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US player Serena Williams reacts after losing the first set against France's Harmony Tan during their women's singles tennis match on the second day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 28, 2022. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

Reason Serena wore black tape on her face

Serena Williams’ time at Wimbledon came to a premature and unexpected end, but fans were more interested in what was on her face.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 25: Giants players look on from the bench during the final minute during the Super Netball Preliminary Final match between Melbourne Vixens and GWS Giants at John Cain Arena, on June 25, 2022, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Kelly Defina/Getty Images)

Two-seconds more: The cruelest end to a season

Giants players and fans will never forget the heartbreaking end to their 2022 season. It was cruel. But will it be a driving force for a title in 2023?

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 18: Kiera Austin of the Vixens shoots during the Super Netball Semi Final match between Melbourne Vixens and West Coast Fever at John Cain Arena, on June 18, 2022, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Kelly Defina/Getty Images)

Finals curse broken after Vixens’ year from hell

An ACL and Covid threatened to derail Kiera Austin’s Grand Final dream. She watched on from isolation as the Vixens took on the Giants. Finally the hoodoo is broken.

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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26: Tom Daley of Team Great Britain poses with the gold medal during the medal presentation for the Men's Synchronised 10m Platform Final on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Swimming’s trans ban cops furious backlash

British Olympic champion and outspoken LGBT advocate Tom Daley has taken aim at swimming for segregating transgender athletes in a furious rant.

Sharni Layton of the Magpies in tears after her last home match during the Round 13 Super Netball match between the Magpies Netball and the Giants Netball at Hisense Arena in Melbourne, Sunday, July 29, 2018. (AAP Image/George Salpigtidis) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Star reveals ‘depths of suicidal thoughts’ in plea for change

Sharni Norder has bravely revealed the depths of her struggles while still playing netball as she calls for immediate attention to player welfare in the wake of mass refusals to sign an agreement.

Art work for netball top 30

Netball top 30: Diamonds plunge in rankings

They might be on their way to the Commonwealth Games but a number of big name Aussie stars have fallen down the rankings – some even out of the top 30.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 19, 2022 transgender swimmer Lia Thomas of Penn University competes in the 100-yard freestyle swimming race at the 2022 Ivy League Women's Swimming & Diving Championships at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. - Swimmer Lia Thomas, the first transgender athlete to win a top-tier US university title, insisted May 31, 2022 that trans athletes don't transition to gain an edge in sports and voiced ambitions to compete in the Olympics. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)

‘Some things can’t be undone’: Evidence behind trans advantage

After hearing certain testosterone effects simply can’t be undone, FINA’s leaders felt forced to propose a new policy effectively banning transgender women from female events.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 25: Emily Mannix of the Vixens reacts during the Super Netball Preliminary Final match between Melbourne Vixens and GWS Giants at John Cain Arena, on June 25, 2022, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Kelly Defina/Getty Images)

Netball’s biggest new fans’ hilarious crowd reaction

There were some big names in the crowd to see the Melbourne Vixens’ Houdini act, including an NBA star who was visibly stunned by Emily Mannix’s matchwinning intercept.

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ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 18: University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas looks back after finishing fifth in the 200 Freestyle final during the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on March 18th, 2022 at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta Georgia. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The uneasy truth about swimming’s transgender ban

Of all the misconceptions about FINA’s game-changing policy for transgender athletes, the most deceitful is why swimming’s leaders took the plunge. Find out what was happening behind the scenes.

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26: Ariarne Titmus of Team Australia and Katie Ledecky of Team United States react after competing in the Women's 400m Freestyle Final on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Titmus could meet greatest challenger at Comm Games

Ariarne Titmus may have beaten Katie Ledecky for Olympic gold and now hold her world record, but it’s a Canadian teenage phenomenon who will challenge in Birmingham.

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