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Canterbury expect to unleash English prop Luke Thompson on the NRL within the next month, with the St Helens star to jet in to Australia this week. The 25-year-old will …

Melbourne duo Kysaiah Pickett and Charlie Spargo are the latest AFL players to be suspended for breaking the league’s coronavirus protocols. Pickett has been banned from playing against against Carlton …

Uncertainty over coronavirus restrictions has delayed the announcement of Racing Victoria’s full racing calendar for next season. RV last week said there would be no change to the spring carnival …

Trainer David Vandyke has put aside the disappointment of Baccarat Baby missing a start in the Group One Stradbroke to again change his main winter aim for the mare. Baccarat …

Trainer Matthew Williams has a spring plan for Harbour Views that is all about success on racing’s biggest stage at The Valley. Harbour Views steps out beyond 1600m for the …

Essendon’s Dyson Heppell has thrown off lingering doubts about his fitness, the skipper training strongly to confirm his place in the line-up to face Sydney at the SCG on Sunday. …

The NRL will keep their eyes set on a return to unlimited crowds in August after stadiums were granted federal permission to open at quarter-capacity from July. In the biggest …

GWS have recalled fit-again stars Callan Ward and Zac Williams plus young midfielder Jye Caldwell for Sunday’s AFL clash with North Melbourne at Giants Stadium. The Giants made three changes …

Cardboard AFL supporters are set to be replaced by up to 10,000 passionate footy fans at games after Prime Minister Scott Morrison flagged a significant easing of COVID-19 restrictions. The …

Brotherly love may be in the air for Brisbane but Lions coach Chris Fagan is wary of a galvanised Fremantle ahead of Saturday’s AFL clash at the Gabba. Fagan could …

Addin Fonua-Blake is ready to embrace the challenge of stepping up in Martin Taupau’s absence if the Manly prop is ruled out of their clash with Canberra next weekend. The …

The NRL will meet with state governments to find out from when next month they can accept crowds of up to 10,000 in stadiums. Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed national …

As only he can, Wayne Bennett has ridiculed speculation again linking him to the St George Illawarra coaching gig. Three months after initial rumours emerged that Bennett may be lined …

Melbourne will happily re-sign star NRL winger Suliasi Vunivalu should his switch to rugby union fall through. Vunivalu is set to depart the Storm at the end of the NRL …

Ryley Jacks will start as Melbourne halfback on Saturday, with coach Craig Bellamy saying there would have been too much pressure on Cooper Johns if made his NRL debut against …

West Coast coach Adam Simpson is doing his best to hose down the hype on Nic Naitanui, predicting the star ruckman will be a “slow burner” this season. The reduced …

Carlton coach David Teague says the Blues will need to deliver a four-quarter performance if they’re to get off the mark in Saturday’s AFL clash against Melbourne at Marvel Stadium. …

Josh Reynolds says he was never concerned over a positive roadside drug test after a secondary sample confirmed his innocence on Friday. The Tigers five-eighth was thrown back into the …