Beveridge calls for tribunal overhaul after Curtis ban
AFL premiership coach Luke Beveridge has called on the league to throw out the existing classifiable offences matrix in favour of a simplified system.
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‘I’m interested’: Burgess keen to coach Perth in NRL
Sam Burgess has confirmed that he is interested in becoming inaugural coach of the new NRL team based in Perth.
Teen’s murder trial jury retires to deliberate verdicts
After 12 weeks of evidence from dozens of witnesses, the jury at a trial for four people accused of murdering an Indigenous teen has started deliberating.
Treloar back for Bulldogs against Power
Adam Treloar is back for the Western Bulldogs against Port Adelaide but Melbourne's Clayton Oliver and Geelong's Tom Stewart will miss their respective matches.
Bombers fight through injury carnage to edge North
Essendon beat North Melbourne by three points in a thriller but it came at a cost with three players injured at Marvel Stadium.
‘Outraged’ mother wants murderer’s sentence appealed
A sentence handed down for the brutal murder of a 21-year-old woman has been blasted as an "insult to women" by her devastated mother.
Saints keep woeful Dockers to five goals in AFL upset
Cooper Sharman has kicked four goals as St Kilda rebounded from a three-game losing streak to embarrass Fremantle by 61 points
‘Love what I’m doing’: Bula won’t follow Galvin out
Jahream Bula has vowed he won't follow Lachlan Galvin out of the door, underlining his commitment to Wests Tigers.
Circati gives Socceroos hope, Irvine to miss qualifiers
Influential midfielder Jackson Irvine has confirmed he will be unavailable due to foot surgery for the Socceroos' most-important World Cup qualifiers.
Aussie teen giant Rocco Zikarsky shooting for the NBA
The NBA has released its list of early draft applicants, featuring a smattering of top Australian talents including towering 18-year-old Rocco Zikarsky.
Ex-coach Clarkson to attend Hawks’ centenary match
Hawthorn have invited past players and coaches to their match celebrating 100 years in the VFL/AFL, and former coach Alastair Clarkson will be there.
Cornes ban: North lash ‘vindictive bullying’ of stars
North Melbourne have lashed criticism of targeted duo Harry Sheezel and Jy Simpkin, while the Kangaroos will be without George Wardlaw against Essendon.
Dogs veteran says no easy fix to high-tackle dramas
Canterbury's most capped player Kurt Mann says telling players to lower their target area won't cut down the NRL's alarming rise in high tackles.
US economy contracts 0.3 per cent in the first quarter
US economy contracted in first quarter of 2025, the first drop in three years.
Ukraine minerals deal is a signal to Russia: Bessent
The US and Ukraine have struck a minerals and investment deal after President Donald Trump pressed Kyiv to pay back Washington for helping it repel Russia.
Shock poll predicts historic coalition election wipeout
The coalition's seat count will hit a near-80-year low, one analysis shows, as the opposition backtracks on mooted changes to school lessons.
Mushroom cook’s husband on rocky marriage, $2m windfall
The estranged husband of a woman accused of murdering his parents and aunt says they had an "up and down" marriage before separating permanently.
De Minaur’s Madrid Open title hopes crushed
Aussie Alex de Minaur's claycourt campaign in Madrid has come to a crushing end, beaten in straight sets by Italian Lorenzo Musetti.
Faster return to surplus promised in coalition costings
The coalition has pledged the budget will be $14 billion better off over the next four years, releasing its costings two days out from the federal election.
Long-awaited triple murder mushroom trial begins
The highly anticipated triple murder trial of alleged poisonous mushroom cook Erin Patterson has begun, with 15 jurors selected.
Aussie doubles ace cops lengthy ban for IV infusions
Two-time grand slam doubles champion Max Purcell has been banned for 18 months after the Sydneysider admitted exceeding the allowed limit for an IV infusion.
Curtains for Curtis as North forward’s ban is upheld
North Melbourne's Paul Curtis remains suspended for three matches after losing his challenge to a rough conduct charge at the AFL Tribunal.
Fresh Panthers blow as Sorensen cops three-game NRL ban
Scott Sorensen has failed to have a grade-two shoulder charge downgraded at the NRL judiciary and will miss Penrith's next three games.
Mushroom cook’s ‘lies, panic’ revealed in murders trial
Erin Patterson lied about having cancer and about being sick from the meal she made for three people who died from mushroom poisoning, a jury has heard.
‘Needs to stop’: fatal stabbing triggers hard bail laws
Another bail crackdown has been triggered by a store owner's fatal stabbing in a crime-hit territory, but critics are calling for more to be done.
Tszyu eyes redemption in ‘raining blood’ Fundora fight
In a major twist, Australian boxing star Tim Tszyu will fight American Sebastian Fundora in a blockbuster world-title rematch in Las Vegas.
Not enough: sister’s grief at killer’s 11-year sentence
A man who admitted killing a defenceless and unarmed stranger in an elevator could walk free from jail in just over six years.
Hasler axes Fifita as Souths name surprise halves duo
David Fifita's future on the Gold Coast has taken a fresh twist after the representative forward was axed by under-pressure Titans coach Des Hasler.
Manly get Fogarty as Trbojevic eyes Origin return
Jamal Fogarty has told Canberra coach Ricky Stuart he will leave the Raiders at the end of 2025 to take up a three-year deal with Manly.
Cosplayers and chaos for disrupted Dutton campaign
The opposition leader's electorate office has been vandalised and protesters in hazmat suits interrupted his media event on a bumpy day on the campaign trail.
Herbert heroics in vain as Niemann wins LIV Golf Mexico
Lucas Herbert has stormed home to upstage fellow Australian Cameron Smith and finish runner-up behind Joaquin Niemann at LIV Golf Mexico City.