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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 Saturday's big game. MATCH PREVIEW By Michael Pike September 16, 1899. That was the last time the Sydney Swans (then South Melbourne) and the Brisbane Lions (then Fitzroy) met in a Grand Final. Now, for the first time since 2006, two interstate teams will make the trip to the hallowed turf of the MCG for their shot at immortality. Sydney cruised thr


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 Pike and Darcy McCartin preview the big games. SYDNEY V PORT ADELAIDE SCG Friday September 20 7:40PM Michael Pike Despite having a week off due to their win over the Giants, it has not been all smooth sailing for Sydney. Captain Callum Mills has suffered a hamstring injury in training that will rule him out of the prelim final against Port


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 ask their players to pay expensive and rising registration fees. There were 82,949 players registered with Football Victoria last year. Participation and interest is high, especially in the wake of the Women’s World Cup, but there is concern expensive registration costs are a barrier to growth of the game at the grassroots level. As the c


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. PORT ADELAIDE V HAWTHORN Darcy McCartin The Power switch was turned off in Adelaide last Thursday night. Despite hosting a qualifying final versus Geelong at the Adelaide Oval and having a clear advantage, it was a night to forget for Port. After getting jumped early, the margin remained a containable 20 points at the half. The game soon tur


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. Michael Pike and Darcy McCartin rate their finals form. SYDNEY SWANS Michael Pike Sydney have looked like the best team in the competition since the outset, despite a stumble in the twilight of the home and away season which saw them inexplicably drop points to a St. Kilda team who weren’t a factor in the finals hunt, as well as an 112-point


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 McCartin rate their finals form in the first of a weekend series. PORT ADELAIDE POWER Michael Pike After coach Ken Hinkley was booed off the Adelaide Oval in Round 15, few would’ve predicted them to come home as hard as they have. 8 wins in 9 afterwards has taken the Power into the top two and given them a real chance at a grand final appearance.


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 those who strive for ultimate personal goals, and there is none higher than Olympic selection. Growing up in an indigenous native and Latin American culture, dancing was always an integral part of my upbringing. I recall, at age 11, when my cousins and I formed a rap/breakdancing crew. We were novices, and my aunt bought some silk material


The end of a two-decade premiership drought
The Leongatha Knights senior men’s team make club history by winning their first ever premiership in the Gippsland Soccer League. Dan Kavanagh reports. For the Leongatha Knights, the 2023 season was all about redemption. After a devastating loss in last year’s semi-final against Trafalgar FC, the Leongatha Knights senior men’s team returned to pre-season this year seeking to make good. And make good they did, making amends for the disappointing end to the 2023 season. The Kn


The damage of bottling it up: Young men urged to talk about their troubles
It’s up to the sports community to change the culture that makes young men feel it’s not masculine or “manly” to talk about their struggles with mental health, a football coach says. Avondale Football Club coach Sam Cutri said too many young men lack outlets to speak about their mental health. The sports community should “break that cycle and really make it a priority to tell our fellow young sports guys that it’s okay to feel down, upset or mentally exhausted”, he said. “It’
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