India survive scare from Japan in T20 celebration

Lachie Neale fails in his bid to overturn the grand final ban.

The star Brisbane Lions midfielder needs to overturn or downgrade the one-match ban he got for striking Hawthorn’s Jack Ginnivan to play in Saturday’s grand final against his former club, Fremantle.

Japan have given India a scare in their symbolic T20 match in Sano, held to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Nine's Footy Classified panel discusses the long wait for a decision on Lachie Neale.

Gillingham’s Jersey Mike’s Trophy campaign starts tonight – but the manager won’t be taking any risks ahead of a big weekend clash.

Jamayne Isaako reveals he never wanted to leave the club he helped build, but as with fellow founding member Kodi Nikorima, a lucrative offer elsewhere forced his hand.

Nine's Nat Yoannidis reveals the details from Lachie Neale's tribunal hearing.

Gareth Ainsworth wanted Gillingham to stay under the radar this season – but their impressive run of form has made sure that’s no longer an option.

Two-time World Cup-winning flyhalf Handre Pollard returns from injury among 13 changes for the Springboks for Sunday's clash with Australia at Optus Stadium.

The new Brownlow medallist stands to make hundreds of thousands of dollars from his win. Fremantle match-winner Hayden Young calls out the behaviour of airlines, and the AFL moves to protect the numbers of First Nations players at the elite level.

The fact Ashley Klein’s decision had a direct impact on the final result meant he was always going to be axed for this weekend’s preliminary finals.