After 16 years of donning beige suits and holding inflatable microphones at Australian Test cricket matches, ‘the Richies’ - a group of fans who dress up as legendary commentator Richie Benaud - will be hanging up the grey wigs after the final Ashes Test at the SCG this summer.

The Richies told Nine over the weekend that although they’ve had a “maaarvellous” time, nothing lasts forever.

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The score recorded by the AFLW’s North Melbourne Kangaroos in their victory over Fremantle, who were kept to just 14 points. It marks the highest score by any team in the history of the AFLW. The win came at a cost for the reigning premiers, with star player Jasmine Garner injuring her ankle in the second quarter. 

“The last five kilometres, I’m dead. It’s the first major marathon in Australia, in Sydney, and I’m the first one to win, so it’s big history for me.”
Dutch distance runner Sifan Hassan speaking to AAP after winning the Sydney Marathon in a time of two hours 18 minutes and 22 seconds. Hassan, the Olympic women’s marathon champion in Paris, recorded the fastest women’s time ever on Australian soil. Ethiopia’s Hailemaryam Kiros won the men’s event in 2:06:06, the fastest ever marathon time in Australia, while marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge finished ninth.

The record for the fastest unassisted row across the Pacific Ocean is 139 days, five hours and 52 minutes. It was set on the weekend by Jamie, Ewan, and Lachlan Maclean, a trio of Scottish brothers, as they arrived in Cairns. The brothers set out from Lima, Peru and rowed 14,484 kilometres.

🏉 At the Women’s Rugby World Cup, Australia’s Wallaroos drew 31-all with Team USA in York. Fullback Caitlyn Halse scored twice and added two try assists, while replacement Eva Karpani crossed the tryline in the dying minutes to level scores and secure the draw. The result means that both teams’ quarter-final hopes will depend on the results of their final group stage matches next weekend. Australia are set to play England, while the U.S. will take on Samoa. 

🚴‍♂️ Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard powered to victory in Stage 9 of the Vuelta a España with a solo push on the final climb to Valdezcaray. The two-time Tour de France champion clawed back nearly two minutes on the race Norway’s Torstein Traeen, whose overall lead has been reduced to 37 seconds. Jai Hindley remains the highest-ranked Australian in ninth position. 

🏏 Three Aussies starred for Northern Superchargers as they won their first Women’s Hundred title with a seven-wicket victory over Southern Brave at Lord’s. The Hundred is a UK summer cricket competition with a 100-ball format. It has both men’s and women’s tournaments. Nicola Carey was named the Player of the Match for her 35 runs off 25 balls, while Annabel Sutherland sealed the win with a six. Phoebe Litchfield, the tournament’s top run-scorer, was named tournament MVP.

⚽ Liverpool have secured Swedish striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle United in a deal worth around £130 million ($AU268 million). The eye-watering figure sets a new British transfer fee record. The move also brought an end to weeks of stalled negotiations and came just hours after the reigning Premier League champions edged Arsenal 1-0.

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Alex de Minaur is the last Australian standing in the singles draw at the U.S. Open, as we head into week two of the last grand slam of 2025. 

Here’s what to know. 

De Minaur, the tournament’s eighth seed, is through to the Round of 16 after a walkover against Germany’s Daniel Altmaier. De Minaur lost the first set in a tiebreak but powered back to win the next two. He was leading 4-2 in the fourth set when Altmaier conceded due to injury. The Demon is now set to face Swiss qualifier and world number 423, Leandro Reidi, in the fourth round. 

The two Aussie women in the third round, Priscilla Hon and Daria Kastakina, both lost their respective matches over the weekend. Hon was beaten by American Ann Li and Kasatkina was downed by Japan’s Naomi Osaka. 

The biggest upset of the men’s draw so far saw world number three Alexander Zverev lose to Canadian 25th seed Félix Auger Aliassime in four sets yesterday. 

The biggest upset in the women’s draw so far saw fifth seed Mirra Andreeva knocked out out of the tournament by American Taylor Townsend in the third round. Townsend’s dream run ended this morning at the hands of two-time grand slam champion Barbora Krejčíková, who saved eight match points in the second set.  

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Oscar Piastri has extended his lead in the Formula One world championship to 34 points after a commanding victory at the Dutch Grand Prix. 

The Australian started on pole and held off early pressure to secure his seventh win of the season. 

Piastri’s McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, had been running strongly in second place before smoke poured from his car on lap 65, forcing him to pull into the pits. The retirement not only denied McLaren a one-two finish but also dealt a major blow to Norris’ title hopes. 

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished second at his home race in Zandvoort, giving the crowd something to cheer, while French rookie Isack Hadjar, who drives for Racing Bulls, claimed a breakthrough podium in third.

Hadjar spoke to TDA ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in March, saying: " Now that I've made it to Formula 1, I obviously want to stay. So I need results and performance... I want to be able to fight for the win." 

The race saw three safety car periods following a series of crashes and incidents. Lewis Hamilton was an early casualty when he understeered into the barriers at Turn 3, while his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc later retired after a collision with Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli. 

Piastri’s ninth career win draws him level with his manager, Australian F1 legend Mark Webber. 

Webber said: “I’m happy. We’ve had a lot of banter between the two of us. But’s he’s on me now, and I’m very, very, very happy. I think he’s going to, hopefully, keep going.”

If Piastri’s form continues, he may find himself within reach of becoming Australia’s first Formula One world champion since Alan Jones in 1980. 

The 23-year-old is aware of the task ahead, telling reporters at Zandvoort: "There’s still a long way to go. I need to keep pushing and trying to win races still. I wouldn’t say it’s a very comfortable margin. As we saw today, it can change with one DNF very, very quickly. So this far out from the end of the year, it’s not a comfortable gap."