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Max Gawn led the Demons to their first premiership in more than half a century this year and now he has even more reason to celebrate.Melbourne premiership captain Max Gawn and his wife Jessica are celebrating the birth of their first…

Josh Giddey rocketed himself into an elite tier with an insane stat that only LeBron James can lay claim to as the Thunder won a trhiller.Australian young gun Josh Giddey’s blistering start to his NBA career continued as he notched his…

Australia has been dealt a cruel injury blow in the lead-up to the clash with Sri Lanka, with Mitchell Starc picking up a leg complaint.Australia’s chances of winning back-to-back T20 World Cup games have been dealt a cruel blow after…

Two hundreds in his last two innings means Usman Khawaja’s name can’t be dismissed from selection talk ahead of the Ashes.Usman Khawaja may not be thinking about an international recall but Australian selectors might be after the Queensland…

A conversation after Josh Cavallo seemed off during pre-season paved the way for the first gay male footballer in Australia to feel supported in coming out.Adelaide United coach Carl Veart says young midfielder Josh Cavallo showed…

Has any player on the planet won more professional basketball titles than David Andersen? The Aussie legend has called time on a remarkable career.After winning a remarkable 22 titles in 23 professional seasons all over the globe,…

South Africa’s Quinton de Kock will have to live with the consequences of walking out of the T20 World Cup match, his captain says.South African captain Temba Bavuma said you “can’t escape the consequences of your actions” as superstar…

Young Socceroo Josh Cavallo has announced himself as the only current, openly gay male professional footballer in the A-League.Adelaide United’s Josh Cavallo has publicly announced himself as the only current openly gay male professional…

Will Pucovski’s return to training has been revealed as Victorian teammate Marcus Harris moves to stake his claim for a spot in the first Ashes Test.Will Pucovski will be Ashes ready for the opening Test at the Gabba even with one fewer…

England warn Tim Paine’s ‘whether Joe comes or not’ comment could come back to haunt him as the Poms, emboldened by Ben Stokes’ inclusion, launch a pre-Ashes war of words.The bombshell news that superstar England all-rounder Ben Stokes will…