Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei is in hospital after she was allegedly set on fire by a former lover. The 33-year-old Ugandan athlete reportedly received burns to 75 per cent of her body in the incident. Reports say Cheptegei was in Kenya after the Olympics, and the alleged attack happened in her house in the … Read more
Popular AFL couple Sam and Natalie Docherty have dropped some incredible family news on a day full of surprises. Just hours after it was revealed that Docherty was making a shock return to play finals football for Carlton, the veteran champ and his wife then went public with the heartwarming news that their second child … Read more
Hawthorn forward Mitch Lewis has opened up for the first time on his ‘pretty tough’ ACL surgery, revealing he was shocked by the level of pain afterwards. The 25-year-old was ruled out of the Hawks’ breakthrough AFL finals tilt when he went down with the knee injury in July — in his first game back … Read more
British archer Jodie Grinham became the first ever athlete to win a Paralympic medal while pregnant when she took bronze in the women’s individual compound open on Saturday — before doubling up with gold in the mixed team event. Grinham, seven months along, pipped teammate Phoebe Paterson Pine to the bronze medal after both Brits … Read more
Geelong vice-captain Tom Stewart is ready for any Jed McEntee-sized plans Port Adelaide may or may not have for their qualifying final on Thursday night. Now in his eighth year in the AFL, Stewart is already a five-time All-Australian defender, having stamped himself as one of the premier intercept players in the game from the … Read more
Essendon utility Jake Kelly has announced his retirement from the AFL. The 29-year-old said he is focusing on the “next phase of his life” despite appearing to have plenty of footy ahead of him. Kelly was a mainstay in the Bombers’ line-up this year, playing 20 games to take his career total to 168. Know … Read more
NRL great Willie Mason believes the Sydney Roosters still have enough quality to do damage in the finals despite copping a disastrous double injury blow. Scans confirmed on Monday that Sam Walker had suffered a ruptured ACL after going down early in the loss to Canberra, requiring surgery. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Willie Mason backing … Read more
Oopy MacGillivray might have known for more than three months that The Map was guaranteed a place in this year’s Melbourne Cup, but the Murray Bridge trainer is still coming to terms with it. It all felt a little bit more real late last week when MacGillivray, who trains in partnership with Dan Clarken, submitted … Read more
A man has died during a local soccer grand final, leading to the cancellation of other games as the community mourns. Emergency services were called to Binalong Park at Old Toongabbie in Sydney’s west about 1.40pm on Saturday following reports of concerns for welfare during a sporting match, NSW Police said in a statement. A … Read more
Matildas star Katrina Gorry was a notable absentee, but Courtney Nevin made it out for a 30-minute cameo as Leicester City thumped West Ham 5-2 in the women’s Perth International Football Cup. In Sunday’s third versus fourth play-off, Leicester scored three goals in the first half and led 5-0 late before West Ham substitute Viviane … Read more
