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Harsh call: Jack Robinson puts Bells pain behind him

Australian surf star Jack Robinson was harshly dealt with at Bells Beach, but says he's moved on and is feeling good ahead of the Margaret River Pro.

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Picklum falls short in decider, Hawaiian ace rings bell

Hawaii's Gabriela Bryan continued her head to head dominance over Molly Picklum as she defeated Australia's surfing world champion in the Bells Beach final.

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Nichols, Picklum lock in all-Aussie Bells Beach semi

Molly Picklum oozed confidence before Isabella Nichols left it late, again, to set up an all-Australian Bells Beach semi-final.

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Champion dumped out of Bells after interference call

Jack Robinson has joined the Australian men's exodus at Bells Beach while world champion Molly Picklum showed her class with a dominant win.

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Gilmore suffers worst result at Bells in return to WSL

Stephanie Gilmore's surfing comeback is off to a bad start, with young Brazilian Luana Silva too good for the eight-time world champion at Bells Beach.

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Carissa back at Bells and hoping for Moore glory days

Hawaii's surfing great Carissa Moore is back at her happy hunting ground, having won three times at Bells Beach, but this is her first appearance as a mum.

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Pain-free Robinson ready for Bells Beach title defence

Jack Robinson used the long World Surf League off-season to have overdue knee surgery and is fit and firing as he defends his Bells Beach title.

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Champion Picklum picks Bells as her next surf target

Winning multiple trophies around the world, women's surfing No.1 Molly Picklum has ringing the famous Bells Beach trophy at the top of her to-do list.

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Surfers excited as new-look tour kicks off at Bells

The world's best surfers will finally hit the water at Bells Beach, with the Championship Tour competition set to get under way next week.

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Golden ticket proves elusive for Aussie surfer Robinson

Jack Robinson's hopes of backing up his Bells Beach success with victory on the Gold Coast are over after he bombed out in the second round.

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Aussie surfers get boost in new-look World Surf League

The World Surf League has unveiled its 2026 calendar with the one-day finals cut and a trio of of Australian events opening the season, starting at Bells Beach.

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‘Best day of my life’, ‘surreal and special’: Australian victories at Bells Beach mean more to local surfers

Isabella Nichols and Jack Robinson realised life-long dreams with their wins at the iconic Victorian surf spot

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Aussies Wright, Nichols and Cibilic into Bells semis

Tyler Wright was thrilled with her competitive streak in a quarter-final win over Bettylou Sakura Johnson at Bells Beach, which set up an all-Australian semi.

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Ewing stars in Bells surf as Huxtable shocks world No.1

The shocks have kept coming at Bells Beach, with Australian wildcard entrant Xavier Huxtable beating world No.1 Italo Ferreira in the Rip Curl Pro.

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Wright looms large as Fitzgibbons shocks in Bells surf

Sally Fitzgibbons has headlined the big upsets at Bells Beach, knocking world No.1 surfer Caitlin Simmers out of the Rip Curl Pro.

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Freak accident puts Moroccan surfer out at Bells Beach

Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam is out of the Rip Curl Pro after he hurt his knee in a freak accident at Bells Beach.

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'Surf dog' Smith relishing Bells Beach after big win

Eight years after South African surfer Jordy Smith won the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, he's returned to his happy place off a long overdue win in El Salvador.

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Ewing's wait goes on, another lay day at Bells Beach

Organisers have called a second-straight lay day for the World Surf League's Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach.

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Wright buoyant after winning first surf heat at Bells

Australian Tyler Wright, a two-time winner at Bells Beach, won her opening heat on Good Friday at the Rip Curl Pro.

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Bells Beach runner-up result 'stings' surf star Picklum

Australian surfing star Molly Picklum will continue her rivalry with American world No.1 and defending champion Caitlin Simmers at the Rip Curl Pro.

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Houshmand, Simmers win Rip Curl Pro titles at Bells

American duo Cole Houshmand and Caitlin Simmers have won their maiden Rip Curl Pro crowns on a dramatic finals day at Bells Beach.

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Surfing finals day put on hold again at Bells Beach

Rip Curl Pro organisers hope to run the surfing finals at Bells Beach on Wednesday, with a forecast of improving conditions.

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Slater beaten, Aussies advance at Bells Beach

The great Kelly Slater has been beaten at Bells Beach as Australians Morgan Cibilic and Ethan Ewing advanced to the quarter-finals of the Rip Curl Pro.

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Bells Beach Rip Curl Pro on hold for two days

The World Surf League's Rip Curl Pro has been placed on hold for at least 48 hours due to a diminishing swell at Bells Beach.

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Wildcard Harrison eliminates defending Bells champion

Local teenager Ellie Harrison has confirmed her role as the Bells Beach giant-killer, eliminating defending Rip Curl Pro champion Tyler Wright.

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