'I have a problem' - Pearce takes responsibility
David Sygall 1:24 PM Mitchell Pearce has admitted he has a problem with alcohol, accepted he needs help and has apologised for his actions on Australia Day.
Cricket
Smith unimpressed with Kohli's send-off
Nathan Lay Australian Test captain Steve Smith has fired back at Virat Kohli, suggesting the Indian superstar's animated send-off at Adelaide Oval was just not cricket.
Smith, Warner out but Maxwell returns
Jesse Hogan 4:38 PM The return of Glenn Maxwell to Australia's T20 team for the Friday night match against India should help their bid to avoid being tied down by spin as they were in their loss in the series opener.
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Tennis
Federer hits out at 'stupid question'
David Sygall 8:37 AM It's not often that Roger Federer loses his cool. But a question from a reporter after his four-set semi final loss to Novak Djokovic had the Swiss maestro on edge.
Djokovic hits peak in Federer demolition
Jake Niall 10:36 PM Serbian world No.1's mastery over Roger Federer, and indeed men's tennis, has never been so evident as in this semi-final annihilation.
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Top stories
Why Punter holds the solution for dilemma
Malcolm Knox 1:54 PM League: Pearce has been stood down for the benefit of the mob, and now he will perform the charade for the mob too.
Jesse Williams cleared to return to NFL
Jotham Lian 2:05 PM American football: Australian NFL player Jesse Williams has been cleared to return to American football after his battle with kidney cancer.
Jason Day goes back to where it all began
Tod Leonard 9:53 AM Golf: Day's early career and life is bookended by two scenes in San Diego. Returning to a happy hunting ground, he is keen to kick 2016 off in style.
Generous Lomu placed himself last
David Sygall 11:03 AM Rugby: Possessions never seemed to weigh down Jonah Lomu, whose priority was to share his good fortune wherever he possibly could.
Disgraced Pearce set to undergo counselling
Brad Walter 8:40 PM League: Former Roosters captain is not expected to be sacked over video if he agrees to address alcohol problems that have plagued his career.
Racism in Pearce video 'hurtful': Mundine
Brad Walter 11:10 PM League: Former NRL star Anthony Mundine hit out at the casual racism used by Mitchell Pearce and others in video footage that has cast doubts on the immediate future of the Roosters star.
League
Kennedy suspended for more than two years
Tom Decent 6:33 PM Former Sydney Roosters prop Martin Kennedy's NRL career is in tatters after he was suspended for two years and nine months for breaching the league's anti-doping policy.
A cruise, a canine and candid camera
Adrian Proszenko 8:52 PM When Mitchell Pearce and his Roosters teammates stumbled out of the Royal Oak Hotel at about 11pm on Tuesday, that should have been the end of their Australia Day festivities.
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Football
City midfielder De Bruyne out for 10 weeks
9:24 AM The Belgium international was carried off on a stretcher after suffering the injury late in the 3-1 second leg win that secured City's place in the final against Liverpool at Wembley on February 28.
Wanderers ready to take revenge on City
Sebastian Hassett Tony Popovic might still be seething at how his team was denied victory against Melbourne City when they last met but he's confident they can turn the tables on Friday night.
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Rugby
Lealiifano and Moore named co-captains
Chris Dutton 10:54 AM The ACT Brumbies will go into the Super Rugby season with co-captains for the first time in the club's history, with Stephen Moore and Christian Lealiifano to team up in a leadership duo.
NSW Waratahs sign former Rebel Hegarty
Tom Decent 4:49 PM Daryl Gibson believes the signing of former Melbourne Rebels playmaker adds security and flexibility to his squad should Bernard Foley feel the brunt of back-to-back seasons.
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Horseracing
Owner at centre of Murray cobalt probe
Adam Pengilly 4:23 PM Paul Murray has blamed Peter Holz, a former owner of his family's prolific Kembla Grange stable, for supplying a product thought to be at the centre of a cobalt probe.
Snowden still cautious with Defcon
Adam Pengilly Defcon has been the elephant in the Golden Slipper room for months. And bookmakers will finally see if their memory has been right for them to tread cautiously in Golden Slipper betting.
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More sport
McCarthy returns to WA to deal with 'issues'
Daniel Cherny 3:10 PM AFL: Wantaway Greater Western Sydney forward Cameron McCarthy will return to Perth having been granted indefinite leave from the Giants to deal with "personal issues".
The worst of times for Manning
Mark Maske 10:13 AM American Football: Peyton Manning is one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. But he also has had one of the worst seasons ever for a quarterback who will be a starter in the Super Bowl.
Day battling virus at Farmers Open
1:16 PM Golf: ​Seventeen-year-old pro debutant Ryan Ruffels leads the Australian charge after an ailing Jason Day battled through the opening round of his US tour title defence at Torrey Pines.
Refugee team to participate in Rio Olympics
VICTOR MATHER 8:25 AM Olympics: A small team of international refugee athletes will participate in the Olympic Games in Rio, Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, confirmed.
Matthew Mitcham retires from diving
Steve Larkin 3:42 PM Olympics: Matthew Mitcham will not compete at the Rio Olympics after announcing his retirement from diving.
Essendon fined for unsafe program
Adam Cooper AFL: Essendon Football Club has been convicted and fined $200,000 by a magistrate for failing to keep a safe workplace over the supplements program it had in place in 2011 and 2012.
Highlights
Why Punter holds the solution for Pearce
Pearce has been sacked for the benefit of the mob, and now he will perform the charade for the mob too. One day, he will do it again, because he never believed he did anything wrong.
The Blind Side: Back from the dead to contest Super Bowl 50
A year after critics wondered whether Oher was washed up, the inspiration for the Hollywood hit 'The Blind Side' will protect Newton's blind side in Super Bowl 50 on February 7.
The Roosters must sack Pearce
Comment: Rehab is being considered for the troubled halfback, but the club must let him go - for his sake, as well as theirs.
NRL must side with do-gooders on Pearce
Those who believe player's only crime was getting caught are in a besieged fort - and the enemy are coming over the walls, armed with camera phones.
Is the Six Nations hurting Northern Hemisphere rugby?
During the Rugby World Cup, England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland played seven matches against the big four of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina, and lost all seven.
The week's best plays
From buzzer beaters to wonder goals, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sporting world this week.
Pearce's tough season just got a lot tougher
Mitchell Pearce's career is about to be thrown under the bus once again, and it will be a miracle if the Roosters fall in behind their captain once more.
World's best sports quiz #12
Think you know your sport? Here's 10 dastardly questions to determine if you're a sporting champion or a genuine struggler.
Pietersen: 'I can help win World T20'
I am ready to pass on my experience from the hugely successful Big Bash and IPL to younger England teammates.
Australian footballers working in Malaysia
The Malaysian minister warmly greeted us to the stadium. "Welcome to New South Wales against T-Team," he said.
Frankel colt garners seven figures
Karaka 2016 had it all at their two Premier Sales sessions last Monday and Tuesday.
Living the Leicester City dream
Leicester City will start February atop the English Premier League. It can't last. Or maybe it can.
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