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    Date set for Leyburn Sprints to get green light

    premium_icon Date set for Leyburn Sprints to get green light

    Sport ORGANISERS are determined to bring the sprints back to the region.

    Biking club forced out amid virus concern

    premium_icon Biking club forced out amid virus concern

    Sport CLOSURE to public parks has had a greater impact for one recreational sporting...

    Looming uncertainty for Cowboys Ladies team

    premium_icon Looming uncertainty for Cowboys Ladies team

    Sport MOMENTUM halted for Warwick’s first TRL women’s team as virus raises new concern...

    Racing brings new look to keep industry alive

    premium_icon Racing brings new look to keep industry alive

    Sport ALLMAN Park was relatively quiet on Saturday as racing proceeded for the first time amid coronavirus threat.

    OPINION: The eerie silence haunting sporting fields

    premium_icon OPINION: The eerie silence haunting sporting fields

    Sport SPORTS reporter Emily Clooney looks at the new ways to cover sport in the changing landscape.

    Redbacks find light at the end of the tunnel

    premium_icon Redbacks find light at the end of the tunnel

    Sport ‘It reminds us that AFL is more a privilege than a right and hopefully it will bring a lot more heart in the season.’

    National Sport

      Young man emerging from coma to a very different world

      premium_icon Young man emerging from coma to a very different world

      News BMX rider Kai Sakakibara is opening his eyes after seven weeks in a coma when he crashed in pursuit of the Tokyo Olympics. So much has changed in that time.

      Footy star's $24.5 million private jet scare

      Footy star's $24.5 million private jet scare

      News Lionel Messi’s private jet forced to make emergency landing

      Sport agent’s $8m fall from grace

      Sport agent’s $8m fall from grace

      AFL Former top AFL player agent Ricky Nixon opens up on fall from grace

      RA coup: Wallabies great poised to replace Castle

      premium_icon RA coup: Wallabies great poised to replace Castle

      Sport Phil Kearns set to replace Raelene Castle at Rugby Australia

      Teen phenom splashes the NBL cash

      Teen phenom splashes the NBL cash

      Basketball LaMelo Ball reportedly buys Illawarra Hawks.

      Gold Coast Suns deliver meals to those in need

      premium_icon Gold Coast Suns deliver meals to those in need

      AFL Gold Coast Suns Community Crew campaign to provide free meals.

      Ronaldo flaunts insanely ripped physique

      Ronaldo flaunts insanely ripped physique

      Soccer Cristiano Ronaldo shows off ridiculously ripped physique.

      Horse Racing

        Stripped down and ready to go, but TJ a big ask

        Stripped down and ready to go, but TJ a big ask

        Horses Chris Waller says Nature Strip has never been better, but he’ll have to be when he runs into the best assembled sprint field this year in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes.

        Avdulla the big winner in jockey merry-go-around

        Avdulla the big winner in jockey merry-go-around

        Horses Smart colt Castelvecchio in late jockey switch

        Cox Plate centenary edition under serious threat

        premium_icon Cox Plate centenary edition under serious threat

        Horses Doubts already hang over one Australia’s greatest races.

        Fast Lane to Japan for jockey to avoid virus

        Fast Lane to Japan for jockey to avoid virus

        Horses Top jockey Damian Lane has jumped town and turned to Japan.

        Key changes to note as Ipswich racing returns

        premium_icon Key changes to note as Ipswich racing returns

        Horses Grass gallops on the course proper satisfied all stakeholders that the surface is...

        Racing industry gets creative under new COVID-19 rules

        premium_icon Racing industry gets creative under new COVID-19 rules

        Horses Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, racing was dealt tough new restrictions

        ‘We can’t afford for the horse’s sake to shut the doors’

        premium_icon ‘We can’t afford for the horse’s sake to shut the doors’

        Horses Animal welfare should be a key consideration for governments.

        NRL

          Start with a bang! How NRL and AFL can ‘re-engage fans’

          premium_icon Start with a bang! How NRL and AFL can ‘re-engage fans’

          Rugby League With little to no TV rights money without games being played, the AFL and NRL ‘should not expect mega broadcast deals in the future’.

