Luke Pentony

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Luke Pentony

Skip to timelineThe Saints are desperate to arrest their form slump as they take on the Demons, who arrived in Alice Springs chasing a third win in a row. Later, the bottom-placed Eagles host the Cats in Perth. Follow the live blog below, keep up to date with all the latest stats in our full ScoreCentre, and tune in to our live radio coverage. G'day and welcome to ABC Sport's coverage of round 12 of the AFL.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Luke Pentony

The British and Irish Lions series looms large as a key milestone in Rugby Australia's (RA) much-trumpeted 'golden decade'. Aside from helping to fill RA's depleted coffers (it announced a $36.8 million deficit in the 2024 financial year), the tour is an opportunity for the Wallabies to recapture Australia-wide visibility. The Wallabies' 'brand' is not what it was when Australia hosted the 2003 men's Rugby World Cup as defending champions.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Luke Pentony

As the NSW Waratahs were falling to a 48-33 defeat at the hands of the Crusaders in Sydney on Friday night, Australian rugby was given a reminder of the one that got away. Across town at the Olympic stadium in Homebush, former Wallabies winger Mark Nawaqanitawase scored an astonishing try for the Sydney Roosters in their NRL clash with Canterbury. In commentary, Nine broadcaster Mathew Thompson described Nawaqanitawase's effort as perhaps the "try of the decade".

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Luke Pentony

The Australian rugby community would have breathed a sigh of relief upon learning Noah Lolesio had been cleared of serious injury. Lolesio, the Wallabies' incumbent fly half, was stretchered from the field during the ACT Brumbies' 33-14 win over the Western Force in Perth on Saturday night. There were fears he'd sustained a spinal fracture, but that prospect was ruled out after he underwent assessment and medical imaging at Royal Perth Hospital.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Luke Pentony

It's a regular weeknight in Frankston. You rock up to the local basketball courts for a division-three social game a bit after 9pm, hoping to have a bit of fun. During the warm-up before tip-off, you look over at the opposition and what do you see? Rising Australian NBA star Josh Giddey wearing the singlet of your opposition. Loading Instagram contentThat was the scenario Jesse Lans and his Benny's Boys teammates found themselves in at Frankston Basketball Stadium on Monday evening.