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Nine goes nuclear in NRL war

News Channel 9 has turned on the NRL in a stunning falling out over plans for the 2020 season. The broadcaster is calling for heads to roll.

DEBATE: Is an isolated NRL competition really a good idea?

Rugby League Are we this desperate for footy, or is continuing to play in a ‘bubble’ a step too...

Hulk Hogan’s disturbing virus message

eXtra Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan makes wild claims about coronavirus.

The Ultimate Australian cricket quiz... part TWO!

Cricket Cricket nuffies, assemble!

NRL eyes early return after jumping huge hurdle

Rugby League The NRL’s plans for season 2020 have received a huge boost following a fresh...

Volkanovski in line for ‘mystery island’ title fight

eXtra Champ Alex Volkanovski in line for UFC title fight on mystery island

Sporting statue robbed before official unveiling

News ALLORA community shocked as vandals damage homegrown heroes newly minted statue.

Horse Racing

Waller to climb racing’s highest peak with Nature Strip

Horses Heavyweight trainer Chris Waller has already turned his attention to the richest race on turf.

Avdulla the big winner in jockey merry-go-around

Horses Smart colt Castelvecchio in late jockey switch

Cox Plate centenary edition under serious threat

Horses Doubts already hang over one Australia’s greatest races.

Fast Lane to Japan for jockey to avoid virus

Horses Top jockey Damian Lane has jumped town and turned to Japan.

Racing industry gets creative under new COVID-19 rules

Horses Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, racing was dealt tough new restrictions

‘We can’t afford for the horse’s sake to shut the doors’

Horses Animal welfare should be a key consideration for governments.

Southwest racing under new coronavirus travel restrictions

News Trainers and jockeys’ travel is restricted, but it is good news for the Roma Picnic...

NRL

NRL offered a slice of paradise to resume competition

Rugby League The Whitsundays have offered to host all 16 NRL clubs at Hamilton, Daydream and Hayman Islands in an effort to resume the 2020 competition.

Billy Slater picks his all-time Maroons team

Rugby League Billy Slater picked his all-time Maroons team.

NRL’s two-conference proposal is heating up.

Rugby League Gorden Tallis thinks two-conference system is unfair.

With everything on the line, NRL players get it right

Rugby League NRL players have pushed aside their bad-boy image

Stripped: Controversial call that could spark NRL war

Rugby League NRL teams could be stripped of the competition points

Revealed: NRL bubble bid must past stringent test

Rugby League The crucial factor that will decide where players are based

Bragging rights on line as Intrust Super Cup goes virtual

Rugby League We can still barrack for our teams as the competition goes online.

Cricket

How Heat star is taking up the fight to COVID-19

Cricket Brisbane Heat WBBL star Laura Harris is isolating from family and friends as she joins the frontline at Logan Hospital.

Healy avoid jury duty for World Cup win

Cricket Alyssa Healy’s cast iron excuse for missing jury duty.

Australia Test captain robbed for Maccas run

Cricket The last thing Test skipper Tim Paine needed stolen was his wallet.

Gilchrist: My isolation must-dos

Cricket Adam Gilchrist: My self-isolation must-dos

Cricket icon reveals ‘roommate from hell’

Cricket Cricket commentator Kerry O’Keeffe has gone into stunning detail

COVID chaos causes cricket contract backflip

Cricket Dreaded impact of the Coronavirus could finally be hitting cricket

It’s over: Smith free to captain Australia again

Cricket Smith can officially be considered for the office again

Soccer

‘It’s a disgrace. Why are we being made scapegoats?’

Soccer Wayne Rooney says his fellow professionals were ‘easy targets’ in the wider response to the coronavirus pandemic.

EPL star breaks lockdown by hosting ‘sex party’

Soccer City to investigate player over sex party

Ronaldo flaunts insanely ripped physique

Soccer Cristiano Ronaldo shows off ridiculously ripped physique.

Shrinking season, cap cuts: A-League turmoil increases

Soccer The code battles hard for survival post-cornanvirus.

