Australia manager Dave Nilsson has declared his side no longer feel as if they are a second-tier nation ahead of Sunday’s blockbuster World Baseball Classic meeting with Japan and their superstar Shohei Ohtani.
Ben Smith
Australia have made it two wins from two in the World Baseball Classic with a win over Czechia as they now prepare for a mouthwatering tie against Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani’s Japan.
Australia remain on track for a place in the World Baseball Classic's quarter-finals with a second win in as many days in Japan.
Staff Writers
Top draft pick Travis Bazzana and current major leaguer Curtis Mead were prominent as Australia made a dream start to the World Baseball Classic.
Roger Vaughan
Australian Baseball League and Perth Heat legend Tim Kennelly has declared he will retire with zero regrets and will forever hold his six championship wins close as the sun sets on his decorated career.
Perth Heat’s greatest ever player — homegrown star Tim Kennelly — has called time on his legendary Australian Baseball League career.
James Palumbo
With 2026 set to be as big a year as ever for WA’s sporting teams and Christmas upon us, The West Australian looks at what tops your club’s holiday season wish list.
Aaron Kirby, Ben Smith and Chris Robinson
Bendigo's Olivia Pollerd believes the WNBL is underestimating her team, while Adelaide's Dallas Loughridge says her new coach has reignited their group.
Sebastian Tan
Perth Heat have split their opening Australian Baseball League series of the season — but their imports have quickly made their presence felt after getting off to a hot start.
New Perth Heat manager Perry Roth has revealed he sought the blessing of former mentor and coach of the Australian Baseball League powerhouse Andy Kyle.
For the second time in as many years the Los Angeles Dodgers organisation and their fans have enjoyed a parade downtown and title celebration at their stadium.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto was a deserving winner of the World Series MVP after a brilliant pitching performance for the LA Dodgers.
The dominant Los Angeles Dodgers have become the first team in 25 years to win back-to-back World Series.
A bizarre incident, in which a ball was lodged at the bottom of the outfield fence, proved decisive as the Dodgers sent the World Series to a seventh game.
Frank Pingue
Toronto are one win away from being crowned World Series champions for the first time in 32 years after beating the LA Dodgers 6-1 for a 3-1 series lead.
The Toronto Blue Jays have shaken off their 18-inning heartbreak to square the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers at 2-2.
Greg Beacham
Even among fellow sports superstars, Shohei Ohtani has reached legendary status.
Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman have sent tired, but thrilled, LA Dodgers fans home knowing they're two wins away from back-to-back World Series triumphs.
A strong pitching performance from Yoshinobu Yamamoto has helped the LA Dodgers tie the World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays at a game apiece.
Larry Millson
The Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to claim back-back World Series titles, but the Toronto Blue Jays are also hoping to create their own slice of history.
The LA Dodgers' opponents in the World Series will fight out a Game 7 after the Blue Jays levelled their series with the Seattle Mariners in Toronto.
The Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the star of the show as Los Angeles beat the Brewers to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.
Steve Megargee
The Seattle Mariners have gone 2-0 up in the ALCS by thumping the Toronto Blue Jays, while the Milwaukee Brewers lost to the LA Dodgers in the NLCS opener.
The Seattle Mariners have scored an impressive win on the road, claiming victory in their first AL Championship Series match in nearly a quarter of a century.
Ian Harrison
