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Australian Lauren Jackson says nothing can top playing in what is likely her final international women's basketball competition in front of adoring fans at the World Cup Sydney.

American beach volleyball players April Ross and Alix Klineman beat an Australian duo, 21-15, 21-16 in the gold medal match at the Tokyo Games.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Former WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson has been named in a 27-player squad for what could be her fifth Olympics for Australia at Rio de Janeiro in August. Basketball Australia said Thursday the squad would later be cut to 20 players which will participate in four selection camps from March to July...

SYDNEY (AP) — They're minuscule viewership numbers compared with the U.S., but Jarryd Hayne's NFL regular-season debut with the San Francisco 49ers drew a higher television audience in Australia than the Super Bowl. Mumbrella, an Australian entertainment website, on Wednesday said Hayne's debut drew a television audience on ESPN of 116,000, topping the record mark of 107,100 for this year's Super