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Brad Fittler was on his phone until 11pm on Sunday night trying to find 17 players available to represent City Origin against Country one last time. And even when his …

Incoming Hawthorn chief executive Tracey Gaudry has backed policies that help women to reach leadership positions in elite sport. In what has long been a male-dominated industry, Gaudry’s appointment is …

David Klemmer Jr has been home for a week now. But after watching his newborn spend the previous week in intensive care due to a torn lung, there were a …

The fight to win back his Australian jersey after three-and-a-half years has given Andrew Fifita’s Test comeback added meaning. Six months after considering leaving the NRL, Fifita will complete a …

Melbourne have been dealt a double blow after confirmation bench Nelson Asofa-Solomona and Christian Welch suffered separate injuries in Sunday’s win over St George Illawarra. Asofa-Solomona was on Monday ruled …

GWS forward Toby Greene will miss upcoming AFL matches against St Kilda and Collingwood if he accepts a two-game ban for striking Western Bulldogs midfielder Caleb Daniel. Only last week, …

Canberra have handed Josh Papalii a one-match NRL ban on top of his suspension from the Anzac Test over a drink-driving conviction. The Raiders’ board on Monday decided the forward …

Australia captain Cameron Smith has revealed it was during Melbourne’s loss to Cronulla in their grand final “rematch” a month ago that he realised Andrew Fifita was a changed man. …

The manager of Fremantle star Nat Fyfe has denied that the 2015 Brownlow medallist had agreed a multi-million dollar deal to play with St Kilda from next AFL season. Brad …

Ash Taylor says he’s happy to cop a spray from Jarryd Hayne – and dish one out to his more senior Gold Coast teammate – if it’s in the best …

Canberra have handed Josh Papalii a one-match NRL ban on top of his suspension from the Anzac Test over a drink-driving conviction. The Raiders board on Monday decided the star …

Two-time Olympic cyclist Tracey Gaudry will become the first fulltime female chief executive of an AFL club, having being appointed to replace Stuart Fox at Hawthorn. Gaudry – who represented …

Johnathan Thurston says he’s on track to play for Australia in Friday night’s Test against New Zealand in Canberra. But Thurston said if he feels a quarter of the soreness …

Jake Marketo has been named on the bench for NSW City Origin despite failing to crack NRL level for St George Illawarra this season. The representative availability crisis hit a …

Cooper Cronk’s potential Melbourne replacement Brodie Croft will make his Junior Kangaroos debut against New Zealand on Friday. Croft has been named as captain of the under-20s Australian side to …

Melbourne NRL winger Suliasi Vunivalu will make his international debut for Fiji in Saturday’s Pacific Test against Tonga, however his representative future remains unclear. Under rugby league’s dual-eligibility rules, players …

Canterbury second-rower Adam Elliott has been named for Country Origin, less than a week after the Bulldogs claimed they wouldn’t allow their players to appear in Sunday’s match. Elliott is …

Trainer Chris Munce will step up his juvenile assault on the winter carnival with two hopes in the Ken Russell Classic at the Gold Coast. Munce won his fourth two-year-old …