary information to deal with members of the public after Richmond star Dylan Grimes accused the league of ‘covering up’ an episode at an Adel...

Robert Weber, 58, has been found alive after his car became bogged 18 days ago about 170km north-west of Brisbane.

Although security guards were present, police had to be called in to quell the commotion at Couran Cove Resort.

Melbourne is expected to swelter through an “oppressive” Sunday night, with temperatures rising further on Monday.

Leg Work, a lightly raced son of Cox Plate winner Shamus Award, hasn’t publicly trialled but that’s par for the course for this gelding who comes to hand quickly.

Rainfall is aiding the firefighting efforts of Rural Fire Service crews responding to multiple fires in the Blue Mountains, two of them out of control.

All you need to know for Monday’s seven-race meeting on the Southern Tablelands.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has accused the tech giants of doing a disservice to Australians by threatening to shut down their search engines.

Star colt Ole Kirk will take on the older horses as he returns in Saturday’s Expressway Stakes at Rosehill.

Dustin Poirier scored a sensational knockout victory over Conor McGregor at UFC 257, decking him in the second round to put himself in pole position for another crack at the lightweight title.

Hornets coach says rookie LaMelo Ball playing like he did on Saturday (AEDT) costs him minutes, regardless of Ball’s huge potential.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

A new learn-to-swim program tailored for men from diverse communities was launched on Sunday at North Cronulla Beach.

A man has died in a fiery car crash in Melbourne’s southeast after losing control of his vehicle while fleeing police in the early hours of Sunday morning.

It’s been a bumper summer for tourism on the coast but a series of challenges may yet threaten the survival of tourism-dependent businesses.

Tennis Australia and the WTA have arranged a tournament for 28 women players who had to do 14 days’ hard quarantine after arriving Down Under

Police say Bruce Green, 62, wasn’t riding but assisting with an event at the Tamworth Rodeo Roundup.

Even before he started to write the script, Luke Sparke knew he wanted to go big.

Chris Waller will roll out his autumn stars at Rosehill barrier trials this week with a focus on Lightning Stakes-bound Nature Strip and September Run.

WA Premier Mark McGowan says people living rough in Fremantle’s ‘tent city’ were abused, violated and exploited by the camp’s organisers.

Essendon coach Ben Rutten has flagged a possible late-career role change for veteran Michael Hurley, who has been trialled as a forward during pre-season training.

The combination of hot weather and large swells are putting pressure on emergency services over the coming days after at least four people drowned in NSW this week.

Police are investigating after two people who had been fishing made the grim discovery.

A transgender doctor explains why she cannot keep her award while tennis legend Margaret Court is honoured under the same system.

Authorities are working under the assumption that the case is the more transmissible variant of the virus.

Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said the coronavirus pandemic had highlighted the importance of being able to visit a park close to home.

Police will be cracking down on any large public or private gatherings over the Australia Day period, as NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 for a seventh straight day on Sunday.

The state also reached 12 straight days of no locally acquired cases since the Hotel Grand Chancellor cluster.

The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has failed to ignite CSL shares despite boosting offshore pharmaceutical firms.

Members of the homicide squad have again visited a Norlane property where a skull and other bones were discovered in 2019.

King was married eight times to seven women, a gambler and twice declared bankrupt.

The raids followed the shutdown of DarkMarket and the arrest in Europe of a 34-year-old Australian man accused of being a site administrator.

The Coalition sees public servants as members of the Labor “public” tribe, not their own Liberal “private” tribe. Private good; public bad.

When Darkfield Radio’s first audio horror experience made too many people cry, the producers realised they had to tone things down a bit.

Years past his official sell-by date, James Anderson keeps improving and thereby sets an example to everybody, not only elite sportsmen.

While curfews make intuitive sense, it’s very hard to discern their precise effects on viral transmission. Scientists wonder if they might even increase the spread of the coronavirus.

Last season’s FA Cup winners Arsenal were eliminated from the competition in the fourth round thanks to Gabriel’s own-goal in a 1-0 loss to Southampton, while Manchester City survived a scare to beat fourth-tier Cheltenham 3-1.