Basketball

In 1949, a picture of a basketballer in an American magazine sparked the beginning of Loxton basketball's 75-year journey. Now their story has gone global.

New Adelaide 36ers coach Mike Wells made no secret of his feelings during a heated training session ahead of his side's NBL opening round clash with the Sydney Kings, and launched into a mid-court spray in which he told his players to stop "f***ing around".

Without classification, Para sport would not exist. But cracks can emerge in even the best laid foundation. Once aspiring Paralympians, these athletes feel like they fell straight through them. 

Gold medallist Gerry Hewson has established five regional wheelchair basketball clubs this year and has plans for eight more. It's all part of his plan to set Australia up for glory before the Brisbane Paralympics in 2032.

Basketball great Lauren Jackson praises Tess Madgen's leadership after the Opals captain announces her retirement from the sport after a successful Olympic campaign.

Shelley Matheson says funding shortfalls have "decimated" her sport after returning to Australia's wheelchair basketball team following the birth of her second baby.

People with disability are often under-represented in coaching roles. But through lived experience and insider knowledge, these coaches are building pathways towards a more inclusive sporting future. 

Growing up in Australia, many African Australians struggle with the "dual-identity complex" — but a program in Melbourne's south-east is achieving "simply outstanding" results. Experts say it could be a blueprint for other communities.

Australia's Paralympic trailblazing wheelchair rugby team, rejuvenated men's wheelchair basketball team, and two record-breaking pairs in boccia and rowing are all eyeing off gold in Paris. 

Former NBL player Harry Froling is hoping to defy the odds to return to the court after he suffered a brain injury in a one-punch assault. His attacker was jailed for more than a year for the attack outside a nightclub in Wollongong. 

NBL side the Adelaide 36ers sack coach Scott Ninnis less than two months out of the 2024-25 NBL season, and announce he will replaced by American assistant coach Mike Wells.

Ezi Magbegor lifts Australia past an inspired Belgium and back onto the Olympic podium as the Opals prevail 85-81 in a brilliant bronze medal play-off in Paris.

In a game that went down to the last few seconds, the US wins its eighth straight women's basketball gold to top the Paris Olympics medal tally, while Australia claims three podium finishes on the final day of competition.

The greatest collection of superstars thinkable, a crowd overflowing with passion, and an all-time performance from one of the game's best ever — Steph Curry, LeBron James and the US's basketball triumph over France is the perfect parting gift from the Paris Olympics. 

The Opals have yet again had their dreams of Olympic gold ended by the all-conquering and possibly unbeatable US, in a rivalry that is only getting more and more one-sided.

Will Opals coach Sandy Brondello take Lauren Jackson out of cotton wool for a must-win crack at the might of the United States in their Olympic semifinal in Paris?

For the first time since 2012, the Australian Opals are into the Olympic semifinals after defeating Serbia.

Brian Goorjian has ended his second stint as the national side's head coach after the Boomers' heartbreaking quarterfinal loss to Serbia.

Patty Mills delivered one last iconic Olympics moment for Australia, but for all the Boomers' effort and guts defeat to Serbia in their quarterfinal represented a missed opportunity, and a repeat of familiar failings.

The Boomers' knockout loss to Serbia had all the hallmarks of the pre-2021, including some brilliance from Patty Mills and, of course, a result as heart-pounding as it was heart-breaking.