Sport
Former AFL boss Demetriou backs Northern Territory club
10 May
Former AFL boss Andrew Demetriou believes the league’s 20th team should be based in the Northern Territory. Tasmania will join the AFL in 2028, making the AFL a 19-team competition. But outgoing boss Gillon McLachlan said last week there needed to...[Read More]
AFL, Warner Bros. to reach solution about Devils name
10 May
The AFL looks set to be free to use the Devils nickname for the new Tasmanian club after Warner Bros. reached out to the league. After years of advocating, Tasmania was last week finally granted a licence by the AFL, with a 19th men’s team on...[Read More]
Tasmania granted AFL team after lengthy fight
3 May
Tasmania will have its own side in the AFL after being formally awarded the league’s 19th licence by chief executive Gillon McLachlan. The state, which has for decades pushed for inclusion in the national competition, got across the line with the...[Read More]
Federal cash tipped for Hobart stadium, AFL team looms
26 April
Tasmania is on the verge of having its own team in the AFL, with the federal government reportedly set to announce it will chip in funds for a contentious new stadium. The league has said the island state’s entry into the competition is contingent...[Read More]
Clarkson says AFL tackle crackdown changing the game
19 April
Alastair Clarkson believes the AFL’s crackdown on tackling is causing a “massive dilemma” for coaches and players and predicts teams will need to reconsider their technique at training to avoid suspension. Essendon skipper Zach Merrett is...[Read More]
States mark 100-day countdown for Women’s World Cup
12 April
Fans of the world game have gathered on a chilly autumn morning in Sydney to kick off a countdown to one of the global sporting calendar’s biggest events. The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 begins in 100 days, when fans from around the world will...[Read More]
Big Bash gets massive boost in bid to lure best talent
5 April
Cricket Australia will inject $55 million into the men’s and women’s Big Bash League over the next five years in a bid to attract premium local and international stars. CA and union bosses signed off on a $634 million five-year deal on Monday,...[Read More]
AFL coaches Scott, Lyon want centre bounce scrapped
29 March
The AFL is facing renewed pressure to get rid of the traditional centre bounce, with rival coaches Chris Scott and Ross Lyon declaring it an unnecessary burden for umpires. Whistleblowers have been vocal in recent seasons about wanting the bounce to...[Read More]
In the AFL coaching hot seat, a Critical Friend helps
22 March
Neil Craig and Adam Kingsley had identical answers to the same question, 32 years apart. For all your football experience and nous, how do you think you will go as a senior coach? “Until you’re in that hot seat, you don’t know,” Craig and...[Read More]
Class action launched against AFL over concussions
15 March
Injured football players are seeking compensation from the AFL in a landmark class action over the “serious damage” caused by concussion. The action, lodged by Margalit Injury Lawyers in the Supreme Court of Victoria, is on behalf of all...[Read More]
Australian skateboarder Covell, 12, wins worlds silver
8 February
Skateboarder Chloe Covell is preparing for the Paris Olympics at an age when most athletes still only have the Games as a distant dream. The 12-year-old Australian has again shown she is a star of her sport, winning silver at the world championships...[Read More]
Australia can match 2004 India Test success: Brad Hodge
1 February
As a member of the most recent Australian Test squad to win in India, Brad Hodge is finding it difficult to separate the current crop from that famous 2004 team. But the 48-year-old warns that winning in India will be “as tough as it gets” for a...[Read More]
Brown wins first Tour Down Under title
18 January
Grace Brown has won her first Tour Down Under title, overcoming key rivals Amanda Spratt and Alex Manly with formidable all-round power. Brown outsprinted Spratt on Tuesday to claim the final stage and that also gave the Victorian the overall Santos...[Read More]
Djokovic fitness scare ahead of Open tilt
11 January
Novak Djokovic’s hamstring injury scare continues to hover over his Australian Open tilt after the nine-time champion required treatment on his left leg throughout an exhibition practice match against Daniil Medvedev. Djokovic pushed through...[Read More]
Socceroos to climb to decade-high ranking
21 December
A shaft of light to illuminate the gloom into which Australian soccer has plunged since the Melbourne derby debacle is expected later this week. The Socceroos, whose World Cup heroics gave the sport such an injection of hope before the violence at...[Read More]