Tom Maddocks

Perth-born sprinting sensation Sasha Zhoya is poised to become one of the great showmen of modern athletics but he won’t be doing it for Australia at the Paris Olympics.

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Children and adults who suffer a concussion playing community football will now have to sit out for at least three weeks, but the return-to-play protocols for AFL and AFLW players will remain at a minimum of 12 days.

Despite spruiking its state as the "home of the Matildas", the Victorian government opted not to make a pitch and will miss out on hosting matches for the 2026 Asian Cup.

The Bulldogs sit 11th on the AFL ladder with three wins and five losses following a shock seven-point loss to Hawthorn at Docklands Stadium on Sunday.

Ballarat landscape gardener Yual Reath has declared he wants to be a high jump star as his Olympic dream beckons.

There are only eight athletes representing Palestine in Paris. This swimmer has stories to tell, and the Games are her opportunity.

In a fixture dubbed The Big Show, more than 9,000 screaming fans packed this local football game in a sign these clubs could be ready for the A-League.

The increasing demand on tennis players has led to burnout, but Australia's Alexei Popyrin turned to science-fiction books and Ed Sheeran as therapy ahead of the US Open, which begins on Sunday.

Former AFL boss Andrew Demetriou says the public would embrace a gay men's player and rejects that the AFL is an unsafe environment.