The Queensland Firebirds have shaken off their opening-round heartbreak in Adelaide with a hard-fought three-goal win over the Giants in Brisbane.

The Margaret River Pro was put on hold through Saturday because of the surf, with half the men's quarter-finals still to be decided.

Rola Badawiya no longer sees herself an adopted Australian and wants to take her footballing journey to the top.

Former Western Sydney Wanderers goalkeeper Daniel Lopar has failed in legal action seeking close to $500,000 from the club over wages during the pandem ic.

Lightning coach Belinda Reynolds has pinpointed West Coast Fever as one of the teams to beat ahead of a Perth reunion for Diamonds star Courtney Bruce.

Brazilian Samuel Pupo says his round-of-16 victory feels like a loss after the result ensured his older brother Miguel Pupo missed the WSL's mid-season cut.

Australian pair Tyler Wright and Sally Fitzgibbons both managed late heat-winning waves with their WSL seasons on the line at the Margaret River Pro.

Molly Picklum is into the quarter-finals of the Margaret River Pro after her heat was re-started twice due to lack of waves, with competition called off early.

After more than 30 years on tour, surfing legend Kelly Slater is retiring after missing the World Surf League mid-season cut at Margaret River.

Sally Fitzgibbons has dominated her elimination heat at the World Surf League's Margaret River Pro to keep her mid-season cut hopes alive.

Sunshine Coast Lightning's Cara Koenen and Steph Fretwell have combined with prized recruits Liz Watson and Courtney Bruce in a 16-goal win over the NSW Swifts.

Prized Vixens recruit Sophie Garbin has starred in her team's momentous win over the debuting Mavericks, writing the first chapter in netball's latest rivalry.

Competition at the Margaret River Pro is on hold for a third successive day because of small surf, with organisers awaiting improved conditions.

Australia's hockey men have completed their Test series sweep against India, winning the fifth match 3-2 to lift the Perth Cup.

Adelaide's Jamaican trio have stood tall as the reigning champions survived a one-goal heart-stopper against the Queensland Firebirds.

The Giants have vowed to improve after a dominant Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard led the West Coast Fever to a season-opening 19-goal Super Netball win in Sydney.

Para-canoeists Dylan Littlehales, Curtis McGrath and Susan Seipel have become the first athletes confirmed for Australia's Paralympic team for Paris.

The Kookaburras have continued their rich vein of form, beating India for the fourth time in a week at the Perth International Festival of Hockey.

Chasing their maiden Super Netball championship, the Giants are resolute on making up for last year's disappointment with a season-opening win over West Coast.

Netball Australia will be implementing a 21-day concussion protocol across its local leagues, a month after the AFL moved to introduce the same guidelines.