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Melbourne's Angus Brayshaw's AFL career is over, after the 2021 premiership player is ruled out of playing football due to neurological testing following his concussion in last year's qualifying final.

With Jared Waerea-Hargreaves announcing his departure from the Roosters there's just a handful of NRL players left who debuted in the first decade of the 2000s. Who will be the last man standing?

Carl Lewis, arguably the greatest long jumper of all time, slams World Athletics following the revelation it's considering a change to one of the sport's oldest events.

Charlie Woods is looking to follow in the footsteps of his father, a 15-time major winner, as he bids to secure a place in a US PGA Tour event in Florida.

Sophie Harding was working as a disability support worker when she heard she was being called into the Matildas squad for the Olympic qualifiers. Now she's dreaming of a trip to Paris.

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Labor insists it will "negotiate a better deal" on Tasmania's contract with the AFL, believing a stadium cannot be built at Macquarie Point — but that comes as news to the AFL's boss.

New Zealand sets Australia an imposing total in Wellington but a mighty innings from Mitch Marsh and some final over heroics from Tim David secured the tourists an epic victory. 

North Melbourne show off some dare and a new fast ball movement style in an impressive preseason win over an under-strength Collingwood.

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In Canberra, where stars are made rather than bought, Kaeo Weekes is a developing player aiming to replace departed superstar Jack Wighton.

Formula 1 is back after an off-season filled with news and drama. Here are five stories you may have missed to get you up to speed.

Award-winning ABC Sport presenter Karen Tighe announces she is leaving the organisation to focus on her health.

Accusations fly thick and fast as a David and Goliath battle to save historic sports clubs in Toowoomba boils over. 

Melbourne captain Max Gawn denies drug use is systemic at the club following the revelation teammate Joel Smith is facing anti-doping rule violations from Sport Integrity Australia.

Tim Franklin, a 40-year-old former lawyer sometimes referred to as Australia's Forrest Gump, has just celebrated his 20,000-kilometre milestone in Western Australia, as he nears the end of a life-changing around-the-world run.

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Australians know they are accepting a certain level of risk every time they step onto a sporting field. But when playing sport leads to death, society's tolerance and the sport's social licence is tested.   

Making her first appearance on court since winning a second consecutive Australian Open, Aryna Sabalenka goes down to unseeded Donna Vekić at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

The suburban football club has been handed major penalties after it was found guilty by an independent tribunal on 223 counts of salary breaches between 2018 and 2022. 

Steve Smith's recent T20 form for Australia has been far from convincing, leaving the former skipper in need of runs against New Zealand ahead of this year's World Cup.

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At the age of 15, Adelaide's Demi Bennett stepped into a wrestling ring for the first time. Twelve years later, she returns home as WWE Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley to try and retain the title in the biggest WWE event Australia has seen in years. 

Younger people have been fastest to sign on to the national gambling exclusion register BetStop, which requires online gambling services to check in with the register before processing requests.