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Sydney’s two-time Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes will not win a third this season after failing to have a one-match suspension overturned at the AFL Tribunal. Goodes was found guilty of …

Former Melbourne AFL captain Brad Green had finger surgery on Tuesday, delaying his bid to return to the senior side for at least four weeks. The 31-year-old forward suffered a …

At 201cm and 103kg, teenager Billy Longer knows all about filling big shoes. But that won’t make his task at the Brisbane Lions any easier. With just one AFL game …

Stuart Law, who quit this week as Bangladesh coach, has been appointed to a high-performance role at Cricket Australia’s Centre of Excellence. Law, who played one Test and 54 one-day …

Parramatta halfback Chris Sandow’s fall from grace continued on Tuesday when the man touted as the Eels’ saviour was ordered to play in the NSW Cup. The Eels had hoped …

The ARL Commission says it has put steps in place to end farcical State of Origin eligibility tug-of-wars, but admits it’s powerless to stop brothers Tariq and Korbin Sims facing …

All Blacks halfback Jimmy Cowan will leave New Zealand to join English club Gloucester later this year. Cowan had been rumoured to be in discussions with Gloucester for some time …

Collingwood’s spluttering AFL form means the Magpies will treat the must-win game against Port Adelaide and the Anzac Day clash against Essendon as entirely separate challenges. The Magpies and the …

The rumours won’t go away but Reds coach Ewen McKenzie insists his succession plan is in the best interests of Queensland rugby – not his Wallabies prospects. Indeed, McKenzie was …

New Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has denied rumours of player discontent at his club but former AFL great Wayne Carey insists they are true. Buckley performed impressively at a Tuesday …

Former Queensland and Australian enforcer Greg Dowling says the ARL Commission missed an opportunity to draw a line in the sand forever on players’ representative eligibility by allowing James Tamou …

Manly’s decimated forward pack will be another man down for their grudge match with Canterbury in round eight, with young prop Darcy Lussick accepting a one-match ban on Tuesday. Lussick …

West Coast have re-signed midfielder Scott Selwood for a further three years, tying the 22-year-old to the AFL club until the end of 2015. Selwood established himself as one of …

Western Bulldogs star Adam Cooney admits it has been tough accepting that he will never return to his Brownlow Medal-winning best. The 26-year-old won the AFL’s highest individual honour in …

Mercurial halfback Shaun Johnson will pick his moments to play his hand when he makes his Kiwi rugby league Test debut against the Kangaroos in Auckland on Friday night. The …

Kangaroos halfback Cooper Cronk has his feet firmly planted on the ground after being given a starting berth against the Kiwis in Auckland on Friday night. In Australia’s first rugby …

New Zealander-turned-Kangaroo James Tamou is expecting a fiery reception in Auckland on Friday night but Kiwis hard man Jeremy Smith denies he will be a special target. Palmerston North-born Tamou …

Wigan have backed up their shock victory over Manchester United by beating another Premier League giant, winning 2-1 at third-placed Arsenal to boost hopes of staving off relegation. Arsenal were …