Blues finish strongly to upset Kangaroos
JON PIERIK 10:42am For those who wondered whether Mick Malthouse would find a reason to crack a smile this week, the answer came quickly.
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Premier League clubs keen on Cahill: reports
1:43pm SOCCER Socceroo Tim Cahill is in line for a surprise move back to the Premier League.
Porte suffers crushing time loss
RUPERT GUINNESS 2:04pm CYCLING In the turn of several pedal strokes the Tour de France hopes of Australian Richie Porte came to a crushing end.
Rowe equals 46-year-old 800m record
7:30am ATHLETICS Alex Rowe had thought all day about how the moment would be when he broke the national 800m record. He had thought too about falling short of the time. He had not considered doing neither.
Rory McIlroy in command at British Open
8:15am GOLF Rory McIlroy clamped a stranglehold on the British Open on Friday with a second straight round of 66.
Saints may trade their top pick
JAKE NIALL 10:07pm AFL St Kilda will consider trading the first pick in the national draft if it finishes on the bottom, as the club explores all avenues available to rebuild and bring success.
Essendon yet to discuss Hird round 23 return
AFL The return of James Hird to Essendon's coaching group next month would no doubt spark a massive media sideshow, but the Bombers are confident their players can handle the disruption.
Meares eyes Watts' records at Games
STATHI PAXINOS 10:20pm COMMONWEALTH GAMES Anna Meares is no longer by the "chubby little red head" who made her first Commonwealth Games team in Manchester in 2002.
Mystery surrounds America's Cup withdrawal
Duncan Johnstone 11:58am SAILING Oracle boss Sir Russell Coutts has confirmed Team Australia intends to withdraw from the America’s Cup.
AFL News
Coach happy his side could play out the game
12:03am Blues coach Mick Malthouse says he was just trying to take it one quarter at a time.
AFL decides against names on jumpers
Geelong defender Jared Rivers discovers that winning feeling
Eight AFL experiments we're unlikely to see again
Missing Bulldog Tory Dickson ready to return
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AFL Opinion
Malthouse still to learn that wins not enough
CAROLINE WILSON 6:39pm Mick Malthouse's half-hearted mea culpa on Thursday said as much about the changing times in which he is coaching as about the man himself.
Garry Lyon Why Shane Kersten may hold the key to Cats' hopes
Martin Flanagan World sport codes battle in the same lounge room
Devil's Advocate Big mauls keep on rolling
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Soccer
Lahm quits national team
Mark Meadows 8:27pm Germany captain Philipp Lahm has quit international football just days after leading his side to World Cup victory in Brazil.
Van Gaal set for United balancing act
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Swimming
Gay secret behind Thorpe retiring: Hackett
Grant Hackett reckons former swimming teammate Ian Thorpe retired early because of the emotional burden of keeping secret the fact he was gay.
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Horse Racing
Cup may become international language
PATRICK BARTLEY 3:34pm Some of Australia's most important races, including the Melbourne and Caulfield cups, could be broadcast into non-English-speaking countries with racecallers from those countries describing the events of this year's spring carnival in their native tongues.
Trainer David Bourne hopes throat surgery can get Zamorar back on track
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Rugby League
Sharks' Wade Graham slams referees
Darren Walton 9:21am Cronulla captain Wade Graham branded NRL referees as poor as the hapless Sharks after his bottom-placed side handed North Queensland their first away win of the season on Friday night.
Rabbitohs break 20-year hoodoo
North Queensland Cowboys find cure for their homesickness in Cronulla
Storm demands more as fight for finals begins
Hoffman wants better support for injured players
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Rugby Union
Clash of five-eighths could decide semi spot
Nick Mulvenney 8:20pm Aaron Cruden and Matt Toomua bring contrasting styles to rugby's most influential position and the battle between the classic flyhalf and the modern midfield manager could decide Saturday's Super Rugby play-off in Canberra.
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Commonwealth Games
Tapper eyes table tennis double
STATHI PAXINOS 8:43pm Table tennis player Melissa Tapper now wants to qualify for the 2016 Olympic-Paralympic double in Rio de Janeiro.
Veteran Australian wrestler to make Commonwealth Games debut
Shane Perkins out for Glasgow revenge at Commonwealth Games
Rowe poised to break national 800m record
Brenden Hall set for Commonwealth Games tilt
Japanese expatriate Naoya Tsukahara a medal chance in Glasgow
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Cricket
England, India finely poised after Ballance ton
9:53am England's Gary Ballance scored his second test century as the second test against India sat evenly-poised following a sweltering day's play at Lord's on Friday.
Steyn rips through Sri Lanka's batting
Veteran Prior shows his age against India
Shane Warne settles differences with England captain Alastair Cook
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Golf
Scott may rue the putts that got away
MALCOLM KNOX Adam Scott's putter once again proved his biggest problem as the British Open got under way at Hoylake.
Tiger Woods wants the sound of silence after phone distraction
18 over par: the Aussie's horror round at the British Open
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More Sport
Shining a light on long shadows
GREG BAUM 7:00pm Descending from Sestrieres in the Tour de France on Bastille Day in 1999, French cyclist Christophe Bassons suddenly found Lance Armstrong looming up beside him in his yellow jersey and his henchmen all around.
Two-year ban for father of hurdles champion
SAMANTHA LANE 5:10pm ATHLETICS The father of Australia’s banned 100 metres junior hurdles champion, Daniela Roman, has been suspended from coaching for two years for the serious anti-doping offence of tampering.
Guide to getting rinks for ice hockey
WILL BRODIE ICE HOCKEY If the burgeoning Australian Ice Hockey League is going to continue its growth, more arenas with greater capacities are required.
Round 18 preview
Rohan Connolly previews a fistful of must-win matches.
Interactive: the Tour
Race tactics, pro equipment, sightseeing en route and more.
Interactive: Ice hockey
A beginner's guide to the world's hardest, fastest, coolest game.
World Cup 2014
All the news and features from the just concluded event.
Magnussen underdog
Cameron McEvoy is the favourite to win the 100m freestyle.
Swimming is not all
Matt Abood says disappointments have made his life more balanced.
Rookies must have fun
Experienced swimmers give tips to the next generation.
Swimmers get set
Australia's 59-strong swim team are fine tuning their racing skills.
Russian World Cup
World Cup focus swings to preparations for 2018 in Russia.
Bombers' belief back
Job now is to "win the games its new-found form dictates it should".
'Thorpie still our idol'
Commonwealth Games swim team throw support behind Ian Thorpe.
World Cup glory
Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Contador crashes out
Nibali attacks on the final climb to take back yellow jersey.
World Cup's all over
The long and bumpy road to the end of the World Cup.
Kid named after Cup
Argentine-Australian has a German-Australian fiance.
James in Cleveland
NBA All-Star is returning home to play for the Cavaliers.
Brazil humiliated
Hosts humbled 1-7 in the World Cup semi-final.
Exum chosen in draft
Australian teenager number five pick in 2014 NBA Draft.
Cahill's wonder goal
Australia's star player scores with a fantastic volley.
A-League draw
The fixture for the 2014/15 Hyundai A-League season.
A new level of fantasy
The only AFL fantasy game to put you completely in control, is back.
