Jesinta helped to sway Buddy
DANNY WEIDLER Whispers about the Swans' interest in Buddy Franklin came my way a few months back.
Lions weigh up trade for Dogs' Grant
EMMA QUAYLE Brisbane exploring trade that could see Jarrad Grant continue his career in Queensland.
Sharks anger at latest ASADA tests
ROY MASTERS The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority extracted blood from Cronulla players at the club's final training session.
Tennis
Tomic bites bullet on new coach to replace dad
LINDA PEARCE Bernard Tomic acknowledges the time has come, finally, to appoint a new coach.
Buddy deal to just keep on giving
JAKE NIALL EXCLUSIVE Superstar forward's payments due to peak in the seventh and eighth seasons.
League
Sonny Bill Williams wins player of the year
James MacSmith 6:38am Sonny Bill Williams has been awarded the Jack Gibson medal as the Sydney Roosters' player of the year.
Boxing
Mundine, Mosley beating path to Mayweather
BRAD WALTER Shane Mosley has declared he and Anthony Mundine are locked in a ''race to get to Floyd Mayweather'', but unless he wins their October 23 bout, ''The Man'' says his dream of big-name fights in the US is over.
Matthews ruled out of director role
ANDREW STAFFORD There has been a bizarre twist in the battle of the Brisbane Lions boardroom.
AFL
McVeigh backed Buddy deal
Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall Swans captain approved the blockbuster signing in July.
SBW 'yes' to Rugby League World Cup
NZ coach confirms Sonny Will Williams has made himself available for the World Cup.
Minichiello may be forced to retire
MICHAEL CARAYANNIS Roosters captain Anthony Minichiello may be forced into retirement with no agreement to a contract extension.
Horse Racing
Kavanagh may alter Cool plans
PATRICK BARTLEY Trainer to seriously consider having two-pronged attack in depleted group 1 Caulfield Stakes.
Football
We will be No.1 code, declares soccer boss
SEBASTIAN HASSETT Football Federation Australia chief executive David Gallop used Tuesday's A-League launch to make the boldest statement of his reign, declaring football will one day become Australia's national sport.
Football
Struggles over for Sky Blues, says Del Piero
DOMINIC BOSSI Never Again. With those two words, Alessandro Del Piero pledged that Sydney FC would finally return to the summit of Australian football after spending the past three seasons in the doldrums of the A-League.
Cricket
Warner suspended sentence for no-show
DANIEL LANE Despite imposing a suspended one-match sentence on batsman David Warner as punishment for his failure to play in a grade cricket match on Saturday, Cricket NSW chief executive Andrew Jones said the state remained committed to helping Warner return to his devastating best.
Cordner World Cup selection surprise
MICHAEL CARAYANNIS ''Seriously? Wow. I don't know!" That was Roosters back-rower Boyd Cordner, on being told of his test selection.
AFL
Sewell on the market
Hawthorn open to offers for premiership midfielder, as it looks to get salary cap space and opportunities for young onballers.
Brown to play on for Brisbane Lions
MATT MURNANE Jonathan Brown to extend career into a 15th season.
Horse Racing
El Roca warning to Guineas rivals
MICHAEL SHARKIE In a field that lacks a stand-out performer, New Zealand trained colt El Roca raised the bar ahead of Saturday's Beck Caulfield Guineas with a sizzling track gallop at Caulfield this morning.
SBW drew on past struggles to overcome poor start
BRAD WALTER Australia's once most-maligned man turned it all around, writes Brad Walter.
Wells, Thompson share Syd Barker Medal
MATT MURNANE North Melbourne has moved to lock away two key players, with the AFL's best goal-kicking small forward and one of the league's top clearance midfielders both re-signing on long-term contracts.
Cricket
Troubled Warner has net return of zero
CHRIS BARRETT When David Warner has been in trouble, his talent has always been his trump card.
Rugby
Israel Folau scores hat-trick
Wallabies surge to a 52-17 win over Argentina and avoid the Rugby Championship wooden spoon.
Mini's a true red, white and blue
Anthony Minichiello is cherishing another grand final chance for the Roosters.
Motor Sport
Vettel wins in Korea as Webber crashes
Mark Webber's race comes to a fiery end after his Red Bull teammate started from pole to win.
League
Mother's words mean so much to Taufua
An emotional and unexpected message of support is driving Jorge Taufua.
Horse Racing
Oliver expected to ride Cup favourite
PATRICK BARTLEY Damien Oliver will replace Sydney's leading jockey in the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup.
Rugby
All Blacks win Rugby Championship
The All Blacks beat South Africa 38-27 in a pulsating nine-try Test at Johannesburg to defend their Rugby Championship title.
Soccer
Adnan Januzaj revives Man U
Tom Williams Teenage starlet Adnan Januzaj scored twice as Manchester United came from behind to win 2-1 at Sunderland on Saturday and revive their flagging Premier League title defence.
