An alleged fight that caused the death of an Australian Rules footballer last week was ignited by a remark over a teammate’s relations with his wife, a court has heard. Daniel Singleton, 29 was allegedly confronted by Nathan Alsop in Geelong, with Alsop saying that Singleton had taken his wife to ...

NRL 'cougar' sues over radio 'slut' slur Charmyne Palavi has successfully won initial defamation proceedings against Sydney radio station 2UE after she was allegedly called “a slut” for her associating with NRL footy players. It is reported that Ms Palavi is suing 2UE following a program that went to air on May ...

1996 Olympic silver-medalist Scot Miller has escaped a jail sentence for drug offences. Miller, 34, pleaded guilty to supplying a friend with 12 ecstasy tablets and tablets and being in possession of a stolen pill press. The former Olympic champion had previously told the court of the disappointment he felt at the ...

Television star and former Nine Network executive Eddie McGuire has been tipped to host the breakfast ship on struggling Melbourne radio station Triple M. It has been hinted that McGuire, will host the show alongside former Western Bulldogs AFL player Luke Darcy. It is believed that Austereo could pay McGuire up to ...

Former Olympic champion Dawn Fraser fought off and helped capture a man who attempted to rob her house. The swimming champ, 71, said she was grabbed by the man but fought back, at her Noosaville home on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. ''This guy came out of the gate and grabbed me and I ...

Essendon Football Club is outraged by Campbell Brown’s “sniper” attack on Matthew Lloyd, and say that Hawthorn’s comments reek of double standards and could compromise any AFL judicial action taken against Lloyd this week. The Bomber’s captain was reported for rough conduct after he took out Hawthorn’s Brad Sewell at the ...

Hawthorn Football Club will push for changes to the bumping rule after Lance Franklin’s appeal against the AFL tribunal was rejected last night. Franklin will not play in tomorrow’s crucial clash against Essendon and the first week of the finals if the Hawks defeat the Bombers and take the eight spot ...

The AFL grand final could possibly be cancelled after the MCG’s security guards won the right to strike on the day, their union says. Fair Work Australia awarded the Liquor, Hospital and Miscellaneous Union the right to strike on the day of the Grand Final, following a hearing in the workplace ...

Australian Test captain Ricky Ponting expressed his determination to play in the next Ashes tour in 2013, even if he loses his captaincy. Ponting returned to Australia yesterday after becoming the first Australian captain to lose the Ashes twice to England. Australia this week slipped from first to fourth on the Test ...

Hawthorn will be without superstar forward Lance Franklin ahead of Saturday’s virtual elimination final against Essendon, where the winner will enter the top eight while the loser will miss out on the finals. Lance Franklin was found guilty of rough conduct because of his bump on Richmond’s Ben Cousins at the ...