May gets five games for high bump
Larissa Nicholson 7:50 PM Gold Coast player Steven May has been suspended for five matches for a high bump that flattened Stefan Martin at the weekend.
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AFL blows the siren on grand final replays
Michael Gleeson 5:22 PM AFL Finals will be decided by a "golden point" if scores remain tied following extra time after the AFL Commission made a historic change for drawn finals.
Novillo appeal denied, will miss semi-final
Roy Ward 8:55 PM SOCCER Melbourne City will be without French forward Harry Novillo for their semi-final against Adelaide United.
The grand final idea whose time has come
Greg Baum 8:02 PM AFL It's about time. And time is what it's about. Two grand finals in any one year are too many.
Skipper urges angry Pies to embrace pressure
Jon Pierik 6:33 PM AFL Collingwood skipper Scott Pendlebury hopes his teammates are angry and has urged them to embrace the pressure, as the Magpies look to resurrect their season against Essendon on Anzac Day.
Eagles face allegations of racism
Brendan Foster 6:10 PM AFL The West Coast Eagles have inadvertently opened themselves up to allegations of racism after promoting their retro jumper from the weekend on social media with the term 'the yellow peril is back'.
Australia is keeping it cool for Rio
12:10 PM OLYMPICS Australia's Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller unveiled the Olympic Team's competition and Olympic village uniforms flanked by a host of star athletes in Sydney on Tuesday morning.
AFL
Suns rally as May starts the long rebuild
Peter Hanlon 6:32 PM Dean Solomon says Gold Coast's vice-captain can't let Stefan Martin incident define him.
Who didn't make the cut: Dunstall's top five
Jon Pierik 10:31 AM AFL Hawthorn great Jason Dunstall has rated the five best Hawks he has seen - and is likely to cause a stir because of who he overlooked.
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Cricket
Warner guides Sunrisers to first IPL win
8:18 AM David Warner has produced a tremendous captain's knock to hand the Sunrisers Hyderabad their first win of the Indian Premier League season.
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Soccer
City young gun looks to semi-final
Roy Ward 4:31 PM Paulo Retre filled in for star right back Ivan Franjic in the elimination final and he's ready to do it again come Friday night's sold out semi-final.
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Tennis
Stosur splits with coach, looks to French Open
Vince Rugari ​Samantha Stosur on the hunt for a new coach after agreeing to end her long and successful partnership with David Taylor following next month's French Open.
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Basketball
Curry out of game two with ankle injury
2:31 PM Reigning league MVP Stephen Curry will miss game two of Golden State's playoff series against Houston Rockets on Monday due to an injured right ankle.
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Motor Sport
Chinese GP was drive of my career: Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo has hailed his stunning comeback to finish fourth behind the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg in the Chinese Grand Prix as the best performance of his career.
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Golf
Day finishes strongly at Hilton Head
Jason Day is back to looking like the world's top-ranked golfer, following up a season-worst 79 in the US PGA Tour's Heritage Classic with a three-under 68 final round.
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Horse Racing
Press Statement retired to stud
3:09 PM Dual group 1 winner Press Statement has run his last race and will join the stallion roster at Vinery Stud in the new season.
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Swimming
Swimming Australia shocked by Hackett
8:49 AM Swimming Australia boss John Bertrand is shocked by Grant Hackett's behaviour on a flight from Adelaide to Melbourne on Sunday.
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Netball
Swifts defeat Thunderbirds
Dominic Bossi NSW Swifts issued one of the strongest statements of their title credentials, continuing their perfect start to the season with a commanding 24-point win over Adelaide Thunderbirds.
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Rugby Union
Brumbies reveal Anzac jersey
David Polkinghorne 6:50 PM Camouflage jersey could help Brumbies hide from the Crusaders.
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Rugby League
Tigers player posts lewd video on social media
Michael Chammas 8:28 PM A Wests Tigers Holden Cup player involved in posting a lewd video on social media is likely to undergo education as part of his sanction for the indiscretion.
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More Sport
Australian gymnast Miller's silver at test event
3:38 PM OLYMPICS Australian gymnast Larissa Miller has boosted her Olympic chances, winning silver in the floor exercise at a test event in Rio.
Kurt Fearnley third in Boston Marathon
9:25 AM MARATHON Kurt Fearnley has finished third in the wheelchair division of the 120th Boston Marathon behind winner Marcel Hug of Switzerland.
Highlights
Keeping track of a new AFL player statistic
One man is interested in what kind of small businesses players are launching or supporting.
Why Rance stayed
Alex Rance had made up his mind to walk away from football.
AFL plays of the round
Round four in the AFL had Stefan Martin being stretchered off, Daniel Rioli shining through a Tigers defeat and Eddie Betts sealing the deal.
No excuse for Pies
This was a loss that rubbed varnish from Nathan Buckley.
Roos edge past Dees
Brent Harvey kicks six and Todd Goldstein five as North Melbourne hold on for a thrilling five-point win.
Daniher is a special talent for Bombers
How has the footy world had forgotten about this guy's talents?
Rough for Tigers when cream turns sour
COMMENT It's not the number of injuries, but the quality of players with them, which is currently stretching Richmond every which way.
'We were so close yet we didn't know'
Young Western Bulldogs footballer Lukas Webb has lost two close mates to suicide.
Marlon Samuels is no easy cricketer to love
Just when we thought it was time to finally laud the West Indies Marlon Samuels has made us think twice.
Leicester edge closer to fairytale finish
Leicester City has beaten Southampton to move seven points clear at the top of the table.
AFL plays of the weekend
The Pies and Bombers cause upsets, Eddie Betts searches for goal of the year and more.
AFL learns, but racism is a society issue
The AFL was quick to act on Saturday amid another racism controversy.
Lauren Jackson - a glittering career
We look back at her stellar journey over two decades.
Kohli leaves Aussies in awe at World T20
Virat Kohli has put on one of the great Twenty20 performances at the expense of Australia.
Eagles issue warning in Lions mauling
West Coast have delivered a statement in their opening game after trouncing Brisbane.
Five things we learnt from round one
It's been an eventful start to the 2016 AFL season, with on-field form and issues aplenty.
The lore of four
Contemplating Hawks' prospects of fourth successive premiership.
Carlton impress but Tigers get the points
It was far from convincing, but Richmond picked up the first win of the season.
AFL season 2016: our time (warped) capsule
From Elliot Yeo to Meat Loaf, with questions about the Hawks in between, our experts gaze into the crystal ball and reveal just what will happen in AFL season 2016.
Can you win a flag with defence?
A look at the numbers paints an interesting picture.
ArmagedDON: the day the doping bans fell
Brendon Goddard relives the moment his teammates' suspensions landed.
