Maroons beat NSW Blues to score consolation win
MICHAEL CHAMMAS 10:52pm Queensland have saved face after losing the first two matches of the State of Origin series by beating NSW in the finale at Suncorp Stadium.
World Cup
Live: Argentina v Netherlands
TOM DECENT 5:07am All the action as Argentina face the Netherlands for a place in the World Cup final.
Brazil post mortems begin in earnest
MICHAEL LYNCH 5:22am The morning after the evening before and the sun rose in Belo Horizonte. But the city's image will never be the same, forever now inextricably linked with the biggest disaster in Brazilian sport.
Australians flee Copacabana as gunshots fired
ERYK BAGSHAW 12:48am A group of Australians have been caught up in scenes of mass panic near the fan area of Copacabana beach after Brazil's defeat in the World Cup
Scolari admits it was the worst day of his life
Van Persie leads Premier League failures
No 'schadenfreude' for magnanimous Germans after thrashing Brazil
Klose sets World Cup scoring record
Surreal sensation looking on as Brazil crumbles and a myth explodes
Germany humiliate Brazil 7-1
Brazilian supporters left devastated at World Cup humiliation
#timcahilling: Tim Cahill sparks Twitter craze
Battle of nations takes a continental drift
Arjen Robben not a fighter, says Martin Demichelis
Germany World Cup rout of Brazil 'inexplicable'
Sick Robin van Persie a doubt for Argentina World Cup clash
Argentinean keeper Caballero joins Man City
Injury to Neymar sidelines effort to end World Cup racism
MORE WORLD CUP 2014 NEWS
Tour de France
Froome crashes during treacherous fifth stage
RUPERT GUINNESS 8:02am Defending champion Chris Froome is out of the Tour de France after suffering two further crashes on dangerous cobblestone stage.
Renshaw seizes opportunity to go for broke
RUPERT GUINNESS Mark Renshaw never ceases to be amazed by the vagaries of cycling, especially now he is his team’s lead sprinter.
Kittel too strong as he takes third stage win
Richie Porte's diary: Tough way to hit the cobbles
Injured Andy Schleck pulls out of Tour
Cobblestone stage will be 'terrifying'
Hell awaits those not used to bumpy ride
MORE TOUR DE FRANCE NEWS
State of Origin
Josh Reynolds faces a four-game ban
MICHAEL CARAYANNIS 1:08am NSW five-eighth Josh Reynolds faces up to four weeks on the sidelines after he was one of three players charged by the judicary following Origin III.
Blues new guard won't take backward step
BRAD WALTER 10:44pm This NSW team is the real deal. Forget about the scoreline or the fact they failed to become the first Blues side to complete an Origin series clean sweep since 2000.
Hayne plane becomes Hayne pain
MICHAEL CARAYANNIS 10:52pm Moments win Origins. And for Jarryd Hayne this series has been full of game-changing moments such as his man-of-the-match showing in game one.
Paul Gallen is one of NSW's greats: Laurie Daley
Malcolm Knox: Blues shown signs of fatigue, but not before the job is done
Sin Bin: Channel Nine get shirty over rival reports
NSW player ratings
Queensland player ratings
League
McKinnon's inspiring tale unites rivals
MICHAEL CARAYANNIS State of Origin hostilities were briefly put to one side when rival captains Paul Gallen and Cameron Smith helped launch the “RiseForAlex” round in honour of Newcastle’s Alex McKinnon.
Gallen warns team against complacency
MICHAEL CARAYANNIS Blues skipper Paul Gallen has fired a warning shot to his teammates; be complacent at your own peril.
Todd Carney's sacking from Cronulla Sharks backed by NRL CEO Dave Smith
BRAD WALTER NRL chief executive Dave Smith has backed Cronulla's decision to sack Todd Carney and placed players "on notice" that there would be "consequences" if they damage the reputation of the code.
Most players caught betting to be kept secret
ADRIAN PROSZENKO The majority of officials and players caught betting on rugby league games are unlikely to be named and shamed when the NRL hands down sanctions this week.
Catalans coach eyes Todd Carney signing
Parramatta Eels forward Lee Mossop ruled out for the season
Maroons attack must come to life in series finale
Smith won't tell crowd to watch Gallen hoist Origin shield
State of Origin: Why the Blues need to win game three
Who will win Origin III and why
Harris hoping to see injury-free State of Origin finale for Storm mates
It's a changing of the guard
NSW forward Ryan Hoffman stayed true Blue even though Dad was a Queenslander
Blake Ferguson completes referees course
Tiger Austin set for biggest NRL chance
Hayne: Eels have improved, not me
Storm to target Bulldogs NSW Origin duo
JT gets Tamou apology ahead of Origin III
Eels rest Hayne, Sandow to play fullback
State of Origin still lends truth to old cliche
Who will win game three: Origin expert tips
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Rugby
Cheika promises full force Tahs against Reds
GEORGINA ROBINSON 12:42am Michael Cheika has quashed speculation the Waratahs will not field a full strength team for their clash with Queensland on Saturday, saying to do so would promote a "bad mindset".
