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Cricket Australia wants Perth as the new Test fortress

Perth's Optus Stadium has been awarded the first Test against India, and Cricket Australia says it can be the same fortress for the men's team as the Gabba.

AAP · Mar 26, 2024

GWS not viewing Eagles as easybeats on bogey ground

GWS have tasted victory just once in nine visits to Optus Stadium, but they will start as the hottest of favourites in Sunday's AFL match against West Coast.

AAP · Mar 22, 2024

Strikers spin a web to upset Perth in BBL knockout

Lloyd Pope has taken four wickets and fellow leg-spinner Cameron Boyce three to help Adelaide upset Perth in their BBL knockout clash at Optus Stadium.

AAP · Jan 20, 2024

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Morris and Evans fire Scorchers to win over Strikers

A match-winning spell from Lance Morris has helped the Perth Scorchers survive a scare against the Adelaide Strikers in their BBL clash at Optus Stadium.

AAP · Jan 3, 2024

Marsh heroics not enough as Scorchers beat Renegades

The Perth Scorchers have defied a disastrous batting collapse of 7-5 to beat the Melbourne Renegades by 13 runs at Optus Stadium to extend their unbeaten start.

AAP · Dec 26, 2023

Unpredictable Perth pitch won't influence MCG's plans

MCG head curator Matt Page insists he will not change his preparation for the Boxing Day Test despite the Optus Stadium pitch rapidly deteriorating last week.

AAP · Dec 21, 2023

Scorchers crush Hurricanes as Crawley and Hardie star

Perth Scorchers duo Zak Crawley and Aaron Hardie have combined for an unbeaten 157-run stand to lift their side to a nine-wicket win over Hobart.

AAP · Dec 20, 2023

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1st Test: Australia hammer Pakistan by 360 runs, Nathan Lyon joins 500-wickets club

Nathan Lyon achieved the remarkable feat of joining the exclusive 500-wicket club, contributing with two wickets on Sunday at the seam-friendly Optus Stadium track, as Australia bowled out Pakistan for a mere 89 to secure a commanding 360-run victory in the first Test.

The Times of India · Dec 17, 2023

Khawaja-style banner removed at Optus Stadium

A banner repeating Usman Khawaja's banned shoe inscriptions "all lives are equal" and "freedom is a human right" has been taken down at the first Test in Perth.

AAP · Dec 17, 2023

Warner shushes the critics with 164 against Pakistan

A second Test century since January 2020 has relieved the pressure on under-fire opener David Warner in the series-opening match against Pakistan in Perth.

AAP · Dec 14, 2023

Australia ready to shine in West Test against Pakistan

Australia will be aiming to continue their hot form of 2023 when they take on Pakistan in the series-opening Test at Perth's Optus Stadium.

AAP · Dec 13, 2023

Curator predicts fast, bouncy deck for Aussies in Perth

The first Test between Australia and Pakistan at Perth's Optus Stadium will be played on a fast and bouncy wicket, according to curator Isaac McDonald.

AAP · Dec 12, 2023

Lyon eyes Australian return not 500th Test wicket

Nathan Lyon's focus is on making his Test comeback but he can't deny it would be special to join Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath in the history books this week.

AAP · Dec 11, 2023

Big Bash League live stream: How to watch BBL 13 cricket free online

Big Bash League is back for its 13th season! Here's how to watch Big Bash League live streams from anywhere in the world – including free streams and U.S. and U.K. streams.

Tom’s Guide · Dec 6, 2023

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2023

Coldplay review: Music of the Spheres tour brings fireworks, aliens and radical optimism to Perth

Coldplay’s show at Optus Stadium was a childhood fantasy writ-large, wavering between head-spinning nausea and starry-eyed rapture

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2023

Perth's Optus Stadium has drawn more consumer anger after the outage. Another case of the 'stadium curse'?

Looming over the Swan River in Perth, a shiny sporting structure boldly declares “OPTUS STADIUM Yes”. After the disastrously prolonged communication outage this week, many will have shouted “No”, or other words requiring asterisks in respectable media.

AAP · Nov 5, 2023

Optus Stadium to feature a hill during the 'West Test'

WA Cricket hopes a new slogan and a temporary hill-like structure at Optus Stadium will help attract fans back to Test cricket in Perth this summer.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2023

Sam Kerr and Caitlin Foord deliver hat-tricks as Matildas maul the Philippines in Olympic qualifier

Australia thrashed the Philippines 8-0 at Perth’s Optus Stadium after Caitlin Foord and Sam Kerr delivered scintillating hat-tricks

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AAP · Oct 28, 2023

Sam Kerr reveals she injured both calves at World Cup

Star striker Sam Kerr is set to be given more game time in the Matildas' Olympic qualifier against the Philippines at Optus Stadium.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2023

Matildas’ Olympic qualifier moved to bigger stadium due to soaring demand for tickets

Soaring demand for Matildas tickets has prompted Football Australia to move a crucial Olympic qualifier in October to a 60,000-capacity stadium

AAP · Jul 14, 2023

Cavalry returns as Eagles eye better times ahead in AFL

West Coast will be aiming to snap a 14-match losing run when they take on Richmond at Optus Stadium.

AAP · Jul 7, 2023

Docker-turned Blue Acres returns to Perth cauldron

Carlton midfielder Blake Acres doesn't think he stayed at Fremantle long enough to receive a hostile reception from the famously intense Optus Stadium crowd.

AAP · Jul 2, 2023

Saints come from 31 points down to beat Eagles

St Kilda have overcome a huge scare to beat a brave West Coast by eight points in front of 35,579 fans at Optus Stadium.

AAP · Jun 30, 2023

Ross Lyon expects humiliated Eagles to bounce back

St Kilda will be on alert for a fired-up West Coast outfit in their AFL clash at Optus Stadium.

AAP · May 20, 2023

Electric Dockers pass AFL test with win over Geelong

Fremantle's star midfielders rose to the occasion as the Dockers defeated reigning AFL premiers Geelong by 29 points at Optus Stadium.

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