One game in to 2019 and the AFL is already dealing with its first crowd fight of 2019, with unpleasant post-siren scenes from the Richmond-Carlton clash captured and uploaded to social media.

Over the first month of Super Rugby, the main criticism of the Waratahs is that they’re playing too laterally and that they’re going wide too early.

Durham have appointed shamed Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft as captain for the upcoming English County Championship and One-day Cup season, the northeast county announced Thursday.

St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor admits being frustrated as the club waits on salary cap dispensation for banned star Jack de Belin.

A star American figure skater is accused of intentionally injuring a South Korean rival with her skate blade, according to news reports.

Jimmer Fredette, who spent five seasons in the NBA before moving to China in 2016, has signed a deal to return stateside with the Phoenix Suns, according to multiple reports.

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A former student at the University of California is accusing unidentified football coaches and a player of subjecting her to “ruthless, endless and persistent” sexual harassment that ultimately forced her to leave Berkeley after her complaints were ignored.

South Sydney claimed a comfortable win over St George Illawarra on Thursday night, but there was one noticeable chink in their armour Wayne Bennett will need to fix.

In the space of 20 minutes, St George Illawarra capitulated.

Matty Johns has hailed the temperament of Dylan Brown and says the hype surrounding the 18-year-old playmaker reminds him of the focus on Brad Fittler.

Luke Garner’s NRL dream was shattered before it began.

Only five ODIs are left before the hopes and dreams of several Australians are either realised or crushed at the World Cup selection table.

A distraught Damien Hardwick has conceded several Tigers were “in tears” following Alex Rance’s almost certain season-ending knee injury on Thursday night.

If you looked at Alex Rance’s face during the final quarter of Richmond’s win over Carlton, you wouldn’t think he’d just suffered a potential season-ending injury in his 200th game.

If readers should not judge a book by its cover then footy fans should not judge a Round 1 Richmond v Carlton clash by the first quarter.

Star Richmond defender Alex Rance has suffered a suspected anterior cruciate ligament injury during the Tigers’ AFL season opener at the MCG.

St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor made the shock call to overlook young gun Zac Lomax in the opening two rounds, but calls for the centre to return are growing stronger after their latest loss.

Carlton key defender Liam Jones could come under scrutiny for an off-the-ball hit on Richmond’s Jack Riewoldt.

South Sydney forward Liam Knight is in hot water for a chicken wing tackle on St George Illawarra prop James Graham.

Sydney star Lance Franklin and Collingwood young gun Jordan de Goey will feature in Round 1, although West Coast big man Josh Kennedy won’t.

Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson has reacted to last weekend’s poor performance by introducing Wallabies halfback Nick Phipps and former sevens star Cam Clark to his starting line-up to play the Crusaders.

South Sydney have made it back-to-back NRL wins to open the Wayne Bennett era after easily dispatching of St George Illawarra 34-18 on Thursday.

Gold Coast recruit Sam Collins will return to the AFL stage on Sunday, more than 18 months after being delisted by Fremantle.

Will Pucovski was robbed of another Sheffield Shield ton in brutally unlucky fashion on Thursday.

The father of Australian goalkeeper, Stefan Petrovski, blacked out after learning his son had been struck by lightning and sent into a coma.

The Dwyane Wade farewell tour has had some of it heartwarming moments, but this one may have been the best.

I was surprised and disappointed by some of the comments from certain A-League coaches, A-League players and my mate and colleague Mark Bosnich about the importance of the Olympic qualifiers and the Olympic team in general.

Three years after toiling away in suburban football in Perth, St Kilda mature-age recruit Matt Parker will complete a dramatic rise from nowhere when he makes his AFL debut on Sunday.

While Australia readies itself for the World Cup in a five-match one-day international series against Pakistan, two men who shape as huge factors in that attempted title defence will be fine tuning their games in the Indian Premier League.

West Coast key forward Josh Kennedy will not be on the plane for the Eagles’ trip to Brisbane in Round 1 after failing to recover from shoulder surgery in time.

