The woman raped by cricketer Alex Hepburn said she “hates” him for “humiliating” her during a WhatsApp sex conquest game.

Respected tennis journalist Adam Peacock believes Nick Kyrgios has peaked as a player because he’s failed to show the required levels of discipline to reach his undoubted potential.

Queensland legend Gorden Tallis has a bold plan to cover for loss of Daly Cherry-Evans, if he fails to recover in time for Origin I.

AFL scoring is at a 52-year low — and one of the game’s legends thinks there’s a way to help fix it.

For a player who has only recently got off the surgeon’s table after a season-ending injury, Ryan James is keeping himself busy.

Kellen Winslow Jr., the son of a pro football star who himself earned over $40 million in an injury-plagued NFL career, “took what he wanted,” including raping a 54-year-old hitchhiker and a 59-year-old homeless woman, prosecutors said Monday.

Arsenal’s Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will miss the Europa League final against Chelsea in Baku amid fears over his safety.

A second string Sydney FC side bearing no resemblance to their A-League grand final winning team have lost 4-0 at home to Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale, in their last Asian Champions League group game.

Jesse Ramien has gone back to his roots as part of the NRL’s Indigenous Round.

Former Canberra forward Bradley Clyde has paid an emotional tribute to fellow ex-Raider Quentin Pongia following his death last week.

Ash Barty’s French Open preparations have hit a stumbling block with the world No.8 withdrawing from a lead-up tournament with a recurring arm injury.

Melbourne veteran Jordan Lewis believes Dale Thomas has been harshly done by after the Carlton defender was whacked with a $7500 fine for calling a boundary umpire a cheat last weekend.

Jake Granville will get one last chance to stake his claims for a State of Origin debut after being cleared of dangerous contact at the NRL judiciary.

“I feel like I’m home again,” said Socceroos legend John Aloisi as he returned to Spain in a visit to former clubs Osasuna and Alaves.

England have added Sussex paceman Jofra Archer to their 15-man squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, with David Willey the unfortunate man to miss out.

Update: New Zealand rugby is in the midst of another controversy after a Cape Town woman accused All Blacks and Crusaders playmaker Richie Mo’unga of inappropriately touching her and earlier spitting beer at her and her friends.

Richmond ruckman Ivan Soldo will miss Saturday night’s clash against Essendon after the Tribunal upheld his one-game ban for striking on Tuesday night.

Brisbane Broncos forward Tevita Pangai Jr will not play for New South Wales and has permanently pledged his allegiance to featuring for Tonga at representative level.

He will next month notch up his 400th game of first-grade rugby league in a milestone worthy of celebration and reverence.

Canterbury star Kieran Foran admits last year’s injury-riddled campaign was all the motivation he needed to come back early from his latest ankle issue.

Carlton veteran Dale Thomas has been fined $7500 for calling a boundary umpire a “f***ing cheat” on two occasions during the club’s loss to the Giants.

Clay Smith had just produced the best game of his life when it mattered most, but he felt numb.

Carlton’s co-captains reportedly kicked coaches out of the club’s rooms and held a no-holds-barred player-only meeting on Tuesday in an attempt to revitalise a subjugated playing group.

Waratahs and Wallabies hooker Tolu Latu has been stood down by his Super Rugby club until a court appearance for alleged drink driving.

“I accept every time I get in my car there's 20 per cent chance I could die. What kind of person does a job like this? Each year two of us die.”

The NBL Free Agency period is upon us, and there’s a good chance teams are going to look a whole lot different by the start of the 2019-20 season.

The comedy of errors that doomed McLaren’s disastrous return to the Indianapolis 500 began months before Fernando Alonso failed to qualify for the race. How bad was it? A week before Alonso’s first test in the car, the team realised it didn’t even have a steering wheel.

David Warner must open for Australia at the World Cup, according to two men who know a thing or two about opening the batting at the quadrennial event.

Parramatta and Penrith have both made changes for their clash at Bankwest Stadium on Thursday night.

David Warner put the fear in bowlers before his ball-tampering suspension but now, things have changed - he’s better, Brett Lee says.

