Criterion - a true champion
A day in the life of a champion starts very, very early.
A day in the life of a champion starts very, very early.
England thrash New Zealand by seven wickets to reach the final of the ICC World T20 on Sunday.
From sublime soccer to batting genius, these are the most silly, exciting and downright crazy plays in the sport world this week.
Carlton impress, the Dees win, Stringer and Kennedy kick bags full and Dangerfield amazes in the hoops. Here are the plays of round one in the AFL.
Fremantle has dropped the "usual suspects" after it got smashed by the Western Bulldogs last weekend at Etihad Stadium, while Lewis Jetta will make his debut for West Coast in the Grand Final rematch against Hawthorn.
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has confirmed he will make changes for Saturday's first home game of the season against Gold Coast in Perth.
An Eagles win on Sunday will inflame raging hysteria about an Eagles premiership...but it won't necessarily be well-placed.
Fremantle superstar Nat Fyfe's status as a genuine champion of the game is why his coach Ross Lyon is convinced the Dockers' game breaker will bounce back to top form in Saturday's clash with Gold Coast in Perth.
Fremantle stalwart Matthew Pavlich says suggestions voluntary AFL drug testing results should be made public are "bewildering" and that the issue needs to be governed by experts rather than pretenders.
The Dockers turned in a shocker, the Pies' week from hell was capped on in fitting fashion, Geelong and Hawthorn (and played an epic and it was party time for JK and the Eagles.
From second last in the league after 15 rounds to a guaranteed finals spot 10 games later, Perth Glory have momentum in spades as they prepare for the A-League finals.
Perth Glory all but sealed a place in the A-League finals and ensured a disappointing end at home for the Newcastle Jets with a scrappy 2-1 win at Hunter Stadium on Saturday.
Perth Glory continued its storming run to the A-League top six with a clinical 2-1 win over Wellington Phoenix at Westpac Stadium on Sunday.
Hungarian international Krisztian Vadocz will receive a special surprise when he goes on tour with Perth Glory later this month - his wife.
The Western Force have conceded 48 unanswered points to wilt to a 53-10 Super Rugby defeat to the Chiefs in Hamilton.
The ACT Brumbies are confident a disjointed travel schedule will not hinder their preparations in Cape Town as they aim to continue an unbeaten start to the Super Rugby season.
Western Force chief executive Mark Sinderberry has hit back at comments made by departing Waratahs CEO Greg Harris suggesting Perth would be better off without a Super Rugby franchise, saying he we would be better off worrying about his own backyard given he was unable to grow the game in NSW.
The ACT Brumbies are set to include an unknown rookie in their squad to travel to South Africa.
Tom Staniforth has vowed to make the most of his Super Rugby comeback, determined to prove he deserves a regular spot in the ACT Brumbies' game-day squad for the rest of the season.
Rugby is lurching from crisis to crisis.
The India captain is not your average cricketer, as he showed with his bizarre response to a question from an Australian journalist after India's World T20 loss.
Trolling on social media is not peculiar to India but some women have been dismayed at the vilification of Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma who has been sarcastically thanked for breaking up with cricketer Virat Kohli because her absence "led" to his excellent performance in the World Twenty20.
Glamorgan have announced the signing of former Australia Test paceman Shaun Tait for this season's T20 Blast competition.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick has hailed Kosta Barbarouses and Gui Finkler as "fantastic" signings for his club for next season, but doing their new employers a favour will be the last thing on the pair's mind when they take on the Kiwis on Saturday afternoon.
Sydney FC take on Adelaide United at Allianz Stadium
Australia's friendly match against England in Sunderland on May 27 will be eagerly awaited by every Socceroo - but perhaps none more so than Brad Smith, who has the opportunity to show Roy Hodgson what he's missing out on.
One of the best related colts in the country will be a star attraction at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sales in Sydney next week - only two days before his famous sibling has his racetrack bow during The Championships.
There are novel ways to win all sorts of races, but how do you explain a trainer gunning for victory in Australia's richest sprint race without actually having seen his horse?
There is laidback and then there is Ciaron Maher. Like the man who just shrugs when his phone rings with a query about one of his best horses, floated to Sydney and arriving at the city's western racetrack rather than its eastern one.