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‘Ask the AFL’: Goodwin handballs questions over secret drug test allegations

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin says he was surprised by allegations of secret drug-testing being conducted to enable AFL players to avoid detection. Federal MP Andrew Wilkie on Tuesday told parliament of the allegations made by whistleblowing former Demons club doctor Zeeshan Arain, ex-club president Glen… Read More »‘Ask the AFL’: Goodwin handballs questions over secret drug test allegations

‘Extremely cruel’: Lions recruit suffers THIRD ACL tear just days before returning to play

Tom Doedee’s AFL comeback has been cruelly denied after the Brisbane Lions recruit tore his anterior cruciate ligament for a third time ahead of his side’s grand final rematch with Collingwood. The Adelaide pick-up was set to return from his second ACL rupture in Thursday’s… Read More »‘Extremely cruel’: Lions recruit suffers THIRD ACL tear just days before returning to play

Basketball legend named in Australia’s Olympic squad seven weeks after announcing international retirement

Basketball superstar Lauren Jackson has been included in the extended Opals squad for the Paris Olympics, despite announcing her retirement from the international scene. Jackson was on Wednesday named in coach Sandy Brondello’s extended 26-player squad that will take part in training camps, tours and… Read More »Basketball legend named in Australia’s Olympic squad seven weeks after announcing international retirement