Dragons coach Paul McGregor has dropped Matt Dufty and Mikaele Ravalawa in a backline shake-up.

Essendon gun Devon Smith’s 2019 campaign is over after it was confirmed he’d undergo surgery and would need around six months to recover.

It’s one of the most important rounds of the AFL season - the Indigenous Round.

Australia is the team to beat at the World Cup despite heading into the event as the world’s fifth-ranked ODI side, Adam Gilchrist says.

Western Bulldogs games record holder Brad Johnson has suggested the Rising Star nomination process should be tweaked to allow multiple players to be nominated for the award each week.

Fox Football expert Mark Bosnich has suggested the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) may not have had access to the same vision as viewers for Sydney FC’s controversial disallowed goal in the A-League Grand Final.

After just three touches in Round 10, the Lions’ No. 1 pick could be set for a stint in the NEAFL.

One of European football’s hottest young talents looks set to join Barcelona, irrespective of interest from a number of big English clubs.

Long gone are the days of just measuring the strength of players on the number of disposals they have in a game.

Jack de Belin’s St George Illawarra teammates have thrown their arms around the suspended back-rower and their support behind a potential players’ union challenge of the NRL’s no-fault stand down rules.

The Golden State Warriors refused to die, and now they’re about to play in a fifth straight NBA Finals.

“It is about the effort.”

Shane Mumford might have avoided suspension over a big hit on Blue Marc Murphy.

Pictures have emerged of cricket commentator and former Australia batsman Michael Slater speaking with officials on a tarmac after he was kicked off a flight following a heated dispute.

The rugby players’ union (RUPA) is to set up a committee to review how players can express their faith and beliefs after the Israel Folau sacking saga.

Carlton football director Chris Judd says the club’s board is “fully supportive” of coach Brendon Bolton, but admits the array of young players currently in the senior team is a short-term “hindrance”.

St Kilda and Essendon great Brendon Goddard has been left stunned after being made aware Carlton veteran Dale Thomas was sent to the tribunal for a remark towards an umpire on Sunday.

Brendon Goddard believes a little mindset ‘tweak’ in Dylan Shiel’s game has transformed the boom recruit, validating Essendon’s desire to sign the former Giant.

After finishing ninth in 2018 and topping up with a number of ready-made recruits during the trade period, North Melbourne looked poised to equal if not better their results this season.

North Melbourne legend Wayne Carey has suggested a left-field manoeuvre that could see Brodie Grundy return to Adelaide to play for the Crows.

Richmond will most likely have a date at the tribunal on Tuesday evening with the club expected to challenge ruckman Ivan Soldo’s one-match ban.

Maurizio Sarri wants a quick decision on his Chelsea future — with Juventus ready to pounce.

One of the great Australian rugby careers is finally over after George Smith announced his retirement following 20 years of yeoman service.

Keisuke Honda has confirmed his Melbourne Victory exit, making Wednesday night’s Asian Champions League clash with Sanfrecce Hiroshima a triple goodbye for the club.

Leroy Sane has lost his title as the Premier League’s quickest player... to Manchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah!

Formula One legend Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, his family have confirmed.

Sam Burgess one week, Jason Taumalolo the next.

Conor McGregor’s teammate Artem Lobov has been spat on by bare knuckle fighting rival Paul Malignaggi in another spiteful chapter to their explosive blood feud.

League legend Mark Gasnier has named seven debutants and recalled a former State of Origin bad boy in his NSW team for game one.

Cristiano Ronaldo has suggested Jose Mourinho should replace Massimiliano Allegri at Juventus, it has been claimed.

Bulldogs winger Jayden Okunbor is set for a 4-6 week stint out of the game.

The apple apparently doesn’t fall far from the very skilful tree in the Bryant clan.

He may be back in form and favour with Australian selectors, but Adam Zampa has laughed off any comparisons with Afghan leg spin sensation Rashid Khan.

Daniel Ricciardo is “curious” – rather than apprehensive – to see how his Renault handles itself around the Monaco circuit after growing accustomed to having such a receptive Red Bull in the principality.

Meet the self-proclaimed “fat kid” that could be the heavyweight king of boxing next Sunday morning.

