Former RLPA officials are now leading the fight for rugby players in an increasingly tense pay dispute with Rugby Australia, and time is running out for a deal.

The final Australian MotoGP race at Phillip Island was plunged into chaos as poor weather meant the main event was cancelled.

China football bosses have given themselves less than a week to find a new coach for the senior women’s team, and fans are already starting to suggest potential candidates, among them Hongkonger Chan Yuen-ting. The 38-year-old, who made history when she led Eastern to the Hong Kong Premier League title in 2016, has seen her profile rise among fans in mainland China in the past few years. Chan guided Jiangsu women to National Games gold last November, leads the team in the Chinese Women’s Super...

Australia A carve up the USA as Nick Frost goes over for a try.

Having been barely competitive all weekend, Kimi Antonelli took a stunning pole position for the US Grand Prix.

Cameron Green’s preference is to bat in the middle order, but he says he’ll bat anywhere. The cues at training suggest there might be spot for him, with Matt Renshaw preparing like he’s about to open the batting in Cape Town.

Dan Brettig returns to Newlands eight years after the sandpaper scandal.

Australian Alexander Volkanovski retained his UFC featherweight title with a second-round technical knockout of Movsar Evloev.

Nic Maddinson’s inclusion for the South Africa series laid bare the low regard in which selectors hold the domestic first-class competition, and it is costing Australia.

Gabriel seals a vital Arsenal victory with a headed goal in a 2-0 win over Everton.

It’s been 18 years since Sydney’s netball fans last had the chance to watch a grand final at home.

Chiefs players will be seeing a lot of the airport, and it’s not just because they are travelling to away games every second week. PNG life will be very different to Sydney or Brisbane.

This weekend locals and business owners are trying to balance wanting to celebrate the last race, while acknowledging the economic uncertainty that awaits them.

Calling for change is easy. Making the right moves is much more difficult. Our cricket scribes pick their XIs for the third Test, with the series on the line.

Brisbane’s fears over the Chiefs’ pulling power has led them to question why Nine’s Bronte Gildea was part of the media pack who descended on Port Moresby last week.

Nicolas Jackson continues his goalscoring run to put Villa ahead against Man City.

A marathon runner in China who dragged a nine-year-old boy around a half-marathon using a rope has been handed a three-year ban and had his result erased. Video clips of the child with a rope around his waist struggling to keep up as the pair competed in the Zhengzhou Marathon in Henan province have gone viral, and sparked intense debate online. While some social media users expressed surprise at the boy’s endurance, most condemned the incident, which is believed to have involved a father and...

Julia Robinson pulls out of a tackle holding her arm and leaves the field.

For a few fleeting moments it looked as if Irish import Birdman was about to deliver one of Australian racing’s greatest prizes for Carlton champion Patrick Cripps only for his Cox Plate dream to be dashed.

England's Herbie Farnworth powers over for a first-half hat-trick against France.

Joe Ingles spent 12 seasons in the NBA. Now back as one of the faces of the NBL, the Melbourne United star reflects on private planes, 4am flights and cattle class.

Brian To'o scores during Samoa's big World Cup win over PNG.

Cosmic Crusader defies the bookies to win the Cox Plate.

Sam Walker and Tom Dearden will partner for the Kangaroos but will also battle for the No.7 jersey.

Owners B2B Thoroughbreds were eyeing a spell for Lazzura and a shot at the $3 million Sunlight with Revolina amid a big day for Chris Waller and Tommy Berry.

Veteran trainer David Payne called on the staying powers of immature filly Proxima Dea to give him a third Spring Champion Stakes.

Flemington is dodging the rain and the crowds are flooding the race course lawns in anticipation for a one-off Cox Plate at racing's headquarters. The Age racing writer provides an update from the front gates, and is sticking with his top tip - Aeliana and a big day for Chris Waller and James McDonald

Port Adelaide are mourning the sudden death of former player Daniel Stewart. The 37-year-old played in the AFL between 2010 and 2013.

There's no shortage of local rugby league fans ready to cheer on the PNG Chiefs when they enter the NRL competition.

Not three months after his disqualification at the Commonwealth Games, Aziz Abdul has been hit with the same penalty at the African Boxing Championships.