Supercar engineers are taking their skills from the racetrack to the ICU ward by creating a ventilator prototype to help during the coronavirus crisis.

Wimbledon will not take place for the first time in over 85 years, with The All England Club calling off The Championships for this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan confirms club members can get their money back if they face financial hardship, but implores those who can afford it to stick with their clubs through the coronavirus pandemic.

The NRL and Rugby League Players' Association finally reach a pay agreement while the season is on hold because of coronavirus, with the players taking a cut of about 71 per cent for the rest of 2020.

We're living through unprecedented changes to the way we go about our everyday lives right now. If you're still not sure what you can and can't do, get some answers based on where you live here.

The usually all-powerful AFL could find itself in a rare moment of negotiating weakness should a season delayed because of coronavirus mean it needs access to stadiums booked by cricket, writes Richard Hinds.

Tony Lewis, one of the co-creators of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern formula for rain-affected cricket matches, dies aged 78.

With the collapse of its traditional broadcast revenue streams, Australian sport is being urged to get creative as it looks to remain viable in the future.

Rugby league faces a dangerous financial crunch due to the coronavirus shutdown, but players, clubs and the NRL are working together to ensure the game's future.

As cricket's coronavirus shutdown continues, Australian coach Justin Langer suggests resuming games in empty stadiums when possible, saying he will never take for granted how lucky he and the team are again.

While the focus is on the suspended AFL season, the coronavirus outbreak is also having a big impact on state-based leagues like the SANFL and the WAFL.

AFLW players are concerned their competition may be sacrificed or scaled back in 2021, as the AFL continues to grapple with the financial cost of the coronavirus pandemic.

A Test cricketer driving a Formula 1 car, virtual horse racing at Aintree and a husband tripping over computer cords while his wife is in second place in an online triathlon — here's how athletes are coping online during the coronavirus.

It would be a short-sighted and costly move for Australia's sporting bodies to abandon women's leagues to help them cope with the financial fallout caused by coronavirus, writes Richard Hinds.

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".

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.

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.

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.

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?

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

As professional sporting bodies such as the AFL and NRL sweat on the financial cost of coronavirus, the impact on suburban and regional clubs at the amateur level should not be ignored, writes Richard Hinds.

As pools, gyms and sports facilities shut down to comply with physical-distancing rules, Olympic and Paralympic athletes are coming up with creative ways to ensure their training programs can continue.

As coronavirus puts the brakes on many public events, equestrian competitions move with the times — and go online.

You might forgive the ARLC chairman his belligerence if the cost of careless statements and premature season recommencement dates could not now literally be measured in human lives, writes Richard Hinds.

When Georgie Rowe hopped on her indoor rowing machine, she had no intention of breaking a world record. But she has just overtaken an Olympic gold medallist.

Cycling's most famous event may still go ahead this year, despite the French Government banning mass gatherings in the country until at least the middle of July.

Australia's four football codes make a big show of investing in their women's teams and competitions, but their commitment to the cause is under the spotlight amid the coronavirus pandemic, writes Amanda Shalala.

With major sporting competitions on hold because of coronavirus, now is the time to reassess how we approach the sport-lifestyle balance of professional athletes and even how they are recruited, writes Richard Hinds.

The AFL club says it is investigating after its vice-captain allegedly crashed into parked cars while driving drunk in Melbourne's south overnight.

Women's sport, like most things, will look different post COVID-19 — but that isn't necessarily a negative, writes Kim Encel.

Australia's elite sportspeople wronged by dud selection calls or dodgy doping violations are set to chase justice in a new legal arena.

A plan being hatched inside the walls of rugby league headquarters could see Mudgee host games in a modified NRL competition.

After a concerted effort from #NBATwitter to bump up the release date of the Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance, the first two episodes hit Netflix ahead of time on Monday night and we're already hooked.

The head of the Australian Olympic Committee says the Gold Coast has a key role to play in south-east Queensland's 2032 bid.

Rugby Australia is prepared to hold crisis talks with a group of disgruntled retired Wallabies captains, who have penned a letter to the governing body claiming the game has "lost its way", while demanding a change in leadership.

It's usually a glamorous event in front of a packed arena, but this year's NFL draft will be broadcast from nearly 200 locations to sports-starved fans.

Queensland health authorities will consider giving the state's NRL teams the nod to bypass coronavirus restrictions and resume training as the code prepares to restart the season on May 28.

Assistant coaches are among those doing it tough in Australia's football codes during the coronavirus shutdown, as they learn to adapt to a challenging environment, writes Richard Hinds.

While the latest coronavirus update from the Prime Minister and Chief Medical Officer looked promising for ways we can start to shift back to normal life, they say it's still too early to start lifting baseline restrictions.

A smiling, happy Brydi Saul is on a mission to get to the Paralympics. But rewind three years, and it was a very different story.

Foxtel has effectively walked away from the A-League halfway through a six-year deal leaving the future of soccer in doubt. Player salaries will likely have to be cut if the game is to return to TV screens and there are calls for change in the way the sport is run in Australia.

Imagine an Australia where every sporting club in the country had players with autism and intellectual disability playing on teams, serving on committees, and helping run events.

NRL players Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr have been fined $1,000 each for breaching the state's coronavirus distancing lockdown during a weekend away, as the NRL describes the getaway as "unacceptable".

Flattering comparisons with other leading sports officials have also helped elevate the ARL chairman's current status as the can-do man of Australian sport, but as Richard Hinds asks, is he about to make a huge mistake?

The experienced Test batsman is left without a Cricket Australia men's contract, while Tahlia McGrath is added to the women's list following a lengthy absence from the national team.

Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton has walked out on the final year of his contract with the club, citing unforeseen circumstances, after the NBL announced big pay cuts in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

The resumption of the NRL season on May 28 remains in doubt, with the players seeking answers over pay and other conditions only days out from their planned return to training.

Each state and territory is relaxing their coronavirus restrictions differently — and some Australians will be able to do plenty more this weekend than others. Here's what's on the cards.

The New Zealand Warriors will take part in the NRL season, after receiving permission to travel to Australia.

The reigning champions of the Women's World Cup have the equal pay elements of their multiple-claims lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation tossed out by a federal judge.