ON MAY 17, 1859 – 160 years ago – four influential sporting identities gathered in a hotel near the Melbourne Cricket Ground ...

Australian Rules football has started games with a centre bounce for more than 130 years, but from next season it will be ditched because umpires are finding it too hard to master the skill. The ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An elite player has been banned for four games for a homophobic slur against an opponent in a top-flight Australian rules football game, the sixth AFL-listed player ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Brisbane Lions have secured consecutive Australian rules football ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Brisbane Lions have secured consecutive Australian rules football titles with a dominant second-half performance en route to a 47-point win over Geelong in Saturday's ...