Eages book qualifying final against Hawks

Brad Elborough 8:34 PM   West Coast confirmed a first West Australian quinella, finally cementing second spot with a 95-point win over St Kilda.

Port take the points in lacklustre affair

Balls up: Robbie Gray of Port Adelaide competes for the ball against Chris Mayne of the Dockers.

Ashley Porter 4:54 PM   Port won. Given that the Dockers took their absentee tally to a dozen with Zac Dawson a late withdrawal there is not much else to tell really.

Hayne 'turns defenders into pancakes'

'Turning defenders into pancakes': Jarryd Hayne has made impressive gains against the San Diego Chargers on Friday.

Michael Chammas   Jarryd Hayne's shoulder charge in Thursday night's trial against San Diego has gone viral.

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Shane Warne names all-time Aussie ODI side

Captain of Shane Warne's best Australian ODI XI ... Allan Border celebrates after winning the 1987 Cricket World Cup against England in Calcutta.

Michael Chammas 7:18 AM   Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has created huge debate after naming what he believes is the best one-day international Australian team of the past 25 years.

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Another perfect Day for Jason

Top form: Jason Day during round one of the Deutsche Bank Championship.

7:11 AM   Australian golf star Jason Day has taken another small step towards No.1 in the world.

West Coast Eagles

West Coast Eagles search for stability ahead of AFL finals

Adam Simpson has some feedback to give the AFL about clubs resting players.

Brad Elborough   While some teams are resting players in round 23, with an eye to next weekend's finals, West Coast is urgently trying to find stability in their side.

West Coast Eagle Nic Naitanui opens up about mother's death

Nic Naitanui of the Eagles celebrates a goal against the Western Bulldogs and acknowledges his mother who recently passed away.

Brendan Foster   West Coast Eagles ruckman Nic Naitanui has opened up for the first time about the heartbreak of the death of his mother who died suddenly last month in Fiji.

Fremantle Dockers

Anywhere, anyone, anytime, says Lyon

Ross Lyon.

Ashley Porter 7:37 PM   Coach Ross Lyon expects almost everyone in his squad to be available for Fremantle's most anticipated launch of a finals series.

Lachie Neale: mum's the word for Docker

Home and dry: Lachie Neale of the Dockers kicks for goal.

He's a rising star of the AFL who has played every game this season, so why was Fremantle midfielder Lachie Neale not rested for Saturday's away clash with Port Adelaide?

Perth Glory

Former Perth Glory youth players face scam syndicate charges

Million Butshiire (right) in action during his days with the Perth Glory youth team.

Emma Young   Former Perth Glory youth team players Million Butshiire and Lewis James Hall are among three men charged over more than $300,000 worth of alleged frauds across Australia, New Zealand and Africa.

Covic keeps career alive with Perth Glory move

Going around again: Ante Covic will extend his career with the Perth Glory next season.

Sebastian Hassett   Perth Glory have thrown a lifelife to released Western Sydney Wanderers goalkeeper Ante Covic, signing the veteran to a one-year deal.

Western Force

Ben Tapuai joins Western Force, Springbok Grant rumoured to follow

Ben Tapuai

Georgina Robinson   The embattled Reds appear to have lost another player to a rival Australian Super Rugby team, with 7-Test centre Ben Tapuai believed to have signed with the Western Force. 

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Rugby Heaven

Wing does his own Hayne to play in Cup

Cup tilt: Craig Wing turns out for Japan against Wales in 2013.  The former NRL star will represent the Cherry Blossoms at the World Cup.

Daniel Lane 6:47 PM   Craig Wing was talking about the courage of Jarryd Hayne when it dawned on him that before his own code switch his world was confined to "Maroubra, Randwick, Bondi and rugby league".

Naiyaravoro ready to bring the 'bigness'

Big man on campus: Taqele Naiyaravoro at Camp Wallaby at Notre Dame University.

Phil Lutton 6:27 PM   Taqele Naiyaravoro said he was just a tall and skinny kid before becoming a rugby powerhouse.

Soccer

Socceroos take Tajik test in their stride

Taking it as it comes: Soccaroos coach Ange Postecoglou talks to Mark Bosnich after the game against Bangladesh.

Michael Lynch 7:04 PM   The world's 173th ranked team, Bangladesh, provided little opposition to the Socceroos when they succumbed meekly in Perth.

Socceroos back in Canberra for World Cup qualifier

Socceroos great Tim Cahill saluates the crowd in Perth after Thursday night's 5-0 win against Bangladesh.

Lee Gaskin 5:30 PM   The Socceroos will be returning to Canberra for the first time in four years when they take on Kyrgyzstan in a World Cup qualifier at Canberra Stadium on November 12.

Cricket

Australia on cusp of series victory after win in controversial match

Mitchell Starc of Australia celebrates taking the wicket of England's Liam Plunkett.

Jesse Hogan 2:52 AM   Australia are on the cusp of a one-day series victory after crushing England by 64 runs in a controversial second match of the series at Lord's.

Australia could face openers crisis in Bangladesh as Warner sidelined

David Warner leaves the ground after sustaining an injury.

Jesse Hogan 2:11 AM   Australia will have to brace for selecting two new openers for next month's Test tour of Bangladesh, with David Warner ruled out for a least a month with a fractured thumb. His place in the one-day squad will be taken by Aaron Finch.

League HQ

Cowboys surge late to hammer Titans

Gavin Cooper leads the charge up the middle.

8:26 PM   ​It was unconvincing at times, but North Queensland have tuned up for the NRL finals with a 42-12 mauling of the Gold Coast Titans.

Taylor says golden point penalty should send warning to finals teams

Tough night: Tigers captain Robbie Farah.

Michael Carayannis 7:12 PM   Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor says the golden point penalty which handed St George Illawarra victory should count as a warning to all teams in the finals.

Racing

John Thompson captures Bart Cummings glow in winning Tramway Stakes with Hooked

''There's plenty of Bart Cummings in that horse'': Hooked trainer John Thompson.

Adam Pengilly 11:54 PM   The Bart Cummings glow. John Thompson has seen it, learned it and had an inkling Hooked had captured just a bit of it as a new spring dawns.

More prize money increases on the radar for Country Championships

Funding increase: Mitchell Bell pilots Artlee to victory in the Country Championship Final at Randwick in April.

Adam Pengilly 10:28 PM   Officials are about to sign off further prize money increases for the Country Championships with an announcement expected within the next fortnight after Racing NSW released the dates for next year's series.

Stupid Saturday

Steve Mascord's offbeat blog.

Newcastle Knights cop wooden spoon

The Newcastle Knights lose to the Penrith Panthers and finish bottom of the table in the final NRL match for a few veterans.

Dragons win golden point thriller

The West Tigers come from 30-8 down to force golden point only for the St George Illawarra Dragons to seal the win.

Now some hard thinking for Farah

Robbie Farah was so browbeaten going into Origin I that he doubted he had the ability to play – let alone lead the side in the absence of Paul Gallen.

The secret sessions that propelled Hayne

The man who organised secret training sessions for Jarryd Hayne two years ago has predicted Jarryd Hayne will forever revolutionise the way American football is played.