Prominent presidents Jeff Kennett and Peter Gordon have renewed opposition to the AFL’s controversial illicit drugs policy, saying clubs must have more involvement.

Atletico Madrid kept Cristiano Ronaldo in check on Wednesday, defeating Juventus 2-0 in a first-leg match in the round of 16 of the Champions League.

Manchester City has defeated Schalke 3-2 in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 clash.

General managers, start your bidding.

The NRL pre-season really ramps up this weekend with seven trials to be played.

Australian coach Mal Meninga has joined his voice to the increasing chorus calling on those NRL players accused of serious crimes to be stood down from playing rugby league.

Lewis Hamilton is expecting Mercedes' "most challenging year" as they bid to retain their Formula 1 supremacy in 2019.

AFLX is trying to be different, very different.

Roger Federer’s comeback on clay will feature a return to the Madrid Open for the first time since 2015, it’s been confirmed.

The NRL career of a 23-year-old promising prospect has been dashed after he was convicted of assault and sent to jail for two years.

Zion Williamson hasn’t even finished his freshman year of college, but he’s still managed to emerge into one of the must-watch shows in all of basketball.

Renault have revealed that the DRS problem that caused part of Daniel Ricciardo to spin off the track on day two in Barcelona was due to the bigger size of the rear wing this year.

Knocked out of the Copa Sudamericana at home, Brazilian club Chapecoense was comforted by fans of victorious Union La Calera of Chile who cleaned the bathrooms reserved for away fans.

Mitch Marsh’s horror summer has continued, with the Australian all-rounder forced to undergo surgery after being struck in the groin at training. Marsh copped the hit while batting on Tuesday, and underwent a “minor surgical procedure” on Wednesday.

Chris Gayle marked his return to Windies colours by scoring 135 from 129 balls as the hosts set England 361 to win the first ODI in Barbados.

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star centre Joel Embiid will miss at least a week with a sore left knee.

Daniel Ricciardo said he can’t wait to get “stuck into” his Renault even more after producing his best day behind the wheel of his new car so far.

Newcastle is desperate to commit huge money to their star new halves pairing of Mitchell Pearce and Kalyn Ponga.

The tragedy of the plane crash that killed Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala has now entered an ugly aftermath as Premier League club Cardiff City and French side Nantes threaten to go to court over his £15 million (A$27 million) transfer fee.

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As far as backup plans go, this would be winning the lottery.

Numbers from Champion Data have revealed that last year’s most dominant home and away side, Richmond, needs to make the biggest change under a controversial new AFL rule.

A familiar foe awaits Australia as it begins its road to the Cricket World Cup with a two-match Twenty20 International series against India, starting Monday (12.30am AEDT).

With no NBA action over the All-Star break, it’s legitimately the only time we can sit back and actually take a real look at where teams sit, and where they’re headed.

AFLX is back and is bigger than ever in 2019, with some of the best players in the AFL taking part in the round-robin tournament on Friday night.

The man who kicked West Coast to a flag isn’t going anywhere.

A search for the pilot of a plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala which crashed in the Channel last month is set to resume next week, his family said on Tuesday.

AFL Players’ Association CEO Paul Marsh has hit back at former St Kilda coach Grant Thomas’ allegations that recreational drug use at the club was “rife” when he coached from 2001-2006 — not that he knew about it.

The NBL’s coaching carousel picked up another rider on Wednesday, with the Illawarra Hawks announcing that they were parting ways with long-time head coach, Rob Beveridge.

Melbourne Rebels captain Dane Haylett-Petty has signed a new deal that will keep him at the Super Rugby franchise until the end of 2021.

Ante Milicic will speak publicly for the first time as Matildas coach on Thursday, unveiling his squad for the upcoming Cup of Nations.

Melbourne star Tom McDonald is the latest player to pull out of Friday night’s AFLX tournament.

Jack Bird will line up in the centres as he takes the first steps in his return to the NRL in Saturday’s trial game against Queensland Cup side Wynnum Manly.

Aussie tennis star Arina Rodionova has blasted her rivals for blatantly cheating and laughing about it as she and compatriot Priscilla Hon were dudded by a brazen lack of sportsmanship.

