Jack Ginnivan has revealed post-grand final comments from coach Craig McRae combined with his exit interview showed him it was time to leave Collingwood, ahead of the new Hawk’s first clash against his old side on Sunday.

A player in Western Australia’s premier rugby competition has been given the maximum 96-game suspension for deliberately assaulting a referee in a game.

Melbourne’s gun midfielder Olivia Purcell is a self-proclaimed introvert. But on the field, she has white-line fever like no other and the chance for grand final redemption has added fuel to the fire.

Joseph Tapine triggered an all-in melee when he thumped Reece Walsh at the end of a clash between the Raiders and Broncos.

Jada Taylor has come a long way since her length-of-the field Origin try amassed over 15 million online views.

Latrell Mitchell was restricted to riding an exercise bike at training on Tuesday, but Souths argued he should have been able to serve his one-game suspension this week.

Serial tease Odeon broke a 779-day drought to win the listed Lord Stakes in convincing fashion at Caulfield on Boxing Day.

Fourteen-year-old Arisa Trew won gold in the women’s park skateboarding, Australia claimed bronze in the men’s team cycling sprint and the Olympic gender saga in the boxing rolled on.

No sooner had the AFL announced that there would be no more football in Victoria for at least 10 weeks, thoughts immediately turned to possible locations for 2020’s Big Dance.

In case you needed another reason to get excited, Australia is now leading the Olympics. It’s that magical moment Aussie fans always barrack for. Follow live.

The prolific try-scorer has accepted an NRL lifeline at the Parramatta Eels.

Face it, the Steve Smith as opener experiment has failed and it’s time to look elsewhere.

Perth will be the big winner when Cricket Australia announces the schedule for next summer’s India Test series, while Adelaide and Brisbane will miss out on their preferred timeslots.

Brisbane’s Australian heavyweight champion is trying to transform himself ‘into an animal in the ring and to be feared’.

The search will begin for a new boss of Australia's peak sporting body after Palmer's surprise decision not to renew her contract as chief executive.

Australia have advanced to the last eight of the women’s basketball after a stirring win over the host nation American. Follow all the action from Paris as it happens.

Hawthorn skipper James Sicily has been handed a one-match suspension for kicking at Essendon’s Andrew McGarth, while Bombers Mason Redman has also been handed a one-match ban for striking.

Only one Australian woman sits inside the world’s top 100 tennis players. But an Australian legend has revealed how and why she thinks more will be making their mark.

In a season that has gone completely bonkers, every inch matters. And in a league where there are fixturing quirks aplenty, it’s up to teams to make the most of any advantage, particularly when it comes to how many times they play the worst-performing teams.

The South Sydney rookie is officially the shortest player in the NRL and is tipped to make his top-flight debut this year.