Simon Smale

Enric Mas has finished second overall three times at his home grand tour, the Vuelta a España. But in 2026 he finally ended Spain's drought for a home-grown victor after 12 years.

Ahead of the NFL's debut at the MCG, the San Francisco 49ers have embraced Australia and been embraced right back in turn. But have the LA Rams missed an opportunity to throw their arms around the locals, particularly given this is supposed to be their party?

The NFL will open its 2026 season with a match in Melbourne, Australia, this week, one of a record nine matches to take place overseas this season. And it shows no signs of slowing down yet.

Ned Buckell often asks himself why he continues to run after enduring a decade of hell with a life-threatening infection and a hip replacement operation at 20 years old. The answer is pretty simple.

The San Francisco 49ers are taking on the Los Angeles Rams at the MCG, the first NFL regular-season game to be held in Australia. Here's everything you need to know. 

Jess Fox has fond memories of the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, where she claimed a stunning double gold at the Paris Olympics. And upon her return to the venue for the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup series, she claims yet another gold medal. 

German second-tier club VfL Osnabrück set a new bar for spectacular tifo fan displays with a fully functioning roller-coaster ahead of their game against giants Bayern Munich in the DFB-Pokal Cup. 

Rosie Fordham is already Australia's most successful cross-country ski racer in history, and she relished a reminder of the sport's growing popularity as she won the Kangaroo Hoppet. But she has her sights set on getting even better.

The top seed in this year's Iron Series, who made headlines by helping save a shark attack victim earlier this year at Coogee, says having surf life saving in the Brisbane Olympic Games would help raise the profile of the sport, and as a result, save lives.

A childhood accident could so easily have cost surf lifesaver Tiarnee Massie her life. But now the 28-year-old heads into this year's Iron Series as the number one seed.