10 October 2026
HSBC SVNS Series Rookie of the Year nominee Kaitlin Shave has set her sights on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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10 October 2026
The All Blacks kick off against Australia's Wallabies at Auckland's Eden Park for their first Bledisloe Cup test at 7. 10pm.
10 October 2026
The Wallabies are quietly confident they can win their first Bledisloe Cup Test at Eden Park since 1986, as they take on the All Blacks. Follow live.
10 October 2026
‘I should’ve quit earlier.’
10 October 2026
A fire-damaged HMM containership is seeking a port of refuge in South Africa after salvors were appointed under Lloyd’s Open Form (LOF), with cargo interests facing the prospect of general average. The 5,593 teu HMM Platinum suffered a fire while sailing from Kattupalli, India, towards Santos, Brazil. The blaze reportedly originated in a container off …
10 October 2026
The Panama Canal has emerged largely unscathed from a powerful earthquake that struck Panama on Friday, with vessel transits continuing normally despite damage elsewhere across the Central American country. The magnitude 7. 7 earthquake struck at 12. 56pm local time, according to the US Geological Survey, with its epicentre in southern Panama, approximately 200 km from Panama …
10 October 2026
Pat Cummins and Matt Renshaw guided Australia’s fightback with an unbeaten 63-run partnership before bad light brought Day 1 of the first Test against South Africa to an end at 187/6.
10 October 2026
Australia's 18-member squad has an average age of around 32. 6, with only three players under 30.
