A Melbourne teen has walked away from a fiery speedboat crash just seconds before his racing vessel exploded. Nate Mullan was in the final lap of an Australian V8 Superboat Series race at Griffith at the weekend and was travelling at about 100km/h when he lost control. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Melbourne speedboat racer narrowly … Read more
The intrigue around superstar midfielder Clayton Oliver’s AFL return is continuing with Melbourne making another shock call for their official practice game. The Demons are playing Carlton on Wednesday night in their first official hitout of the year, but they have made the decision not to pick Oliver. See the full teams for the Blues … Read more
Peter V’landys has trumpeted ticket sales in excess of 33,000 for the NRL’s Las Vegas double-header as the risky five-year deal where “a lot of things could go wrong” faces its first test. The recently re-elected ARL Commission chairman flew out of Australia on Tuesday ahead of Sunday’s season-opening matches at Allegiant Stadium, where the … Read more
Melbourne’s AFL finals futility is embarrassing captain Max Gawn and it’s something he’s determined to fix. Even setting aside the issues in the Demons’ turbulent off-season, this year is massive given how badly their last two campaigns have ended. After winning the 2021 premiership, Melbourne have lost their past four finals for two straight-sets exits … Read more
Richmond captain Toby Nankervis is in a race to be fit for the AFL season-opener against the Gold Coast Suns on March 9. The new details around the skipper’s injury have come to light as the Tigers name their squad for their first official practice match against Collingwood on Tuesday night. See the full teams … Read more
Port Adelaide wrecking bull Sam Powell-Pepper has been referred straight to the tribunal for a bump that concussed Adelaide’s Mark Keane in an AFL scratch-match. Powell-Pepper is facing a suspension of at least three games in a case that will test the AFL’s rules around high bumps. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Sam Powell-Pepper sent straight … Read more
Viva Las Vegas once more for Travis Kelce! The NFL superstar jetted back to Las Vegas after a whirlwind trip to Australia for girlfriend Taylor Swift’s first Sydney concert. The Super Bowl winner, whose team the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers, returned to the home of the match — Las Vegas. Stream … Read more
Sporting manufacturing giant Nike has moved to address a major issue for fans that arose during last year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. During the tournament, Matildas superstar Mackenzie Arnold became a national icon with her goal-saving heroics. And she inspired fans to race to shops in an attempt to purchase her goalkeeper jersey. But they … Read more
Jordan Thompson has been left exhausted and amazed after a surreal 3am conclusion to the greatest week of his try-try-and-try-again tennis career. And the 29-year-old, whose triumph as one of the oldest first-time singles winners on the ATP Tour, has good reason to believe his sporting life really will take off at 30 after an … Read more
Popstar Pink has sent AFL fans — well some, anyway — into delirious delight during her Saturday night show at Marvel Stadium. The Pink Summer Carnival concert is reportedly brilliant with almost 60,000 fans flocking to the AFL-owned venue on Friday and Saturday night to watch the 44-year-old American. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Pink’s special … Read more
