An irrelevant rule reared it’s ugly head in last year’s grand final and in the strange year of 2020 the NRL is prepared for anything – even a burst football. …
Brenko Lee had given up. Unwanted by Gold Coast after the NRL club collected the wooden spoon last year, Lee unravelled during a soul-crushing trial with rugby’s Melbourne Rebels. He’d …
Danny O’Brien’s confidence in Russian Camelot has not been shaken by his surprise defeat in the Caulfield Stakes. If anything, the effort boosted the trainer’s belief that he’s a huge …
The merry-go-round of AFL key forwards is about to get a whole lot crazier after it emerged that Fremantle spearhead Jesse Hogan is also on the trade table. Rival clubs …
Leading referee Gerard Sutton has revealed how scrimmages in a group of 30 NRL whistle-blowers helped them rapidly prepare for this season’s restart under new rules. On Tuesday, Sutton was …
Matt Stevic, Simon Meredith and Craig Fleer have been selected as the field umpires for Saturday’s AFL grand final between Richmond and Geelong. Stevic, a 400-game veteran, will officiate his …
Tennis world No.1 and lifelong Richmond supporter Ashleigh Barty will present the premiership cup if the Tigers win Saturday’s AFL grand final. Queensland local Barty – who is Richmond’s inaugural …
Melbourne utility Brandon Smith admits he feared his NRL grand-final redemption plans had been sabotaged by another facial fracture. But the Storm livewire has given himself the all-clear to overcome …
Brenko Lee had given up. Unwanted on the Gold Coast after the NRL club collected the wooden spoon last year, Lee unravelled during a soul-crushing trial with rugby’s Melbourne Rebels. …
Geelong are adamant Tom Hawkins will be fit to play in the AFL grand final against Richmond despite the Coleman medallist missing Tuesday’s training session through illness. A club spokesperson …
Three rounds of concussion and calls for his retirement won’t stop Boyd Cordner from going hell for leather in pursuit of a third consecutive NSW State of Origin-series win. The …
He’s the only player to win an NRL premiership with his father as coach, and Martin Lang is excited at the prospect of Nathan Cleary replicating the feat this Sunday. …
David Astbury, the star defender who began AFL life as a forward, has gone back to school as a 29-year-old to learn another craft that could help deliver Richmond a …
Penrith’s NRL minor-premiership winners are adamant a pared back grand-final week will be a huge advantage leading into Sunday’s decider by eliminating extra events that zap energy. In a season …
Kyle Larson, who was suspended by NASCAR and fired by his team Chip Ganassi Racing for using a racial slur during a live streamed iRacing esports event in April, has …
Eighth-seeded Anett Kontaveit saved two match points before beating Ekaterina Alexandrova 4-6 6-2 7-6 (8-6) in the first round of the Ostrava Open on Monday. Alexandrova wasted three service games …
Australians Jordan Thompson and Alexei Popyrin have both been dumped out of the ATP event in Cologne after suffering first-round losses. Thompson was beaten by world No.58 Gilles Simon, the …
Dally M Medal winner Jack Wighton claims none of the contenders knew the result before it was announced even though it was spoiled for anyone with an internet connection hours …




















