No hardball, no deadline drama: Inside Essendon’s trade reset

Vice-captain Travis Head has highlighted the generational split in Australian cricket, accusing the golden era of unfairly going after the current side.

A simmering feud between Australia’s current and past Test cricketers has been reignited by Travis Head.

Culture is an overused word in the AFL, but the Merrett and Ridley trades, with minimal haggling and ambit claiming, were a measure of an Essendon attempt at cultural change.

Nine wraps up day three of the trade period as Zach Merrett opens up on his Dons departure.

Gillingham defender Conor McManus scored for Republic of Ireland under-21s in a win over England.

Alex de Minaur retires during his China Open final against Novak Djokovic.

Leo Messi marks his final match for Argentina with a goal from the spot.

Tom Trbojevic speaks exclusively to Nine's Danny Weidler ahead of the World Cup.

Billy Smith speaks glowingly of Daniel Tupou after the winger retired from the NRL.

Geelong are one of three clubs to express an interest in Swans’ star Nick Blakey who is interested in exploring his trade options.

Victoria left-armer Harry Hoekstra has starred in his Sheffield Shield debut, at the expense of dropped Australian opener Jake Weatherald.