Star GWS Giants defender Sam Taylor has been rushed to hospital following a sickening incident at Manuka Oval. The defender was attempting to stop St Kilda captain Jack Steele from marking the ball when he landed awkwardly and hit the ground extremely hard. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Sam Taylor stretchered off after sickening incident. Stream … Read more
AFL great Ben Cousins has joined in on a training session with powerhouse Victorian amateur club Old Xaverians. The 45-year-old Cousins is in Melbourne to to be part of Channel 7’s hit AFL program The Front Bar, that will go to air on Wednesday night. Catch up on all The Front Bar episodes on 7plus. … Read more
Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. He was 54. Akebono was the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the level of “yokozuna” — or grand champion — in Japan. “It is with sadness that we announce Akebono Taro died of heart failure earlier this month … Read more
All-Australian midfielder Errol Gulden has inked a huge four-year extension to keep him at the Sydney Swans until at least the end of 2028. After establishing himself as one of the most exciting young midfielders in the AFL, Gulden has started 2024 in terrific form, ranked No.1 in the competition for total metres gained and … Read more
Melbourne have failed in their bid to overturn Kysaiah Pickett’s one-match ban and he will miss Thursday night’s blockbuster against Brisbane. Pickett was last Friday suspended for a high bump on Adelaide’s Jake Soligo, with match review officer Michael Christian grading the incident as careless conduct, medium impact and high contact. Pickett jumped off the … Read more
The AFL has asked Collingwood for an explanation over an incident involving superstar Jordan De Goey. 7NEWS reporter Mitch Cleary said the AFL are looking into an incident involving the premiership player during the final minutes of the Magpies’ win over Hawthorn on Sunday. De Goey was spotted wiping blood off teammate Darcy Cameron to … Read more
Former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou called on younger generations to learn from the past to “resolve disputes peacefully” during a visit on Monday to a museum in Beijing commemorating the second Sino-Japanese war. “People in both the mainland and Taiwan had been bullied by Japanese warlords, and suffered heavy casualties. Although we were lagging behind … Read more
Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry has detailed the “real and raw” truth behind being an injured parent. The 31-year-old is recovering from a serious ankle injury suffered against Chelsea two weeks ago, which threatens to derail her Paris Olympic dream and has ended her Women’s Super League season for West Ham. But more important than the … Read more
Geelong have celebrated another milestone with another win after hanging on to beat the Western Bulldogs by four points on Saturday night. Five days after defeating Hawthorn in Tom Hawkins’ 350th game, the Cats again stood tall for Mark Blicavs in his 250th game. The Cats led for much of the night but had to … Read more
AFL players have come to expect the unexpected when Brian Taylor puts them on the spot in the rooms after a big prime-time win. And even Connor Rozee couldn’t escape that despite a dominant performance in Port Adelaide’s 69-point win over Essendon in Gather Round. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Connor Rozee put on the spot … Read more
