Batters up:Sydney triplets going to Little League World Series Baseball finals

Batters up:Sydney triplets going to Little League World Series Baseball finals

Spencer,Fletcher and Hudson Dobb are ready to represent Australia in the US competition.

  • byPeter FitzSimons

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Pitch-invading fan Tasered by police after performing backflip

Pitch-invading fan Tasered by police after performing backflip

A 19-year-old has appeared in court after running onto the field and doing a backflip during a Major League Baseball game between Cincinnati and Cleveland.

  • byJeremy Wilson
Gallery:The best photos from around the world on May 31,2024
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Gallery:The best photos from around the world on May 31,2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

The mystery of baseball’s billion-dollar man,his interpreter and the betting scandal that rocked US sport

The mystery of baseball’s billion-dollar man,his interpreter and the betting scandal that rocked US sport

Shohei Ohtani’s perfect image has been besmirched by allegations of a $US4.5 million bank transfer to an illegal bookmaker in California.

  • byVince Rugari
Sydney Opera House or armadillo? This new stadium looks very familiar

Sydney Opera House or armadillo? This new stadium looks very familiar

A new baseball stadium in Las Vegas is being compared to the design of one of Australia’s most famous landmarks. But is it an accident or intentional?

  • byHelen Pitt
Baseball club lauds artist’s ‘incredible’ gift to honour late player

Baseball club lauds artist’s ‘incredible’ gift to honour late player

Artist David Bromley was well qualified to commemorate Chris Lane,the young Melbourne baseballer who was murdered in the United States over a decade ago.

  • byCarolyn Webb
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The Weekly Sports Quiz:It’s all about gold

The Weekly Sports Quiz:It’s all about gold

How well did you pay attention to the sporting headlines this week?

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The Weekly Sports Quiz:Bad loser and a spinning freak

The Weekly Sports Quiz:Bad loser and a spinning freak

How well did you pay attention to the sporting headlines this week?

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More valuable than Messi? Why a Japanese baseballer is worth $1 billion

More valuable than Messi? Why a Japanese baseballer is worth $1 billion

If you tallied up the salaries of every men’s NRL player for the next four years,it still wouldn’t match what Shohei Ohtani will earn from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Why is he so valuable?

  • byAdam Pengilly
Breaking the speed limit:Why fast bowlers have reached peak pace
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Breaking the speed limit:Why fast bowlers have reached peak pace

Why does Jeff Thomson still rank as one of the fastest bowlers of all time despite decades of improvement in sports science,fitness and training since the 1970s?

  • byMichael Koslowski
He struck out cancer – now Australia’s multimillion-dollar MLB star is back on the mound

He struck out cancer – now Australia’s multimillion-dollar MLB star is back on the mound

One of the world’s highest-paid Australian athletes has made an emotional return for the Chicago White Sox,five months after being diagnosed with cancer – and 45 days after his last treatment.

  • byVince Rugari