Amanda Spratt’s tears have laid bare the depth of grief in cycling as the sport mourns the death of Melissa Hoskins. A minute’s silence will be observed on Friday morning before the women’s Tour Down Under starts at Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Amanda Spratt mourns Melissa Hoskins at emotional Tour … Read more
Hawthorn have been dealt a major blow to their 2024 AFL season preparations after scans confirmed top young talent Will Day has suffered a stress fracture. The 22-year-old developed some discomfort at training on Wednesday and left the track early before heading off to be examined. Hawks fitness boss Peter Burge said the club will … Read more
Brisbane hooker Billy Walters will pick Tom Brady’s brain about the secrets to sustained success when the NFL legend meets one-on-one with the Broncos squad. Hearing from the seven-time Super Bowl winner later this month will be a perfect lead-in to the Broncos trip to the United States, where they will play the Sydney Roosters … Read more
Hawthorn are expecting coach Sam Mitchell to return to the club on Monday as he continues his recovery from a serious bout of pneumonia. Mitchell was hospitalised in late December and was forced to spend Christmas Day in a New York hospital bed surrounded by his family. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Sam Mitchell still in … Read more
Joel Smith’s career hangs in the balance after the investigation into the Melbourne player’s positive cocaine test took another twist. News Corp first reported that Sports Integrity Australia (SIA) found Smith guilty of taking a performance-enhancing drug in a pre-Christmas hearing. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Joel Smith facing two-year ban. Analysis, local footy and the … Read more
Legendary sports broadcast Bruce McAvaney has awarded his performance of the year to world champion pole vaulter Nina Kennedy. McAvaney made the announcement on Channel 7’s Sunrise on Wednesday morning. Kennedy shocked the world when she shared the gold medal with American Katie Moon after a gruelling battle at the world championships in Budapest. Watch … Read more
Motorsport’s famous Fittipaldi family is on edge after ex-Formula One driver Wilson Fittipaldi Jr suffered cardiac arrest on Christmas Day — the day he turned 80. He has remained in hospital ever since. The health situation, announced by his wife Rita and their ex-F1 driver son Christian on Instagram, occurred at dinner on December 25. … Read more
Geelong superstar Jeremy Cameron and longtime partner Indiana Putra are engaged. The champion forward popped the question at Rapid Bay Beach in South Australia over the weekend. The couple posted a video of the moment with Cameron seemingly setting up a fake family photo before getting down on one knee to ask the big question. … Read more
Steve Smith is firming as the man to replace David Warner at the top of the Australian batting order. Selectors will name the squad for the two-Test series against West Indies on Wednesday, with a replacement for retired opener Warner the big talking point. While they are unlikely to confirm the revised batting order, Smith … Read more
Wests Tigers have sacked recruitment boss Scott Fulton just days after the NRL club secured their biggest building block yet in Jarome Luai. Fulton joined the joint-venture midway through the 2023 season in an appointment that proved immediately controversial. Then coach Tim Sheens and his second-in-charge Benji Marshall had been kept in the dark by … Read more
