Women cricketers to get big payrise

Andrew Tate 1:40 PM   CRICKET Cricket Australia has locked in a big pay rise for its female cricketers, a move it says will mean the Southern Stars will be the nation's best paid women's sports team.

US Masters 2016 golf: The lowdown

12:22 PM   GOLF Here's a run-down of the key players in the field, and some key stats heading into the event, which totals $13 million in prizemoney.

I thought Hird would be assistant: Watson

Andrew Tate 12:24 PM   AFL Tim Watson says his failure as an inexperienced coach saw him raise initial concerns about James Hird's appointment at Essendon.

Australian keeper critical after lightning strike

Dominic Bossi 2:54 PM   SOCCER A promising young Australian goalkeeper is fighting for his life after being struck by lightning during a training session in Malaysia.

Port's Wingard to miss Bombers clash

2:44 PM   AFL Brilliant Port Adelaide forward Chad Wingard will miss Friday night's AFL fixture against Essendon because of a hamstring strain.

How Day won his battle with poverty, alcohol

Oliver Brown 7:09 AM   GOLF Jason Day knew he had reached his nadir when he woke up one morning from a drunken stupor, unable to recall the faintest detail about the night before. He was 12 years old.

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Knee to know: Scharenberg's special program

Emma Quayle 12:33 PM   AFL Jonty Scharenberg thinks about many things when he runs out onto the football field each weekend. Getting the ball, using it well, doing what he can to help his team win.

Bolton responds to staging claims

Sam McClure 11:56 AM   AFL "It hasn't been a trend in our game and it's not going to be a trend because we don't want to be a team that goes into that area."

Hawks interested in suspended Bomber

Emma Quayle 7:58 PM   AFL Hawthorn is targeting suspended Essendon defender Cale Hooker, a free agent at the end of this season.

Barca recover to beat 10-man Atletico

9:07 AM   ​SOCCER Barcelona's Luis Suarez netted twice for a 2-1 win over 10-man Atletico Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final first leg.

• Vidal's goal gives Bayern edge over Benfica

Muscat calls for appeal of Berisha ban

Roy Ward 4:38 PM   SOCCER The Victory have an extra day to decide whether to appeal Berisha's two-game ban.

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Ban for Fletcher at son's games

Michael Gleeson 7:43 PM   The ban on Essendon players meant Dustin Fletcher was barred from going on the ground or into the change rooms to talk to his son Mason as he played for Calder Cannons on Tuesday.

Socceroo named Scotland's player of March

11:10 AM   The 23-year-old starred for Ross County in all three league matches last month, and also claimed man-of-the-match honours in their Scottish League Cup final win over Hibernian.

Stosur into second round at Charleston

11:07 AM   Samantha Stosur has battled her way through to the second round of the WTA event in Charleston, South Carolina.

Championship coach heads home

Roy Ward 8:55 AM   Townsville Fire championship winning coach Chris Lucas has ended his tenure at the club after two titles and four grand final appearances.

Ferrari yet to show true colours: Rosberg

8:21 PM   Ferrari are closer to Mercedes than results have suggested in this season's two races and look like posing a real challenge, according to Formula One world championship leader Nico Rosberg.

​Adam Scott fears being a one-major wonder

9:22 AM   He remains one of 132 players who have just one major championship to their name but is determined to join the 82 players who have won multiple majors.

The United States is Queen Elizabeth favourite

Chris Roots 10:07 PM   Nick Williams and his fellow owners of The United States were happy to pay a late entry to take on Winx in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth Stakes but with the superstar not there they find themselves favourite.

Rebels celebrate strong start with re-signings

Andrew Tate 2:40 PM    The Melbourne Rebels have re-signed Tom English, Sam Jeffries and Ben Meehan as the club looks to build on its strong start to the Super Rugby season. 

Man charged with throwing bottle at Bulldogs game at Belmore

Nick Ralston 3:16 PM   The fan who allegedly hurled a glass bottle towards the vicinity of the Canberra Raiders bench at Sydney's Belmore Sports Ground during their clash against the Bulldogs has been arrested by police.

NFL announces free Twitter streams

8:51 AM   Eager to reach the growing number of younger fans without televisions, the NFL has signed a deal with Twitter to broadcast 10 Thursday night regular-season games free over the internet.