Australian bowler Amanda-Jade Wellington helped the Oval Invincibles get back to winning ways with a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Manchester Originals in The Hundred. An unbeaten 67-run stand between Paige Scholfield and Marizanne Kapp took the lead after the hosts managed 4-125 in the English competition at Old Trafford, Manchester.
Jason Day and Adam Scott made the hearts and hopes of the Australians beat faster for a while on the last day of the British Open – but the stormy Royal Troon ultimately put an end to their promising challengers. Scott, not for the first time, was the leading Australian over the four days, finishing … Read more
Oscar Piastri raced to his first Formula One victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix, becoming only the fifth Australian driver to reach the pinnacle of motorsport. However, the 23-year-old Melbourne star was only able to take the win after a dramatic race in which his reluctant McLaren teammate Lando Norris had to be persuaded to … Read more
A “deeply disturbing” analysis has found that affordable rents in middle-class suburbs are no longer possible for key workers and families in Australia’s major cities. The Community Housing Industry Association compared rental prices for a two-bedroom apartment in the mid-suburbs of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with the weekly net income of two typical Australian families. … Read more
There is a seat at the Sail GP table for Matt Wearn, but first he wants to etch his name in Australian Olympic history. Wearn will defend his Tokyo Laser sailing title in Paris after suffering for 12 months with dizziness, headaches and nausea as a result of Long COVID and now takes the start … Read more
