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AFL star’s jaw-dropping all-time record

North Melbourne’s Todd Goldstein cemented his position as one of the AFL’s premier ruckmen by breaking the all-time hit-outs record against West Coast on Monday night. With his 8503rd hit-out, Goldstein surpassed Fremantle legend Aaron Sandilands, appropriately enough, at Perth’s Optus Stadium. The pair are the only two to have reached career hit-outs tallies of 7000, or more. “There it […]

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Agony for Brisbane Lions star

Lions star Eric Hipwood’s worst fears have been confirmed, with the Brisbane key forward facing up to a year on the sidelines after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament. Hipwood, 23, suffered the serious injury in the Lions’ shock 32-point loss to St Kilda at Metricon Stadium on Saturday night, when he landed awkwardly and twisted his left knee. Scans on […]

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Aussies keen to add pace to attack

Changes are likely to an Australian side desperate to keep their T20 series against the West Indies alive after successive losses. Australia enters Tuesday’s game three of the series in St Lucia trailing 2-0 after losing on Saturday and Sunday at the same venue. With the visitors having thrown away game one with some poor and undisciplined batting after being […]

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AFL Round 17: All the news, reaction and scores from the Monday night clash between West Coast and North Melbourne

North Melbourne has shoved a massive dagger into West Coast’s premiership hopes with an upset 10-point win at Optus Stadium on Monday night. The Kangaroos, sparked by a brilliant performance from former Pie Jaidyn Stephenson, fought back from 11 points down early in the final term and kicked three of the last four goals of the game to record just […]

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Fagan: There is life after Hipwood

Defiant Brisbane coach Chris Fagan says the Lions can recover from the season-ending injury suffered by key forward Eric Hipwood to contend for the AFL premiership. Hipwood will sidelined for up to a year after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in the Lions’ 32-point loss to St Kilda at Metricon Stadium. But while it’s a premiership blow, Fagan is confident […]

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Covid shock for Aussie batsman

Victorian captain and former Test batsman Peter Handscomb has been forced into isolation in England after testing positive for Covid-19. The 30-year-old has been captaining Middlesex this season but was forced out of their game against Leicestershire on Sunday after getting the test result. Handscomb has had a horrid time in England, failing to pass 50 in 13 innings for […]

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