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AFL players banned for anti-doping offences could begin group training this week. Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says the past and present Essendon players serving one-year suspensions for their role …

Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands will miss the round-one AFL clash against the Western Bulldogs after accepting a one-match ban for engaging in rough conduct. Sandilands risked being hit with a …

The NRL has stepped away from predictions its $2 million bunker will immediately halve video referee decision times. The new centralised, high-tech system for video referees will be introduced in …

Frustrated fullback Billy Slater is still hopeful of playing in Melbourne’s NRL opener against St George Illawarra as his shoulder slowly recovers. Slater has started contact work but is still …

Canberra have locked in hooker Josh Hodgson until at least the end of the 2018 NRL season. The English international, who made his debut in 2015, has agreed to extend …

AP – Daniel Ricciardo feels Red Bull is already in a better position than this time last year after a trouble-free first day of Formula One pre-season testing in Spain. …

The NRL says it will not back down on their refusal to register former rugby league bad boy John Hopoate as a Manly junior coach, declaring the issue closed. The …

New Zealand rugby’s reputation for regeneration undergoes a stern test in 2016. Players of quality spill from a production line every Super Rugby season, filling any holes that appear in …

If Super Rugby taught anything last year, it’s the folly of pre-season predictions. The Highlanders defied all manner of odds and forecasts to win a maiden title. Their team of …

Coaching great David Parkin believes Carlton’s 2016 AFL list is even weaker than that of an Essendon side missing a dozen banned stars, predicting the Blues will need up to …

Joseph Tapine has been released from the final year of his contract with Newcastle and looks to set to join Canberra for the 2016 NRL season. Tapine’s manager had claimed …

HOW THE AUSTRALIAN TEAMS STACK UP IN 2016 SUPER RUGBY BRUMBIES Super Rugby titles: 2001, 2004, Finishes over the past three seasons: 2015 – 4th, 2014 – 4th, 2013 – …

Blake Green and Jesse Bromwich have been added to Melbourne’s leadership group for the 2016 NRL season. Cameron Smith will remain as Storm captain, while Green and Bromwich will join …

All defending premiers say it but North Queensland are adamant they have the motivation needed to break the NRL’s back-to-back titles hoodoo. Some mighty teams have tried and failed since …

It’s not flash, it ain’t pretty, and, according to bookmakers, it’s not worth spending your money on. But St George-Illawarra coach Paul McGregor is banking on some old school continuity …

Daria Gavrilova has made a convincing start to the Qatar Open in Doha, progressing to the next round of competition with a straight sets win over Japan’s Misaki Doi. The …

Lachlan Coote could become the first casualty of North Queensland’s premiership success, with the fullback set to be forced out of the club. The Cowboys have managed to keep their …

Robbie Farah has been ruled out for the first six weeks of the NRL season, and will reportedly undergo knee surgery on Tuesday. Scans confirmed a lateral meniscus tear in …