Gabriela Bryan has celebrated the “magical” moment she won her first World Surf League title after sharing a wave with a pod of dolphins. The 22-year-old took out the championship at the Margaret River Pro to make the mid-season cut and move to No.5 in the world rankings. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Surfing champion shocked … Read more
The action continues in the World Surf League with the Margaret River Pro unfolding in Western Australia. Eleven-time world champion Kelly Slater was knocked out by fellow countryman, and current No.1 seed Griffin Colapinto. Seven Australians have qualified for the women’s Round of 16 while at least three male Aussies are locked in for the … Read more
Surfing icon Kelly Slater has choked back tears after crashing out of the Margaret River Pro on Tuesday. The 11-time champion was chaired up the iconic stairs and fans went wild in what will likely be the American’s final competitive appearance in Australia. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Slater’s emotional message to family. Stream every WSL … Read more
Surfing legend Layne Beachley has revealed that her father Neil has been diagnosed with dementia. The 51-year-old sporting legend made the announcement earlier this month on Instagram. “My dear old dad is battling dementia but still has the capacity to smile, laugh and enjoy life’s simple pleasures,” she wrote, sharing a picture of herself with … Read more
Surfing legend Kelly Slater has confirmed he is on the verge of retiring from competition, saying he will end his peerless career “pretty soon”. The 11-time world champion is not just surfing’s most-decorated competitor, but at 52 one of world sport’s greatest stories. WATCH THE VIDE ABOVE: Slater turns back the clock at Bells. Stream … Read more
Two-time world champion Tyler Wright has advanced to her first World Surf League quarter-final this year with a win over American Alyssa Spencer in Portugal, and then opened up on her latest health issues. Wright claimed a comfortable 14.33-7.50 round-of-16 victory at the third stop of the 2024 WSL season at Molhe Leste, Portugal, advancing … Read more
Sally Fitzgibbons has won her fourth International Surfing Association (ISA) world title to become the most successful surfer in the competition’s history — but suffered the heartbreak of missing an Olympic berth. The 33-year-old won a thrilling final at the event in Puerto Rico on Monday morning (AEDT), battling her way through eight heats to … Read more
DAKAR, Senegal — Cherif Fall kissed his wife on the lips and they swapped pecks on each other’s foreheads, for good luck. Then he zipped up his wetsuit, grabbed his surfboard and strode into water he didn’t want to be in. Instead of training in the waves off his Senegal homeland, Fall was wistfully preferring … Read more
Florida seems a lawless land, where (nearly) anything goes and vehicular mischief is just appreciated as entertainment. As it turns out, though, there are rules — rules put in place to stop good, hardworking Americans from taking their pickup trucks surfing. What Car Should You Buy: Everything is Bigger In Texas A Florida man discovered … Read more
Defending champion Jack Robinson has become a shock Pipe Pro casualty, but Ethan Ewing emerged as the lone Australian male standing after the World Surf League season opener in Hawaii resumed. West Australian pipe specialist Robinson was taken out in the round of 32 by Morocco’s Ramzi Boukhiam in a tight clash, with last season’s … Read more
