Young North Melbourne fan George McNees has lost his almost lifelong battle with brain cancer. Doctors found a tumour in nine-year-old George’s brain at just 11 months old. They removed 97 per cent of it through surgery, but he still faced an almighty battle for survival. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today … Read more
Australian breakdancer Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn has revealed she won’t compete again “for a while” as she continues to deal with the fallout from her Olympics performance. Raygun arguably became the story of the Paris Games after her performance in the breaking competition went viral. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Raygun apologises to breakdancing community. Know the … Read more
Popular AFL couple Sam and Natalie Docherty have dropped some incredible family news on a day full of surprises. Just hours after it was revealed that Docherty was making a shock return to play finals football for Carlton, the veteran champ and his wife then went public with the heartwarming news that their second child … Read more
NRL great Willie Mason believes the Sydney Roosters still have enough quality to do damage in the finals despite copping a disastrous double injury blow. Scans confirmed on Monday that Sam Walker had suffered a ruptured ACL after going down early in the loss to Canberra, requiring surgery. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Willie Mason backing … Read more
The wife of former English Premier League defender Sol Bamba, who passed away on Saturday, has penned a gut-wrenching statement in the wake of his death, aged 39. Bamba had overcome cancer to resume his football career but a recent relapse saw him lose his battle. The French-born former player had been assisting with the … Read more
Shaun Johnson has put the perfect full stop on his career, leading the Warriors to a come-from-behind 30-28 win over Cronulla with his last touch in the NRL. Playing the last of his 268 NRL games before retirement, Johnson threw a perfect 15-metre cut-out ball for Dallin Watene-Zelezniak to score in the final minute. The … Read more
West Coast coach Daisy Pearce was happy to cop a “Gatorade shower” after watching her side blow a big lead before fighting back to snatch a dramatic one-point AFLW win over Richmond. The Eagles led 33-9 early in the third term of Friday night’s match, but four unanswered goals from Richmond put the visitors in … Read more
Promising Australian cricketer Will Pucovski has been forced into early retirement. After repeat concussion injuries, a medical panel has told the 26-year-old his time in the game is over. The ill-starred Pucovski’s future has been under a cloud for some time, and huge doubts were raised then he was struck in the head while batting … Read more
Rinky Hijikata has been dealt a grand slam reality check as Australia’s tennis stars crashed back to earth on a steaming hot Wednesday at the US Open in New York. Hijikata was no match for Grigor Dimitrov, who sealed a 6-1 6-1 7-6 (7-4) thrashing to move into the third round. In 34C conditions so … Read more
AFL goalkicking great Brendan Fevola has been given a sharp reminder not to take his health for granted after a scary heart episode. The 43-year-old realised something wasn’t right when he was struggling to breathe while walking up the 1000 Steps trail at Mount Dandenong with a friend. While his mate was chatting away with … Read more
