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CricketSri Lankan cricketer banned for corruption

Dilhara Lokuhettige, who played white-ball cricket for Sri Lanka, has been banned for eight years on corruption charges.

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Not ruled outHurn still in frame for milestone game

Shannon Hurn could break West Coast’s games record at the same venue Dean Cox set the mark, with the premiership captain yet to be ruled out of Saturday’s clash against Geelong.

Craig O'Donoghue

SoccerPSG, Bayern missing from Super League plan

The 2020 Champions League finalists Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are notable absentees from the list of clubs aligned to a new Super League.

James Ellingworth

No caseStar Cat free to play, Kelly case ‘absurd’

Geelong star Mitch Duncan is free to face West Coast this weekend while AFL legend Dermott Brereton has slammed the Tim Kelly collision with Jordan De Goey.

Catherine Healey

SoccerJose Mourinho sacked as Tottenham manager

Tottenham have sacked Jose Mourinho, the high-profile manager who has been at the helm of the English Premier League club since November, 2019.

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Power playerWA youngster wins second Rising Star nod

Subiaco youngster Mitch Georgiades has won his second Rising Star nomination, this time for his three-goal effort in Port Adelaide’s win over Carlton at the MCG.

Explosive bench‘Bomb Squad’ ready to explode from bench

The Western Force ‘Bomb Squad’ bench will be crucial to the side’s must-win clash with the unbeaten Queensland Reds.

Nick Taylor

Late inclusionSubiaco premiership colt gets AFL Academy nod

A fifth West Aussie has been added to the AFL Academy squad ahead of their clash against Geelong’s VFL side at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday.

Jordan McArdle

Updated‘Bring on the cattle dog’: Tommy farewelled

People in shorts, thongs and footy jumpers sat alongside high-ranking officials and politicians as they all celebrated the life of Tommy Raudonikis.

Matthew Benns and Dean Ritchie

On the trackTRAINING NOTES: Shuey back, Yeo misses, Duggan defends?

West Coast captain Luke Shuey made his first training appearance since having surgery on his injured hamstring. But there was no Elliot Yeo - and Liam Duggan wasn’t with the midfield group.

Craig O'Donoghue

AFLEagles swingman a hot property in attack

Eagles swingman Oscar Allen has set tongues wagging after his stunning start to the AFL season, with his latest heroics a five-goal haul against Collingwood.

Justin Chadwick

SportBrisbane's Olympic Games push heats up

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says there's a lot of work to do to make sure Brisbane gets to host the 2032 Olympic Games.

Tracey Ferrier

Hype down‘He gets the third best defender each week’

Footy experts Garry Lyon and Kane Cornes have hosed down the hype surrounding young Eagle Oscar Allen after his stunning five-goal performance against Collingwood on Friday night.

Catherine Healey

Rugby LeagueHastings joins NRL Tigers on two-year deal

Jackson Hastings is set to join the Wests Tigers on a two-year deal, starting in 2022.

Scott Bailey

A Six-Pack Of IPAPriddis to lose AFL record, Mundy catches Pav at summit

In today’s A Six-Pack Of IPA (Interesting Points, Allegedly), we look at the all-time AFL-best mark that Matt Priddis is likely to lose a grip on this weekend, David Mundy’s winning milestone, & more.

Chris Robinson

Rugby LeagueStorm interchange play loophole OK: NRL

The NRL's head of football Graham Annesley says he has no issue with Melbourne using the free interchange rule to their advantage after foul play.

Scott Bailey

SoccerUK soccer stars slam new Super League

Several soccer stars have lambasted plans for a new European Super League comprising six of the English Premier League's top guns.

Simon Peach

Caught in the act Pies duo to cop phone punishment

Collingwood are ‘at the mercy of the AFL’ after injured duo Jordan De Goey and Jeremy Howe were caught using their phones during the club’s loss to West Coast.

Anna Harrington

CricketT20 World Cup still on de Villiers' radar

AB de Villiers says a comeback to international cricket remains a possibility as he prepares for talks with South Africa coach Mark Boucher.

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SoccerVictory name Steve Kean as interim coach

A-League strugglers Melbourne Victory have named Steve Kean as their A-League interim coach - the fourth man to take the reins in less than two years.

Anna Harrington

MotorsportWilliamson ends season as he started it

Sprintcar Series champ takes out Speedway Grand Final.

Luke Nieuwhof

Integrity rulesPies lay phone blame with WA’s hard border

Scott Pendlebury says club operations manager Nick Maxwell wasn’t allowed into WA due to hard border restrictions. Without Maxwell, the use of phones message got “lost in translation”.

Jon Ralph and Sam Landsberger

Rugby LeagueFogarty blasts Titans' casual approach

The Gold Coast Titans can't expect to win each week if they sit behind their early-season form, skipper Jamal Fogarty says.

Fraser Barton

Pick your poisonEagles eye mismatches for forward three-headed monster

Oscar Allen’s form and development will soon force oppositions to seriously consider changing their defensive priorities and allocate a higher-rated backman to play on him, according to Josh Kennedy.

Craig O'Donoghue