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It has been announced that players from Iran’s National Women’s Soccer Team will be granted asylum in Australia, following the team’s exit from the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 last weekend. In a press conference on Monday, Australian Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke said that team captain Zahra Ghanbari, as well as Zahra Sarbali […]
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The Formula One World Championship returns for its 77th edition this weekend. Starting in Australia on March 7, the 2026 season is set to usher in a new era for F1 and elite motorsport, with a record number of races, altered regulations for cards and a glitzy new team. In recent years, Netflix’s “Drive to […]
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The Australian Men’s National Soccer Team has selected the Oakland Roots/Soul Training Facility, located on Bay Farm Island in Alameda, California, as its official base camp training site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. However, Football Australia has not yet publicly announced where the hotel will stay during rest periods between training and matches at […]
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A new study by luggage storage network Stasher has crowned the world’s best cities for sports-tripping in 2026, with London taking the top spot. Researchers from the company, which connects travellers with hotels and stores to keep their luggage safe while sightseeing in a city, found that nearly 30 percent of people have or would consider […]
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The eight stadiums that will host Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 matches across seven cities in Australia have been officially confirmed. The tournament, which has been expanded to feature 24 teams, will begin with the opening match at the 60,000-seat capacity Perth Stadium on October 1, 2027. Meanwhile, the final will be held at the […]
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The design for the Victoria Park Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, to be used for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, has been officially unveiled. The stadium, with a capacity of 63,000, will be designed and constructed by Australian firms Cox and Hassell, in collaboration with Japanese group Azusa Sekkei. The companies previously worked on […]
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The draw for the pool stages of the eleventh edition of the Men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027 in Australia has taken place in Sydney. It was conducted by World Rugby Chair and former Australia international, Brett Robinson, two-time Rugby World Cup winner and former All Black, Dan Carter, former Wallabies captain and the most-capped […]
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The National Football League will open an NFL Academy in Australia in September 2024 to service the Asia-Pacific region, as the league continues to invest in long-term global football development efforts and pathways for international talent. NFL Academy talent recruitment camps will take place in Australia and New Zealand beginning in June, with successful participants […]
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