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.

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.

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.

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge believes the AFL’s illicit drugs code is flawed, and suggested Bailey Smith’s burgeoning public profile played a part in his behaviour.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.