Surfing legend Kelly Slater has said he will retire from the sport after the Paris 2024 Olympics - if he manages to qualify.

Australian surfer Chris Davidson has died after being punched outside of a pub near Sydney.

Jeffreys Bay in South Africa is the venue for the ninth and penultimate stop of the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour regular season, with some of the sport's biggest names returning to the fray as the battle for finals places intensifies.

Kelly Slater faces the elimination round in the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour leg at Margaret River following an underwhelming opening day.

Australian home favourite Mick Fanning delivered a stunning performance to reach the round of 16 at the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour event at Bells Beach at the expense of Japanese world number one Kanoa Igarashi.

Japan’s Olympic silver medallist Kanoa Igarashi continued his fine form by scoring the highest total on the opening day of action at the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour event at Bells Beach in Australia.

The World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour event at Sunset Beach experienced shocks with series leader Kelly Slater and two-time WSL world champion John John Florence exiting the competition.

After days of postponement, proceedings finally got underway at the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour event at Sunset Beach - with series leader Kelly Slater almost being eliminated.

Kelly Slater demonstrated why so many regard him as the greatest surfer of all time at Pipeline, defying the fact he turns 50 next week to win the season-opening World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour event.

Kanoa Igarashi came out on top in a battle of two Olympic medallists at the season-opening World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour event at Hawaii's Pipeline wave.

Kelly Slater, an 11-time champion of what is now the World Surf League, has come under fire for expressing scepticism over the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.

Brazil’s Italo Ferreira secured his maiden World Surf League title to earn a Tokyo 2020 berth, while United States’ surfing legend Kelly Slater missed out on an Olympic place when the sport will make its debut in the Games.

Surfing legend Kelly Slater says he is excited about his sport making its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, having previously expressed doubts about how it would fit in.

Eleven-time World Surf League champion Kelly Slater is due to return to competition at the J-Bay Open beginning tomorrow in the Eastern Cape.