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Don Bradman and his Baggy Green.

Big bucks for Bradman’s baggy green

A Test cap worn by Australian cricket legend Sir Don Bradman has sold for an eye-watering sum at auction after attracting the interest of cricket fans and collectors from across the globe

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Port Macquarie shark attack victim Kai Mckenzie posts to instagram surfing on one leg.

Brave surfer’s one-legged ride

Aussie surfer Kai McKenzie has returned to the waves for the first time after a shark attack claimed his right leg, amazing onlookers with his bravery and skill while surfing on one foot

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WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 26: Australian swimmer Emma McKeon poses during a portrait session at the Wollongong Rockpool on August 26, 2021 in Wollongong, Australia. McKeon won a total of 7 medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games including 4 gold medals. McKeon now has 11 Olympic medals, the most of any Australian in history. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Olympic swimming legend retires

She has won more Olympic medals than any other Aussie athlete and now swimming great Emma McKeon wants to help young Australians achieve their dreams – no matter how big they seem

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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 18: Dyson Daniels #5 of the Atlanta Hawks strips the ball from De'Aaron Fox #5 of the Sacramento Kings at the end of the game at Golden 1 Center on November 18, 2024 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.   Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by EZRA SHAW / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Bendigo boy’s new NBA nickname

One NBA nickname signals a good season but Australia’s Dyson Daniels has teammates, commentators and fans trading two new monikers after his form at the Atlanta Hawks looks set to soar

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Raygun and Cam Bynum. Photos: AP/Getty Images

NFL player rocks his best Raygun

Gridiron star Cam Bynum is known for celebrating in the ‘end zone’ but the Vikings player’s viral Raygun tribute was not just an imitation but an invitation for the Aussie to meet up in future

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Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates after winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on May 11, 2023. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)

Street vendor at 11, star at 22

For the first time in more than three decades, Australia will play India in a five-Test series this summer as Yashasvi Jaiswal meets his destiny, after selling snacks on Mumbai streets as 11-year-old

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09:  Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii of Australia goes past Ollie Sleightholme, to set up a try for team mate Tom Wright (not in picture) during the Autumn Nations Series 2025 match between England and Australia at Allianz Twickenham Stadium on November 09, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

League and union’s glory day

The Kangaroos and the Jillaroos each won the Pacific Cup in stunning rugby league style, while in union the Wallabies silenced England with a sensational last minute try to give fans a super Sunday

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Two races that stopped the nation

The outcome of the US presidential election wasn’t known when an outsider won Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup against the odds but Mark Knight’s prophetic cartoon proved to be right on the money

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Australia's Gout Gout, 16, powered home for silver in the 200m final with a personal best time of 20.60 at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima. Photo: X

Aussie teen smashes sprint record

Homegrown athletics sensation Gout Gout is fast becoming a legend of the track, after recording the fastest 200m sprint by an Australian in more than 31 years – and he’s just 16-years-old

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 30: Sophie Garbin of Australia of Australia passes the ball during game four of the Constellation Cup match between Australia Diamonds and New Zealand Silver Ferns at John Cain Arena on October 30, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Diamonds get their shine back

Australian women’s netball team the Diamonds have won their last Constellation Cup match against New Zealand just when it looked like their Kiwi rivals would deliver a clean sweep

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Giotto the skateboarding bulldog pictured in Kurnell today with owner Greg Denaro. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

Dog teaches himself to skateboard

Pigs may not fly but at least one dog can skateboard, after six-year-old Australian bulldog Giotto showed his form on his local circuit and social media helped make him a skateboarding star

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DUISBURG, GERMANY - OCTOBER 28: Kyra Cooney-Cross of Australia scores her team's first goal during the Women's international friendly match between Germany and Australia at Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena on October 28, 2024 in Duisburg, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

Matildas star stuns with epic goal

The Matildas have delivered a stunning win against longstanding rivals Germany thanks to a sensational goal from one of the lesser known but highly valuable players on the revamped team

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 27: Caoimhe Bray of the Sydney Sixers during the WBBL match between Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Sixers at Adelaide Oval on October 27, 2024, in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Sarah Reed/Getty Images)

15yo stuns in WBBL cricket debut

Year 9 student Caoimhe Bray has made history with a standout performance against the Melbourne Renegades during her Sydney Sixers debut as the youngest female to ever play WBBL cricket

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 26, 2024 QLDVOTES24: LNP leader David Crisafulli during the party function in Brisbane. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

Brisbane Games high on To Do list

Australia’s next Olympic Games in Brisbane 2032 was the top topic when Queensland’s first Liberal National Party premier in a decade took a congratulatory call from Prime Minister Albanese

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WARWICK, ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: Georgia Baker of Team Australia celebrates as they cross the line to win Gold in the Women's Road Race on day ten of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at  on August 07, 2022 on the Warwick, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Comm Games cuts more sports

With the Glasgow Commonwealth Games slashed to just 10 sports after being abandoned by the Victorian Government last year, some of Australia’s strongest sports have been given the axe

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Heamasi Makasini on the run. Picture: Michael Gorton. NSWRL Junior Reps, Harold Matthews Cup round three, Newcastle Knights vs Western Suburbs Magpies at St Johns Oval, 17 February 2024

Meet Australia’s million dollar kid

The nation’s richest schoolkid is rising NRL star Heamasi Makasini, who plays rugby union for his high school but has just signed a massive $1 million-plus deal with league’s Wests Tigers

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KIDS NEWS2024: Olympic skateboarder Chloe Covell, pictured in Coogee at an August fan event for Red Bull after returning from Paris. First use reserved for Kids News, Monday14 October 2024. Picture: Anna Kucera  Red Bull

How Chloe Covell keeps her cool

Kids News was stoked to meet one of our Team Australia heroes, skateboarder Chloe Covell, the youngest of our Paris Olympians, who reveals a surprising new trick in our exclusive Q&A

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DAILY TELEGRAPH OCTOBER 6, 2024. Panthers celebrating winning the NRL Grand Final against Melbourne Storm at Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Panthers’ win makes NRL history

Sydney’s Penrith Panthers held off Melbourne Storm in the league grand final to become the first team in the modern NRL era to win four straight titles, denying the visitors but thrilling their fans

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Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight  with his 2024 AFL Premiership Posters of the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions. Picture: Ian Currie

Footy fever in Knight’s AFL posters

Herald Sun cartoonist and Kids News favourite Mark Knight has unveiled his AFL premierships posters for 2024 ahead of Saturday’s blockbuster match between the Lions and the Swans

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Gina Rinehart hosts athletes on a boat for dinner on the Seine River in Paris after completing competition. Picture: Adam Head

Fossil fuelled Olympians under fire

Sports around the world are earning a motza in sponsorship deals from oil and gas companies – but is this affecting the fight against climate change? And why is it called “sportswashing?”

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