How the Wanderers got it right
Dominic Bossi 7:15 PM This time last year they were battling a player revolt and sitting bottom of the table. Now, Western Sydney Wanderers are favourites to win the A-League.
Cricket
The Russell 'plane' has landed
Daniel Lane 10:39 PM Move over Jarryd Hayne, the 'Russell Plane' has touched down in Sydney's western suburbs and if all goes well, the franchise might need an air traffic controller at Spotless Stadium.
Clarke makes plea to Windies T20 stars
Andrew Wu 4:19 PM Michael Clarke has called for the ICC to do more to prevent a repeat of the player crisis which has crippled the Windies' tour and threatens to turn remaining Tests into debacles.
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Kings' loss compunded by Khazzouh injury
Mitch Jennings 9:49 PM Basketball: Star centre faces lengthy lay-off after hurting knee, with reports suggesting he had torn his quadriceps from the bone.
Jason Day's wife Ellie hurt after LeBron crash
David Sygall 1:06 AM Basketball: The wife of Australian golfer Jason Day has been put on a stretcher in a neck brace after Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James barrelled into her.
Maroon left red-faced after backflip
Michael Carayannis 8:00 PM League: NSW skipper Paul Gallen believes it would be a "little bit strange" for his QLD counterparts to offer Kevin Walters the coaching position after initially rejecting him.
Fanning loses title race in emotional battle
Megan Levy 9:39 AM Surfing: Australian surfer Mick Fanning has lost his bid for a fourth world title after a courageous battle a day after learning that his oldest brother had died suddenly on the Gold Coast.
Jarryd Hayne facing rocky future
Matt Barrows 1:22 PM American Football: The NFL season is quickly winding down, which begs the question: Where will Jarryd Hayne be when it winds up again?
How a close shave led to the biggest of cuts
Rupert Guinness 5:06 PM Sailing: A few hours after Mark Richards steered Wild Oats XI to a record eighth Sydney to Hobart line honours win, he took the yacht's owner and his son aside for a quiet word.
League
Taylor guarantees Farah No.9 jersey
Michael Carayannis 8:00 PM Jason Taylor has guaranteed Robbie Farah the No.9 jersey to start round one with skipper Aaron Woods declaring teammates would have been "filthy" if the club let Farah leave.
Marshall high on new signing Taane Milne
Michael Carayannis 2:52 PM Benji Marshall describes one rookie St George Illawarra teammate as having "one of the best in and aways and flick passes I've seen".
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Football
Frustration grows as clubs look for promotion
Michael Cockerill 5:00 PM A football breakaway may happen - but it won't involve the A-League club owners.
Ninkovic promises he'll find another gear
Sebastian Hassett 3:18 PM Milos Ninkovic is frustrated. Not angry, just frustrated.
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Horseracing
Harrison shoots for a couple of milestones
Chris Roots 11:16 AM Queenslanders Tony Gollan and Tegan Harrison have strike rate equal of John O'Shea and James McDonald and the pair have taken the Brisbane summer carnival by storm.
Zielke now has his Worthy Cause
Adam Pengilly 10:43 PM The backstage habits of music megastars Kelly Rowland and Jessie J is the last topic you would expect a hardened racing trainer to be expanding upon. But John Zielke is unlike most.
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More sport
Brett Lancaster flies off into retirement
Rupert Guinness 10:07 AM Cycling: One of Australia's most versatile cyclists, Orica-GreenEDGE rider and 2004 Olympic gold medallist Brett Lancaster, has decided to retire.
ARU announces $285 million TV rights deal
Rupert Guinness Rugby: The Australian Rugby Union has announced significantly improved media rights arrangements for 2016-2020.
Moore to quit Brumbies for Reds
David Polkinghorne Rugby: Wallabies captain Stephen Moore will leave Canberra at the end of the 2016 Super Rugby season to join up with Queensland.
Durbidge: Wipeout won't get me down
Surfing: Australian Bede Durbidge will require surgery on a fractured pelvis after he suffered a heavy wipeout in the Pipeline Masters.
Fleet size down but quality up: Commodore
Rupert Guinness Sailing: First glance shows fleet size of Sydney to Hobart yacht race is smaller to the 117-strong start list for last year's 70th anniversary edition.
Kings guard Cadee focused on consistency
Tom Decent Basketball: Kings guard Jason Cadee wants to be Sydney's go-to man in the absence of Josh Childress, but his captain Tom Garlepp wants the 24-year-old to aim higher.