2015 AFL round two: Saturday footy
Ronny Lerner 5:42 PM Welcome to our live and extensive coverage of Saturday footy for AFL round two. Richmond and Western Bulldogs begin today's proceedings at the MCG.
Vale Richie Benaud
Richie Benaud: thank you and goodnight
Greg Baum 11:52 PM The immensity of the loss of Richie Benaud from our lounge rooms, our lore and our lives is best expressed by an anecdote Benaud related about himself.
There won't be another Benaud: Bill Lawry
Jon Pierik 12:41 AM Bill Lawry encapsulated what many in the sporting and commentary world felt upon hearing of the passing of Richie Benaud, the voice of summer.
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Top Stories
Bulldogs' bite too tough for Tigers
Rohan Connolly 5:28 PM AFL The Western Bulldogs have continued their AFL revitalisation under new coach Luke Beveridge by downing Richmond at the MCG.
Giants blow Demons off Manuka
David Polkinghorne 5:11 PM AFL Greater Western Sydney produced a giant Jekyll and Hyde act to signal they might have come of age as an AFL team.
Spieth breaks records at Augusta
Alex Lavelle 11:05 AM GOLF Jordan Spieth is looking good for a green jacket after producing the lowest 36-hole score in relation to par in major championship history.
Crenshaw feels the love after 44 years
Alex Lavelle 5:34 PM GOLF If you want to feel loved for the rest of your life and revered after you're gone, there is a solution - even if it is a challenging one. Win the US Masters.
Sledging accusations embarrass Clark
Caroline Wilson 10:45 PM AFL Mitch Clark describes the incident as "water off a duck's back" and says he was disappointed the story had become public.
Wild scenes as Sydney FC beat Perth Glory
12:53 AM SOCCER Perth Glory fans vented their frustrations at the club's hierarchy before causing a ruckus in the stands as the team slumped to a 3-0 loss to Sydney FC in Friday night's clash at nib Stadium.
Hayne has the athleticism: quarterback
AMERICAN FOOTBALL San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he has been amazed by the athleticism of the former NRL superstar in the formative stages of his bid to secure a berth
Victory crash to cellar-dweller Jets
Michael Lynch 1:19 AM SOCCER Melbourne Victory blew an opportunity to go three points clear at the top of the A-League table when they crashed 0-1 at home to the bottom of the league Newcastle Jets.
Glory fined $269,000, booted out of finals
Dominic Bossi 8:21 PM SOCCER Perth Glory banned from competing in A-League finals series after club found to have committed largest breach of salary cap in history of competition.
Walker sure Dangerfield will stay with Crows
Samantha Lane 8:07 PM AFL Contradicting the prevailing view about the future of the AFL's most appealing free agent, Adelaide captain says he feels sure Patrick Dangerfield will not abandon ship.
AFL
Kennedy boots 10, Carlton get one less
Brad Elborough 1:03 AM It doesn’t matter how depleted West Coast’s defence is when Josh Kennedy kicks 10 goals at the other end.
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Soccer
Muscat offers no excuses
Michael Lynch 12:02 AM Melbourne Victory boss blunt and to the point as he digests team's 0-1 loss to Newcastle Jets.
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Cricket
'Voice of cricket' was game's shrewdest analyst
Kersi Meher-Homji Richie Benaud was an all-time great all-rounder cricketer, a crafty leg-spinner who captured 248 wickets in 63 Tests, and and attacking lower-order batsman.
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Golf
Spieth breaks records at Augusta, Scott and Day 11 behind
Alex Lavelle 11:05 AM At the same moment Jordan Spieth rolled in yet another birdie putt on the tenth to take his score to 12 under, South African Louis Oosthuizen was 30 metres away on the 15th tee, lining up to take his drive.
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Netball
Layton a Swifts favourite
David Sygall She calls herself weird, strange, a sook, a bogan and a pest. That's why Sharni Layton's teammates love her.
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Horse Racing
Moore's flying mission for Adelaide
Chris Roots 1:21 AM It will be Sydney Saturday, Dublin Sunday for Coolmore jockey Ryan Moore this weekend.
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Basketball
Bogut's key role in Golden State Warriors' rise
Sam Amick 8:17 PM Andrew Bogut knows that the basketball world may never truly understand the part he played in the Golden State Warriors' rise.
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Tennis
Amelie Mauresmo announces pregnancy
Former Wimbledon and Australian Open champion Amelie Mauresmo is pregnant, she announced on Thursday.
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Rugby Union
Blues beat Brumbies as Nic White misses last-second penalty
Chris Dutton 10:47 PM Blues beat the Brumbies as Nic White misses last-second penalty in 16-14 cliffhanger.
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Rugby League
Minichiello will stand by Warriors recruit
Daniel Lane 5:52 PM Anthony Minichiello, the 302-game Sydney Roosters legend, said his role as the club's mentor for Roger Tuivasa-Sheck would not change despite the mid-week announcement he has signed-on for the New Zealand Warriors next year.
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More Sport
Mack Horton lives up to promise
Rupert Guinness 10:38 PM SWIMMING Mack Horton said that he would "attack" the race in an all-out bid to reach or better it.
Hackett's return to national team 'fantastic'
Rupert Guinness 8:04 PM SWIMMING The return of dual Olympic champion Grant Hackett to the Australian world championship swimming team has been lauded as "fantastic", not just for what the 34-year-old Queensland will offer in the water, but off it too.
AOC backs study for 2028 bid
OLYMPICS The Australian Olympic Committee has given its backing to a study looking into a possible Brisbane-centred bid to host the 2028 Summer Games.
Carissa Moore wins third title
SURFING Hawaiian Carissa Moore becomes first women's surfer in the professional era to win three straight Rip Curl Pro titles at Bells Beach.