West Indies star Chris Gayle makes incredible claim against Mel McLaughlin and other top stories.

• West Indies star Chris Gayle makes incredible claim against Mel McLaughlin

  

  The television host and the universe boss.CHRIS Gayle hasn’t learned a thing. Less than a month since he infamously asked an English reporter if she had ever had a threesome and boasted about his “very, very big bat”, Gayle has incredibly directed another offensive comment towards Australian sports presenter Mel McLaughlin.Gayle was sensationally fined $10,000 by the Melbourne Renegades in January for his controversial interview with the former Channel 10 sports presenter during a Big Bash match..

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• Lappin would be a fantastic senior coach candidate: Connolly

  

  If any senior coaching opportunities were to arise in the coming years, Nigel Lappin would be an outstanding candidate, says Rohan Connolly. The three-time Brisbane Lions premiership player and current Geelong Cats assistant coach was last night inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. The Age football writer is an unabashed fan of Lappin and says he would be an impressive public front for any club and would also bring success. “I love listening to Nigel Lappin and we probably embar..

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• Jamal Idris To Play Bush Footy

  

  Posted: 15 June, 2016 by Triple M NRL Jamal Idris To Play Bush Footy He’s no longer part of the NRL, but Jamal Idris has returned to rugby league. Tags: Jamal Idris Jamal Idris Photo: Getty Images He’s no longer part of the NRL, but Jamal Idris has returned to rugby league. The former NRL big man will make a return to the footy field for the Group 3 club Wingham Tigers. It’s for a charity game against Old Bar Pirates at W..

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• Fremantle football legends Maurice Rioli and Ray Sorrell join pantheon of game's greats in Australian Football Hall ...

  

  TWO of Fremantle’s WAFL greats were recognised for their incredible careers last night, becoming the latest to be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. Ray Sorrell and the late Maurice Rioli were among six to be inducted into the hall of fame, which recognises players, officials, coaches and administrators who have made an outstanding contribution to the national sport. Rioli played 168 games for South Fremantle in the WAFL and 118 games for Richmond in the AFL, becoming a proli..

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• Super Rugby: Morgan Turinui appointed Melbourne Rebels' assistant coach

  

  New Melbourne Rebels' assistant coach Morgan Turinui has backed his club's chase of former Wallabies star Quade Cooper.The retired Wallabies centre has close connections to Cooper and believes the French-based 28-year-old could be the player who can push the Rebels into the Super Rugby finals. Reece Hodge of the Rebels celebrates with teammates after scoring. Photo: Getty But Cooper has a history of inconsistent on field performances which in part led to his exit from Super Rugby to Fran..

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• Giants demand Friday night exposure

  

  Giants dominate Sydney derby2:06AFL: The Greater Western Sydney Giants have dominated the tenth instalment of the Sydney derby cutting down the Swans at Spotless Stadium GWS have declared they are ready for the bright lights of prime time television and will push the AFL to unleash them on Friday night footy.Not only are the Giants starting to put more bums on seats, TV eyeballs are also starting to tune into the game’s rising premiership force.Figures reveal the orange army in the great West a..

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• Speight's Olympic blow

  

  Henry Speight will not feature in the Rio Olympics, after suffering a medial ligament injury on Tuesday. Speight was playing his first series of matches since a facial fracture as he vied for a spot on the plane to Rio, but went down in the fourth game of a six-game series against a national development side. The injury will rule him out of Rio and the remainder of the Super Rugby season,  but he could be in line for a Wallabies return during the Rugby Championship, with a 12-week recovery exp..

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• Every club picks a Daisy

  

  Women's clubs asked to nominate marquee players Bruce Matthews  June 15, 2016 4:22 PM New Blues-Pies rivalry, Kangas in doubt A special edition of Footy Feed with Matt Thompson Daisy Pearce is likely to play for Melbourne in the inaugural season THE EIGHT AFL women's clubs have been asked to compile a list of their preferred marquee players as the first step in the new national women's league. Officials of the eight licensed..

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• The real reason Tamou will ink with Panthers

  

  JAMES Tamou has revealed that the opportunity to play alongside the next generation of stars on show at Penrith is a prospect which excits the off-contract forward.In the clearest indication yet that the North Queensland star is edging closer to inking a four-year, $3 million deal with Penrith, Tamou has opened up about his decision to leave the Cowboys and how, despite interest from other NRL clubs, the Panthers are the side who have caught his eye.The 27-year-old confirmed he will leave the Co..

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• Other Tackle That Could Cost Graham Origin

  

  Posted: 15 June, 2016 by AAP Other Tackle That Could Cost Graham Origin Moment of madness that could cost Wade Graham his NSW State of Origin debut. Tags: Wade Graham, Cronulla Sharks Wade Graham's high shot in 2015 Photo: Channel Nine screengrab Forget his high shot on Johnathan Thurston - this is the moment of madness that could cost Wade Graham his NSW State of Origin debut. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE: Hear all the NRL ..

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