Covid-19 cases for the first time last Thursday after countries such as Russia and United Kingdom registered no respite in the mounting number of infections every day in the past week. Cases throughout Europe have been steadily rising even as new infections in worst-affected countries such as India and Brazil …

China's foreign ministry has confirmed that detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been charged with espionage and a Beijing court is hearing his case.

Sky News host Alan Jones has provided his analysis of the recent thrilling draw between the Wallabies and the All Blacks in the opening Bledisloe Cup encounter.

A Greek court Monday rejected calls for leniency for the leaders of notorious Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, paving the way for sentences of up to 15 years after a five-year trial.

Geelong coach Chris Scott has hinted that Patrick Dangerfield will again spend an extended period forward in Saturday night's preliminary final against the Brisbane Lions with the Brownlow medallist looming as an option to disrupt the impact of Lions star …

Even at 70, Wayne Bennett is willing to reinvent himself. Bennett has won seven premierships with Brisbane and St George Illawarra by focusing largely on defence but South Sydney are now just one win away from a grand final for the third consecutive season …

A fifth AFL premiership would be a bonus for Grant Birchall in more ways than one. The former Hawthorn defender is only a couple of steps away from the rare

The Campbelltown Camden Ghosts have once again started the season with two losses from their first two games. After a narrow loss to Northern Districts in round one, the young Ghosts fell short against neighbouring club Fairfield Liverpool.

Naera wants to repay Canberra's faith in him before returning to the tools this summer with those who helped him through his darkest days.

Alfa Oro, scratched from the Schillaci last Saturday, is the Tab.com.au all in favourite for the Caulfield Sprint (1000m) this Saturday at Caulfeild. The Matt Laurie trained sprinter was hard in the market for the Schillaci last Saturday but was scratched in preference for this race.