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***EMBARGOED TILL 5.30PM 18/3/25*** Launch of the Rum'un the Devil is Tasmania Football Club's first mascot. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones

Tasmania locks in first AFL recruit

Tasmania celebrated the first birthday of the Apple Isle’s very own AFL club by unveiling a valuable new recruit – a Tasmanian devil named Rum’un, team mascot for the state’s AFL entry

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Melb Grand Prix or criminal spree

Excitement in Melbourne is at fever pitch for the Grand Prix but a darker current is stripping the sheen off life in the capital as Mark Knight’s cartoon reimagines youth crime as an F1 pit heist

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 08:  Shane Warne poses for photos after speaking to the media during a Melbourne Stars Twenty20 Big Bash League announcement at Melbourne Cricket Ground on November 8, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Robert Prezioso/Getty Images)

Warnie’s MCG wish to come true

Melbourne Cricket Ground’s 150th birthday bash will be an occasion to remember, as late Aussie spin legend Shane Warne’s long-held dream of a pink-ball night-time Test comes true

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NCA. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. 6th March, 2025 .  Melbourne teenager Isaac Woodhouse heads off to America tomorrow to Springball in California to try out for a college gridiron opportunity.  Picture: Michael Klein

Aussie teen eyed for quarterback

US talent scouts have their eyes on this 19 year-old Melbourne teenager, who could become the first ever Australian quarterback to play in the NFL if he lands a deal with one of the teams

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The Daily Telegraph 23.1.2025 Olympic gold medalists Jessica (Red Bull Helmet white kayak) and Noemie Fox (white helmet blue kayak) will compete on home soil for the first time since their memorable gold medalists haul at the Paris Olympic Games. Pictured at Penrith Whitewater Stadium.   Picture: Rohan Kelly

Oz sport’s most powerful women

Female athletes claimed more than 50 per cent of all medals at the Paris Games and delivered an Ashes whitewash – here are some of Australia’s top female sporting performers of last year

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 08: Lachland Kennedy, Calab Law, Joshua Azzopardi and Jacob Despard of Team Australia pose for a photo prior to the Men's 4 x 100m Relay on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Aussies race to new 100m record

It’s been 22 years since an Australian runner clocked under 10 seconds in a 100m sprint but experts say multiple young runners will do it again thanks to the nation’s exploding talent in sprinting

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At Woodville North every fortnight, drone racing enthusiasts test their skill racing through a course of gates. 3 of the best pilots, (LtoR) Darcy RoseÕ Meyer,15, of Happy Valley, Angus Porter,15, of Warradale, and Kris Mallise,31, of Moonta Bay. 2 March 2025. Picture: Dean Martin

Is this Australia’s weirdest sport?

Move over Formula One, Australia has a new type of competitive racing that makes you feel like you’re flying without leaving the ground – all while putting your dexterity to the ultimate test

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the U20 Asian Cup Final between Saudi Arabia and Australia at Bao'an Sports Centre Stadium  on March 1, 2025 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. Picture: Zhicheng Qin/Football Australia/supplied

Young Socceroos win Asian Cup

The Young Socceroos are U20 champions of Asia for the first time in a huge moment for Aussie football, thanks to penalty shootout heroics and a one-handed super save WATCH THE VIDEO

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 15: Bobby Hill of the Indigenous All Stars celebrates a goal with teammates during the 2025 Toyota AFL Indigenous All Stars match between the Indigenous All Stars and the Fremantle Dockers at Optus Stadium on February 15, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Captains all in: AFL State of Origin

AFL State of Origin talks after Indigenous All Stars’ success are making progress after AFL boss Andrew Dillon met with the league’s captains, who unanimously supported reviving rep footy

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‘Jordan Room’ $470k sneaker vault

A custom-built, museum-style ‘sneaker room’, full-size basketball court, two pools and a golf course – no wonder multiple NBA stars have played at this fan’s mega-mansion sporting paradise

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 16: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Dallas Mavericks and Shaq's OGs dunks the ball during the 74th NBA All-Star Game at Chase Center on February 16, 2025 in San Francisco, 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)

Kyrie shoots for Boomers dream

NBA superstar Kyrie Irving has revealed he wants to be a Boomer and represent his birth country Australia at the next Olympic Games, after he was left out of Team USA in Paris last year

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 09: Mary Nuba Cholhok of Uganda beats Malawi's Tendai Masamba to the ball during Vitality Netball Nations Cup Third Place Play-off match between Malawi and Uganda at Copper Box Arena on February 09, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images for England Netball)

Firebirds get netball’s tallest to Oz

Playing against the Queensland Firebirds will be a tall task once 201cm international goal shooter Mary Cholhok joins the squad as Super Netball’s tallest ever player, in fine form fresh from the UK

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SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ONLY - EMBARGOED FOR JULY 29 - Pictured at Stardust Circus is performer Cassius West 13. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Born and bred ‘circus kids’ fly high

Most kids dream of running away to the circus for a life of excitement, creativity, athleticism and adventure – but what is it really like for children who grow up performing in the big top?

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NATHAN AUSTRALIA Friday 6th December 2024 - Australian All Schools Championships at QSAC in Brisbane - Queenslands Gout Gout wins the u/18 100 metre mens final Picture David Clark

Gout Gout gears up for great Gift

Australia’s richest footrace will welcome golden boy sprinter Gout Gout this Easter, as the fleet-footed Queensland teen tells US superstar Noah Lyles that he plans to chase him down in Tokyo

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Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Jordan Mailata has officially become the first Aussie to play in and win a Super Bowl. Image: Kayo/Getty

Aussie makes Super Bowl history

Australia’s newest sporting hero Jordan Mailata made history in the US as the Eagles shocked the sporting world by smashing the Chiefs in a huge Super Bowl win starring our first on-field winner

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Tasmanian Alex Hunt at the first river crossing of the mountain run in the gruelling 243km Kathmandu Coast to Coast in New Zealand. Picture: Iain McGregor/Coast to Coast

Aussie steals NZ multisport crown

An Australian dad has become the first international competitor in 30 years to win New Zealand’s Longest Day event in this year’s Coast-to-Coast after he ran, kayaked and cycled 243km to victory

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 07:  Dyson Daniels #5 of the Atlanta Hawks drives against AJ Green #20 and Kyle Kuzma #18 of the Milwaukee Bucks during the third quarter at State Farm Arena on February 07, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.  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. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

NBA deal brings stars Down Under

Famously competitive, Melbourne has doubled-down on its claim to be Australia’s sporting capital, after Victoria scored a big NBA coup that promises to blow young basketball fans away

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9 year old Hudson has be diagnosed with cerebral palsy he is now doing a climb at Mount Kosciusko and attempting the worlds height basketball trick shot  to raise money for cerebral palsy. Picture Thomas Lisson

Hudson shoots for Mt Kosci dream

With an extra boost from his favourite US basketball team the iconic Harlem Globetrotters, Hudson Nicholas, who lives with cerebral palsy, is set to scale Australia’s highest peak for charity

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MELBOURNE, DECEMBER 17, 2024: Junior Journalist of the Year (Secondary), Madison Riquelme. Madison presents to camera. Picture: Mark Stewart

Junior Journo winners revealed

Two budding newshounds have been named Junior Journalists of the Year after Kids News judges were wowed by thought-provoking submissions on AI and robotics plus domestic violence

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