As Jarryd Hayne prepares to make his return to the State of Origin arena after a two-year absence, the man who made his NFL dream possible has spoken of the instability at the San Francisco 49ers that brought an end to the Blues star's time in the US.

Despite being mainly known for his softball exploits, Homer Simpson is set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend.

The pain couldn't stop Kyrie Irving. The Celtics couldn't either.

Australia's Robert Whittaker will get the chance to fight for gold for the first time in his UFC career, after it was announced that he will face off against Yoel Romero for the interim middleweight championship.

Maybe a little fun is coming back to the No Fun League.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says he is proud of self-reporting his concussion after a hit to the head back in November 2015.

Super Bowl champion Ed McCaffrey believes Australia could develop into a hotspot for NFL talent.

Patty Mills' San Antonio sink to 3-0 series deficit in NBA western conference finals after loss to Golden State.

LeBron James lit up Boston's TD Garden with a stellar display as the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Celtics 130-86 to race to a 2-0 lead in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals

Sydney's next American college football game between Stanford and Rice universities is only 100 days away.

Over the years, Tom Brady has consistently dodged the question of how many concussions - if any - he has had while playing football. His wife, though, is another matter.

The Golden State Warriors have smashed the injury-plagued San Antonio Spurs 136-100 to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA western conference finals.

A piece of history and a measure of revenge both came swiftly for Stipe Miocic. In the co-main event, Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland scored a unanimous, five- round decision win

The Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 123-101 to move to within a game of a place in the NBA's eastern conference final.

California-Berkeley rugby player Robert Paylor's life changed in an instant on Saturday when a freak accident during the Bears' 43-13 national championship victory over Arkansas State left him paralysed from the chest down.

It sounds like basketball's Mission Impossible for Australia's Joe Ingles, Dante Exum and their Utah Jazz teammates when they meet the Golden State Warriors in their NBA western conference semi-final series.

​Australians Joe Ingles and Dante Exum will face title favourites Golden State in the NBA western conference semi-finals after their Utah Jazz claimed a 4-3 playoffs series win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Australia's Joe Ingles, Dante Exum and their Utah Jazz have blown an opportunity to eliminate the Los Angeles Clippers from the NBA play-offs.

Solomon Thomas, a 191cm-tall and 125kg defensive lineman who grew up on Sydney's beaches, has been selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the third overall pick in the NFL Draft.