Strange set to come straight back in for Raiders
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart says teenage five-eighth Ethan Strange was simply rested against Canterbury but will return against Manly.
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Power surge as Pies, Bombers stay alive in thrillers
Collingwood and Essendon are still alive in 2024 and Port Adelaide made a huge move in a record-setting win over out-of-form ladder leaders Sydney.
Saints handed ‘reality check’ by rampant Lions
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon conceded the premiership-contending Brisbane Lions taught his side some harsh lessons in an 85-point belting.
Top-eight race narrows as contenders hinge on miracles
Several NRL clubs now face a month-long run of must-win football to make the finals, as the NRL's race for the top eight risks becoming a 10-team event.
Surprise packet Gagai seeks Souths extension
Jacob Gagai wants to cap a breakout year - at the age of 28 - by netting an NRL contract extension with South Sydney.
Bulldogs slam fans over targeting of Raiders’ drummer
Canterbury will apologise to Canberra fan Simon Tayoun after was he was tackled to the ground by a group of Dogs supporters after Sunday's win over the Raiders.
Noemie Fox wins Olympic gold medal in the kayak cross
Noemie Fox has won the new kayak cross event at the Olympics to join her sister Jessica as a gold medallist in Paris.
‘Confident’ Talagi impresses future teammate Cleary
Nathan Cleary has been watching Blaize Talagi's debut season with keen interest as Penrith prepare to announce their acquisition of the 19-year-old star.
‘Wouldn’t wish it on anyone’: Croker’s scary injury
Lachlan Croker has been absent from Manly's team sheet for months, and now the hooker has opened up on his long road to recovery from a scary concussion.
Zurhaar bullish on North’s 2025 finals prospects
Re-signed star Cam Zurhaar believes North Melbourne are capable of snapping an eight-year AFL finals drought next season, buoyed by improved form since the bye.
Players unfazed as top coach candidates reject Eagles
Jaymie Graham, Dean Cox, Josh Carr and Nathan Buckley have already ruled themselves out of West Coast's coaching role, but the news hasn't affected the players.
Kurtis Marschall finishes sixth in Olympic vault final
Australian Kurtis Marschall has finished sixth in an Olympic pole vault final won by peerless Swede Armand Duplantis.
Bombers’ Duursma sidelined with hamstring strain
Essendon winger Xavier Duursma could miss the rest of the home-and-away season while Collingwood midfielder Tom Mitchell's year is over.
Tumble costs Australia in team triathlon
Australia have finished 12th in the triathlon mixed relay, with Germany claiming the gold medal ahead of Great Britain and the USA.
COVID spreads among Australian Olympic team
More than 40 Australian athletes and staffers have tested positive to COVID and other illness at the Paris Olympics.
Cleary eyes freedom of second-receiver alongside Luai
Nathan Cleary believes he can spend more time as second receiver in Penrith's charge for a fourth straight NRL title, after watching Jarome Luai star at No.7.
Race on: Titans flyer Khan-Pereira nears 62-year record
Gold Coast winger Alofiana Khan-Pereira is closing in on 40 tries inside 40 games as he puts his hand up to race the NRL's fastest men on grand final day.
Australians unfazed as Paris men’s triathlon postponed
Australian triathlon coach Dan Atkins says their competitors are "really adaptable", as water quality concerns forced a postponement of the men's Olympic race.
Dees face now or never moment against in-form Bulldogs
Melbourne's finals hopes are fading fast, and they could become terminal if they lose to the Western Bulldogs in Friday night's crunch clash at Marvel Stadium.
Magpies star De Goey in doubt for Pendlebury’s 400th
Collingwood coach Craig McRae says sore and injured players are pushing hard to try and play in club legend Scott Pendlebury's 400th game.
Swans focus on ending form slump, not AFL ladder
Sydney coach John Longmire is taking the AFL ladder out of the equation and keeping his focus on guiding an injury-hit Swans out of their form slump.
Wests Tigers players stick up for outgoing Utoikamanu
Alex Twal has defended Stefano Utoikamanu for opting to walk out on Wests Tigers, while Alex Seyfarth says it will be unfair to move the prop to NSW Cup.
Sharks insist faltering form won’t cause a collapse
Cronulla's record between rounds 12 and 21 has been the same as South Sydney's during their 2023 NRL collapse. But the Sharks are adamant they aren't fading.
Collingwood to defend fresh racism claims in court
Calls have come for Collingwood to be stripped of premiership points as the reigning AFL premiers face fresh racism allegations in court.
Cowboys players unfazed by Holmes testing market
Valentine Holmes has been granted permission to test the market but that hasn't hampered North Queensland's preparations for their clash against Wests Tigers.
Lions star Rayner smashes the rock and gets rewarded
The Brisbane Lions have strung together eight consecutive wins to shoot back into premiership contention, and Cam Rayner has played a key role in their rise.
Sloan’s demotion over in one week as Dragon recalled
Tyrell Sloan has been called back in as St George Illawarra's fullback, among a host of big-name returnees for round 22 of the NRL.
Brisbane NRLW star withdraws judiciary challenge
Brisbane's Annetta-Claudia Nu'uausala has withdrawn a bid to downgrade a ban for a hip-drop tackle after injury ended her victim's season.
Giant Buckley to support Mucci’s Olympics run from afar
GWS defender Jack Buckley says a joke on radio about travelling to Paris to watch his partner's Olympics dream took on a life of its own.
Robinson beats world No.1 Florence in Olympic surfing
Australian two male surfing hopes are through to the last eight in Tahiti with Jack Robinson and Ethan Ewing triumphing in scary surf.
Chalmers revels in bid for Olympic 100m freestyle glory
Australia's Kyle Chalmers is bullish about his prospects of capturing another Olympic gold medal in the men's 100m freestyle.