GWS ruckman Shane Mumford is “ready to roll” and will make his return to football in Friday’s AFL practice match against archrivals Sydney.

This is the FootBald Show.

Fallen AFL champion Ben Cousins has been fined $1750 for possessing meth when he was arrested last year, but could stand trial over alleged family violence offences if negotiations stall.

Basketball Australia is entering perhaps the most important two years in its history, and the person to lead the way has just been chosen.

Reds prop Feao Fotuaika ditched McDonalds, ice cream and V energy drinks to lose 16kg in the preseason to earn Brad Thorn’s trust and a Super Rugby debut.

North Melbourne defender Sam Durdin will miss the Round 1 after suffering an unfortunate injury involving a knife at home.

South Sydney have moved to end speculation surrounding George Burgess’ playing future, saying the prop will be playing for the club in 2019.

Now we’ve seen all (well, most) of Formula 1’s class of 2019 out on the race track rather than just suited and booted in the showroom, it’s time assess who looks the best.

Like many in Australian rugby, Billy Meakes was unsure what to expect from Quade Cooper when he rocked up to Melbourne.

Real Madrid have reportedly put a price tag on Gareth Bale.

Cricket had no idea the beast it had unleashed when it struck gold with fans by introducing retro uniforms for this summer’s one-day series loss to India.

Too much information, coach. TMI.

Pep Guardiola is looking to recruit some homegrown English players for his Manchester City side — and he’s got his eye on some of the country’s brightest young talents.

Dual international Michael O’Connor has been confirmed as the third Wallabies selector, joining coach Michael Cheika and new director of rugby Scott Johnson in picking the Test team.

The AFL is reportedly working towards the introduction of a national second-tier competition which would have a major impact on the state leagues.

West Coast premiership midfielder Elliot Yeo has revealed he struggled to walk at times last year as he battled a toe injury, but is confident he’ll hit the ground running this season.

Experienced CEO Jerril Rechter has replaced Anthony Moore as Basketball Australia boss ahead of this year’s World Cup.

With a big club comes even bigger expectations.

Maurizio Sarri began brightly at Chelsea, but the stats show how things have gone drastically wrong, writes Ben Grounds.

It’s often moments of brilliance that decide football’s biggest games, but in the case of Liverpool and Bayern Munich’s Champions League tie it may just be one of carelessness that makes all the difference.

North Queensland coach Paul Green will overlook promising youngster Jake Clifford to open the NRL season in favour of experienced halves Michael Morgan and Te Maire Martin.

CRONULLA’S star recruit Shaun Johnson will not be squeezed out of the Sharks as the club braces to learn the extent of the ongoing salary cap investigation.

After the first day of testing in Barcelona, we saw a rapid Sebastian Vettel-driven Ferrari, a slow Lewis Hamilton-driven Mercedes and a disappointing start to life in a Renault for Daniel Ricciardo.

Eugenie Bouchard’s mission to climb back up the WTA rankings almost took a giant step forward today before she was narrowly defeated in a tight contest in the UAE.

North Queensland coach Paul Green will overlook promising youngster Jake Clifford to open the NRL season in favour of experienced halves Michael Morgan and Te Maire Martin.

Rock bottom A-League side Central Coast Mariners have been dealt another blow with star signing Tommy Oar ruled out for the season.

If a week is a long time in politics, then a decade and a half (give or take) doesn’t bear thinking about in football.

Jamil Hopoate believes he would’ve had “four or five years” of NRL footy under his belt already if he hadn’t found trouble off the field.

The Sheffield Shield is finally back after being shelved for two months to accommodate a monster 59-game season of the Big Bash League.

Tax filings by US Soccer show final coaching contract settlements for Jurgen Klinsmann and Bruce Arena from the Americans’ failed 2018 Russia World Cup bid, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Petr Cech took the Arsenal women’s team out for a meal to congratulate them on their successful season so far.

It wasn’t the most exciting morning in the Champions League – with two scoreless draws – but Luis Suarez continued his lean run away from home and Bayern joined an elite club by keeping Liverpool out at home.

