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Hull KR winger Justin Carney will return home to Australia at the end of the English Super League season. The 30-year-old former Canberra and Sydney Roosters star, whose contract expires …

Reigning premiers Richmond have revelled in the chaos to beat Hawthorn by 31 points and move to within one win of the AFL grand final. The Hawks were game in …

Alastair Clarkson has rubbished pre-match speculation that his coaching could prove the difference on Thursday night, calling AFL pundits a pack of sheep. The four-time Hawthorn premiership coach said Richmond’s …

SNAPSHOT OF THE RICHMOND-HAWTHORN AFL QUALIFYING FINAL: * Result: Richmond 13.17 (95) bt Hawthorn 9.10 (64) at MCG. * Key moment: Dustin Martin stole the spotlight in his 200th AFL …

Milestone man Dustin Martin was gang-tackled, double-teamed, tagged and provoked but none of it was enough to stop him from stealing the stage as Richmond steamrolled Hawthorn in Thursday night’s …

Reigning premiers Richmond have stormed past Hawthorn in the opening AFL qualifying final, downing the Hawks by 31 points at the MCG. The Tigers led by 14 points after a …

Preview of week one of the AFL finals (all times AEST): FRIDAY, September 7 First Elimination Final Melbourne v Geelong at MCG 7.50pm Head to head: Demons 84 Cats 130 …

Hawthorn have recalled tagger Daniel Howe as a late change for Thursday night’s AFL qualifying final against Richmond at the MCG. Howe was named as an emergency after serving his …

Collingwood have taken an AFL finals punt on Tyson Goldsack, recalling the veteran for Saturday’s qualifying final six months after he had a knee reconstruction. Goldsack hasn’t played in AFL …

Canterbury have been slugged with a record $250,000 fine by the NRL while Bulldogs players have copped another $90,000 in sanctions for their Mad Monday antics. NRL CEO Todd Greenberg …

If Max Gawn’s family had their way the Melbourne AFL star would be running out for the All Blacks, or even the Wallabies, this weekend instead of the Demons. The …

KEY MELBOURNE V GEELONG TACTICS DEFENCE OR ATTACK An age-old AFL debate: some pundits maintain defence wins premierships; others reckon attack prevails. This fixture is between the league’s highest-scorers, Melbourne, …

He can’t remember the incident but Brisbane’s Andrew McCullough insists he has fully recovered from Dylan Napa’s now infamous tackle ahead of his NRL finals return. The Broncos had their …

Mitchell Pearce has backed Kalyn Ponga to succeed in Newcastle’s halves next year if coach Nathan Brown makes the move. Brown revealed last month he would speak to Ponga over …

Adam Elliott has been fined $25,000 by Canterbury and three other players sanctioned after the club was slugged with a record $250,000 fine by the NRL for their Mad Monday …

John Millman plans on splashing out on his family after collecting the biggest pay cheque of his career for his fairytale run to the US Open quarter-finals. In addition to …

David Pocock has been named to play for the Wallabies, but coach Michael Cheika has hinted that he may not take the field against the Springboks on Saturday night. Pocock …

Michael Cheika says he wanted to shake up his Wallabies team by dropping chief playmaker Bernard Foley to the bench for the first time in four years. Mission accomplished. Australia’s …