“I’m out of the championship for sure. There’s no question about that.”

Wimbledon was left with “no viable alternative” to banning Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s Championships, tournament chiefs at the All England Club said.

Geelong forward Tom Hawkins admits he was teased for appearing to exaggerate contact against Hawthorn on Easter Monday, which led to a now-infamous 50 metre penalty against the Hawks for umpire ‘dissent’.

Corey Parker believes Roosters halfback Luke Keary has been underwhelming to start the season as the Roosters held crisis talks over their clunky attack in 2022.

NBL great Steve Carfino has blasted tennis star Nick Kyrgios for acting like “a jerk” during the league’s Celebrity All-Star game and showing a “lack of sportsmanship”.

Collingwood young gun Jack Ginnivan admits he pre-planned his ‘shush’ post-goal celebration ahead of his stunning five-goal performance on ANZAC Day.

Debate has raged over the tackle by Roosters winger Daniel Tupou on Dragons counterpart Mikaele Ravalawa that avoided a sin bin or send-off in Round 8.

Carlo Ancelotti said Real Madrid’s glittering history in the Champions League gives them an advantage when they face Manchester City in the first leg of the semi-finals on Wednesday morning (AEST).

Melbourne’s dream start to 2022 continues to unfold, with a premiership defender on the cusp of a return.

Richmond star Dustin Martin will reportedly take part in main training on Wednesday, but will not be pushed to return for Friday night’s game against West Coast in Perth, reports The Age.

Essendon’s Darcy Parish may have had a standout game but he was surprisingly snubbed by a former Bombers great in the voting for the Anzac Day medal.

Sport is as much about timing as anything else.

Police are reportedly investigating an assault in the toilets during the Essendon president’s function on ANZAC Day that left a man hospitalised with serious injuries.

Australia’s Neil Robertson made a rare World Championship 147 maximum break, but still crashed to a 13-12 defeat against Jack Lisowski on Tuesday (AEST).

Round six was meant to be the predictable one.

Joe Goodall has spent months sparring against the “cream of the crop” in America over the past six months but Justis Huni, whose own plans for a US training camp were thwarted, has struggled to find one person to hone his craft.

The Knights have filled the void left by Dane Gagai’s injury, while the Tigers have a new fullback and the Dragons have named Jack Bird.

Carlton and Collingwood have both suffered injury blows to its key ruckmen, while Essendon is bracing for news about one of its star midfielders.

The University of Wisconsin campus is mourning the death of a beloved track and cross country star.

A remarkable NBL regular season is in the books and who would have thought the Perth Wildcats would miss the finals for the first time since 1986 and the Tasmania JackJumpers would make it in their inaugural season.

There were six A-grade standouts on a fascinating long weekend of footy.

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Fremantle is flying, but ruckman Rory Lobb could be on the exit.

Kyrie Irving left most fans confused on Tuesday (AEST) as the Brooklyn Nets point guard spoke to the media in the immediate aftermath of his playoff exit.

Sergio Garcia - the 2017 Masters champion - has set the cat amongst the pigeons by applying for a release to play in the Saudi Golf League opener in June, according to the UK Telegraph.

It was the blockbuster trade that was supposed to shake up the race for the NBA championship — and it did, just not in the way the Brooklyn Nets would have hoped.

Wayne Bennett has now signed almost a third of his roster, with the Dolphins poaching Cowboys young gun Tom Gilbert on a three-year deal on Tuesday.

Essendon legend Matthew Lloyd believes Bombers officials shouldn’t be using their list’s age profile to temper expectations, suggesting some senior players “have had enough” of the label.

If you are sick and tired of hearing about the Ben Simmons situation, you can only imagine what the stakeholders on the Nets must be feeling.

DRAGONS coach Anthony Griffin was bang on about the Daniel Tupou high shot on Red V winger Mikaele Ravalawa in the Anzac Day cliff hanger.

The Nets started the season as the betting favourites. They ended it the butt of jokes.

Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler has swung the axe, dropping centre Morgan Harper for a young gun after last week’s performance against the Sharks.

Roosters star Daniel Tupou has been charged with a Grade 2 Careless High tackle and faces one week on the sideline for his shot on Mikaele Ravalawa.

Lewis Hamilton’s season is in tatters, but not everyone’s unhappy about that.

You couldn’t help but smile as Ben Hunt took it upon himself to lead the injury-hit Dragons to a stirring 14-12 win over the Roosters on Anzac Day.

Canberra Raiders star Corey Horsburgh has apologised after he was filmed blowing bubbles while chewing gum as the Last Post played before kick-off against the Panthers.

NRL legend Cameron Smith believes it is almost time for the Dolphins to hit the “panic button” as they continue to fail to land a marquee recruit.

Collingwood coach Craig McRae has boldly declared his team is “not going to die wondering”, promising to make mid-match moves if required to give his side the best chance of winning.

Ben Hunt led the Dragons to a potentially season defining win, while the Bulldogs need to “challenge” Tevita Pangai-Junior to take him to the next level.

Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy said star fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen “can‘t do any more” to earn his first State or Origin call-up after winning the Anzac medal in his team’s 70-10 thrashing of the Warriors on Monday night.

Triple premiership Lion Jonathan Brown says he’s hopeful the AFL world will see Elliot Yeo return to his best soon following the Eagles star’s Round 6 outburst as Adam Simpson faces his greatest coaching challenge yet.

Benji Marshall says the Newcastle Knights should seriously consider moving Kalyn Ponga to the halves in a bid to rescue a season that is quickly spiralling out of control.

Axed Dragon Tyrell Sloan sent a big statement to coach Anthony Griffin with a dominant performance in New South Wales Cup.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant went from rising star to bona fide superstar this season, and for that, was awarded the Most Improved Player award on Tuesday (AEST).

A Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight could be in the works.

Warriors forward Aaron Pene could be in hot water at the NRL judiciary after he was placed on report for a high shot on Storm centre Reimis Smith.

Phil Mickelson sparked intrigue about his possible return to golf on Monday after applying for a release to play in the first event of a lucrative Saudi Arabia-backed golf tour in June.

Australia’s Neil Robertson made a rare World Championship 147 maximum break, but still crashed to a 13-12 defeat against Jack Lisowski on Monday.

Dual All-Australian Kane Cornes has lauded Jack Ginnivan for his “amazing” performance against Essendon, but also sent a warning to the young Magpies forward in the aftermath of his eye-catching display.

The Manly Sea Eagles face an interesting call in the halves after revelations of an agreement made with young gun Josh Schuster’s management in his last contract.