Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #australiasport, aggregated by home.social.
Australia v New Zealand: men’s Rugby League World Cup – live
By Jonathan Howcroft
Updates as the Kangaroos and Kiwis open the tournament in Sydney
#RugbyLeagueWorldCup2026 #Australiarugbyleague #NewZealandrugbyleague #RugbyLeagueWorldCup #Rugbyleague #Australiasport #Sport #TheGuardian #JonathanHowcroft
Injuries force Wallabies into No 10 change for second Bledisloe Test against All Blacks
By Reuters
Declan Meredith plays with Carter Gordon and Ben Donaldson out
#BledisloeCup #Australiarugbyunionteam #NewZealandrugbyunionteam #Rugbyunion #Australiasport #Sport #TheGuardian #Reuters
A-League Women set for kick-off but invisibility is symptomatic of league’s current crisis | Sam Lewis
By Sam Lewis
You wouldn’t know the league’s 19th season kicks off this weekend given the marketing has been almost completely swallowed up by men’s football
#ALeagueWomen #Football #Australiasport #Sport #Womensfootball #TheGuardian #SamLewis
Women’s Rugby League World Cup shapes as tighest yet as gap closes on hosts Australia | Megan Maurice
By Megan Maurice
The three-time world champion Jillaroos maintain a strong edge but their title defence may be under threat from New Zealand and England
#WomensRugbyLeagueWorldCup #RugbyLeagueWorldCup2026 #Rugbyleague #Womensrugbyleague #Australiasport #Sport #TheGuardian #MeganMaurice
Australia complete ODI clean sweep with eight-wicket win over Bangladesh
By Australian Associated Press
Bangladesh 172; Australia 175-2 | Australia win by eight wickets
#Australiawomenscricketteam #Bangladeshwomenscricketteam #Womenscricket #Cricket #Australiasport #Sport #TheGuardian #AustralianAssociatedPress
Leticia McKenna at the double as Matildas’ next generation help trounce Haiti 7-1
By Sam Lewis
Young midfielder scores twice in friendly held in France
#Matildas #Haitiwomensfootballteam #Womensfootball #Football #Australiasport #Sport #TheGuardian #SamLewis
Australian success is not guaranteed but who can stop the Rugby League World Cup hosts?
By Jack Snape
A handful of increasingly competitive teams are expected to at least provide intrigue in what is likely to be the best tournament the sport has witnessed
#RugbyLeagueWorldCup2026 #RugbyLeagueWorldCup #Rugbyleague #Australiasport #Sport #TheGuardian #JackSnape
AFL tells Sportsbet to stop using players in AI generated content
By Henry Belot
Exclusive: Gambling firm working with AFL ‘on the evolving use of AI in our content’ as it deletes video depicting Lachie Neale saying ‘I want to thank me for believing in me’
#Gambling #AFL #AIartificialintelligence #Australianews #Australianrulesfootball #Australiasport #Sport #TheGuardian #HenryBelot
Josh Hazlewood reminds Australia of his worth with 6-49 to see off South Africa
By Geoff Lemon
#Cricket #Australiacricketteam #SouthAfricacricketteam #Australiasport #TheGuardian #GeoffLemon
England fast-track teenage star Thomas Rew for Australia white-ball tour
By Ali Martin
Bethell returns after injury; Carse frozen out
#Englandcricketteam #Cricket #Sport #Australiacricketteam #Australiasport #TheGuardian #AliMartin
South Africa v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day five – live
By Geoff Lemon (now) and Rob Smyth (later)
Follow updates from Kingsmead Cricket Ground
#Australiacricketteam #SouthAfricacricketteam #Cricket #Australiasport #Sport #Overbyoverreports #TheGuardian #GeoffLemon #RobSmythlater
Men’s Rugby League World Cup 2026: group-by-group preview
By Aaron Bower
Australia and New Zealand are main contenders on home soil while pressure is straight on England in new format
#RugbyLeagueWorldCup2026 #RugbyLeagueWorldCup #Sport #Rugbyleague #Australiarugbyleague #NewZealandrugbyleague #CookIslandsrugbyleagueteam #Fijirugbyleagueteam #Englandrugbyleagueteam #Samoarugbyleagueteam #Tongarugbyleagueteam #Francerugbyleagueteam #PapuaNewGuinearugbyleagueteam #Australiasport #TheGuardian #AaronBower
Fresh concerns over 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia after missile strikes in Riyadh
By Jack Snape
Situation is being monitored by global players’ union Fifpro
#AsianCup #Football #Australia #Australiasport #Sport #SaudiArabia #TheGuardian #JackSnape
Nick Blakey vows to win back trust after trade to Kangaroos in wake of Sydney Swans scandal
By Australian Associated Press
Blakey offloaded to North Melbourne in exchange for a glut of picks
#AFL #SydneySwans #NorthMelbourne #Australianrulesfootball #Sport #Australiasport #TheGuardian #AustralianAssociatedPress
Renshaw’s heroics leave South Africa reeling as Australia close on first Test victory
By Geoff Lemon
What a few days it has been in the life of Matt Renshaw. His comeback to the Test team had consisted of one innings, edged to slip for eight, before he made the trip to South Africa, where his job as opener suddenly changed to batting five.
#Cricket #Sport #Australiacricketteam #SouthAfricacricketteam #Australiasport #TheGuardian #GeoffLemon