ALM homecoming a big boost for Perth Glory
Perth Glory are hoping to use their last two games on the road as the foundation for a successful campaign when they return to Western Australia.
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Drua adapt to Super slow-down tactics
The Fijian Drua learnt quickly on debut how teams will attempt to stifle their strengths in Super Rugby Pacific and say they're already adapting.
Mitchell’s ban cut but won’t change style
Latrell Mitchell says his aggressive style does not need to be curbed as he waits to make a belated, but sooner than expected, start to the 2022 NRL season.
Double-headers a focus of Super W season
Twelve Super W games will be played as double-headers with the men's Super Rugby Pacific season when the six-team, eight-week tournament kicks off.
Rudan puts Wanderers ALM players on notice
Unapologetic Western Sydney coach Mark Rudan has warned his players to perform or perish as the A-League Men's club faces another off-season overhaul.
Coach’s son in frame for Broncos No.6 role
Kevin Walters is confident he can make a fair decision as his son Billy firms in the race to partner Adam Reynolds in the halves for Brisbane's NRL opener.
No timeline on NRLW professionalism: Abdo
NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo has been unable to give the game's female stars a timeline on when the NRLW competition would become fully professional.
Wests Tigers split NRL captaincy five ways
Wests Tigers will have five captains in 2022 with coach Michael Maguire naming an extended leadership group to share the role James Tamou held in 2021.
Search for Qld man after footpath shooting
Queensland police are hunting for a man in relation to an alleged daylight shooting in the southern town of Warwick last week.
Four Aussie stars skip ODIs, T20 for IPL
Star opener David Warner and fast-bowling trio Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc will not play in Australia's white-ball games in Pakistan.
Blues confident McKay plays in AFL opener
Coleman medallist Harry McKay is the latest Carlton star to be added to their injury list, with the key forward in doubt to face Richmond in their AFL opener.
Demons flying high after AFLW Lions win
They've knocked off the AFLW premiers, now Melbourne have their sights firmly set on third-placed North Melbourne.
Newcastle, Canterbury in NRL trial draw
Newcastle and Canterbury have played out a 16-16 draw in an NRL trial at McDonald Jones Stadium.
Harris lifts Demons to AFLW win over Lions
A dominant forward display by Tayla Harris has lifted Melbourne to comeback three-point AFLW win over Brisbane at Metricon Stadium.
Add a week to current ALW season: Vidosic
Melbourne City coach Rado Vidosic says the crunch of A-League Women games is taking a toll and he'd like to see the current season extended by a week.
NSW in final-session Sheffield Shield win
NSW finally overcame Tasmania's resistance with little more than an hour to play to collect a final-day Sheffield Shield victory at the SCG.
Abdo stands by NRL’s high tackle crackdown
NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo has no regrets about enforcing stricter penalties for high contact in the 2021 Magic Round.
NSW Waratahs turn to Steve ‘Blocker’ Roach
Waratahs coach Darren Coleman's called on league great Steve Roach for inspiration as his Super Rugby Pacific side bids to turn Leichhardt Oval into a fortress.
Pain-free Burgess excited to face twin Tom
After a pain-free comeback from major hip surgery, St George Illawarra prop George Burgess can't wait to lock horns with twin brother Tom and South Sydney.
Miller elevated to Suns’ AFL co-captaincy
Fresh off a career-best 2021 that saw him achieve All-Australian honours, star Touk Miller has been elevated to co-captaincy of the Gold Coast Suns.
Nicoll-Klokstad out of trial with COVID
Canberra fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad won't feature in his team's final trial against Manly on Friday after testing positive to COVID-19.
Injury forces O’Callaghan out of Paras
Jonty O'Callaghan is Australia's heartbreak story of the Beijing Winter Paralympics, with a broken collarbone ruling him out of his second Games.
Victoria settle for draw in Shield clash
Victoria and Queensland have played out a draw in the Sheffield Shield match in Melbourne after the home side declined to pursue a run chase.
Fuimaono charged with Dunster out for year
St George Illawarra's Tyrell Fuimaono is set for a long spell on the sidelines after a hip-drop tackle that injured Parramatta's Haze Dunster in a trial.
AFL plans for normality in 2022: McLachlan
The AFL will push ahead with its most normal season since 2019, with league boss Gillon McLachlan declaring games will proceed amid COVID-19 outbreaks.
O’Sullivan prepared to step in for Cleary
Sean O'Sullivan is ready to deputise for Nathan Cleary in round one of the NRL season after playing for Penrith for the first time since he was in high school.
Aussie Sio flying again in Super League
Aussie Ken Sio, last season's top try scorer in the Super League, has carried on where he left off with a four-try haul for Salford against newcomers Toulouse.
Beale’s done deal to return to Australia
Rugby Australia has announced veteran Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale will return home to play for the NSW Waratahs and possibly a fourth World Cup in 2023.
After Beijing, can the IOC save the Games?
The cordoned-off Olympic bubble that folds up when the closing ceremony ends has produced its usual collage of amazing athletes doing great things.
Aussies say goodbye to landmark Olympics
Australia's Winter Olympians have brought the curtain down on a successful Games in Beijing where they picked up a record four medals - but they can get better.
China says farewell to extraordinary Games
The Winter Olympics have closed with a spectacular ceremony and words of praise for the Chinese hosts of a "truly exceptional" Games.