Analysis & Opinion

Amid Morocco's celebrations of their first World Cup win, defender Nouhaila Benzina fell to the grass and cried. By wearing a hijab, she had created history and become a role model for millions, writes Samantha Lewis.

A period of brilliant batting and some timely rain gives Australia hope of achieving something remarkable on the last day of this Ashes series, and David Warner is central to the drama.

Australia failed to take their chances against Nigeria. With everything now on the line, will they risk it all against Canada?

The reality is these shiny stone benchtops are not a necessity and too many of our tradies who work with them are getting sick or dying, writes Adele Ferguson.

The Diamonds record their largest victory at the Netball World Cup so far against Fiji, as troubled Collingwood shooter Sophie Garbin proves her selection was warranted.

Australia's bowlers arrived at The Oval on day three knowing there was a window of opportunity to lead their team to a famous Ashes win. Within an hour, that prospect had been blown out of the water.

Both the Labor and Liberal parties are claiming the by-election result as a positive, but the truth is somewhere in the middle, writes state political reporter Keane Bourke.

The federal water minister has a dilemma. She's got a whole lot of water to find and not a whole lot of time, writes Kath Sullivan.

The Ukrainian President has proved a curse for Russia, uniting his nation while garnering western support for his cause. But how good a military strategist is he? And to what extent has he held his side together, asks John Lyons.

Despite a nervous start, the Diamonds brought Tala's 21-game winning streak to an end in the first meeting between the sides at the World Cup, writes Brittany Carter.