Australia

Australia captain Meg Lanning announced she is stepping away from the game and taking indefinite leave from cricket effective immediately....

Geelong could land a huge one-two punch in this year's trade period, and Collingwood could help the Cats pay for it....

The chasm between spring's three-year-old contenders and pretenders will start to open Saturday's Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield....

A female South Australian relief teacher accused of grooming a boy for sex has had the case against her dropped....

Former South African umpire Rudi Koertzen, labelled the 'slow finger of death' by the media, has died in a car accident, a family member told AFP on Tuesday. He was 73....

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has been slapped with a $25,000 fine to go along with a one-week suspension....

Attacks from the militant CFMEU won't do Premier Peter Malinauskas much harm but he faces a long-term juggling act to placate demands from both business and unions....

The family home was first built in 1961 and had many bidders vying for the keys when it went under the hammer. Plus, a renovated Brighton pad soared above $3m....

POLICE have found a 44-year-old woman reported missing from North Queensland....

The Kookaburras quest for perfection has begun....

Four elders from the traditional owners Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung, Wadawurrung, Dja Dja Wurrung and Gunaikurnai will invite the Commonwealth Games to their Victorian lands in 2026....

At almost 85, actress and activist Jane Fonda says it took her 70-something years to "become young", and that feeling as good as she does now is something of a miracle....

England has been stripped of the gold medal in the 4x400m relay in high drama on Monday morning (AEST)....

Ben and JD Hayes have secured a serious Melbourne Cup contender after the owner who manages Shane Warne's horse purchased an eye-catching Irish import....

Selfless heroes — who themselves faced the devastation of the NSW and Queensland floods in their own homes and businesses — have used people power and creativity to help their communities recover....

Aussie star Tahlia McGrath is playing in the Commonwealth Games cricket final despite testing positivefor Covid-19 just hours before the start of play....

The Australian Diamonds will take on powerhouse Jamaica for the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in a blockbuster clash in Birmingham....

The age difference between Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson led to their split, according to sources....

Former Adelaide coach Don Pyke has apologised for the 2018 pre-season camp amid growing scrutiny of his role in it, as players continue to speak out....

Young buyers were out in force as an extended California bungalow in a tree-lined Manifold Heights street beat its reserve by almost $140K...

Leah Kilner has stunned the Australian racing community by arriving at the Doomben races to be wrapped in a heartwarming embrace of love by her mates outside the jockeys' room....

Australian sprinter Ella Connolly has qualified for the final for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 200m....

It used to be a question of who's in the million-dollar club, now it's a matter of who's not....

The pin-up of world swimming Ben Proud powered to win 50m freestyle at the Commonwealth Games....

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Scone....

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Thursday's Cranbourne meeting....

Cult hero Rohan Browning has become the first Australian through to the Commonwealth Games 100m final since 2010....

Australia's favourite mullet will run for Commonwealth Games gold in the 100m men's final later today as our Commonwealth Games team chases multiple medals....

Any vague intention to retire south coast jewel Monegal will be put on hold for another year should she win her way through to the $2 million The Big Dance via Thursday's Coffs Harbour Cup....

David Klemmer is said to be fighting to save his big-money contract with the Newcastle Knights amid reports he could be sacked immediately....

This house in Melbourne's inner northwest is far from boring. If dynamic colours and hip decor sounds rad, check out this 'one of a kind' home, boasting a wild reno with a difference....

Australian teenager Mollie O'Callaghan has emerged as Australia's next swimming sensation, stunning Emma McKeon to win gold in the women's 100m freestyle final....

Gold Coast Suns star Ben King is kicking property goals, splashing out on a multimillion-dollar house on the Coast....

Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt will use a speech to the National Press Club to argue the Greens are the only remaining social democratic party left in Australia, claiming Labor has deserted his side of politics....

The Royals have arrived at the Commonwealth Games....

The new racing season has officially kicked off and the big races are on the horizon and will be coming thick and fast....