For the first time, Australia is sending a team to a football World Cup with a genuine chance of winning it. If the Matildas become world champions in Lyon on July 8, it would be a remarkable achievement but not an unbelievable…

Stan Wawrinka edged Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (6), 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 8-6 on Sunday after 5 hours, 9 minutes to reach the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in two years. The 24th-seeded Wawrinka saved 22 of 27 break…

Twenty months after the second division concept was first conceived by the then newly-established Association of Australian Football Clubs, FFA has decided to throw its weight into turning the dream into a reality.­ An announcement revealing details of the next step in…