Martha Molowia has followed in the footsteps of her father Tuksy Karu in representing PNG at a Rugby League World Cup, but there is more to this heartwarming story than meets the eye.

Australian have copped a hit before the World Cup with Millie Boyle and Tamika Upton both withdrawing from the Jillaroos squad.

Former AFL footballer Hamish Brayshaw pens an open letter to the AFL, lamenting the inconsistency in the League's tribunal and match review panel for "single-handedly destroying the game".

Australia, holders of the ODI World Cup and England, defending T20 World Cup champions, are set to lock horns at the historic Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Follow live. 

Richmond beat Essendon in a ferocious battle in front of 70,000 at Dreamtime at the 'G. St Kilda, Geelong and Western Bulldogs also win.

Just six months ago, Joel Legg was in hospital recovering from a motorcycle accident. He managed his mental health using skills he learnt in therapy, with mood management linked to faster injury rehabilitation.

Adidas' new running shoe helped Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa take more than two minutes off the marathon world record in Berlin at the weekend — but if you want to get hold of the the one-run-and-done shoe, you'd better start saving.

Rugby league's world governing body says it is banning trans women from playing in the women's game until it does enough research to put together a formal inclusion policy.

The game of footy is almost a different sport on the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands — a place where former AFL star Austin Wonaeamirri says Aussie Rules is a way of life.

New Spain coach Montse Tome decides to leave Jenni Hermoso out of her Nations League squad, as a possible boycott still looms.