International rugby league
The 23 venues bidding to host World Cup matches in 2026

Jun. 15, 2022 02:07 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 23 venues bidding to host soccer matches at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada: ___ ...

Former football player Jarryd Hayne arrives at court in Newcastle, Australia, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Hayne, a rugby league star who also played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, has been sentenced to at least three years and eight months in jail for the sexual assault of a woman in 2018. (Darren Pateman/AAP Image via AP)
Ex-49ers player Hayne to spend nearly 4 years in jail

May. 06, 2021 01:56 AM EDT

Ex-NRL star Jarryd Hayne found guilty of sexual assault

Mar. 22, 2021 03:42 AM EDT
SYDNEY (AP) — Ex-rugby league international Jarryd Hayne has been found guilty of the sexual assault of a woman in 2018. A District Court...

Labor Party candidate for Sydney City Council and former National Rugby League football player Ian Roberts marches in a marriage equality rally in Sydney, Aug. 13, 2016. In 1995 Roberts became the first high-profile Australian sportsperson to come out as gay. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)
Years after coming out, gay athletes upset by lack of change

By Dennis Passa Dec. 02, 2020 12:02 AM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Nov. 12, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 13 1949 — Chicago’s Bob Nussbaumer intercepts four passes as the Cardinals set an NFL record for points in a regular-season game with...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 03, 2020 12:56 PM EST
Nov. 12 1892 — William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first pro football player by getting $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic...

Empty seats ring the field during a One Day International cricket match between Australia and New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Friday, March 13, 2020. Cricket Australia announced that three one-day international matches between Australia and New Zealand would be played in empty stadiums because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The first of the three matches began at the 48,000-seat Sydney Cricket Ground, where television announcers spoke of the "eerie" silence in the stadium devoid of fans. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)
The Latest: Report: Kentucky Derby postponed to September

By The Associated Press Mar. 16, 2020 07:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019 file photo, New York Jets' Valentine Holmes warms up before the team's preseason NFL football game against the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. The New York Jets have released running back-wide receiver Valentine Holmes from the practice squad as he eyes a return to Australia to resume his rugby league career, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
Jets release rugby league star Holmes from practice squad

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Nov. 22, 2019 04:10 PM EST

FILE - This is a 2019 file photo showing Valentine Holmes of the New York Jets NFL football team. Holmes was a big star in the National Rugby League in Australia. And then, he stunningly left it all behind. Holmes is in training camp with the New York Jets, trying to fulfill a dream of playing American football in the NFL. (AP Photo/File)
Aussie rugby league star Holmes tackling NFL dream with Jets

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Aug. 07, 2019 11:45 AM EDT

Hayne in court again in relation to alleged sexual assault

May. 14, 2019 10:33 PM EDT
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Rugby league star Jarryd Hayne has faced court after police laid a second charge in relation to the alleged aggravated sexual assault of...