India mow down another big total to set up finale
Joe Barton 5:33am In India, lightning can strike twice. For the second time in their one-day series with India, Australia have failed to defend a 350-run total.
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Rugby League World Cup: USA v Cook Islands
7:20am Two minnows, both featuring NRL stars, clash at the Memorial Stadium in Bristol.
Spring Carnival
Sentiment absent with Cummings' Cup chance
CHRIS ROOTS Victoria Racing Club chairman Michael Burn said cold hard facts rather than sentiment will decide if Precedence will get into next Tuesday's Melbourne Cup field.
Nature primed after Savvy barrier draw
CHRIS ROOTS 11:08pm John O'Shea has been building towards Saturday's Victoria Derby since May and his charge, Savvy Nature, has soared into favouritism after the barrier draw for the classic.
Max Presnell: The day a young boy stared down the giants of the turf
Mount Athos owner wants to lure SBW
Complacent headlines Victoria Derby field
Buffering gets winkers for Manikato Stakes
Carnival Clues
Racing results for Wednesday, October 30
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Red Sox clinch World Series
2:46pm Baseball: Boston have defeated St Louis 6-1 in game six of the MLB World Series, winning a World Series at their Fenway Park home for the first time since 1918.
Parramatta sideline Spagnolo for two years
CHRIS BARRETT 1:23am League EXCLUSIVE: Former Parramatta chairman Roy Spagnolo has been banned from holding directorship of the Eels for two years over alleged financial improprieties.
Mason keen to extend Knights contract
MICHAEL CHAMMAS 3:36pm League: Newcastle veteran Willie Mason has indicated he wants to play on beyond the end of his 2014 contract expiration, unless the Knights win the premiership next season.
Juventus tipped for next All Stars clash
DOMINIC BOSSI 11:23pm Football: The FFA has confirmed the A-League All Stars match will return next year and Italian giants Juventus are red-hot favourites to be brought to Australia for the showpiece event.
Franklin to make Swans debut against Giants
DAVID SYGALL 10:42am AFL: Lance Franklin's first premiership match for the Swans will be against cross-town rivals GWS in a 4.40pm clash at Skoda Stadium on March 15.
Cordner and Papalii to make Test debuts
MICHAEL CARAYANNIS 6:11am League: Boyd Cordner and Josh Papalii were having breakfast together when Australian coach Tim Sheens wandered over to let them know they will become the Kangaroos' latest Test players.
Ponting says there is no bad blood with Clarke
ANDREW WU Cricket: Ricky Ponting says he has mended bridges with Michael Clarke but is "offended" by accusations from Mark Taylor that he did not respect the sanctity of the dressing room.
Reality check might help O'Connor: Genia
GEORGINA ROBINSON Rugby: Test halfback Will Genia hopes having his contract torn up in Australia will make the difference for James O'Connor this time around.
Double Dribble: LA Lakers face tricky decision as Kobe comeback looms
Peter FitzSimons: Clarke v Ponting: coming to a stage near you
Discord: Fired-up Fiji have Australia on their minds
League
NRL open to transfer window
GLENN JACKSON NRL stars have pushed for the implementation of a transfer window as part of a sweeping review of the salary cap - and officials have revealed they will consider introducing one as early as next season.
Sonny Bill Williams rested for France clash
MICHAEL CARAYANNIS 6:05am Sonny Bill Williams has been left out of New Zealand's team to play France in their second pool game of their World Cup defence.
Tears expected when Papalii lines up for Kangaroos debut
Kiwis need to toughen up, says Vatuvei
Sam Burgess is no thug, says England coach
Auckland Nines: Ben Barba may face Bulldogs on opening day
Civoniceva hailed by Kangaroos ahead of clash
Scotland upset Tonga with late try
David Williams cleared of offensive behaviour charge
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Cricket
Ponting tips England's dominance nearing end
ANDREW WU Ricky Ponting says Australia can regain the Ashes urn this summer and is not discounting the prospect of the hosts inflicting a remarkable whitewash against England.
Sam Rainbird steals Clarke's show
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Football
Beckham surpasses Sir Alex in the digital age
Jim White 1:51pm David Beckham’s style suits the new age and looks certain to determine that he will succeed in MLS gold rush.
Wanderers aim for sellout season at home
SEBASTIAN HASSETT Western Sydney believe they are on track to become the first team in the history of Australian sport to sell out all their home games in a season.
Long ban for worker who took in flare
Kevin Muscat confirmed as Melbourne Victory coach in two-year deal
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Rugby
Rob Simmons ruled out of England Test
GEORGINA ROBINSON 6:46am The Wallabies' campaign to retain the Cook Cup has been dealt a blow with the loss of second-rower Rob Simmons.
Experimental All Blacks to face Japan
Lethal pair no fading force, Genia
Wallaroos draw France in World Cup
Italy name experienced squad for November Tests
The unknown just another day for Brumbies
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Tennis
Police quiz Hingis over assault claim
Geneva 1:10am Former tennis ace questioned over claims that she assaulted her French husband Thibault Hutin.
Samantha Stosur beats Elena Vesnina in straight sets
Dokic back, feared she'd never play again
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Other Sport
Winter Olympians chase record medal haul
RUPERT GUINNESS 2:26am Olympics: The Australian team has "unashamedly" targeted a record medal haul at next year's Winter Olympic Games, even though the best hopes are "yet to declare themselves".
Cycling coverage in jeopardy over fee dispute
RUPERT GUINNESS Television coverage of Australia's main domestic cycling races next year risks being dropped by SBS unless it receives six months of payments owed by the national body.
Natalie Medhurst and Chelsea Pitman sign for West Coast Fever
Fired-up Fiji have Australia on their minds
Petero Civoniceva says it just another game but Fiji have a chance to show their worth.
Clarke v Ponting: coming to stage
The set-up is perfect. Can't you just see it? Michael Clarke, centre stage, bidding farewell to Ricky Ponting.
The day a boy stared down giants of the turf
The silks were so big adjustments had to be made for the 15-year-old who looked better equipped to ride in a Hanging Rock maiden than the Melbourne Cup.
FFA's 'sucker punch' may provoke ugly war
The FFA certainly won the battle with Melbourne Victory over the hottest property in Australian football, Ange Postecoglou, the new Socceroos coach.
Sydney FC remain a borderline basket case
It was at the end-of-season awards night for Sydney FC when club chairman Scott Barlow took to the stage.
Canny Kiwi never gave up on Cup goal
Even New Zealand sheep farmers don't need the doctrine of Banjo Paterson regarding ''a quart of colonial beer and some doughy damper to make good cheer'' to bring on the Melbourne Cup urge.
To Flemington via Cyprus - Saab Hasan
In a sport dictated by dynasties, in which some consider success an entitlement instead of something earned, the reminder of horse racing's beauty comes in the unlikely form of Saab Hasan.
Gai's Cup dream comes at a price
As you drive from Melbourne Airport towards the city, there's an enormous billboard stretching across the Tullamarine Freeway that cannot be missed.
Sonny Bill Williams' gaffe pales against Offiah's howler
The most embarrassing bombed try in international rugby league history? Not according to those who saw Martin Offiah's clanger.
The boys for Brazil
The Far Post: Who should be in Ange Postecoglou's new-look Socceroos for Brazil.
Gala still reigns supreme in a long history of Cup battlers
With big-money stables ever more dominant, the underdog winner of the Melbourne Cup is becoming an even rarer beast. Every day this week, Max Presnell pays tribute to the battlers who lived the dream.
Italy set to suffer in flawed Cup draw
Italy's defeat of Wales has highlighted an inherent flaw in the World Cup draw.