Chelsea have a fight on their hands to keep hold of their England starlet, while Manchester United face a staggering fee for Borussia Dortmund’s teenage sensation.

‘Super coach’ Wayne Bennett has already made his presence felt at Souths, since swapping jobs with Anthony Seibold in the off season.

Brisbane Lions three-time premiership player Jason Akermanis has been sensationally banned from a local golf club, according to a report from the Herald Sun.

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The Fox League experts have spoken — and they don’t have any faith in the Dragons against the Rabbitohs on Thursday night.

Israel Folau is keen and so is Stephen Hoiles.

Brisbane Lions player Allen Christensen has opened up on the gambling issues that plagued the early stages of his career, that lead to him to request a trade from Geelong to Brisbane in 2014.

Wests Tigers veteran Benji Marshall says relocating the joint venture would be shattering for their fans, and that New Zealand’s South Island is crying out for an NRL side.

If you’ve been left puzzled by Port Adelaide, you’re not alone.

Another chapter was written in the rivalry between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics on Thursday (AEDT).

Finally, the 2019 AFL season is here — and, with it, come bold pre-season predictions.

Matty Johns has revealed the day Mal Meninga and Bradley Clyde brought him to tears as he was establishing himself as a future star of the game.

Round 1 marks a significant date in the AFL calendar for so many reasons.

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has delivered a blunt retort to Wayne Bennett’s “drama queen” accusation.

Since entering the V6 hybrid era, only one driver has beaten Lewis Hamilton over the course of a season, but the man who did it, Nico Rosberg, is backing Valtteri Bottas to do the same.

Time is quickly running out for Australia to settle its ODI plans before embarking on a World Cup title defence in just over two months’ time.

Queensland Reds winger Sefa Naivalu has joined Australia’s post-World Cup European exodus, with French club Stade Francais announcing he has signed a three-year deal.

The AFL Grand Final was an all-time thriller. One that went right down to the wire as the West Coast Eagles toppled Collingwood.

Newcastle centre Tautau Moga has escaped conviction after pleading guilty to assaulting a taxi driver.

Leroy Sane miraculously escaped picking up a serious injury during Germany’s 1-1 draw against Serbia in an international friendly.

The NCAA has made a trend of stepping on proverbial rakes, and, in the lead up to March Madness, it got particularly vicious.

Not for the first time, the Waratahs and Crusaders will meet in the aftermath of a Christchurch tragedy at the SCG on Saturday.

NRL Round 2 late mail and updated squads - Brisbane centre James Roberts looks set to recover from a back injury and line up for Friday’s Queensland derby.

Gareth Widdop’s switch from five-eighth to fullback has come under a mountain of criticism with both Andrew Johns and Wayne Bennett lambasting the move.

Steve Smith is quietly being shopped around English county sides in a bid for more competitive red-ball cricket before the Ashes in August.

Brendan Fevola believes an AFL coach could be sensationally sacked after the opening round of the 2019 season.

In football, results are ultimately the key barometer of success.

Roger Federer has won one trophy so far in 2019, which puts him in a tie for the ATP lead — with 18 other players.

Just as no move is made in a vacuum — or in a silo, as Dave Gettleman is wont to say — so too is no decision put into action by the hand of any one individual.

Wallabies great Tim Horan admits the imminent axing of the Sunwolves will put “a bit of a dent” in Japanese rugby although he believes the game’s future remains bright in that country.

Carlton legend Mark Maclure has outlined the blueprint for the club to go to the next level in 2019.

Tyson Frizell has revealed the gruesome extent of his testicle injury and the decision which may have saved him from long-term damage.

Former AFL star turned media personality Sam Newman has hit back after being slammed for a comment he made about New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in the aftermath of the Christchurch terror attacks.

A lack of cash looms as the biggest roadblock to New Zealand getting a second team when the NRL next expands.

Cricket legend Shane Warne says he will be “disappointed” if English crowds don’t “give it” to Steve Smith and David Warner during this year’s World Cup and Ashes series.

Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder’s teams have a “responsibility” to deliver an undisputed world title fight this year, says promoter Eddie Hearn.

Formula 1 chief Ross Brawn says he is encouraged by the sport's new aerodynamic regulations, believing they improved overtaking and helped create "thrilling battles" at the Australian GP.

Nic Maddinson’s seesawing first season with Victoria has hit another major road bump, with the in-form left-hander fracturing his right thumb in the final match of the Sheffield Shield’s regular season.

Cronulla have announced a $40 million deal with Capital Bluestone for their leagues club they claim has secured their long-term financial future in the NRL.

T.J. Dillashaw surrendered his UFC bantamweight crown on Thursday (AEDT) after revealing an “adverse finding” in a doping test following a January loss in New York.

The Gold Coast Titans halfback crisis looks set to rumble on for the next couple of rounds, with Ash Taylor ruled out indefinetly with a quad injury.

That was an altogether strange weekend in Formula 1.

It certainly wasn’t her intention but Tayla Harris has taken AFLW global.

World number one Naomi Osaka refused Wednesday to become embroiled in a dispute with one of her former coaches who is suing her for 20 percent of her career earnings.

Essendon champion Matthew Lloyd believes the midfield group assembled by Collingwood in 2019 is arguably the “best midfield the game has ever seen”.

Paul Pogba said on Wednesday he is “happy” at Manchester United but that Real Madrid, “is a dream club.”

Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk has been named the new United Arab Emirates coach, the country’s Football Association announced on Wednesday.

Illness is complicating Australia’s plans for their ODI series opener against Pakistan, with Glenn Maxwell unable to train on Wednesday.

It’s only Round 2, yet certain clubs will be feeling the heat.

With the AFL season upon us, the country’s premier Under 18 competition — the newly renamed NAB League — also starts.

St Kilda champion Leigh Montagna fears the AFL community has seen the last of Lance Franklin’s best form and fitness, warning 2019 could be the start of the Swans superstar’s decline.

Wests Tigers coach Michael Maguire was the best coach in Round 1 for his ability to adapt to the conditions.

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Rugby league legends have implored Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold to take a leaf out of North Queensland’s book in order to “save Matt Gillett from himself”.

St Kilda champion and Fox Footy analyst Nick Riewoldt has sifted through every list in the AFL and identified the dozen players in the competition who are the most irreplaceable to their team.

Blake Ferguson is set to end his feud with NSW coach Brad Fittler and possibly make a stunning return to the Blues team after his successful debut for the Parramatta Eels on Sunday.

It is already the most anticipated combination in football this year.

Dual North Melbourne premiership player David King has highlighted how the final 11 seconds of last year’s grand final could have gone very differently.

St Kilda great Nick Riewoldt says Fremantle recruit Jesse Hogan has received a relative lack of sympathy for his personal situation due to having a lack of “credits” at the Dockers.

Rabbitohs skipper Greg Inglis has again hit out at racism in the wake of the terrorist attack in Christchurch.

Rabbitohs skipper Greg Inglis has admitted to using alcohol as a crutch to helping him fight his mental demons in the past.

Paul McGregor has been warned that he is running a huge ‘gamble’ over his future and ‘staking’ the Dragons premiership chances by continuing to rotate his playmakers.

You can’t stop the tide, nor FIFA when they want to do something.

St Kilda’s prized draftee Max King has signed a two-year contract extension until the end of the 2022 season.

The NRL are set to enact a clause in the game’s licensing agreement that gives the governing body the right to relocate clubs.

Richmond has named boom recruit Tom Lynch in its team to take on a fresh-faced Carlton in Thursday night’s AFL season opener at the MCG.

Over the weekend, 16 of the A-League’s best young players were missing from competition.

Parramatta have confirmed the signing of hooker Matt McIlwrick on a one-year NRL deal beginning this week.

Japan’s ground-breaking Sunwolves team are set to be axed from Super Rugby, a report said on Wednesday, as the governing body prepared to make an announcement about the competition’s future.