Josh Giddey of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and NFL player Tyler Higbee of the Los Angeles Rams. Both sports leagues are coming to Melbourne.

Costs kept secret as Melbourne gets set to host NBA and NFL

The NSW government rejected an offer to bring the NFL to Australia worth an estimated $15 million a game. But Victoria is splashing out on American sport,with NFL and NBA teams on their way Down Under.

  • Jon Pierik andCara Waters

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Glory days:Adam Hunter (right) at the 2006 AFL grand final.

‘All he wanted to do was play footy’:Worsfold pays tribute after Eagles premiership star found dead

Adam Hunter’s death on Wednesday adds to a week of heartbreak in the AFL industry,with John Worsfold remembering a player who just wanted to play footy with his mates.

  • Jon Pierik
Uncertain future:Cricket commentator Peter Lalor.

SEN shareholder backs station’s decision to dump cricket journalist over social media posts

John Rothfield,known as “Dr Turf”,said he was aware of Lalor’s extensive posting on the war in Gaza but was not consulted by SEN chief executive Craig Hutchison about the reporter’s departure.

  • Andrew Wu,Daniel Brettig andJon Pierik
Breaking Cricket Australia Head,Sutherland claim top gongs,herald new era for Australian cricket.

Head,Sutherland claim top gongs,herald new era for Australian cricket

Travis Head and Annabel Sutherland were voted Australia’s cricketers of the year,both winning the awards for the first time in a dominant year for the national teams.

  • Jon Pierik andDaniel Brettig
Making a mark:Elijah Hollands will have a key role to play this season in the Blues’ quest to end a 30-year premiership drought.

From drug ban to best 23:How Carlton unlocked a Blues brother

Elijah Hollands is ready to build on his breakout season with the Blues,and opens up about the club’s premiership blueprint,Angeball and what has made Patrick Cripps the champion he is.

  • Jon Pierik
Hoping to return:Alyssa Healy has work to do to prove her fitness for the MCG Test.

Healy faces fitness test but fellow Australian star set to return for historic Ashes clash

Captain Alyssa Healy is no certainty to play in the Ashes Test at the MCG from Thursday,but an all-round star is in line to return from injury.

  • Jon Pierik
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Mitch Owen Big Bash Final

Thirty-nine balls of madness:How Mitch Owen made BBL history

Mitch Owen delivered a batting masterclass for the ages in a breathtaking century in the Big Bash League final on Monday night. Here’s how he did it.

  • Jon Pierik
Travis Head.

Head gives up T20 gigs for Australia duty;Refugee cricketers send a message to the Taliban

Travis Head has agreed to give up Twenty20 franchise opportunities outside the Big Bash League and the IPL,while the Afghanistan women cricketers who take the field in Melbourne this week know their game is about more than runs and wickets.

  • Jon Pierik andDaniel Brettig
Jannik Sinner with the spoils of victory - the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup - after his win in Sunday’s men’s singles final at the Australian Open.

‘We are family’:Sinner heaps praise on Australian mastermind as Open win sinks in

Jannik Sinner leaves Australia with another trophy for his bulging cabinet and another $3.5 million in his wallet,but there are plenty of questions ahead of him in 2025.

  • Jon Pierik
The rain left people running for cover.

Australian Open 2025 as it happened:Aussie beaten in epic five-setter;Saville’s open on the edge;Zverev eliminates former semi-finalist

The Australian Open begins at Melbourne Park. Follow along for all the major moments,matches and some fun as we cover the day and night sessions on day one.

  • Roy Ward andJon Pierik