World No. 1 Naomi Osaka had to wipe away tears in her post match interview after crashing to a shock loss in the first round of the Dubai Championships.

J.B. Holmes’ Genesis Open win came with a pace-of-play controversy.

Controversial Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal has doubled down on his attack on All Blacks great Julian Savea, calling his behaviour “unacceptable.”

Bayern Munich still can’t find a way to score at Liverpool, drawing 0-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday to go a fourth game without netting at Anfield across 48 years.

Neymar “cried for two days” after injuring his right foot for a second time in January, he told Brazilian television according to an excerpt of an interview broadcast on Tuesday.

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez failed to end his three-and-a-half year wait for a Champions League away goal against Lyon this morning.

We know it’s only pre-season, but this Eddie Betts hanger is simply too good not to watch.

We have movement in the middleweight division.

Staring contests, shouting matches, some shoving. Even a near mix-up with some members of the audience.

Barcelona will hope to make home advantage count in the return after Lionel Messi and his team-mates drew a blank in Lyon on Tuesday, the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie ending in a goalless stalemate.

Rugby Australia has approached Fox Sports to talk about televising Sydney and Brisbane GPS rugby matches, it has been reported.

Payne Haas will miss the first four games of the Broncos’ season, and has been slapped with a $20,000 fine.

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has ended his lengthy standoff with the team by meeting with president Art Rooney II, though any shot at reconciliation between the two sides appears to be out of the question.

The sense of occasion surrounding the end of David Warner’s and Steve Smith’s ball-tampering bans hasn’t been lost on the cricket gods, who have set up a timely showdown between the pair.

Daniel Ricciardo suffered a day filled of more frustration during his second testing run with Renault on Wednesday morning (AEDT) after spinning off track following a rear wing failure.

The Waratahs didn’t just miss an opportunity to start the season with a win against the Hurricanes at Brookvale Oval, they missed the chance to flip the script.

Scotland bowled out Oman for just 24 en route to a 10-wicket thrashing of the hosts in their opening one-day match on Tuesday.

Manny Machado has agreed to the richest free agent contract in American sports history, a 10-year Major League Baseball deal worth $300 million ($418AUD million) with the San Diego Padres, according to multiple reports Tuesday.

FIFA will still decide the host of the Women’s World Cup in secret, unlike the new open vote held last year for host of the 2026 men’s tournament.

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West Coast defender Jeremy McGovern revealed he tried to skip last year’s grand final parade, but quickly had to catch an Uber there after the AFL refused his request.

Australian Test vice-captain Josh Hazlewood believes the biggest gap following Steve Smith and David Warner’s ball tampering bans was the leadership vacuum.

Broncos behemoth Payne Haas has been stood down by Brisbane and fined $10,000 for refusing to cooperate with an NRL integrity unit investigation in the latest scandal to hit rugby league.

North Queensland have locked down one of the game’s most promising forwards in Peter Hola until the end of 2022.

This season will be David Gower’s 10th and last season in the NRL.

The Newcastle Jets have failed to reach the group stage of the Asian Champions League after being comprehensively beaten 4-1 by reigning champs Kashima Antlers in their final qualifying clash.

Ivan Cleary has put the ball back in Penrith’s NRL pre-season with players noticing a shift from Anthony Griffin’s long running sessions to a more game-focused approach.

The Champions League Round of 16 continues on Wednesday morning with another batch of first leg clashes.

15-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic has revealed just how close he went to giving away his tennis career after injury derailed his 2017 tennis season.

Zinedine Zidane wants the Chelsea job — but only if the club reach his extreme terms and conditions.

New Brisbane recruit Jarryd Lyons is out to prove Stuart Dew and Gold Coast’s coaching department wrong after he fell out of favour at Metricon Stadium late last year.

Belinda Sleeman will create history on Saturday night when she becomes the first female to referee an NRL fixture.

The Brumbies will take a cautious approach with star Wallabies forward David Pocock as he recovers from a second concussion in three months.

Essendon legend Matthew Lloyd believes emerging Carlton star Charlie Curnow could soon be the best player in the AFL.