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New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and former NFL reporter at The Athletic Dianna Russini.

Star NFL reporter resigns after photos show her holding hands with Super Bowl coach

NFL reporter Dianna Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel were photographed at an Arizona resort – but claim all is not what it seems.

  • Rob Maaddi

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell checks out the MCG ahead of the game in September.

‘We come with a show’: Taylor Swift on MCG’s wish list for NFL blockbuster

The head honcho of American football arrived in town, promising a host of add-on events for fans of the sport who missed out on tickets to the match at the MCG later this year.

  • Danny Russell
The NFL has arrived in Queensland: (from left to right) Mexico flag football captain Diana Flores, global flag football ambassador Kodie Fuller, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Australian women’s star Abbie Leyshon and Australian men’s star Jared Stegman.

‘We believe in this market’: NFL presents its case for Brisbane 2032 takeover

NFL commissioner Roger Goddard has met with Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games organisers to push flag football’s case for inclusion.

  • Nick Wright
Ready for battle: The San Francisco 49ers and LA Rams will open their 2026 NFL season in Melbourne.

Tickets to Australia’s first NFL game went on sale. 26 minutes later, they were nearly all gone

The cheapest tickets at $95 per person for standing room, and $140 for the bottom row, sold out almost immediately on Ticketmaster.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Top earners: Josh Giddey, Liam Hendriks and Minjee Lee.

Australian sport’s top earners: Counting down from 25 to one

These are the salaries, prizemoney and sponsorship returns of Australia’s highest-paid athletes. In part two of our series, we count down from 25 to one.

  • Marc McGowan
Los Angeles Rams punter Ethan Evans.

A final at Marvel? NFL match could force 15-year first for AFL

The regular season game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers will take place on Friday, September 11, 2026 – which could cause a disruption to the AFL’s semi-final plans if more than one Victorian team hosts a match that weekend.

  • Billie Eder, Marc McGowan and Daniella White
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Michael Dickson wanted a chicken parmi after his Super Bowl win and finally got one.

After winning the Super Bowl, Michael Dickson wanted a chicken parmi. On Tuesday, he got it

The Seattle Seahawks punter made a triumphant return to Sydney on Tuesday, where he insisted that winning the biggest prize in the NFL wouldn’t change his life.

  • Frances Howe
Matt Burton’s shift to centre against Cronulla threw Canterbury’s attack out.

The 62-metre bomb that shows why Matt Burton should take a punt on NFL

The day after Sydney-raised punter Michael Dickson won a Super Bowl ring with Seattle, the Canterbury Bulldogs star has been urged to try his luck in American football.

  • Christian Nicolussi
New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez (0) breaks up a pass intended for Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Rashid Shaheed.

Super Bowl 2026 as it happened: Seattle Seahawks defeat New England Patriots 29-13 in California

It’s the biggest day on the US sporting calendar: the Super Bowl. Can the Patriots make history with a seventh title, or will it be the Seahawks year?

  • Iain Payten and Frances Howe
Australian punter Michael Dickson will have a pivotal role to play for the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL Super Bowl on Monday.

Australia in its sights: American footy’s $US1b global TV play

An Aussie in Monday’s Super Bowl and a planned NFL clash set for Melbourne this year are key to the NFL’s plans to re-write the global sports streaming playbook.

  • Michael Idato