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Cats rule, but more pain for the Bulldogs
If you were to take a friend to their first AFL match, you would be hoping it would look something like this one.
If you were to take a friend to their first AFL match, you would be hoping it would look something like this one.
Fiery Fremantle forward Hayden Ballantyne is headed for refinement of his fearless tackling when he resumes playing - probably as early as an emotion-charged Western Derby against West Coast next Sunday.
Jason Day, playing after just one day of practice at Baltusrol, kept it simple in Friday's first round of the PGA Championship, hitting fairways and greens and sinking enough putts to join the hunt.
Perth Glory's hopes of title success have been dealt an unexpected blow, with star signing Chris Herd performing a major backflip by opting out of his contract with the A-League club.
Fiery Fremantle forward Hayden Ballantyne is headed for refinement of his fearless tackling when he resumes playing - probably as early as an emotion-charged Western Derby against West Coast next Sunday.
Why ASADA funding cuts are a threat to the AFL and other sporting bodies in the battle against performance-enhancing drugs.
West Coast coach Adam Simpson admits his team won't make much of an impact during finals time if they don't get out of their current funk, but he's not panicking just yet.
It will take someone extraordinary to ever displace Graham Farmer and Barry Cable as the greatest footballers ever produced from Western Australia... But Fremantle champion Matthew Pavlich must be considered in similarly iconic company.
Sydney AFL coach John Longmire knows better than most the qualities that make his Fremantle counterpart Ross Lyon one of the best in their trade.
In the six years that I spent outside WA, between 2005 and 2011, people I met invariably had two reactions when they heard I was a Fremantle Dockers supporter.
Perth Glory's hopes of title success have been dealt an unexpected blow, with star signing Chris Herd performing a major backflip by opting out of his contract with the A-League club.
Perth Glory's bid to become the best team in the A-League is a step closer after re-signing coach Kenny Lowe, but former Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer won't be part of the club's bold plans.
Scott Jamieson believed he would be hoisting last year's title with Perth Glory until the salary cap scandal ripped the club apart. Now he gets a second chance at the one trophy that's eluded him.
Bruno Fornaroli's bicycle-kick goal captured the imagination of people across the A-League on Sunday night.
Brumbies co-captain wants to be more boss against the Highlanders and Force coach backs Kyle Godwin's move.
The ACT Brumbies will play finals rugby again, but will their win against the Western Force strike fear into their championship rivals?
Can the ACT Brumbies reverse the dominance Kiwi teams have held over their Aussie counterparts by next weekend?
Follow all the action with the Brumbies needing one bonus point to make the Super Rugby finals.
What the Waratahs result means for the ACT Brumbies' Super Rugby finals hopes
Brumbies co-captain Christian Lealiifano backs club to produce the next "Poey".
KANDY: Australia insists their focus is on overhauling an intimidating run chase, after a day where Sri Lanka's decision to disallow the use of floodlights was brought into question.
KANDY: Australia will confront a daunting task to claim victory on the final day of the first Test, as Sri Lanka's spinners continued to prosper on a day hampered again by poor light.
Sri Lanka set Australia a stiff 268-run victory target before claiming three wickets in a truncated afternoon session to take the upper hand on the penultimate day of the first test in Pallekele on Friday.
Tottenham Hotspur will leave Australia winless after succumbing to an Atletico Madrid sucker punch in their International Champions Cup meeting on Friday night, losing 1-0 to Diego Simeone's side.
Goalkeeper Petr Cech expects manager Arsene Wenger to bring in the right players necessary to improve Arsenal's bid to win a first Premier League title since 2004 without wasting money on panic buys.
Perth Glory's hopes of title success have been dealt an unexpected blow, with star signing Chris Herd performing a major backflip by opting out of his contract with the A-League club.
Matt Dale and Nick Olive say Canberra is uniquely positioned to continue racing successes.
Chris Waller promises to cap the outstanding performance of the vintage 2015-16 season by breaking his Sydney trainer's record at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
The Gai Waterhouse era is over. Well, sort of. The most recognisable face in Australian racing plans to train winners for many more years, but her succession plan at Tulloch Lodge will officially begin from Monday.