AOC pushes child protection policy
By Paul Mulvey - AAP on May 7, 2016, 1:50 pm All Australian Olympic sports have been told they must adhere to a child protection policy. All Australian Olympic sports have been told they must adhere to a child protection policy with the same rigour they apply to anti-doping rules or they will not participate in any Games.Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates has fulfilled a commitment he made to the sex abuse royal commission last month that he would give child protecti..>> view originalRacing: Luke Nolen up then down
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CRUSADERS 38 REDS 5 Video will begin in 5 seconds. Reds' Christchurch hoodoo continues Queensland wanted to party like it was 1999 but the 17-year hoodoo continued after Crusaders winger Jone Macilai-Tori scored three tries in a 38-5 win. PT1M28S 620 349 The Queensland Reds have been taught a brutal Super Rugby lesson by the Crusaders, who cruised to a dominant 38-5 bonus-point victory on Friday night.Winger Jone Macilai-Tori scored a hat-trick as the Crusaders booked a comfor..>> view originalBrumbies feared Matt Toomua could be out for 12 weeks, but hope he can push for Test spot
The Brumbies feared Matt Toomua would miss up to 12 weeks. Photo: Getty Images The ACT Brumbies feared Matt Toomua's immediate Australian rugby career was all but over when a knee injury threatened to rule the Wallabies back out for up to 12 weeks.But the Brumbies hope the sight of Toomua walking out of hospital after an operation last week will keep his mid-year Test ambitions alive and ensure he's a crucial part of the club's Super Rugby finals push.Brumbie..>> view originalJared Tallent to collect Olympic gold medal for walking after Sergey Kirdyapkin stripped after drug test
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The Junior Kangaroos have made it back-to-back wins over the Junior Kiwis with a convincing 34-20 victory at Pirtek Stadium to kick off Saturday's festival of footy. The game's future looks in safe hands as players from both teams combined to put on a highly entertaining spectacle in front of a colourful and noisy crowd.Jaydn Sua was named man of the match after running for a game high 212 metres, continuing his incredible start to the year for the Broncos.Australia's halves both produced solid..>> view originalAdelaide United's Bruce Kamau (middle). Photo: Getty Images
Adelaide United's Bruce Kamau (middle). Photo: Getty Images Putting together a Championship-winning team always looks easier than keeping one together – as Adelaide United have found less than a week after attaining the ultimate in Australian soccer.The Reds have already lost two players from the title-winning team – wide men Bruce Kamau, who is Melbourne City-bound and the club's player of the season, Craig Goodwin, who is off to The Netherlands. They will a..>> view originalEels fans should rage at those really to blame
NRL backflips on their Parramatta Eels decision1:15NRL: The NRL has backflipped on their decision to force 5 Eels directors to stand down before the club can play for competition points. The NRL has decided the Eels can earn points while court action is being taken. IT’S the fans who suffer most. We’ve heard that line a lot since Parramatta’s punishment was announced and, of course, it rings true.The players whose hard fought six victories have been quashed and now face a desperate struggle to ..>> view original
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