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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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Pain-free Robinson ready for Bells Beach title defence

Jack Robinson used the long World Surf League off-season to have overdue knee surgery and is fit and firing as he defends his Bells Beach title.

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Surfers excited as new-look tour kicks off at Bells

The world's best surfers will finally hit the water at Bells Beach, with the Championship Tour competition set to get under way next week.

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My surf addiction didn’t need more fuel. Then I found the WSL third-tier live stream

The Qualifying Series is the lowest rung on the competitive World Surf League ladder but the next generation has sucked me in with their talent

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Aussie surf legend locks in tour return

Stephanie Gilmore will take up a World Surf League wildcard with the eight-time world champion returning to the tour in 2026 after a two-year hiatus.

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Aussies rule the waves with another world surfing crown

Australia's Kai Ellice-Flint has won his maiden world title, clinching the men's longboard crown with victory in the World Surf League final in El Salvador.

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Aussie surfers dominate on World Surf Games stage

Dane Henry could be Australia's next big surf star after the teenager won the men's event at the World Surfing Games while still holding the junior crown.

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Picklum's full-circle moment on path to surf title

Starting out as a grom on the Central Coast in NSW, Molly Picklum believes she's just getting started after winning her first World Surf League title.

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Picklum joins Australian greats as world surf champion

Taking the title in Fiji, Molly Picklum has joined the likes of Stephanie Gilmore, Tyler Wright and Layne Beachley in becoming a surfing world champion.

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Surfing's GOAT tips Robinson for Cloudbreak glory

The World Surf League finals are set to begin on Tuesday at Fiji's Cloudbreak, with the great Kelly Slater tipping Jack Robinson to start with a bang.

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'Spanner in the works': surf star researching new venue

The World Surf League finals in Fiji could switch to a different - less familiar - break, prompting competitors to do their homework.

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Aussies have the Wright stuff to win surf world titles

Owen Wright made World Surf League history with two perfect heats to win at Cloudbreak, and thinks Molly Picklum and Jack Robinson can also leave their mark.

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Picklum looking to follow path of Aussie surfing legend

Molly Picklum says Australia deserves another world champion as she looks to follow surfing legend Stephanie Gilmore, with the title going on the line in Fiji.

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Good golly: Molly one win from title after Tahiti test

Australian Molly Picklum stared down a pumping Teahupo'o and came out the other side to sit one win away from a maiden world surfing title.

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Aussie surfers remain alive in high-stakes Tahiti Pro

Ethan Ewing and Jack Robinson are into the round of 16 at the Tahiti Pro, where places in the top-five World Surf League Finals are on the line.

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Kelia Mehani Gallina: the 12-year-old girl staring down monster waves at Teahupo’o

The young Tahiti surfer will become the WSL’s youngest competitor when she takes on the fearsome break she can see from her family home

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Revamped surf league to launch on Australian shores

World Surf League is to update its format for 2026, the 50th anniversary season of pro surfing, with more women, an enhanced finale - and an Australian start.

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Hesitant Picklum misses chance of World Surf League win

Molly Picklum has missed out on another World Surf League crown in South Africa, but Australian-born Japanese surfer Connor O'Leary took out the men's event.

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Ewing into J-Bay quarters as surfing finals loom

Ethan Ewing is the lone Australlan surfer left in the men's field at J-Bay, with three compatriots looming large in the women's draw.

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Aussie Picklum stamps ticket to WSL's final five

A dominant first-round win in South Africa has assured Australia's series leader Molly Picklum a spot in the season-ending, five-woman World Surf League final.

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High stakes in J-Bay as World Surf League Finals loom

Molly Picklum will wear the rankings leader's yellow jersey at J-Bay, but a number of Australians need to go deep in South Africa ahead of the WSL Finals.

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Picklum in top spot after another World Surf League win

Australian Molly Picklum will wear the yellow jersey as the rankings leader after advancing to the final four of the Rio Pro in Brazil.

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Rio Surf Pro on hold with big swell expected midweek

With only two events before the World Surf League Finals, Jack Robinson and Ethan Ewing need to win their elimination rounds to stay in touch with the top five.

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Picklum gets golden chance as top surfers tumble

Molly Picklum's strong form has continued with the Australian the world's only top-five surfer to advance to the quarter-finals at the Rio Pro.

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Near-perfect Picklum pipped but pleased at Trestles

Australian Molly Picklum had one of the waves of the season on the way to the Trestles Pro final to solidify a top-five spot in the World Surf League.

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