The AFL’s controversial ‘contact below the knees’ rule has been thrust back into the spotlight after St Kilda defender Liam Stocker was penalised for a contentious incident that left him battered and bruised. Stocker had his head over the ball and tapped it towards a teammate as Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield, who was clearly second … Read more
Melbourne have pulled off an NRL miracle as Xavier Coates scored a freakish try to win the game with 25 seconds left on the clock against the Warriors at AAMI Park on Saturday night. Coates flew through the air from five metres out and almost defied physics to plant the ball from his vertical position … Read more
Matildas stars Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord and Kyra Cooney-Cross have been involved in an awkward kit mishap as Chelsea and Arsenal’s WSL clash had to be delayed by 30 minutes because of a clash of socks. The trio all play for the Gunners who arrived at Stamford Bridge with the same colour white socks as … Read more
Jamie Kah has opened up on her year from hell after completing a stunning redemption at the Newmarket Handicap last week. Kah took out the Flemington Group 1 last Saturday, exactly 12 months after almost losing her life on the corresponding day last year in the VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes, earlier in the day. WATCH … Read more
Collingwood fans are being made to endure an unfamiliar feeling after the reigning premiers slumped to an 0-2 start to the AFL season after being thrashed by Sydney on Friday night. And the masses reacted with their feet, leaving the MCG in droves, well before the the final siren sounded to confirm the 10.9 (69) … Read more
The AFL has ticked off on an umpire allowing play to go on after the ball hit the spider-cam during Friday night’s blockbuster between Collingwood and Sydney, because the officiator did not see it happen. Sydney midfielder Errol Gulden cleared the ball from a boundary throw-in stoppage during the second quarter with a high kick … Read more
Olympic bronze medallist Harry Garside says he’d be betraying his younger self if he didn’t head to Paris 2024 and fight for his place atop the podium. The 26-year-old headlines a history-making, 12-athlete Australian boxing team searching for the nation’s first ever gold medal in the discipline. The squad includes Australia’s first Indigenous and Muslim … Read more
Former Australian Test gloveman Matthew Wade will retire from red-ball cricket after playing the Sheffield Shield final for Tasmania. The 36-year-old has announced the title decider starting on Thursday against Western Australia in Perth will be his 166th and final first-class match. Wade will continue playing white-ball cricket and is likely to be part of … Read more
Richmond have been dealt a triple blow in the first half of Thursday night’s blockbuster against Carlton. Star midfielder Dion Prestia was subbed out with a hamstring injury at quarter-time before the sold out MCG fell silent during the second term when young gun Josh Gibcus was stretchered off with a knee injury. WATCH THE … Read more
Carlton have won yet another close game, holding on to defeat injury-hit Richmond by five points at the MCG on Thursday night. In a topsy-turvy clash, the Blues benefited from a controversial 50m penalty to hit the front before keeping a spirited Tigers outfit at bay in the dying stages. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The … Read more
