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* Quote of the Round: “We were fortunate enough to have a guy called Artie Beetson at our club, who left such a big impact on the game, our club, …

Melbourne co-captain Jack Viney is in a race against time to recover from injury, with the Demons ruling him out from returning before the AFL finals. Viney has managed only …

Midway through the second quarter on Sunday, Brendon Bolton’s green shoots were starting to blossom at Etihad Stadium. Carlton were never going to beat GWS in their AFL clash but …

Co-captain Callan Ward felt little joy after GWS achieved their second-biggest AFL winning margin. Injuries to Brett Deledio, Dawson Simpson, Toby Greene and Sam Taylor took most of the gloss …

Sydney Roosters phenom Latrell Mitchell has been urged to discover just how good he can really be ahead of the Tri-Colours’ monster NRL showdown with fierce rivals South Sydney. The …

WHAT HAPPENED IN ROUND 20 OF THE AFL THEY SAID IT: “The AFL, in a billion-dollar industry, can wreck seasons for football clubs who work too hard. If I was …

Gold Coast chief executive Mark Evans has threatened legal action against any player managers who advise potential AFL recruits against joining the Suns. A fired-up Evans reacted angrily to suggestions …

Penrith have produced their second remarkable NRL comeback in as many weeks to outscore Canberra 40-31 in a Panthers Stadium try-fest. The Panthers were 14 points down at halftime, 12 …

Melbourne have stormed back into the AFL’s top four with a percentage-boosting 96-point annihilation of Gold Coast at the MCG. Sunday’s 21.17 (143) to 7.5 (47) victory propels the Demons …

Manly coach Trent Barrett celebrated like he’d won the NRL premiership after watching his embattled Sea Eagles snatch victory from the jaws of defeat at Shark Park. After a season …

Captain Ryley Batt led from the front with 27 tries as Australia’s Steelers opened their wheelchair rugby world championship title defence with a crushing 66-36 win over New Zealand in …

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan laid the blame squarely at his players – not the referees – after the Sharks’ top-four hopes took a huge dent with a 33-32 golden-point NRL …

Manly have put a huge dent in Cronulla’s top-four hopes with a 33-32 golden-point NRL win over the Sharks at Southern Cross Group Stadium. A field goal to captain Daly …

Unseeded Maria Sakkari of Greece delivered a thrilling encore performance to her previous upset over Venus Williams to beat Danielle Collins and reach her first WTA final at the Silicon …

GWS had no fit men on the interchange bench for most of the second half in Sunday’s 105-point AFL win over Carlton. Brett Deledio (calf), Dawson Simpson (ankle), Toby Greene …

St Kilda coach Alan Richardson won’t be made a scapegoat for the club’s disappointing AFL season, which hit another low with a 35-point loss to the Western Bulldogs. Club football …

On the same day the AFL ramped up its trial of potential new rules, history was made when five matches in the same round were decided by a goal or …

Darren Lockyer has labelled South Sydney as NRL premiership favourites and livewire hooker Damien Cook their X-factor. Cook spearheaded the Rabbitohs’ 30-20 win over Melbourne, restoring them to top spot …