          NRL fans’ extraordinary $37m gesture

          premium_icon NRL fans’ extraordinary $37m gesture

          Rugby League NRL fdeclaring ‘we won’t be deserting you’ while pouring in cash

          Fox League Classic: Locky proves his greatness

          premium_icon Fox League Classic: Locky proves his greatness

          Rugby League Corey Parker takes a look back at a classic Brisbane game.

          Revealed! NRL sets date for early relaunch

          premium_icon Revealed! NRL sets date for early relaunch

          Rugby League Rugby league will return much earlier if Project Apollo comes off

          Total lockdown: NRL players facing ultimate sacrifice

          premium_icon Total lockdown: NRL players facing ultimate sacrifice

          Rugby League Players are willing to “explore all options”

          V’landys the man to cut through murky NRL politics

          premium_icon V’landys the man to cut through murky NRL politics

          Rugby League Matty Johns: Peter V’landys is the strong leader the NRL needs.

          Cricket

            How Heat star is taking up the fight to COVID-19

            premium_icon How Heat star is taking up the fight to COVID-19

            Cricket Brisbane Heat WBBL star Laura Harris is isolating from family and friends as she joins the frontline at Logan Hospital.

            Healy avoid jury duty for World Cup win

            premium_icon Healy avoid jury duty for World Cup win

            Cricket Alyssa Healy’s cast iron excuse for missing jury duty.

            Australia Test captain robbed for Maccas run

            premium_icon Australia Test captain robbed for Maccas run

            Cricket The last thing Test skipper Tim Paine needed stolen was his wallet.

            Gilchrist: My isolation must-dos

            premium_icon Gilchrist: My isolation must-dos

            Cricket Adam Gilchrist: My self-isolation must-dos

            Cricket icon reveals ‘roommate from hell’

            Cricket icon reveals ‘roommate from hell’

            Cricket Cricket commentator Kerry O’Keeffe has gone into stunning detail

            COVID chaos causes cricket contract backflip

            premium_icon COVID chaos causes cricket contract backflip

            Cricket Dreaded impact of the Coronavirus could finally be hitting cricket

            It’s over: Smith free to captain Australia again

            premium_icon It’s over: Smith free to captain Australia again

            Cricket Smith can officially be considered for the office again

            Soccer

              Shrinking season, cap cuts: A-League turmoil increases

              premium_icon Shrinking season, cap cuts: A-League turmoil increases

              Soccer The growing divide between the A-League clubs and the players threatens to boil over.

              No fans allowed? Send a plastic cutout of yourself instead

              premium_icon No fans allowed? Send a plastic cutout of yourself instead

              Soccer It’s 100 per cent safe and will raise some money for charity, too.

              Dad’s amazing lawn makeover pleases bored kids

              premium_icon Dad’s amazing lawn makeover pleases bored kids

              Parenting Lawn enthusiast could be the coolest dad on the block

              Rugby Union

                Super Rugby could be on its last legs

                premium_icon Super Rugby could be on its last legs

                Rugby Union With Rugby Australia and RUPA locked in an ugly stand-off, the future of the game could dramatically change

                Rugby decimated by ‘toughest decision in game’s history’

                premium_icon Rugby decimated by ‘toughest decision in game’s history’

                Rugby Union Rugby Australia staff have been left devastated.

                Rugby in crisis over ‘alarming’ $9.4m disaster

                Rugby in crisis over ‘alarming’ $9.4m disaster

                Rugby Union Rugby Australia has been left staring into the abyss.

                Wallabies trial match on the cards

                premium_icon Wallabies trial match on the cards

                Rugby Union An exciting new concept has emerged to reignite the game.

                Brisbane teams unite for stadium plea

                premium_icon Brisbane teams unite for stadium plea

                Sport They are usually fighting each other for every square inch.

                Domestic derbies key to allowing Reds to play

                Domestic derbies key to allowing Reds to play

                Rugby Union Five countries faces some tough decisions to keep it alive.

                Netball

                  Big pay sacrifice ‘what was best for the game’

                  premium_icon Big pay sacrifice ‘what was best for the game’

                  Netball Townsville netball star returns home to ride out the coronavirus wave

                  Super Netball season postponed, training suspended

                  premium_icon Super Netball season postponed, training suspended

                  Netball Super Netball season and club training suspended in wake of crisis

                  Lightning midcourter to lead All-Stars in charity match

                  premium_icon Lightning midcourter to lead All-Stars in charity match

                  Netball The 33-year-old will lead a stellar side on to court.

