Pocock in Twitter dig at Abbott over refugees

Kim Arlington 8:04 AM   RUGBY WORLD CUP He may be gearing up for the biggest game of his career, but Wallabies star David Pocock still took time to have a dig at Tony Abbott.

Supplements answer labelled 'silly' in court

Mark Russell 4:48 PM   AFL What have I been given, asks delisted rookie. What do you think you've been given, Essendon replies.

Hamilton sees no reason to help Rosberg

8:20 AM   MOTOR SPORT Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton said he saw little reason to try and help Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg beat Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.

Time to inspire as Foley lives 1999 dream

Chris Dutton 5:00 PM   RUGBY WORLD CUP Bernard Foley got up in the middle of the night 16 years ago to watch the Wallabies win the World Cup and spark the inspiration for his rugby career.

Owners back Bailey in public show of support

Patrick Bartley and Michael Lynch 6:18 PM   HORSE RACING Some of Victoria's most respected racehorse owners have rallied around chief steward Terry Bailey and his integrity department after the gun attack on Bailey's home.

Day-night Test will go ahead: Sutherland

Jon Pierik 8:08 PM   CRICKET Cricket Australia chief insists the historic day-night Test featuring a pink ball will go ahead in Adelaide next month.

Bombers believe they can fly back up

Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall 10:43 PM   AFL Essendon believe they can challenge for the top four again within three years under new coach John Worsfold.

Confidence the key as Silver Ferns regroup

Liz Ellis 2:26 PM   NETBALL Confidence is king, or given that we are talking about netball, queen. Whatever, the Silver Ferns now have some, and the Diamonds may come to regret handing it over last Sunday in the third Constellation Cup match in Melbourne.

Jets star holds few surprises for City

Michael Lynch 2:06 PM   SOCCER Melbourne City coach John van 't Schip is expecting Friday night's opponents Newcastle Jets to be defensively organised and to try to hit his side on the counter.

Cahill signs extension with Shanghai Shenhua

Sebastian Hassett 8:52 AM   SOCCER Socceroos legend Tim Cahill will stay with Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua for at least one more season after agreeing terms on Thursday night.

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Wallabies hope NFL-style restart gives edge

Chris Dutton 5:00 PM   It's the gridiron-style tactic from Michael Cheika's bag of tricks that has got the World Cup talking and it looms as a Wallabies weapon for the final.

Mongolian Khan out of Melbourne Cup

Patrick Bartley 6:37 PM   Bookmakers across Australia have reassessed their markets after Mongolian Khan was withdrawn from the Melbourne Cup following a colic attack.

Week off opens door to talk of bye

Matt Murnane and Caroline Wilson 7:57 PM   The AFL's end of season bye bombshell has left the players association in a strong position to finally have their wish for two byes granted as soon as 2017.

Hume get kudos for semi-final showing

Michael Lynch 6:59 PM   Hume City did themselves proud in their FFA Cup semi final clash with A-League champions Melbourne Victory with a fighting display that kept them in the game until the 88th minute, when Victory only held a slender 1-0 lead.

Time to scrap Sheffield final, urges Edwards

Jon Pierik 7:02 PM   Having overseen the greatest board and operational changes in Cricket Australia history, retiring chairman Wally Edwards has one more move he would like to see - the scrapping of the beleaguered Sheffield Shield final.

Melbourne United score late win over Perth

Roy Ward 10:03 PM   Melbourne United signings Stephen Holt and Majok Majok landed a last-second knockout blow to take down Perth Wildcats at Hisense Arena on Thursday night.

Grant in the sights of clubs over allocation of $50 million

Brad Walter 8:43 PM   Removing ARLC chairman a difficult process but a challenge by clubs would be a vote of no confidence.

Lewis Hamilton just wants to have fun now

9:24 PM   Lewis Hamilton will be in it to win it this weekend as Mexico makes its return to the Formula One calendar after a 23-year absence.

Radwanska stuns Halep in Singapore

9:30 PM   Agnieszka Radwanska put on an inspired display to battle past Simona Halep 7-6(5), 6-1 in their last round robin match at the WTA Finals on Thursday, her victory ensuring the Romanian was eliminated and Maria Sharapova advanced to the semi-finals.

Ko blown off course at windy Hainan

9:40 PM   World number one Lydia Ko endured one of the worst rounds of her fledgling career on Thursday as the New Zealand teenager limped to a five-over-par 77 during the first round of the Blue Bay LPGA Tour event in China.

Alexander wants to start dominance

Tom Decent 6:54 PM   Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander understands how important it is for her players to get the weekend of Australian sporting dominance over New Zealand off to a flyer as they look to wrap up the Constellation Cup in Perth on Friday.

Royals take 2-0 World Series lead

3:20 PM   BASEBALL The Kansas City Royals backed the superb two-hit pitching of Johnny Cueto with a relentless attack to rout the New York Mets 7-1 on Wednesday and take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven World Series.