Pay TV deal takes NRL rights to more than $2 billion
Roy Masters 1:00 PM A $1.9 billion broadcasting deal, together with sponsorship -taking the NRL's rights fees to more than $2 billion - is expected to be revealed on Thursday afternoon.
Cricket
Umpires begin tests to wear baseball helmets
9:53 AM Baseball style helmets have been tested for use by cricket umpires as the game looks to improve safety standards a year on from the death of Phillip Hughes.
Sydney rapper's moving tribute to Hughes
James Polson 6:13 AM Sydney rapper Urthboy has released a new single, Nambucca Boy, a tribute to Phillip Hughes as the first anniversary of the former Test batsman's death approaches.
Hughes' mentor questions player safety
Tom Decent 11:02 PM Phillip Hughes' long-time mentor has questioned whether cricket administrators are doing "everything humanly possible" to ensure player safety and honour the memory of the late opener.
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Top stories
Rabbitohs fine pair over drug overdose
Tom Decent 1:36 PM League: An investigation by the South Sydney Rabbitohs into players Dylan Walker and Aaron Gray found the pair sourced additional pain-killing medication from their own GP's on the day they overdosed.
Curry holds court, laughs off Messi question
Roy Ward 11:10 AM Basketball: Stephen Curry held court with the world's media on Thursday and spoke openly on a wide range of topics.
Spieth splutters during testing first round
Adam Pengilly 1:37 PM Golf: Defending Australian Open champion Jordan Spieth has laboured through the first round of his title defence during a testing morning on Thursday.
'How much of a drongo do you want to be?'
10:48 AM Basketball: The NBL are currently meeting with the Illawarra Hawks to determine the fate of a fan who poured beer on Sydney Kings import Marcus Thornton on Wednesday night.
Graphic SBW picture provokes mixed reaction
David Sygall 11:10 AM Rugby: Many of SBW's half a million Twitter followers were stunned when the rugby star posted a picture of himself receiving an age-old traditional detox treatment.
NBA upstart has massive tattoo - of himself
David Sygall 11:02 AM Basketball: It's the kind of body art that makes Australia's heavily-inked cricketers look humble.
League
Eels young gun switches to Manly
Adrian Proszenko 5:41 PM At a time when a seemingly endless procession of Manly players are defecting to arch rivals Parramatta, Halauafu Lavaka has gone the other way.
Eels get new home away from home in Darwin
Adrian Proszenko 6:21 PM Parramatta won't have to wait for Pirtek Stadium to be refurbished to be playing out of a brand new home ground.
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Football
Juve, Atletico, PSG into last sixteen
9:32 AM Mario Mandzukic shrugged off his poor recent form to score the goal that sent last year's runners-up Juventus into the Champions League round of 16 with a 1-0 win over Manchester City.
More heat no problem for Sky Blues: Ryall
Sebastian Hassett 6:16 PM Sydney FC defender Sebastian Ryall is adamant his teammates will be in fine physical condition for Thursday night's clash against Wellington Phoenix, despite the short turnaround from Saturday's 0-0 draw in Perth.
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Horseracing
Bayliss saved by Hawkeye as whip questioned
Chris Roots 8:12 PM The stewards' latest technological tool had apprentice Regan Bayliss down the gun in a protest then an inquiry for his whip action but the Hawkeye system finally proved his friend.
Racing NSW unveils prize and jobs package
Chris Roots Racing NSW has announced $21 million boost to country and provincial racing from the proceeds of the tax parity legislation starting from July 1 next year.
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More sport
'I'd love a duel with Spieth, says Scott
Adam Pengilly 5:30 PM Golf: Adam Scott is on "a mission" to win a second Australian Open, relishing the prospect of a final-day duel with world no.1 Jordan Spieth if it eventuated.
Spectator tips beer on Kings star in NBL game
Matt Bungard 9:29 PM Basketball: A bizarre incident involving US import Marcus Thornton and a fan overshadowed the clash between the Kings and Hawks.
IAAF gathering falls flat as doping dominates
8:12 AM Athletics: There was an uneasy, faintly embarrassed atmosphere around the Fairmont Hotel on Monte Carlo's seafront on Wednesday.
NFL player shot in head in Miami
4:55 PM American football: St Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey has been shot in the head in Miami, according to US reports.
Bogut's Warriors make NBA history
5:57 PM Basketball: Andrew Bogut's Golden State Warriors have broken the record for the best start to a NBA season after dishing out an absolute hiding to the Los Angeles Lakers.
South Africa lose early wickets in India
11:37 PM Cricket: Off-spinner Simon Harmer took four wickets while paceman Morne Morkel bagged three as South Africa skittled India for 215 in the first innings on the opening day of the third Test on Wednesday.
Highlights
Sport: The week's best plays
From squirrels with form to athletes putting their heads on the line, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays of the week.
Who to buy in the sporting sharemarket
It is time to take pause, to survey the sporting world, and to work out who's who in the zoo, and just whether stocks are rising or falling.
Khalfallah hopes supporters don't walk out
Melbourne Victory's Fahid Ben Khalfallah talks about the prospect of supporter group protest action during the match against Adelaide United.
Wanderers want to continue winning streak
Western Sydney will go in search of a fifth straight win at Central Coast this Sunday.
Majak Daw arrives at the County Court
Former North Melbourne footballer Majak Daw arrives at Melbourne's County Court for the first day of his trial.
In the beginning, there was ... a no-ball
There's a first time for everything, and Friday's pink-ball Test match isn't really it.
World's best sports quiz #4
Think you know your sport? Here's 10 dastardly questions to determine if you're a sporting champion or a genuine struggler.
Scott fired up for Australian Open tilt
Adam Scott says heâs on a mission and would relish a final-round duel with the worldâs top-ranked golfer on Sunday.
Kookaburra must not drop ball for Test
HOLLY FERLING: The quality of the Kookaburra balls have been questioned by various people in the cricketing world, with more than a dozen ball changes during the WACA Test.
Super League stars deserve more respect
Willie Mason is to join Glenn Stewart, Todd Carney and Frank Pritchard in Super League next year. Is it time the European competition tried to get a slice of the Australian market?
Olympic hopefuls measured up for size
Golf's re-introduction into the Olympic Games might still be nine months away, but Australia's hopefuls preparing for their national championship had a fitting session in Sydney on Wednesday.
Night Test could start something big
CHRIS ROGERS: As someone who is colour-deficient, I'm happy to be on the other side of the fence for the first ever day-night Test. But it still feels like the start of something.
'Puppet' chairman fears could save Grant
Suspicions that the campaign to oust John Grant as ARLC chairman is motivated by a plan to install a puppet replacement will force some club chairmen to withdraw their support for a planned vote against him.
Axing Singapore from Malaysia helps no one
Tuesday night's Malaysia Cup quarter-final underlined all that was good about Singapore's involvement.
2015 AFL draft wrap
Did your club pick a future AFL superstar? Michael Gleeson and Emma Quayle run the rule over the 2015 AFL national draft.
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