                  Russell continues impressive form during Lightning trials

                  premium_icon Russell continues impressive form during Lightning trials

                  Netball Lightning's pre-season standout Jacqui Russell continues to impress

                  Australia's top netballers win minimum wage rise

                  Australia's top netballers win minimum wage rise

                  Netball Netballers happy requests at the negotiating table have been met.

                  Alexander’s reign as Diamonds coach ends

                  premium_icon Alexander’s reign as Diamonds coach ends

                  Netball Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander won’t have contract renewed

                  Geitz unveils diverse netball gear for all

                  premium_icon Geitz unveils diverse netball gear for all

                  Sport Netball champion Laura Geitz launches diverse netball gear with Tribal Sport.

                  AFL

                    Fans can get refunds for memberships: McLachlan

                    premium_icon Fans can get refunds for memberships: McLachlan

                    AFL Footy fans have been asked to keep their club memberships rather than ask for refunds amid the coronavirus crisis.

                    AFL makes call on three-game Grand Final series

                    premium_icon AFL makes call on three-game Grand Final series

                    AFL AFL boss has made the call whether they will break tradition.

                    Eddie grilled over ‘smart a***’ blow up

                    Eddie grilled over ‘smart a***’ blow up

                    AFL Eddie McGuire has accused a Channel 9 star of scripting questions

                    Isolated SuperCoach Pig winning the internet

                    premium_icon Isolated SuperCoach Pig winning the internet

                    Offbeat Tom Rockliff’s antics taking social media by storm

                    Tennis

                      Baby dies of COVID-19 in USA as global cases top 900,000

                      Baby dies of COVID-19 in USA as global cases top 900,000

                      Tennis America has lost its youngest virus victim as the number of infections globally pushes one million. There's been a surge of deaths in the UK and Aussie health workers...

                      Federer ‘devastated’ by Wimbledon shock

                      Federer ‘devastated’ by Wimbledon shock

                      Tennis Roger Federer has led the despairing reaction.

                      Millman: ‘We won’t get back on court until 2021’

                      premium_icon Millman: ‘We won’t get back on court until 2021’

                      Tennis “You can’t have a tournament when only certain players can get there"

                      Former tennis star child rapist ‘to be freed early’

                      premium_icon Former tennis star child rapist ‘to be freed early’

                      Crime Former tennis great to walk free after serving half his sentence

                      Wimbledon may not be held in 2020

                      premium_icon Wimbledon may not be held in 2020

                      Tennis All England Club will decide at an emergency meeting next week.

                      Female stars bombarded during quarantine

                      Female stars bombarded during quarantine

                      Lifestyle Isolation is making people “horny” but also creative

                      Golf

                        Golf courses reopen under strict COVID-19 rules

                        premium_icon Golf courses reopen under strict COVID-19 rules

                        Golf Licensed Queensland golf clubs shut a fortnight ago after the State Government cracked down on nightclubs and bars. But now they’re back.

                        Lockdowns lifted for local golf courses

                        premium_icon Lockdowns lifted for local golf courses

                        News But it includes limiting groups to less than 10 people

                        Sports takes further hit in Bundy

                        premium_icon Sports takes further hit in Bundy

                        Sport All but two sports remain on after the coronavirus spread further

                        The sports surviving COVID-19

                        premium_icon The sports surviving COVID-19

                        Sport Social golf and tennis are the sole survivors of COVID-19.

                        Pelican Waters amateur golfer crowned world champion

                        premium_icon Pelican Waters amateur golfer crowned world champion

                        Golf A Pelican Waters amateur golfer has shocked all

                        Star rejected ‘because of my cleavage’

                        Star rejected ‘because of my cleavage’

                        Golf Former golfer Paige Spiranac slams the sport’s ‘hypocrisy’

                        Dark past of golf’s Insta sensation

                        Dark past of golf’s Insta sensation

                        News Paige Spiranac opens up on her dark past and mental health issues