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Fire threat means Tour Queen stage loses Willunga crown

Tour Down Under organisers have taken the iconic Willunga Hill climb out of Saturday's stage because of the fire danger and extreme heat.

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Vine is fine with dominating ride on Corkscrew

Australian cyclist Jay Vine and fellow UAE Team Emirates rider Jhonatan Narvaez have a stranglehold on the Tour Down Under.

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PM tells memorial ‘I am deeply and profoundly sorry’ government could not protect victims – as it happened

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Marius Mayrhofer suffers multiple fractures in Tour Down Under crash, whilst brain scan all clear for Max van der Meulen

Former Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race winner Mayrhofer will return to Europe after crashing on Wednesday

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Tour Down Under to 'keep a close eye' on bushfire risk as temperatures rise, says race director Stuart O'Grady

Areas surrounding Adelaide assigned 'extreme' fire danger rating on Friday by South Australian Country Fire Service

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'Prove to myself that I can get back on the top step' – Sam Welsford aiming to kickstart Ineos Grenadiers sprint momentum at Tour Down Under

'We know the sprint field is really strong here also, so it makes this even more important to get it right' says six-time stage winner

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'I'd be disappointed if I didn't win, especially with how much work we put in' – Targeting prologue pays off for Sam Watson and Ineos Grenadiers at Tour Down Under

British rider scorches to victory in Adelaide opener, looks for more success as part of Sam Welsford's lead-out train

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Capitals strike down Lightning in ugly win

The UC Capitals have kept their finals hopes alive with a win over the Adelaide Lightning, who face the prospect of finishing last on the WNBL ladder.

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Tour Down Under: Samuel Watson edges out Ethan Vernon for prologue victory

Laurence Pithie rounds out podium in 3.6km opener as Jay Vine takes fourth place

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Australians must demand that their cultural custodians uphold freedom of speech

As we have seen after Adelaide writers’ week, defending the right of people to speak, even when we deeply disagree with them, is very, very difficult

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Elementary: Watson wins prologue at Tour Down Under

British rider Sam Watson had to wait well over an hour before he was confirmed as winner of the prologue at the Tour Down Under.

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‘We could see the glow and smell the smoke’: residents warned as fires burn south of Adelaide

Watch and act alert issued for Tooperang, Nangkita, Mount Jagged and Mosquito Hill as firefighters continue to battle blaze

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Crows AFL young gun suffers knee injury at training

Adelaide's young star Dan Curtin has suffered a knee injury at training with questions now around his availability for the start of the season.

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More saved than lost after firefighters battle blaze

Firefighters have been lauded after they helped wrangle a bushfire that tore through hundreds of hectares and destroyed three structures.

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SA premier ‘fundamentally opposed’ Randa Abdel-Fattah appearing at Adelaide writers’ week, letter to board shows

Three-page letter acknowledged that while Peter Malinauskas could not direct festival board, he was ‘deeply concerned’ Palestinian Australian author’s invitation not rescinded

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Home riders among favourites in open GC field – Analysing the Tour Down Under contenders

Jay Vine, Ben O'Connor and Jhonatan Narváez lead those hunting for the ochre jersey in Adelaide

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Diles fuming over controversial call that sank Victory

Coach Arthur Diles has been left angered by Melbourne Victory's 2-1 loss at Adelaide United, convinced they'd been denied what might have been a late winner.

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A first look at the 2026 pro jerseys from the Tour Down Under

New colours and old debut in Adelaide ahead of men's and women's Tour Down Under

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As Adelaide rolls out the welcome mat to cycling world for Tour Down Under, I feel ashamed

Australia’s WorldTour race on my local roads fills me with pride, but as the years go on it feels like hosting international friends in a house that is visibly on fire

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Civilised but casual, often hilarious, Adelaide writers’ week is everything a festival should be – except this year

Australia’s longest-running literary festival has been reduced to a cratering hole in 2026. Here’s hoping it turns a page next year

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Newly-crowned Australian champion Mackenzie Coupland takes confidence boost to Tour Down Under in WorldTour debut

'This jersey is a representation of how strong our team is' says 20-year-old who will show off new green and gold jersey in Adelaide this weekend

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'Seismic shift': women boast stronger Down Under field

The women's Tour Down Under field is stronger than the men's start list, with the reigning road world champion competing in the women's race for the first time.

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Call this social cohesion? The war of words that laid waste to the 2026 Adelaide writers’ festival

How a boardroom flare-up sparked an international boycott – and a looming defamation battle

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Pain-free Czech reaches Adelaide International final

Czech Tomas Machac believes his injury problems are over after advancing to the Adelaide International final, where he'll meet unseeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert.

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'I still feel confident': Aussie Birrell exits Adelaide

Australia's Kimberly Birrell has been hammered in straight sets by a rising Canadian in a semi-final at the Adelaide International.

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