Australia, New Zealand farewell spectator sport as coronavirus curbs bite

IMAGE: Fans don masks to protect against coronavirus tor the round 23 A-League match between Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory at Westpac Stadium in New Zealand. Photograph: Masanori......

Aussie Rules Football rocked by dozens of drug bans

IMAGE: AFL Commission Chairman Mike Fitzpatrick (right) and AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan speak to media, in Melbourne, after bans were issued to 34 Aussie Rules footballers on Tuesday. Photograph:......

Six Aussie rugby league clubs investigated over doping

Anti-doping officials have met with six top-flight Australian rugby league clubs named in a national probe into the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs that has sent shockwaves through the......

Sex scandal prompts tears and promises

Australia's professional rugby league players have always been a rugged breed in a sport where brutality is part of the game's enduring appeal. They are not the sort of men you expect to see break......