Dockers hit by injury carnage in win over Lions
Brisbane have coughed up a sizeable lead for the second time in as many weeks, this time going down to Fremantle by 23 points in Perth.
Brisbane have coughed up a sizeable lead for the second time in as many weeks, this time going down to Fremantle by 23 points in Perth.
Manly have claimed another big early-season NRL scalp, beating the Sydney Roosters 21-14 at Brookvale.
Melbourne United have a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five NBL Championship Series after blowing away the Tasmania JackJumpers in Game 1 on their home court.
Hawthorn captain James Sicily is among three AFL players offered one-game bans for offences in round one.
After being troubled by off-field issues, Clayton Oliver starred in Melbourne's 45-point win over the Western Bulldogs to get the Demons' AFL season rolling.
North Queensland second-rower Heilum Luke will miss at least six weeks due to surgery on his syndesmosis.
The Southside Flyers are the WNBL champions after a thumping 115-81 victory against the Perth Lynx in the deciding game 3 of the grand final series.
Melbourne halfback Jahrome Hughes faces a potential two-match NRL ban for pushing referee Chris Butler while trying to save a try against the Warriors.
St Kilda threatened to pull off an incredible comeback until Geelong skipper Patrick Dangerfield stepped up to kick the match-winning goal in an AFL thriller.
Western Sydney have bounced back from their 7-0 loss to Melbourne City with a 2-1 win over Perth Glory, but it wasn't without controversy.
Xavier Coates has scored an incredible try in the dying seconds to steal NRL victory for Melbourne over the Warriors, 30-26.
The Blues have continued their domination of the Waratahs with a 12-10 Super Rugby Pacific win over the NSW side in Sydney.
Western Sydney forward Sophie Harding has unleashed a long-range special to lift her side to a 1-0 victory over Perth Glory, while Brisbane won at Adelaide.
A Kosta Barbarouses masterclass and two favourable VAR calls have fired Wellington back to the top of the ALM ladder with a 2-1 win over Sydney FC.
Canberra have moved to 2-0 for the NRL season after claiming a 32-12 win against the Wests Tigers, marring Benji Marshall's first game as the Tigers' coach.
Essendon burned off Hawthorn in the last quarter at the MCG, but young defender Zach Reid could have another hamstring injury.
Latrell Mitchell's X-rated post-match interview has driven NRL boss Andrew Abdo to remind players of their responsibilities when speaking to the media.
Central Coast midfielder Josh Nisbet has earned his first Socceroos call-up for World Cup qualifiers against Lebanon, after Lewis Miller withdrew with injury.
Briton Nikora is set to miss Cronulla's next two games after being charged by the match review committee, but Jarome Luai has dodged a ban of his own.
A second cyclone in as many months has formed off the Northern Territory's coast and is expected to lash the Top End for days.
The Western Force are still winless and on bottom of the ladder after losing their Super Rugby Pacific clash with Moana Pasifika 22-14 in Perth.
Penrith's defeat of arch-rivals Parramatta has come with injury concerns after losing a key forward to a suspected shoulder injury.
Canterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo was left fuming and will demand answers after some of the officiating during his side's 25-6 NRL loss to the Sharks.
Sydney Roosters prop Lindsay Collins has lifted the lid on education-driven conversations between players of all races in the days after Spencer Leniu's slur.
Australia has reinstated funding to a Palestinian refugee agency providing aid in Gaza but the move has been slammed by groups representing Jewish communities.
Australia's aged care workers are celebrating a substantial pay rise after a years-long campaign their union says will usher a "new era of decency and dignity".
The Victorian and NSW treasurers have come face to face as the Labor-run states publicly butt heads over the latest controversial carve-up of GST.
Joe Schmidt has brought veteran Brumbies coach Laurie Fisher back into the Wallabies' fold as one of his assistants.
Carlton have held off a brave Richmond to win an MCG thriller by five points, six days after storming home to pip the Brisbane Lions.
Brownlow medallists Lachie Neale and Tom Mitchell have been sidelined, while a handful of top-10 draft picks will make their first AFL appearance in round one.
Justin Longmuir has two more years to show he is the man to guide Fremantle to long-term success after being handed a contract extension at the Dockers.