Western Bulldogs defender Michael Sellwood seeks AFL ban for a spectator who verbally abused him after the Bulldogs' 12.5 (77) to 9.17 (71) win over Hawthorn at the MCG, where Sellwood played a crucial role in blunting Hawthorn's Nick Watson despite a heated on-field rivalry.
Christian Brueckner, the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance, faces additional jail time in Germany for verbally abusing prison officers. A six-week sentence for insulting a guard is set to be activated, though his appeal may cause a delay.
Allegations revealed under parliamentary privilege suggest former Australian detainees on Nauru are facing threats of physical violence from officers with new powers to use force. A whistleblower claims officers have labelled the NZYQ cohort "absolute f***ing pieces of s**t" and threatened them with "reckoning" and "vigilante violence."
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee disputes colleague Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar's verbal abuse claims, questioning the delay in her complaint and alleging an ulterior motive, as Dastidar resigns from party posts citing misogynistic behavior.
Eddie Jones has been suspended from coaching Japan during its rugby union Test match against Italy in July after "incidences of verbal abuse" during a recent tour of Australia.
Japan suspends head coach Eddie Jones for 4 games and cuts his salary for verbal abuse towards local officials during an Australian tour, missing the Nations Championship opener against Italy.
Japan's rugby head coach Eddie Jones, 66, suspended for 4 games and fined for verbally abusing local officials during an Under-23 tour in Australia, missing Nations Championship opener against Italy on July 4.
