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If you sign him, they will come. Gold Coast’s decision to sign Jarryd Hayne on a lucrative two-year deal already has the NRL club’s boardroom and TV executives smiling. After …

Hawthorn stars Sam Mitchell and Cyril Rioli are free to play against North Melbourne on Saturday, but the Hawks could be without young forward James Sicily after he was cited …

Hawthorn could be without young forward James Sicily for their big clash against North Melbourne after he was slapped with a one-match ban by the AFL’s match review panel. The …

What’s the reward for knocking off the AFL premiers for the first time in a decade? “A couple of quiet beers and enjoying the moment for 24 hours,” says Melbourne …

West Coast are tapping into the magic of the Olympics as they attempt to navigate their way through a daunting end to the home-and-away AFL season. Eagles coach Adam Simpson …

Rookie Adelaide ruckman Reilly O’Brien starred in his AFL debut, but he will be happy to go straight back to the reserves this week to make way for Sam Jacobs. …

They arrived as midfielders, but three young stars are excelling while serving their AFL apprenticeships in other areas and waiting for a chance among Sydney’s deep on-ball brigade. First-year players …

Canterbury prop Aidan Tolman has hit out at critics who say the Bulldogs don’t deserve their spot in the NRL’s top four. The Bulldogs quietly slipped into the top four …

Fears are growing that the NRL’s crackdown on players making contact with referees could have an undue influence on the finals series. The one-match suspension of Tyson Frizell last week …

There are many ways to describe St Kilda’s chances of playing AFL finals this year. Mathematical, slim and unlikely. Even dubious. But whichever way you cut it, the Saints (10-9) …

Jarryd Hayne has escaped a charge from the NRL match review committee for making contact with a referee in his return to rugby league. Hayne appeared to walk into referee …

There are many ways to describe St Kilda’s chances of playing AFL finals; mathematical, slim, unlikely or dubious. But whichever way you cut it, the Saints (10-9) are still a …

Skipping the Olympics has paid off for Nick Kyrgios after he won his second ATP World Tour title at the Atlanta Open. The 21-year-old Australian beat three-time defending champion John …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says Christian Lealiifano is up for his fight against leukaemia and the team will give him whatever support he needs. Wallabies and Brumbies star Lealiifano was …

Nick Kyrgios has withstood the intense heat and three-time defending champion John Isner’s serve to win the Atlanta Open for his second ATP World Tour title. The 21-year-old Australian, 10 …

Australian bad boy Nick Kyrgios may feel his decision to pull out of the Olympics was justified after he claimed his second ATP title by downing John Isner 7-6 (7-3) …

Nick Kyrgios has landed a second ATP title, defeating American John Isner in straight sets to win the Atlanta Open. Kyrgios, who made himself available for the tournament after withdrawing …

Alarm bells aren’t ringing at Waverley Park, with Grant Birchall noting Hawthorn remain ladder leaders and will learn plenty from Saturday’s reality check. The Hawks suffered a shock 29-point loss …