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Shooting for gold
Dreams have come true as Australia's first-ever Paralympic three-on-three basketball team has touched down in Puerto Rico, Daniell Allen reports. Special Olympics Australia and the Eltham community have joined forces to send off Australia's entry to the first-ever three-on-three basketball World Cup: Enter, the Eltham Wildcats. The Wildcats are shooting for gold this 3x3 Basketball World Cup. (Image: Supplied) Touching down in San Juan, Puerto Rico, today, the Wildcats have


Panthers' dominance ends: continued from the Live Blog
Sports reporter and live blog journalist Kynan Davis has more on the Panthers' historic exclusion from the NRL grand final in 2025: In...


Back-to-back Grand Final wins for Goldfields FC
Castlemaine Goldfields FC Mens have won their Metropolitan League three Grand Final against East Bentleigh this Sunday, Matthew Parkhill...


Can local football handle concussion care?
As the AFL investigates concussion care procedures, Louie Cina investigates how community clubs are meeting new guidelines. For...


The miracle at Marvel
Sunday Afternoon Mayhem in Docklands brings Australia one of it’s most iconic sporting moments in history, writes Teddy Angel. (Photo...


Northcote Indoor Sports Centre closes today
The Northcote Indoor Sports Centre has closed following 'unfair' COVID rates and land taxes, despite council-owned centres going...


Prahran Aquatic Centre paints 'magic' lines for visually impaired
Prahran Aquatic Centre has introduced ‘magic’ lines to improve safety for swimmers with visual impairments under local council's...


AFL season snapshot: how your fave players rate
In part 2 of his mid-season wrap, The Burne's AFL writer Darcy McCartin casts his expert eye over the player list at every club and rates the Best and Fairest favourites.


Halfway to September: An AFL season snapshot
As the 2025 season turns into the home stretch, The Burne's AFL sharpshooter Darcy McCartin takes aim at the good, the bad and the ugly...


Priced out of the Grandstand
Dynamic pricing is turning away young Australian fans from live sport and music, Elke De Smet and Declan Lannan report....


New to the AFL? Here's the right clubs for you.
The season is well underway, but that's no excuse to not show your support. If you're new to the game or need a refresher, here are our...


Swans v Lions: Melbourne braces for epic MCG clash
It's that one-day in September -- and The Burne's Michael Pike  and Darcy McCartin have every angle covered in their preview of...


AFL finals: who will make it to the big dance?
The fight for the flag continues this weekend with the two preliminary-finals to decide who faces off in next week's grand final. Michael...


Soaring fees force soccer players to the sidelines
By Millie Winkett Victoria is known as Australia’s sporting capital yet concerns are mounting for the future youth soccer as local clubs...


AFL finals series: the semi-final showdowns
The race to the Grand Final continues this weekend with two semi-final clashes. Darcy McCartin an d Michael Pike  preview the big games....


AFL finals series: The Saturday showdowns
The AFL finals series continues Saturday with the all-Sydney qualifying final and the elimination clash between Carlton and Brisbane....


AFL finals: Hawks, Bulldogs square off at the MCG
The AFL finals series continues Friday night with the Marvel Stadium clash between the Bulldogs and the Hawks.


AFL finals: the September showdown begins
The AFL finals series kicks off with the Adelaide Oval clash between Power and the Cats. Our footy experts Michael Pike and Darcy...


Breaking barriers with all the right moves
For Australians like The Burne 's One-Bear Madrid , the emergence of breaking as an Olympic phenomenon was very personal. Rewards come to...


Explainer: The race against time to clean the Seine
The Paris Games have put a spotlight on the challenges facing Olympic cities -- ike using a polluted river for major swimming events....


Bye Paris, next stop LA! How new sports crack the Games
As the Paris Games wrap up and the world looks ahead to LA in 2028 and Brisbane 2032, Darcy McCartin explores one of the great Olympic...
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