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Aussie great denied in pumping Margaret River surf

Canadian surfing rising star Erin Brooks claimed a major local scalp as the Margaret River Pro opened on Thursday with six- to eight-foot conditions.

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Patient Aussie ousts 'idol' to begin Bells defence

Defending champion Isabella Nichols and world champion Molly Picklum are the last Australians standing at the Bells Beach WSL season opener.

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‘We’ll start a creche’: how the World Surf League is becoming family friendly for parents on tour

The tour brings in maternity wildcard and parental leave, with surfers saying it is a ‘huge step in the right direction’ and ‘so sick’ for the sport

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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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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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Surf dog bites as Hawaiian bags second title at Margs

A Hawaiian great has helped steer Gabriela Bryan to win back-to-back titles at the Margaret River Pro, while tour veteran Jordy Smith claimed the men's trophy.

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French Polynesian Kauli Vaast Wins Men's Surfing Gold

French Polynesian Kauli Vaast and American Caroline Marks win gold in Paris Olympics surfing, showcasing global talent and captivating audiences with thril...

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Surfing can steal Olympic limelight from Paris in Tahiti’s spectacular ‘place of skulls’

Almost 10,000 miles from the host city of the games, the world’s finest will take to their boards in French Polynesia

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Kelly Slater to make surprise showing at Gold Coast Pro

Kelly Slater's time as a full-time athlete on the Championship Tour is over, but the 11-time world champion will compete in at least three more events in 2024.

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Taming the Wave

Surfing always came easy for Caroline Marks. At 22, she already has a world title and is headed to her second Olympics. But what she’s learned out of the water is the key to her long-term success and happiness.

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Aussie surfers make strong start at World Games

The Australian team, including Sally Fitzgibbons, have opened the World Surfing Games in Puerto Rico in style as they look for extra Paris Olympic quota spots.

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World surf champion Toledo to take year off competition

After winning back-to-back surf world titles, Filipe Toledo has announced he's joining Stephanie Gilmore and Carissa Moore in taking a year away from the tour.

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With the surf GOATS going, Picklum hopes to pounce

Carissa Moore and Stephanie Gilmore are having time off, meaning plenty of world tour opportunities for younger surfers such as Australian Molly Picklum

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Caroline Marks: ‘I wasn’t sure if I’d ever find happiness again in my surfing and in myself’

The newly minted world surfing champion opens up about the weight of expectations, what she learned from stepping away from the tour and her unfinished business at next year’s Olympics

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Wright into semis at Rio Pro with Ewing, Callinan alive

Tyler Wright has continued her hot form to book her sixth semi-final slot of the WSL season, while Ethan Ewing and Ryan Callinan also advanced at the Rio Pro.

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Picklum stays alive in Portugal to take over surf lead

Molly Picklum leads the World Surf League rankings race after winning her round-of-16 duel, while Hawaiian Carissa Moore was a shock loser.

Newcastle Herald

Jackson Baker in hot seat after opening-round loss at Sunset Beach

Jackson Baker will have to break his elimination round curse to progress at the Sunset Beach Pro after a rare first-round failure on the Championship Tour on Tuesday (AEDT) in Hawaii. The Merewether regular-footer was last in his three-man seeding round heat dominated by Hawaiian two-time world champion John John…

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Gilmore, Wright among surfers to advance at Sunset

World champion Steph Gilmore has led a charge of six Australian women through the Sunset Pro in Hawaii, while Jack Robinson must contest the elimination round.

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Australia’s Jack Robinson claims famous win at Pipeline to take WSL lead

Jack Robinson has joined some of the great names in surfing with victory over Italian Leo Fioravanti in the final at the notorious break in Hawaii

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Robinson wins Pipeline World Surf League title

Jack Robinson has won the opening World Surf League event in Hawaii while fellow Australian Tyler Wright was forced to settle for second in the women's event.

Newcastle Herald

Australian Boardriders Battle: Morgan Cibilic ready to lead way for Merewether after tough season

After a "crazy, emotional roller-coaster" in 2022 that ended in heartbreak, former world No.5 Morgan Cibilic is enjoying a chance to recharge before trying again to get back on the Championship Tour. But first he's welcoming the pressure of the Australian Boardriders Battle at Newcastle this weekend when he leads…

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Surfing great Steph Gilmore talks about her eighth world title, preparing for elite competition and sporting inspirations

The most successful women's surfer of all time, Australia's Steph Gilmore, talks to ABC Sport at the start of the new season about her dramatic eighth world title and some of the surprising sporting athletes she draws inspiration from.

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Stephanie Gilmore finally completes journey to all-time surfing greatness

After spending four years level with her childhood idol Layne Beachley on seven titles her eighth is now only eclipsed by Kelly Slater

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Gilmore chases record eighth WSL crown

Stephanie Gilmore says she's learnt from last year's WSL title decider as she chases an eighth crown, with Jack Robinson and Ethan Ewing in the men's Final.

Newcastle Herald

Jackson Baker buzzing for big finish to dream year

For Jackson Baker, the highlights of his rookie year on the Championship Tour were too many to mention.

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