Melbourne have kicked off the second night of the fledgling AFLX competition with an emphatic win over Carlton at Etihad Stadium. The Demons scored a comprehensive 82-54 win in the …
NRL veteran Wayne Bennett is set to continue as England’s head rugby league coach. The 68-year-old’s two-year contract with the Rugby Football League ran out after he guided England to …
NSW Waratahs five-eighth Bernard Foley wants his side to capitalise more on the “electric and special” skills of returning fellow playmaker Kurtley Beale. The pair were an integral part of …
Mo Hope is back and Erin Phillips most likely will play her first game of the AFLW season as their teams try to rebound from winless starts. Collingwood have confirmed …
Greater Western Sydney recruit Lachlan Keeffe says there’s a role for the bigs to play in AFLX, despite suggestions the format suits smaller, quicker players. Former Collingwood big Keeffe will …
The NRL faces the prospect of starting its inaugural women’s league without a team in its traditional heartland with all four western Sydney clubs declining to apply for a licence. …
Johnathan Thurston admits he is nervous but has full confidence in his troublesome shoulder ahead of his long awaited NRL comeback. The North Queensland co-captain has received the green light …
Sio Siua Taukeiaho and Latrell Mitchell could share the Sydney Roosters’ kicking duties this NRL season as the Tricolours grapple with the loss of superboot Michael Gordon. Trent Robinson’s Roosters …
Jake Trbojevic has declared himself fit, recovered from a pectoral injury and a certain starter for round one of the NRL next month. The Manly forward at one stage feared …
Concussed rugby players – from those on the fringe of Super Rugby to 12-year-olds – won’t be allowed to return to action for at least 12 days under stronger player …
Trying to break the door down into Richmond’s drought-breaking AFL premiership team left Sam Lloyd huffing and puffing and unsuccessful. So now he’s trying a different door. Better known as …
Not everyone is happy with AFLX, it seems. Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan says the concept doesn’t engage fans and has already suggested rule changes after the abbreviated form’s debut …
Silver balls have been given the boot for the rest of the AFLX experiment. The AFL has benched the silver footballs used in Thursday night’s debut of the short-format in …
Newly-elected Rugby Union Players’ Association (RUPA) president Damien Fitzpatrick believes the drain of Australian talent overseas can be stemmed and it needn’t cost vast sums. NSW Waratahs hooker Fitzpatrick, who …
Veteran Holden star Craig Lowndes will consider two things when weighing up his Supercars future as he comes out of contract at the end of next year. Three-time champion Lowndes, …
South Sydney star Angus Crichton admits he was desperate to get his long-term future secured before the NRL season to focus on a potentially career-defining campaign. Crichton made headlines over …
By the end of 2017, Jonathan Rea was cooked. After claiming his third-straight Superbikes world championship, the adopted Australian had no time to relax. Closing out with a clean sweep …
Geelong’s Mitch Duncan says a poor tradesman never blames his tools. But Duncan and other AFLX players believe the silver ball took some shine off the debut of the short-format …
