The NRL announces it expects to restart the premiership season late next month, while the league comes under attack from one of its broadcast partners, who says it has "squandered" its finances.

The coronavirus outbreak has brought most sport to a standstill, but one game is giving some Australians respite from the ongoing uncertainty.

The coronavirus shutdown has already had a big impact on the AFL — but could the effects spill over into the way the game is played in future?

Professional tennis is on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, but that does not stop 20-time major singles champion Roger Federer reaching out to his legion of fans with a bit of friendly advice on how to improve their game while stuck at home.

While UFC president Dana White isn't saying where it is, he says "infrastructure is being built right now" on an island that will host UFC fights amid the coronavirus outbreak.

With sport cancelled for the foreseeable future due to coronavirus, professional sports clubs are eyeing off the Federal Government's JobKeeper package to help keep players and administrators on the books.

Stephen Mott, the author of a new book about a tiny north-west Tasmanian town, is hoping to capture "the atmosphere of 50s motor racing".

The sporting fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continues, with The Open cancelled and golf's three other majors rearranged.

After two failed attempts to leave Victoria during a week of border closures, players and staff from Melbourne Victoty, Melbourne City and Western United finally arrive in Sydney.

Hundreds of teary-eyed mourners paddle out in tribute to Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin at the site of his death on a Gold Coast beach as the Olympian's girlfriend, Ellidy Vlug, leads family and friends in a ceremony.

A kick to the head followed by a late swinging arm and a lazy tackle have the Tigers' Josh Reynolds and Souths' Latrell Mitchell in danger of missing three games each.

If rugby league's offload is a work of art, then Parramatta's Junior Paulo is the Michelangelo of the NRL.

Watch AFL on television and you could see a completely different game to the one you'd see live. Russell Jackson analyses whether it could be what's broadcast that changes our view.

Some of the UFC's biggest names, including Australian champion Alexander Volkanovski, are isolated on an island in Abu Dhabi and about to go hell for leather in the octagon.

The Magpies ignore their off-field distractions and find winning form as they continue AFL hub life with a convincing victory over the Hawks at Giants Stadium in Sydney.

Super Time was not enough to break an 18-all deadlock, as the Rebels and Reds share the points after a 90-minute contest at Brookvale Oval.

The fleet-footed Dane Gagai scores three tries in South Sydney's spiteful victory over Wests Tigers, while Gold Coast comes from behind to defeat the Warriors.

Manly prop Addin Fonua-Blake is fined $20,000 and told to volunteer at wheelchair rugby league games for calling referee Grant Atkins "a f***ing retard" during a game on Sunday.

The Giants trailed by 29 points at one stage against the Bombers before finding another gear to overhaul their opponents in their round-10 AFL encounter on the Gold Coast.

Despite Wayne Bennett being absent from the coaches' box, the Rabbitohs post a comfortable 28-10 win over the struggling Broncos, while the Sea Eagles fall to the Warriors.