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Brisbane great Jonathan Brown believes the Lions must look for an experienced football person, not necessarily a former senior AFL coach, as they search for a replacement for Justin Leppitsch. …

West Coast defender Tom Barrass received the AFL rising star nomination for round 23 on Monday, after an impressive display in the Eagles’ final-round win against Adelaide. Barrass was one …

NRL referees boss Tony Archer admits Warriors centre Solomone Kata shouldn’t have been robbed of a crucial try in the first half of their loss to Wests Tigers on Sunday. …

Brisbane AFL great Jonathan Brown has described the Lions as dysfunctional and a club divided after Monday’s decision to axe Justin Leppitsch as senior coach. Leppitsch was released from the …

They were saying goodbye to the past, but they also got a glimpse of the future. Parramatta farewelled Pirtek Stadium in style on Monday, with a hat-trick of tries to …

Geelong superstar Patrick Dangerfield has taken out this year’s AFL Coaches Association player of the year award. In what promises to be the first of a swag of individual honours …

Seven-time tennis major winner John McEnroe has ended his coaching role with Canada’s Milos Raonic ahead of the year’s final grand slam, the US Open. McEnroe joined Raonic’s coaching entourage …

Lance Franklin says he now tries to make every AFL kick for goal count, after revealing he was previously blase about his approach to the code’s most valuable skill. Sydney …

Troubled forward Matt Lodge is ready for a return to the NRL, according to his former Wests Tigers teammate Mitchell Moses. Lodge was sacked by the Tigers in October 2015 …

After tossing a second club legend onto the scrap heap, the Brisbane Lions stand at the most critical juncture of the merged AFL club’s 19-year history. Who replaces Justin Leppitsch …

Fremantle skipper David Mundy says he disagrees with coach Ross Lyon’s assessment of the club’s list, declaring the Dockers can bounce back quickly from their horror 2016 campaign. The Dockers …

Star fly-half Beauden Barrett has spurned the advances of the Blues and cashed-up northern hemisphere clubs to recommit to the Hurricanes for another three years. The 25-year-old re-signed on Monday …

The boss of New Zealand rugby says he’s wary of seeing too large a gulf in quality develop across the Tasman. A second Bledisloe Cup thrashing, six Test defeats on …

Brisbane chief executive Greg Swann has offered no guarantee Tom Rockliff will remain as captain after the sacking of Justin Leppitsch. Leppitsch has been removed as Lions coach after an …

There is no prospect of a true home final for Geelong this AFL season but Harry Taylor hopes that will change in coming years. The second-placed Cats will surrender home-ground …

Mitchell Moses points to Wests Tigers’ thrashing at the hands of Canberra as the game that turned the joint venture’s NRL season around. As the Tigers continue their hunt for …

Adelaide will use the week off before the AFL finals to recover mentally and physically after being outclassed by West Coast on Friday. The Crows will host North Melbourne in …

All Blacks inside centre Ryan Crotty and hooker Codie Taylor have been cleared to play for Canterbury in New Zealand’s provincial championship this weekend before they return to the national …