Rugby Union

Escape plan: Wallabies stars could spark devastating exodus

Rugby Union Leading Wallabies players are negotiating new contract clauses that could see the biggest exodus of talent in the game’s history.

Rugby Australia collapse could cost Folau millions

Rugby Union Rugby Australia payout could take a major hit

FitzSimons’ dire Rugby Australia warning

Rugby Union Peter FitzSimons predicts financial catastrophe for Rugby Australia.

Fiery meeting that could decide Castle’s fate

Rugby Union Wallaby legend calls for entire Rugby Australia board to be dumped.

Super Rugby could be on its last legs

Rugby Union Removal of Super Rugby is a distinct possibility.

Rugby decimated by ‘toughest decision in game’s history’

Rugby Union Rugby Australia staff have been left devastated.

Rugby Australia to slash jobs in wake of $9.4 million loss

News The sport will cut roles across the business

Netball

Big pay sacrifice ‘what was best for the game’

Netball Townsville netball star returns home to ride out the coronavirus wave

Super Netball season postponed, training suspended

Netball Super Netball season and club training suspended in wake of crisis

Lightning midcourter to lead All-Stars in charity match

Netball The 33-year-old will lead a stellar side on to court.

Russell continues impressive form during Lightning trials

Netball Lightning's pre-season standout Jacqui Russell continues to impress

Australia's top netballers win minimum wage rise

Netball Netballers happy requests at the negotiating table have been met.

Geitz unveils diverse netball gear for all

Sport Netball champion Laura Geitz launches diverse netball gear with Tribal Sport.

Netball star Romelda Aiken reveals scars of horror stalking

Crime QLD Firebird Romelda Aiken reveals the ongoing impact of horror stalker

AFL

Lewis lifts lid on ‘brutal’ camp that caused Dee player...

AFL Former Melbourne star Jordan Lewis says he was so exhausted he slept for 18 hours after a brutal pre-season camp that left two Demons injured.

Cornes reveals ‘fragile’ Tex phone call

AFL ‘That is how far I’m inside this guy’s head’

AFL star rocked by family tragedy

AFL There are grave fears for the brother of AFL star Michael Hibberd.

Does Tassie hold key to AFL’s return?

AFL Tasmania is a key pillar in a plan being considered.

Tennis

Saint Nick’s beautiful offer to those doing it tough

Tennis Nick Kyrgios’s off-court acts of kindness are as prolific as his on-court meltdowns, but the polarising star’s latest show of generosity may take the cake.

Baby dies of COVID-19 in USA as global cases top 900,000

Tennis COVID-19: Wimbledon cancelled as UK deaths spike

Federer ‘devastated’ by Wimbledon shock

Tennis Roger Federer has led the despairing reaction.

Millman: ‘We won’t get back on court until 2021’

Tennis “You can’t have a tournament when only certain players can get there"

‘Take it seriously’: Locked in de Minaur warning

Tennis de Minaur has served up a dire warning

Former tennis star child rapist ‘to be freed early’

Crime Former tennis great to walk free after serving half his sentence

Wimbledon may not be held in 2020

Tennis All England Club will decide at an emergency meeting next week.

Golf

British Open cancelled, Masters makes way

Golf The British Open will not be played this year for the first time since 1945, while the Masters is also on the move.

Shock at golf course ban

News "I was very surprised it has gone this way"

Golf courses reopen under strict COVID-19 rules

Golf Licensed Qld golf clubs shut a fortnight ago, but now they’re back

Lockdowns lifted for local golf courses

News But it includes limiting groups to less than 10 people

Sports takes further hit in Bundy

Sport All but two sports remain on after the coronavirus spread further

The sports surviving COVID-19

Sport Social golf and tennis are the sole survivors of COVID-19.

Pelican Waters amateur golfer crowned world champion

Golf A Pelican Waters amateur golfer has shocked all

Secret deal reveals Ferrari cover-up

Australia reacts to ‘crazy’ virtual racing

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