Potgieter knocked back offer to return to Bulls
GEORGINA ROBINSON 5:45pm Waratahs cult hero Jacques Potgieter rebuffed an approach to make an early defection back to his old South African franchise the Bulls this year.
Phil Waugh hails complete Waratahs
Player drain has Wallabies on the hop
Reds adopting Origin mindset
Brumbies captain Ben Mowen wants to lift Super Rugby trophy
MORE RUGBY NEWS
Racing
Big Money makes it a Ramornie double
Adam Pengilly 5:25pm Big Money, only a four-day old foal when his mother died of a snake bite protecting her progeny, did what Lyn's Money couldn't after creating history for champion jockey Robert Thompson.
Racing Results for Wednesday, 9 July
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AFL
Ablett out for season after electing for surgery
EMMA QUAYLE 5:30pm Gary Ablett will miss the rest of the season after electing to undergo reconstructive surgery to repair his left shoulder.
Everitt back to face old club Sydney Swans
ANDREW WU Andrejs Everitt's switch from Sydney to Carlton is one of those rare trades that is proving a winner for all parties.
Dank could have answered the one burning question
No tall order for Fremantle Dockers coach Ross Lyon
Jamie Elliott to miss again for Collingwood, Nick Maxwell, Luke Ball return
Dustin Fletcher no guarantee to return against Collingwood
MORE AFL NEWS
More sport
Jarrod Lyle ready for US golf return
10:57am Golf: Two-time cancer survivor Jarrod Lyle says it will be a dream if his comeback to tour golf in America provides inspiration for others.
Rosberg: I'm 100 per cent German
Motorsport: Nico Rosberg declared himself "100 per cent German" on Tuesday after Lewis Hamilton jokingly questioned his Mercedes teammate's nationality ahead of next week's German Grand Prix.
Pietersen fears England in for Swann dive
Julian Guyer Cricket: Exiled batsman Kevin Pietersen thinks England could be in for a particularly tough five-Test home series against India without Graeme Swann.
A-League All Stars name six for Juve clash
Football: Mariners pair Josh Rose and Storm Roux, Sydney FC duo Sasa Ognenovski and Ali Abbas, and Western Sydney's Matthew Spiranovic and Tomi Juric have been named in the A-League All Stars squad.
LeBron's "The Decision II" a nail-biter
Larry Fine 9:55am Basketball: On the four-year anniversary of a televised special called "The Decision" where LeBron James announced he would sign with the Miami Heat, the NBA world was in a holding pattern.
Campbell rings the changes in for British Open
FLETA PAGE 5:33pm Golf: Nikki Campbell has tweaked her ball, her clubs and her training regime for the start of the British Open.
Hewitt and Saville advance at Newport
1:35pm Tennis: Australians Lleyton Hewitt and Luke Saville have advanced to the second round of the ATP grasscourt tournament in Newport, Rhode Island.
Channel Nine get shirty over reports
You would have thought all the stories about Arthur Beetson and the birth of Origin had already been told.
The strangest show on grass, and lets hope that's where it stays
Lets have a look at other times in the history of sport, when the home team, in no less than a World Cup, has gone down by a margin where their opponent has scored SEVEN times the number of points/goals/tries than they have.
Surreal sensation looking on as Brazil crumbles and a myth explodes
If Renee Magritte or Salvador Dali had painted a football match it might have resembled something like this.This was football at its most surrealistic.
What a way to hit the dreaded cobblestones
Learning Chris Froome had crashed in the Tour de France on the eve of Wednesday's cobblestone stage was the worst possible scenario for us all on the Sky team before such a big day in the saddle.
Interactive guide to the Tour de France
An interactive guide: legends of the Tour, race tactics, pro equipment, life on the road, sightseeing en route.
NRL Power Rankings: Round 17
With Origin reaching its not-as-thrilling-as-it-would've-been-if-it-was-a-decider climax, the focus supposedly turns back to the NRL.
Fan initiatives could have fresh face
Gold Coast chief executive Travis Auld is looming as one fresh face in Gillon McLachlan's new look executive team as the new AFL boss sets in place a long-term plan to bring more fans to the football.
Cutting players down to size pays dividends for Blues and clubs
Todd Carney's sacking from Cronulla is the latest indication that player power is on the wane, with NSW, Penrith and the Sharks all benefiting from a tough stance on ill discipline by big-name stars.
Hong Kong push could pave way for national totalisator
The first weekend in July is one of the best for racing. Not in Australia but around the world.
Waratahs are fitter and faster, leaving the fans happier
Outstanding Tahs have become the opposite of why their fans deserted them.
Essendon continues to duck for cover
The latest and potentially most laughable attempt by Essendon to make the AFL accountable for its own dangerous and potentially illegal drugs program has struck a chord as the club continues to point the finger and duck for cover while making its way through a costly line of courtrooms.
Referee's punt sets dodgy precedent
If rugby league is to clean up gambling, let's start with the referees. Hang on, that didn't come out the way I intended it to.
Evans absent but grand days still open
Cadel Evans is absent from the Tour de France, but his future on grand tours is still an open book.
