Former Dons warned to keep options open
Caroline Wilson 7:09 PM Suspended former Essendon players have been warned not to sign away their rights to future compensation claims as they negotiate with the club to cover their 2016 lost earnings.
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The pretend season is back, whatever it is
Greg Baum 6:44 PM On day one last season, footy was back and it wasn't. There was a match, under a sponsor's auspices, with a crowd and a live broadcast.
Dream start for Matildas on road to Rio
11:57 PM The Australian women's football team have taken a giant stride towards qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games with a 3-1 win over Japan.
Injured Tomic, Kyrgios 'all good', says Hewitt
Linda Pearce 3:08 PM Lleyton Hewitt has hosed down concerns over the injuries to his singles leading lights Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios ahead of Friday's start to Australia's first round Davis Cup tie.
Banned Bombers complete first session
Jon Pierik 8:40 PM AFL Banned Essendon players suspended for an anti-doping breach have begun training under the direction of a former premiership player and one of the more respected fitness chiefs in the AFL.
Could Princes Park be reopened?
Jon Pierik 5:57 PM AFL Carlton chief executive says Blues are "open" to reactivating Princes Park as AFL home-and-away season venue but admit ground would need millions of dollars spent on an upgrade.
Inequities over, tip for a 'rip roaring' season
Jon Pierik 4:53 PM Collingwood president Eddie McGuire believes the on-field competition will be 'rip roaring' in the next couple of seasons, with a return to what it was like late in the last decade.
Dream summer of golf locked away
Matt Murnane 4:05 PM Golf officials have put the finishing touches on what is looming as a dream summer for the sport in Australia.
Injury setback for Rio games sprint hope
Michael Gleeson 6:19 PM Australia's emerging star sprinter Josh Clarke hurt his hamstring in the race that qualified him for the Olympics.
Five things we learnt from NAB Challenge two
Matt Murnane 10:44 PM AFL A top draft pick showed his value, Collingwood's new not-so-secret weapon and the Bulldogs have us excited. Here are some of the things we learnt from another weekend of footy.
Barbarouses faces ban for studs-up tackle
9:11 PM Melbourne Victory winger Kosta Barbarouses has been cited and is facing an A-League ban for his studs-up challenge on Sydney FC's Milos Ninkovic.
New team Haas will go full throttle for points
Andrew Tate 6:23 PM New American Formula One team Haas is looking to make an impact at the Australian Grand Prix.
Crowley expected boos, knows more to come
Matt Murnane 1:38 PM AFL Ryan Crowley says he expects to be booed this season like he was against Carlton on Sunday, and predicts the crowd reaction will be even stronger when he journeys west.
AFL
Could a father-son Bradley sing the Blues?
Jon Pierik 5:01 PM Carlton could have another father-son selection to consider this year, with Jake Bradley - the offspring of Blues great Craig - set to play in the TAC Cup.
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Cricket
Vandals ruin pitch, local team's finals hopes
Michael Gleeson 2:59 PM Cricket Australia and Cricket Victoria have offered a $5000 reward for information to try to find the culprit who vandalised a turf cricket pitch and sabotaged a match.
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Soccer
Oar signs long-term deal with Roar
Dominic Bossi 4:21 PM Tommy Oar's search for a new home after the Socceroo signed a three-year-deal with the club at which he began his career, Brisbane Roar.
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Motor Sport
Massa wants more consistency from Williams
Andrew Tate While Daniel Ricciardo expects to be trying to overhaul the improving Williams team come the Australian Grand Prix, Brazilian Filipe Massa has eyes on a bigger prize.
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Basketball
Wizards crush LeBron-less Cavs
Paul Levine 7:03 PM John Wall had 21 points and 13 assists, Otto Porter also netted 21, as the Washington Wizards took advantage of LeBron James' absence to crush the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 113-99.
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Tennis
Visiting a scene of the glorious, grassy past
CHRISTOPHER CLAREY It will be Australia versus the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup this week at Kooyong Stadium with nostalgia obligatory.
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Horse Racing
Flamberge the gutsy horse who never gave in
Patrick Bartley Emotion shown by owner David Moodie and trainer Peter Moody moments after Saturday's group 1 Oakleigh Plate was surprising.
