The AFL won’t examine documents alleging widespread drug use and a secret testing regime in the sport, the league’s chief executive Andrew Dillon says. Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) is investigating claims about secretive illicit drug tests in the AFL raised under parliamentary privilege by federal MP Andrew Wilkie. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: AFL responds to … Read more
I gulped, sent the photo of the tiny plane to my wife and told her, with lump in throat, I loved her. I then sent the same photo to my colleagues (and questionable friends), and gave them the headline for the dreadful news that was about to break: ‘Beloved sports journalist with heart of gold … Read more
Netball’s governing body is investigating online comments that may have breached the sport’s code of conduct, after NSW Swifts player Samantha Wallace-Joseph posted anti-trans sentiment on her Instagram account. Netball Australia and Super Netball released a joint statement on Tuesday confirming they were looking into the situation. “Netball Australia and the Suncorp Super Netball League … Read more
AFL legend Kevin Sheedy has spoken for the first time since being named in a landmark racism class action. The class action lodged in the Victorian Supreme Court last month alleges North Melbourne’s Indigenous Krakouer brothers, Jim and Phil, were vilified by identities including former Essendon coach Sheedy in the 1980s. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: … Read more
Veteran Sydney defender Dane Rampe will miss the next month of the AFL season because of a hamstring injury. The 33-year-old was substituted from the Swans’ loss to Richmond on Sunday, with scans revealing a low-grade strain. Rampe will miss three or four weeks, but the Swans were boosted by the news fellow stalwart Harry … Read more
The AFL has issued Geelong with an official warning after Tom Hawkins was caught looking at a phone during the break in play of the Cats’ win over Hawthorn on Easter Monday. Players were sent back to their changerooms by the umpires when lightning struck near the MCG just as the fourth quarter was about … Read more
Australian golf superstar Cameron Smith is open to a return to a unified world tour — but not necessarily if it means playing more. Smith is one of the biggest names plying his trade these days on the LIV Golf circuit, after defecting from the PGA Tour just weeks after winning the landmark 150th British … Read more
The AFL is investigating footage that shows Geelong champion Tom Hawkins looking at a phone during the break in play of the Cats’ Easter Monday clash with Hawthorn. Players were sent back to their changerooms by the umpires when lightning struck near the MCG just as the fourth quarter was about to begin. WATCH THE … Read more
A social media storm has erupted over inflammatory comments made by Super Netball player Samantha Wallace-Joseph, who plays for the New South Wales Swifts. On Monday, Wallace-Joseph shared a post on Instagram that detailed the news of US President Joe Biden declaring Easter Sunday as ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’. The 30-year-old goal shooter from Trinidad … Read more
Geelong and Hawthorn’s traditional Easter Monday blockbuster was put on hold ahead of the last quarter for 40 minutes under the AFL’s lightning protocols. A soaking Melbourne day suddenly became dangerous when lightning struck close enough to the MCG to pose a threat to the players and spectators. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Easter Monday AFL … Read more