Cricket
Cowan prays for a second coming
DAVID SYGALL The discarded opener believes lots of Shield runs could earn him a Test recall.
Hawks stay upbeat despite star's move
JON PIERIK Hawthorn is confident it will eventually benefit from free agency.
Nadal returns to world No.1
Rafael Nadal will return to No.1 in the world tennis rankings after his semi-final opponent Tomas Berdych retired hurt at the China Open on Saturday, capping an astonishing comeback for the 13-time grand slam champion.
Osieck focus on France, not future
Liam FitzGibbon 9:57am Besieged Socceroos coach Holger Osieck says FFA have not indicated his job is under threat heading into the friendly match against France.
Hawks secure McEvoy from Saints
8:59am Reigning premiers Hawthorn have landed St Kilda big man Ben McEvoy in exchange for midfielder Shane Savage and the 17th draft pick.
Surfing
Teen Jacob Willcox stuns Kelly Slater at Supertubos
10:06am Australian 16-year-old Jacob Willcox beat 11-time world champion Kelly Slater on Wednesday at the Rip Curl Pro surf event at Supertubos in Portugal.
Phoenix sign four players on short deals
7:39am The short-term absence of a clutch of players on international duty has been addressed by the Wellington Phoenix ahead of their A-League opener.
Teen Aussie surfer Willcox on world stage
8:46am Sixteen-year-old Australian wildcard Jacob Willcox has beaten 11-time world champion Kelly Slater to announce himself on the world surfing scene.
Paralympics
Call for an increase in Paralympic recognition
STATHI PAXINOS Sport Australia Hall of Fame accused of failing to represent full range of elite sporting achievements.
HotSpot 'axed for Ashes'
1:49am Ashes broadcaster the Nine Network is dropping the controversial infrared decision-review technology Hot Spot.
Just two Roosters in Roos' World Cup squad
9:04am Test coach Tim Sheens says the Sydney Roosters' multicultural make-up is why only two members of the NRL title-winning side are in the Kangaroos squad.
SBW wins Roosters' player of the year
James MacSmith 8:55pm Sonny Bill Williams has won the player of the year award for NRL premiers the Roosters.
Ferguson not talking to any NRL clubs yet
Ben Horne 5:13pm Blake Ferguson says he's enjoying a mental break from rugby league, as cousin Anthony Mundine tries to convince him to fight on his undercard in two weeks.
Streaking enjoys a long and storied history
PETER FITZSIMONS 8:54pm It happened again this week. Something occurred in the world of sport that can trace its origins all the way back to an Australian initiative.
NZRL admits Williams move will polarise
Robert Lowe 3:30pm NZRL chief executive Phil Holden concedes that the decision to add Sonny Bill Williams to the Kiwis' World Cup squad will split opinions.
Athletics
Sally Pearson splits with coach
John Salvado 2:31pm Olympic 100m hurdles champion Sally Pearson has parted ways with her long-time coach Sharon Hannan.
Hurdler Pearson splits with coach
John Salvado 4:29pm Olympic hurdles champion Sally Pearson is on the lookout for a new coach after parting ways with her long-time coach Sharon Hannan.
Lethal continues tangle with Lions board
Jim Morton 1:09pm Former AFL premiership coach and Brisbane life member Leigh Matthews is bemused that he's ineligible to stand for election to the Lions board.
Commit or miss Olympics: sevens coach
Ed Jackson 12:12pm Wallabies and Super Rugby stars keen to be part of Australia's sevens team for the 2016 Olympics need to commit to the shortened version soon or miss out.
Farina embraces Sydney FC's hate tag
Roje Adaimy 10:36am Coach Frank Farina says Sydney FC will always be hated by rival A-League clubs, regardless of their on-field performance.
Franklin eyeing long run of Swans success
Steve Jancetic 4:59pm Sydney Swans recruit Lance Franklin expects to see out the entirety of his nine-year deal with the AFL club.
Australia's oldest Olympian dies aged 98
Basil Dickinson, an Australian triple jumper who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, has died at his NSW home at the age of 98.
Socceroos back besieged Osieck
Liam FitzGibbon Socceroos veteran Luke Wilkshire says talk surrounding Holger Osieck's future will not distract Australia's players ahead of the friendly against France.
Bad sport: some of the best kids have the worst parents
Allegations that a ‘‘hitting partner’s’’ job description was taken rather too literally. John Tomic spending more time in the Spanish courts than son Bernard did on the court. If you aren’t the French journeyman wearing a neck brace, and with sticking plaster across your broken nose, you almost have to laugh.
How to turn a free kick into an own goal
The outstanding form of NSW Waratah Israel Folau should be an embarrassment to NRL decision makers.
Dank says 'no thanks' to helping AFL probe
Sports scientist Stephen Dank has shut the door on a request to speak to the AFL integrity commission - saying the complete lack of respect from the organisation and its head Andrew Demetriou has ruined any chance of that happening.
Sport and drugs should never mix: end of story
For all sport, drugs are a problem. For racing, they could become an existential one.
