Jarryd Hayne's upcoming NFL adventure is a bit like "walking the high wire without a safety net", according to his American agent.

Jarryd Hayne has secured an NFL futures contract with the San Francisco 49ers, but he still has a lot of work to do in the lead up to the next NFL season.

The tale was almost beyond belief. A former pro football player swam all night and washed up in Palm Beach after covering 43.5km in the water.

For a league that already has The Catch and The Drive, this incomplete pass may go down as The Reversal.

The small but perfectly formed NFL season is a classic example of how to turn less into more. Much more. It's a lesson some of our major sports codes would do well to imitate.

Fifa President Sepp Blatter declared "the crisis at Fifa is over" after the executive committee of football's governing body agreed to publish their confidential report into corruption in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids....

An hour's drive north of downtown Chicago, through the commercial fringe and among the cookie-cutter suburbs, is Lake Forest, home to Halas Hall and the Chicago Bears.

The recent outpouring of anger towards the NFL over its response to incidents of domestic violence involving players has been an exception rather than the norm in professional sport.

David Beckham has added his voice to the campaign against Scottish independence, urging voters not to ditch a bond which is "the envy of the entire world".

An interesting take on the Ray Rice saga (see B12), after he was initially given a two-match suspension by the NFL for assaulting his then-fiancee, now wife, Janay.

NFL player Michael Sam told reporters that he hoped in future he would be seen "as Michael Sam the football player, instead of as Michael Sam the gay football player".

Who said chivalry was dead? A report yesterday said Rory McIlroy telephoned ex-fiancee Caroline Wozniacki to tell her the wedding - and the relationship - were off.

Viewer survey shows that those costly commercials are quickly forgotten.

The science behind football concussions and brain damage is so compelling that President Obama says he wouldn't allow a son of his to play, writes Jack Tame.

A woman charged with killing a fellow fan at the end of an American Football game was angry the victim and others didn't seem upset enough over a loss, says the sister of the slain woman.