sports
Drug testing of athletes to expand as influencers fuel illicit peptides boom
The nation’s anti-doping agency reveals its plans to expand drug-testing in sport in response to the soaring popularity of unregulated peptides in the broader community. Source link
Blues fighting for an Origin dynasty a decade in the making
Ten years after playing in New South Wales’s breakthrough victory over Queensland, Isabelle Kelly returns to the Gold Coast on the cusp of launching a Blues Origin dynasty. Source link
AFLW's 2026 fixture to feature women's and men's double-headers
A series of double-headers involving the women’s and men’s competitions will take place after the AFLW season begins in August. Source link
MND has been called 'the beast'. We still don't know what causes it
As another rugby league player is diagnosed with motor neurone disease, we asked experts why so little is known about what causes it. Source link
Major staff cuts on the horizon as Football Australia posts record loss
About 20 per cent of Football Australia staffers face the axe as soccer’s governing body posts record losses that doubled last financial year’s numbers. Source link
NRL star Arrow says he will fight as he reveals MND has already affected his speech
Jai Arrow reveals that MND has already affected his speech after announcing yesterday he was stepping away from the NRL after his shock diagnosis. Source link
Congo cancels World Cup farewell as US clarifies Ebola quarantine rules
The Congo football team cancels its farewell in Kinshasa as the US clarified what the rules would be for players and staff entering the country for the World Cup. Source link
How watching Aussies win Olympic gold 'changed everything' for rugby star
When Isabella Nasser tuned in to watch the 2016 Rio Olympics as a 13-year-old, she had little idea of the pathway her life was about to take. Source link
Pendlebury's 433rd game simply his latest of many AFL records
Scott Pendlebury is set to be the proud holder of the AFL’s games record, but it’s only the latest in a long line of records held by the Collingwood icon. Source link
Maroons hit with triple injury blow as Blues look for whitewash
Injuries to three key players have compounded Queensland’s task to avoid a 3-0 women’s State of Origin whitewash. Source link