International rugby league
FILE - World Athletics President Sebastian Coe leaves the Court of Arbitration for Sport after a hearing of South Africa's two-time Olympic 800-meter champion runner Caster Semenya, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Feb. 18, 2019. Bans on transgender women in international swimming and rugby this week opened the door for track and field to consider following suit in what could turn into a wave of policy changes in Olympic sports. The announcement Sunday, June 19, 2022, by swimming's governing body, FINA, was followed quickly by a show of support from World Athletics President Sebastian Coe, who was in Hungary for the swimming world championships. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)
Swimming's new transgender policy could impact other sports

By Eddie Pells Jun. 22, 2022 04:57 PM EDT

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: ___ ...

Brad Thorn extends contract as head coach of Queensland Reds

Oct. 26, 2020 09:14 PM EDT
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Dual rugby international Brad Thorn has agreed to a one-year contract extension to remain at the Queensland Reds as head coach. ...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:22 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

Sonny Bill Williams of the Sydney Roosters National Rugby League team passes a ball during a training session in Sydney, August 15, 2020. Ex-New Zealand All Blacks star Williams is set to play in the National Rugby League for the first time since 2014 after being included on the Roosters' interchange bench for a Grand Final rematch against the Canberra Raiders on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)
Sonny Bill Williams returns to Australian rugby league

Sep. 05, 2020 08:44 AM EDT

Roosters pick Sonny Bill Williams for NRL comeback v Raiders

Sep. 01, 2020 03:16 AM EDT
SYDNEY (AP) — Ex-New Zealand All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams is set to play in the National Rugby League for the first time since 2014 after being included...

New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams handles the ball during the Rugby World Cup Pool B game at Oita Stadium between New Zealand and Canada in Oita, Japan Oct. 2, 2019. Former New Zealand All Blacks star Williams is set to return to Australia's National Rugby League after last appearing in the code in 2014. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Sonny Bill Williams set to return to Australian rugby league

Jul. 28, 2020 08:28 PM EDT

Premiership-winning Paul Green quits as Cowboys coach in NRL

Jul. 19, 2020 11:25 PM EDT
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (AP) — Paul Green is leaving the North Queensland Cowboys, becoming the third head coach to depart a National Rugby League club since the...

Felise Kaufusi of the Storm, center, celebrates with players after scoring a try during the Round 6 NRL match between Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm, in Sydney, Friday, June 19, 2020. A match in Australia’s National Rugby League between the Melbourne Storm and New Zealand Warriors due to be played on Friday has been moved from Melbourne to Sydney because of a spike in coronavirus cases in the state of Victoria. (Craig Golding/AAP Image via AP)
All Blacks, Kangaroos discuss union, league hybrid match

Jun. 24, 2020 11:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2015, file photo, the Australian team poses for a photo with their trophy after defeating New Zealand in their Rugby Championship match in Sydney. Rugby Australia says Tuesday, June 2, 2020, it wants to establish a quarantine hub which will enable it to host the Rugby Championship if the tournament is staged during the carryover effects of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
Australia tests new rules to increase pace of Super Rugby AU

Jun. 12, 2020 02:02 AM EDT

List 2/3 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jun. 05, 2020 03:25 PM EDT
CURLING Women’s world championships in Prince George, Canada from March 14-22 canceled. Men’s world championships in...

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby talks to the media after canceling the remaining NCAA college basketball games in the Big 12 Conference tournament due to concerns about the coronavirus in Kansas City, Mo. Big 12 schools still got a strong payout from the conference during the pandemic. The revenue distribution to the league's 10 schools for the 2019-20 school year averages $37.7 million each. That figure announced Friday, May 29, 2020, at the end of the league's virtual spring meetings was down only about $1.1 million a school from last year. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
The Latest: Australia rugby league tour of England canceled

By The Associated Press Jun. 01, 2020 04:31 AM EDT

List 2/3 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press May. 29, 2020 02:11 PM EDT
CURLING Women’s world championships in Prince George, Canada from March 14-22 canceled. Men’s world championships in...