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St Kilda defender Sam Gilbert will be out of action in the AFL for at least a month longer than expected as he recovers from a foot injury. The Saints …

St Kilda rookie Eli Templeton’s AFL season could be over after the 18-year-old had surgery on his fractured arm. The rookie draft selection was injured in last week’s round-six loss …

Some of Sydney’s biggest names, including $10 million man Lance Franklin, will face fitness tests ahead of Saturday night’s AFL clash with Brisbane. Franklin has battled a sore knee since …

Tim Simona’s dangerous throw on Gold Coast’s Aiden Sezer is going to cost him a Test jersey. The Wests Tigers centre has taken the early guilty plea over the tackle …

West Coast skipper Darren Glass has backed Nic Naitanui to return to form, saying there’s no pressure on the star ruckman to start tearing open games like he did in …

Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands hopes his best form is still to come as he prepares to play his 200th AFL game in Sunday’s western derby against West Coast. Sandilands has …

NRL match-manipulator Ryan Tandy is being remembered as a man who squandered his potential because of his gambling problems. The 32-year-old ex-Melbourne Storm player was found dead from a drug …

A sore ankle won’t be enough to stop Will Genia sharing in a significant milestone with Queensland Reds teammate Quade Cooper. The Wallabies halfback is available for Friday night’s Super …

NSW hopeful Jarrod Mullen has admitted he wasn’t really ready for State of Origin football as a 20-year-old halfback novice back in 2007. But he is now and has promised …

Jordan Lewis, Hawthorn’s midfield battering ram, is reaching 200 AFL games in remarkably quick time. The 28-year-old will achieve the milestone on Saturday against St Kilda after making his debut …

Billy Slater says the threat of losing his place as Australia’s No.1 fullback does provide him with some extra motivation to perform in Friday’s rugby league Test against New Zealand. …

Unheralded Brumbies flanker Jarrad Butler says to win the Super Rugby title you have to prove yourself against the best – and they don’t come much better than returning Crusaders …

Melbourne Rebels are using memories of the most humilating day in their history as motivation for their clash with Super Rugby leaders the Sharks at AAMI Park on Friday night. …

Strike forward Wycliff Palu returns to the starting line-up in one of a raft of changes to the NSW Waratahs team to host the Hurricanes in Saturday night’s Super Rugby …

For five weeks James Aish’s parents travelled across Australia desperate to witness their son’s first AFL victory. Sadly all those frequent flyer miles didn’t turn into competition points – Aish’s …

Back-to-back title wins have taken their toll on rising Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios, injury forcing the teenager to withdraw from this week’s ATP Challenger event in Florida. The 19-year-old …

Smarting from their first loss of 2014, Geelong are set to be strengthened by the long-awaited return of gun midfielder Steven Motlop against struggling Richmond. After undergoing knee surgery in …

New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko’s latest win has boosted her world ranking to No.2, trailing only South Korea’s Inbee Park. Park has spent the last 55 weeks in the No.1 …