The competition to find tall players heated up as the Paralympics approached.
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Angelique Kerber replaces Serena Williams at No.1 in WTA rankings
US Open champion Angelique Kerber has officially became the oldest woman to debut at No.1 in the WTA rankings, ending Serena Williams’ record-tying run of 186 consecutive weeks in the top spot.
Teenager Brayden Davidson breaks Australia's athletics gold medal duck at Rio Paralympics
He’s just 18 years old. He was under the impression he was only an outside chance of a medal. But Brayden Davidson has done what no other Australian track and field competitor has been able to do so far: win a gold medal.
Romelu Lukaku hat-trick hands Everton big win over Sunderland
Everton’s Romelu Lukaku ended his longest goal drought in English soccer with an 11-minute hat-trick in an emphatic 3-0 win over Sunderland which lifted the Toffees into third place on the Premier League table.
Basketball: Canberra Capitals' Marianna Tolo is striving for a third WNBL championship
Canberra Capitals centre Marianna Tolo sat in her pyjamas for a week after the Australian women’s basketball team failed to medal at the Rio Olympics.
Netball: Madi Robinson tells of her "tough decision" to leave the Melbourne Vixens for Collingwood
Madi Robinson can not talk about her destination – Collingwood – until her contract is signed and cleared by the compliance manager employed to police netball’s expanded $675,000 salary cap.
'Leading female sports code' Netball hits back at AFL female league with average $67K salaries for players
In a new era for women’s sport in Australia, the game with more than 500,000 participants is finally rewarding the elite few at the pointy end with a significant step towards the full-time professionalism it is hoped will arrive within five years.
International challengers confirm for Cox Plate
Two foreign raiders will definitely challenge hot favourite Winx for the wfa championship of Australasian racing, Moonee Valley’s Cox Plate.
Usman Khawaja focused on home Test summer rather than solution to spin woes
Despite being dropped in Sri Lanka the 29-year-old is expected to come straight back into the Australian side for the first Test against South Africa in Perth.
Soccer: Marco Rojas goal sees Victory ease past Adelaide in pre-season win
Melbourne Victory made it two wins on the spin in pre-season friendlies against A-League opposition, disposing of an under-strength Adelaide United by a solitary first-half goal to Marco Rojas.