He may be “going a little bit crazy” without football but Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew has backed the AFL’s cautious approach to resuming their competition despite the NRL’s bold …
Continue reading Dew backs AFL’s cautious re-start approachRacing Victoria has written to the Warrnambool City Council to allay fears and explain its coronavirus protocols and ability to stage a two-day carnival in the area. The council has …
Continue reading Warrnambool Council want to cancel Racing CarnivalHaving captured the ATC Australian Derby with Quick Thinker, the Kiwis have set their sights on a Classic clean sweep with class filly Probabeel in the Australian Oaks. New Zealand …
Continue reading Probabeel will fly the NZ flag in the Australian OaksThere will be a hint of sibling rivalry in the Sydney Cup with English brothers David and Harry Eustace both having chances to win the time-honoured Group One race at …
Continue reading Brothers set to go head to head in G1 Sydney CupHe’s hit the Centrelink queue like millions of other suffering Australians but tennis ace Chris O’Connell can clearly see light at the end of the tunnel. After chalking up a …
Continue reading Out-of-work tennis ace staying positiveThe go-home factor is inevitably raised in discussions about AFL draftees at some point, but this season it has become the reality for so many youngsters with careers spanning a …
Continue reading GWS draftees bond amid isolated inductionFremantle coach Trent Cooper does not expect football’s coronavirus shutdown to harm the long-term prospects of this year’s AFLW draft class. Instead, the newly crowned AFL Coaches Association coach of …
Continue reading Footy shutdown hurdle for AFLW draft classRaelene Castle says she will slice another 15 per cent off her salary as the Rugby Union Australia chief looks to strike a pay deal with the country’s top players, …
Continue reading RU chief to take further pay cut: reportThe International Tennis Federation (ITF) said 900 tournaments across all its circuits had been postponed so far because of the coronavirus pandemic and that it was furloughing half its staff. …
Continue reading ITF to furlough staff, 900 tournaments offSix-times rallying world champion Sebastien Ogier is trying to remain positive that several races will be held in 2020 despite the coronavirus outbreak. The fifth and sixth rounds of the …
Continue reading Ogier hopes for races in 2020 rally seasonThe NRL is considering inserting a number of rivalry matches as part of a new-look schedule for its resumption, according to Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold. Despite announcing its intention to …
Continue reading NRL looking at rivalry rounds: SeiboldAs rugby league fans – and even greats like Cooper Cronk and Sam Burgess – rejoice in the mooted May 28 resumption of the NRL, St George Illawarra veteran James …
Continue reading NRL veteran questions mooted May returnThe Warriors will investigate having families join staff and players for the length of their looming NRL vigil. However, like most things for the Kiwi club at the moment, they …
Continue reading Warriors eye family presence for NRL vigilFormula One is facing a new reality and must make deeper cost cuts to ensure the sport emerges intact from the coronavirus crisis, according to FIA president Jean Todt. Nine …
Continue reading F1’s new reality amid virus crisis: TodtRugby Australia remains confident an agreement over player pay cuts will be hammered out before next week. No resolution was reached before the start of Easter, as planned discussions with …
Continue reading Rugby pay agreement before next weekThe NRL has responded to a scathing attack from broadcast partner Channel Nine, declaring the league intends to “fulfil its contractual obligations”. While the league’s innovation committee gathered to discuss …
Continue reading NRL to fulfil obligations to Nine NetworkWarriors boss Cameron George says his players are prepared to once again subject themselves to bouts of isolation and time away from their families to make the NRL work. George …
Continue reading Warriors set for further NRL sacrificeGWS chairman Tony Shepherd is as keen to get the premiership season going as the next AFL-starved fan, but he believes the league’s mooted quarantine hubs could carry similar risks …
Continue reading AFL hubs could be ‘cruise ships’: GWS boss