Last year’s championship failure didn’t sit comfortably with departing Sydney FC legend Alex Brosque.

Andy Murray is confident he can return to competitive tennis and has hinted at a doubles spot at Wimbledon.

Nick Kyrgios has taken aim at the famous red clay of Roland Garros in his latest online rant, just days before the French Open begins.

Fans planning to attend the Women’s World Cup in France are finding out that the seats they bought might not be together.

Graham Potter was named as Brighton manager on Monday and said he would aim to consolidate the club’s place in the Premier League after replacing the sacked Chris Hughton.

Brad Fittler and his NSW brainstrust will reportedly nail down a State of Origin team before the NRL’s Round 11 kicks off on Thursday.

Zion Williamson is used to getting snubbed by Anthony Davis.

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was briefly detained after an altercation at a Las Vegas music festival but was later released without being formally arrested or charged, police confirmed on Tuesday (AEST).

Forget about the Barmy Army, Australia’s cricketers are copping friendly fire in England.

Magic Johnson opened up in an extraordinary way, the Los Angeles Lakers became more of a laughing stock, and Andrew Bogut is just laughing in the corner.

Magic Johnson pointed the finger for the Lakers’ bungling, public Anthony Davis trade negotiations on Tuesday (AEST). Unsurprisingly, it wasn’t at himself.

It’s been one day since Cooper Cronk announced his retirement, but debate over where he ranks among the greats has already well and truly begun.

Junaid Khan has hit out at his late axing from Pakistan’s World Cup squad, with the fast bowler one of three players dropped after a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of England.

Magic Johnson has gone full scorched earth.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer demanded his team to be the hardest working team in the Premier League last month...but none of his players have put the miles in this season

Australian Test opener Joe Burns has ended his spell with Lancashire and returned home for personal reasons.

A host of off-contract NRL players are being shopped to Super League clubs.

Cooper Cronk has said there is no hostility between him and former Melbourne, Queensland and Kangaroos teammate Cameron Smith, who paid tribute to his old mate.

Cooper Cronk might’ve only announced his retirement on Monday, but the Sydney Roosters have already been working behind the scenes to snare one of the hottest young talents in the game to be their long-term half.

Welcome back to the Power Rankings.

The Rabbitohs are the first team to start a season with at least nine wins from their opening

Payne Haas pressed his claim for a NSW jersey in the Broncos’ 15-10 win over the Roosters on Friday.

Triple premiership Lion Jonathan Brown holds fears Carlton could reach a tipping point over the next month and be forced to move on embattled coach Brendon Bolton, claiming there are signs the Blues’ playing group is disenfranchised.

Wallabies and Waratahs hooker Tolu Latu has been interviewed by Rugby Australia’s integrity unit over an alleged drink driving offence, but no outcome has been announced.

Gold Coast coach Garth Brennan may be feeling the heat but young gun AJ Brimson says the Titans are behind their under-fire mentor.

Leading AFL commentator Gerard Whateley believes Carlton has been given “the biggest free pass the game’s ever seen”, as club president Mark LoGiudice says he has not considered sacking coach Brendon Bolton.

Penrith’s season goes looks like it could be about to go from bad to worse.

Geelong coach Chris Scott says there are fears the new AFL mid-season draft will not be used in the way it was intended.

Penrith legend Mark Geyer has offered up some blunt words of advice to the Panthers squad amid rumours there’s a split between the playing group.

Carlton veteran Dale Thomas was referred directly to the AFL tribunal for allegedly telling second-year boundary umpire Michael Barlow “you’re a f***ing cheat” — an escalation that has stunned an AFL great.

Former St Kilda and Essendon star Brendon Goddard has taken aim at players that taunt vulnerable opponents, labelling the act “cheap” and “cowardice”.

Match review officer Michael Christian has made a big statement, banning three players and sending Carlton veteran Dale Thomas directly to the tribunal.

“It’s a bit of Russian roulette.”

Is this the end of the NRL’s sin bin warning?

Sonny Bill Williams has enough credit in the bank to only need to prove his fitness to contend for his third Rugby World Cup, says All Blacks coach Steve Hansen.