Hawthorn veteran Shaun Burgoyne says he was more emotional at Friday night’s narrow win against Adelaide than after any other home-and-away AFL victory. Burgoyne broke down after playing his 300th …
Continue reading Hawthorn star’s emotional AFL winThe AFL has reportedly established a special unit to manage any players fighting drug abuse. The Herald Sun reports players are referred to the panel by club doctors or after …
Continue reading AFL sets up drug abuse panel: reportThe debate was worth having – did Essendon’s makeshift team deserve to play this year in the AFL’s showpiece Anzac Day blockbuster? In the space of five weeks, an entirely …
Continue reading Questions surround Magpies in AFLCollingwood have lost Ben Sinclair to concussion for the AFL Anzac Day blockbuster against Essendon. The Magpies have brought in Brayden Maynard as a late inclusion. That means four changes …
Continue reading Magpies make fourth AFL changeSydney stalwart Heath Grundy hailed the emergence of classy first-year fellow defender Callum Mills and the job he’s doing in the high-flying AFL side. The Swans’ first top-10 draft pick …
Continue reading Grundy hails Swans’ AFL kid MillsCanberra coach Ricky Stuart believes Josh Papalii deserves a spot in the Australian side for next month’s Anzac Test after an impressive start to the NRL season. But the big …
Continue reading Papalii deserves Test recall: Ricky StuartMonths after humiliating himself on a flight, rugby league great Andrew Johns has been lauded for a selfless act while en route to Brisbane. Queensland mother Lisa Irving has taken …
Continue reading Andrew Johns’ act of generosityWestern Force coach Michael Foley is confident he hasn’t lost the support of his players, but concedes he needs to reset expectations following his team’s latest loss. The Force face …
Continue reading Force players still believe in me: FoleyHurricanes loose forward Ardie Savea has decided to pull out of contention for the New Zealand Sevens Olympic team and concentrate on the 15-a-side game. Savea joined the All Blacks …
Continue reading Ardie Savea shifts focus from NZ sevensItalian veteran Valentino Rossi has stunned his Spanish rivals Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez by seizing pole position for their home MotoGP race in Jerez. Rossi’s fastest time of one …
Continue reading Rossi beats Spanish rivals to MotoGP poleBrisbane coach Justin Leppitsch might not have wanted to say it but some how, some way his young Lions managed to get ahead of themselves after one solitary win. A …
Continue reading Leppitsch laments Lions’ mental lapseCoach Ken Hinkley denies Port Adelaide is splintering into disharmony as its troubled AFL season continues. The Power were thrashed by 48 points by Geelong on Saturday night – their …
Continue reading Port not splintering says coach HinkleyEven after his side were the beneficiaries of an obstruction call, North Queensland coach Paul Green says he’s still in the dark about the controversial rule. The NRL bunker came …
Continue reading We’re in the dark over obstructions: GreenParramatta coach Brad Arthur could find himself in hot water after lashing out at the NRL referees over Corey Norman’s costly sin-binning in their 32-16 loss to North Queensland. Arthur …
Continue reading Eels blast NRL refs over sin-binningLachlan Coote is expected to re-sign with North Queensland within a week after firing the NRL premiers to a 32-16 win over Parramatta. Coote starred with the ball and in …
Continue reading Coote expected to ink new deal with CowsFor a few heart-stopping moments during Saturday night’s 53-point win over Brisbane it seemed the Western Bulldogs’ injury curse had struck again, this time claiming Matt Suckling. Still adjusting to …
Continue reading Dogs win, Suckling escapes serious harmThe NSW Waratahs have their mojo back, but coach Daryl Gibson says next Saturday’s clash with the Stormers in Cape Town will be the ultimate test of his team’s form. …
Continue reading Waratahs ready for ultimate rugby testSaracens produced a typically powerful defensive display to wear down Wasps 24-17 in a brutal all-English European Champions Cup semi-final. The Premiership’s top two teams threw everything at each other …
Continue reading Saracens down Wasps to reach Euro final

