The Brisbane Lions have been slapped with a $20,000 fine after breaching the league’s concussion guidelines during their 17-point AFLW grand final win over North Melbourne in December. The sanction for the “non-deliberate” breach stems from an incident involving forward Sophie Conway. With about three… Read More »Lions cop whopping fine for ‘non-deliberate’ concussion protocol breach during AFLW GF
Collingwood chief executive Craig Kelly has slammed “sensationalist” reporting around Magpies defender Nathan Murphy returning to football after another concussion. Murphy, 24, was cleared to continue his AFL career after suffering his most recent concussion during the Magpies’ grand-final win last September. The premiership player… Read More »‘Doesn’t do anyone any favours’: Pies CEO slams News Corp criticism of defender’s return from concussion
ARL Commission chair Peter V’landys has denied any interest in taking over from NRL chief executive despite a reported push from a handful of clubs for change to the sport’s leadership structure. According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, there are clubs, including… Read More »‘No interest whatsoever’: V’landys denies power play to oust Abdo despite push from clubs
India batter Virat Kohli has emerged as a major doubt for the remainder of their Test series against England. Kohli withdrew from the first two Tests citing personal reasons, with several Indian media outlets now reporting his absence will extend into at least the next… Read More »Major blow for India as Kohli may miss entire England series, Bumrah could also be sidelined
When you’re Parramatta, everything can feel like a struggle. They’re one of the great sporting clubs of the world when it comes to being associated with failure. You could stick the Eels alongside their similarly-coloured, similarly unsuccessful Super League cousins Warrington, perennial non-winners St Kilda… Read More »Parra v the salary cap: The Eels have kept their stars, but has it thrown the whole team out of kilter?