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Cycling
Powell targets Paralympic swansong at Rio
Jon Tuxworth Canberra para-cyclist Sue Powell has confirmed she is aiming for her Paralympic swansong in Rio.
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Golf
Adam Scott wins Honda Classic by one shot
11:23 AM Adam Scott has held his nerve over the tough closing stretch at the Honda Classic to end a title drought of nearly two years, clinching his 12th PGA Tour victory by one shot at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida.
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Rugby Union
Speight's spot 'hotly contested' when Fijian flies after Olympic gold
David Polkinghorne 6:56 PM Utility back Andrew Smith says he is just one of a number of players looking to get a spot on the Brumbies wing.
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Rugby League
Complacency not an issue for Cowboys: Morgan
Ryan Matheson 11:20 PM ​Living on the glory of their breakthrough premiership is not an option for the Cowboys.
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'I know it sounds weird, but I enjoy fighting'
Frank Mir 7:16 PM Two-time heavyweight champion Frank Mir takes on Mark Hunt in a UFC blockbuster in Brisbane on March 20.
Fearnley wins Tokyo marathon
Australian wheelchair athlete Kurt Fearnley stormed to victory in the Tokyo marathon on Sunday, marking a great start to a year he hopes will culminate in a third Paralympic marathon gold medal.
Pssst: Exit the land of the Giants
Daniel Cherny and Jon Pierik Don't expect Cam McCarthy to be back at Greater Western Sydney any time soon, if ever.
Rio to charge teams for mosquito screens
Pedro Fonseca and Paulo Prada OLYMPICS Organisers are trying to play down the threat of Zika, but Brazil's own Olympic team has asked its clothing sponsor to provide more long-sleeve shirts.
Highlights
Essendon coach not getting carried away
John Worsfold sees good things from the Don's victory over Carlton in their pre-season match.
Scott breaks title drought
Adam Scott has held his nerve in a two-way battle with Sergio Garcia to win the Honda Classic.
'Courageous' Glouftsis 'terrific' on debut
Eleni Glouftsis didn't hesitate when it was her moment in the centre with the Sherrin.
'It sounds weird, but I enjoy fighting'
Frank Mir takes on Mark Hunt in a UFC blockbuster in Brisbane on March 20.
What could possibly go wrong?
Tagger previews the 2016 AFL season, club-by-club.
Kyrgios lands maiden title in Marseille
Nick Kyrgios has beaten Marin Cilic in straight sets to claim his first ATP title.
McCullum: ton for the ages, one for the road
He re-wrote the record book, the textbook, the playbook and the book of Solomon.
A friendship lost, nothing more or less
It is not my desire to write about the private lives of Billy Brownless or Garry Lyon.
An intensely private and yet public scandal
Caroline Wilson on the scandal surrounding Garry Lyon.
Your guide to the NAB Challenge
All you need to know about the AFL pre-season competition.
Why Lyon and Brownless can never be friends
Garry Lyon broke the rules of Australian mateship.
For once, McCullum's timing may be out
It's a shame Brendon McCullum couldn't have at least played the World Twenty20.
Malthouse is the right man for exiled Dons
Some fans will recoil at the notion of Mick Malthouse acting as the good shepherd to a portion of the 34 during their season in exile.
Plays of the week
From turns on a sixpence to victory at the death, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays.
Voges spared after wrong call
An incorrect no-ball ruling by umpire Doug Bracewell spares Adam Voges, further highlighting problem cricket faces with the front-foot rule.
Chris Froome, in 15 – no, 28 – minutes
The undoubted king of cycling's current bunch, Chris Froome also ranks among the most exposed elite athletes on earth.
Cowan hit and concussed by bouncer
Ed Cowan has been ruled out of the rest his side's Sheffield Shield game after being hit by a bouncer.
WAGS steal the show at Allan Border night
Players and their partners lit up the red carpet ahead of the Allan Border Medal presentation on Australian cricket's night of nights.
Tennis tantrums: From Kyrgios to McEnroe
Former tennis stars John McEnroe and Andy Roddick make Nick Kyrgios' on-court antics look tame.
