Anthony Albanese’s disastrous podcast performance and Alastair Clarkson’s Vinnies donation were hot topics at the annual North Melbourne grand final breakfast.

Just as he signed Cooper Cronk to win a couple of titles in 2018 and 2019, Nick Politis is 80 minutes away from producing another signing masterstroke with DCE.

A hamstring injury has ruled second-rower Josh Canham out of Sunday’s Test against South Africa in Perth, with Lukhan Salakaia-Loto promoted in his place to counter the Springboks’ powerful pack.

Harry Wilson says the upside of an injury to in-form Wallabies lock Josh Canham is that Lukhan Salakaia-Loto gets to start against the abrasive Springboks.

A day after Sam Walker took the field despite a serious leg injury, the Panthers have confirmed Nathan Cleary will do likewise when the Panthers take on the Knights.

The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games may only be halfway through, but the swimmers checked out of the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Friday. An extended rest was probably too much of a luxury for most of them with the Swimming World Cup just around the corner. A trio of three-day meets in Baku, Tashkent and Astana from the start of next month will also act as qualifiers for the short course World Aquatics Swimming Championships, which run in Beijing from December 1 to 6. Four swimmers, two each from Japan and...

Nestory Irankunda says he wants to build a career with the Socceroos that will “be remembered.” After his breathtaking strike against Brazil, that shouldn’t be a problem.