The Fast Bowling Cartel has waited a long, long time for one of its members to captain Australia in a Test match and it went so well you wonder why it took so long! Things could have hardly worked out better for Pat Cummins.

The AFLW is ambitiously hoping to jump from no women's head coaches in the league this year to nine by 2030. In a bold new 2021-2030 plan released by the AFL on Wednesday, the league is also aiming to have its players paid better than any other domestic women's competition …

Greater Western Victoria Rebels under 19 and under 16 squads got stuck into their second week of pre-season training on Wednesday. The Standard's photographer Morgan Hancock captured these snaps at Emmanuel College.

Mitch Georgiades has begun his pre-season training in Western Australia to ensure he is able to spend time with family over Christmas.

KEIDEAN Coleman's dream 2021 has continued with the young defender signing a two-year contract extension to stay with Brisbane. Coleman rose to prominence late in the season, given a chance at half-back and not letting go as Brisbane surged into the top four.

Four Brazilians booked their spot in the second round of the Dove Men & Care – La Legión Florianopolis ATP Challenger Tour event.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expressed his delight at claiming victory over AC Milan in the Champions League in the San Siro on Tuesday as they became the first English club to win all six Champions League group games.

West Coast Fever goal keeper Courtney Bruce has won Australian netball's top individual prize, the Liz Ellis Diamond.

Ralf Rangnick will take charge of Manchester United in the Champions League for the first time tonight as Swiss side Young Boys visit Old Trafford. United were made to wait on Sunday before they eventually got past Crystal Palace,

Novak Djokovic enters the ATP Cup for Serbia, but there's still uncertainty whether he will compete in the Australian Open.