The Latest Breaking News from Sydney

SYDNEY: Former Australia cricketer Andrew Symonds, one of the finest all-rounders and a two-time World Cup winner, has died in a tragic car accident, leaving the cricketing world in shock.

Coach Ben Rutten has called on Essendon's senior players to lift after Sydney hammered his team by 58 points.

Sydney have returned to form with a comprehensive 58-point AFL win over a lacklustre Essendon as Lance Franklin again haunted the Bombers.

Australian researchers, led by Dr Carmel Harrington, have identified a biomarker that can detect babies more at risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) while they are alive. After losing her son, Damien, to SIDS 29 years ago, Dr Harrington, a research student at Children's Hospital at Westmead (CHW) has…

The Sydney Swans pile the pain on Essendon as the Bombers turn in one of their meekest showings of the year in a 58-point loss at the SCG.

Multiple crime scenes are being examined by specialist forensic officers as detectives investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

The fatal shooting a murdered gangland figure's nephew is the latest in what police dub a spate of "tit for tat" shootings in Sydney's southwest.

A Sydney soccer coach who posted online his sexual abuse of boys, including sleeping victims, has been jailed for three decades

Sydney will be aiming to avoid a third-straight loss at the SCG when they host Essendon on Saturday night.

It helped launch careers both on and off the field and left an indelible mark on all who played in it. So what happened to the City v Country game, and what legacy has it left behind? Nick Campton reports.

MORNING BRIEFING: Talks aimed to stop industrial action have hit a snag after five weeks of enterprise agreement negotiations between rail unions and the State Government.