Penrith have defeated South Sydney 14-12 to claim a third NRL premiership, making amends for last year’s grand final heartbreak and ending coach Ivan Cleary’s long wait for a title. The Panthers dominated territory but were left scampering in the final minutes of Sunday’s grand final at Suncorp Stadium to ensure Souths didn’t steal a win in captain Adam Reynolds …

The Matildas will play on home soil for the first time in 19 months when Brazil visit Sydney for two internationals in October. The October 23 and 26 games will be held at the newly named CommBank Stadium in Western Sydney. The matches have been given the green light by the NSW government after Football Australia proposed a comprehensive biosecurity …

Emma Raducanu has split from her coach, less than two weeks after winning the U.S. Open as a qualifier. Andrew Richardson coached Raducanu for two years at youth level and linked up with her again in July on a short-term deal for the duration of her time in the United States ahead of and during the U.S. Open. The 18-year-old …

Britain’s Emma Raducanu has made history by becoming the first qualifier to win a major tennis title, beating Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in the US Open final at Flushing Meadows, 6-4, 6-3. Raducanu won three straight matches to get through qualifying, then seven more on the way to securing her first major title without dropping a single set The 18-year-old Brit is the first …

Naomi Osaka says she plans to take a break from tennis following her shock third-round exit at the US Open. Osaka, the defending champion, lost to Canadian Leylah Fernandez 5-7, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, before breaking down in tears when she spoke at her post-match media conference. “I feel like I’m kind of at this point where I’m trying to figure out what I …

The Tokyo Olympics ended behind closed doors with International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach calling them “Games of hope, solidarity and peace” amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to tradition, Bach closed the July 23 to August 8 Summer Games in the presence of Japanese crown Prince Akishino and speaking French invited the youth of the world to the Games of …

Nicola McDermott has bettered the Australian women’s high jump record for the third time this year to win the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. McDermott cleared 2.02m at the second attempt, before just clipping the bar with her third and final try at 2.04m. It meant the gold went to Russian Mariya Lasitskene, the three-time world champion. The 28-year-old …

Matildas icon Sam Kerr is racing the clock to be fit in time for Australia’s semi-final clash against Sweden on Monday. Kerr is the biggest name in a slew of Aussies who are battling the hefty toll of playing four games in nine days in at the Tokyo Games. Kerr was forced to push through injury in the Matildas quarter-final …

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz became the first ever Olympic gold medallist from the Philippines and used water bottles to train for her Olympic glory during the pandemic. Diaz, who broke down in tears as her country’s national anthem was played, was forced to build her own DIY gym when she became stuck in Malaysia because of a Covid-19 outbreak. She was stranded in the country in April 2020 …

History was made today as the team in Tokyo claimed more gold medals for Australia in a single day than ever before. Emma McKeon led the way with a gold in the women’s 50m freestyle, then jumped back in the pool with the rest of the relay team to clinch gold in the 4x100m medley relay. Matt Wearn held command over the seas to …