David Mark

There is a state of mind athletes talk about when they are totally absorbed in the moment and the actions of their sport. 

Tommy Lamb is taking the long way from Manchester to Adelaide for the third Ashes Test and the 18-year is closing in on a 100-day odyssey that must be seen to be believed.

R360's announcement it is not going to be ready in 2026 brings back memories of previous attempts to set up rebel sporting competitions, almost all of which have failed.

Threats of long bans for prospective R360 players prompted "a handful" of them to withdraw from the rebel league, which now says it will launch in 2028 instead of next year.

A leading concussion expert calls for sporting bodies to strengthen their protocols on players who are concussed before and during matches. 

A new report from Sport Integrity Australia asks athletes and coaches about the misbehaviour they may have experienced from community levels to the elite standard.

Socceroos hero Andrew Redmayne sheds light on the stresses A-League players face after a report finds footballers are struggling with their mental health, substance abuse and job security issues.

With Australia's men's Test team largely settled, there are a few key spots that could hang on a handful of Sheffield Shield performances before the start of the Ashes.

For Torrie Lewis, these World Athletics Championships in Tokyo are just the beginning of a journey she hopes will take her to very top of world sprinting.

Armed with the largest team ever assembled for a major athletics meet, Australia enters the World Athletics Championships with a sense of excitement. 

A report by an international ethics body finds Gymnastics Australia breached the human rights of a 12-year-old girl who broke her back while training in excruciating pain.

Nina Kennedy is ready to compete at the World Championships after cramming a four-month recovery into six weeks, even if she doesn't fully trust her body quite yet.

Predicting who is going to win during each round of the AFL is tough, and even computer algorithms struggle to do better than the luckiest human.

Australia's men's Test cricket captain has lobbied Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to contribute to a $100m fund to help sporting clubs withstand the effects of climate change.

Meg Harris rounds out her swimming championships in style with a gold medal in the 50m freestyle final, but it isn't enough to help Australia overtake the United States in the final medal tally. 

Lani Pallister claims silver behind Katie Ledecky in what is being described as the "race of the century".

Mollie O'Callaghan has come within 0.12 seconds of becoming Australia's most successful World Championships swimmer of all time, claiming silver in the women's 100m freestyle in Singapore.

After taking gold in the 4x200m relay, Mollie O'Callaghan can eclipse Ian Thorpe to become Australia's outright leader in swimming world titles if she wins the 100m freestyle. 

After more than a decade challenging at the top of the swimming world, Cameron McEvoy is chasing perfection in a most unforgiving race.

Kaylee McKeown unleashes a sensational swim to come from behind and claim the 100m backstroke gold medal at the World Swimming Championships in Singapore.

Five-time Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown sets up a showdown with rival Regan Smith, while Australian teammate Alex Perkins climbs the podium in Singapore.

The all-conquering women's 4x100m freestyle team's victory extends a championship-winning run that began in 2018. 

Australian open water swimmer Tayla Martin believes her alopecia is a superpower which will help her at the World Swimming Championships in Singapore this month.

Research shows heading a soccer ball alters the brain's chemistry and electrical activity even when there's no concussion. 

It is an integral part of the game, but newly published research shows that heading a soccer ball can have "acute" effects on the brain.