Deep water: Tigers boss joins players in dawn dip
Michael Gleeson 5:35 PM Richmond football boss Dan Richardson joined Tigers players in a dawn swim in the bay this week after he was confronted over his remarks about the Tigers list.
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AFL season 2016: Round seven teams
7:26 PM AFL All the ins and outs for round seven of the 2016 AFL premiership season.
Maric dumped, Grima named
Daniel Cherny 8:03 PM AFL The career of Richmond ruckman Ivan Maric is at the crossroads after he was dumped from the Tigers' side to face Hawthorn at the MCG on Friday night.
Storm got their just desserts: Hardigan
Andrew Webster 6:50 PM RUGBY LEAGUE Storm fans are furious at Parramatta's punishment. The former News Ltd boss says Melbourne got what it deserved.
Tasmania pushes for women's AFL alignment
Caroline Wilson 8:15 PM AFL Premier Will Hodgman has urged the AFL to reconsider its plan to align the state's women footballers with Greater Western Sydney when the women's national league is launched next year.
Oliver stood down over failed breath test
Michael Lynch 2:38 PM HORSE RACING Champion jockey Damien Oliver has been stood down by stewards for 29 days after failing a breath test before racing on the final day of the Warrnambool jumps carnival.
Three Pies in mix to debut against Blues
AFL A trio of untried Magpies are in the frame to make their AFL debut on Saturday in front of a bumper crowd against arch rivals Carlton at the MCG, while Travis Cloke is a chance of a senior recall as well.
Red Bull drop Kvyat, promote Verstappen
7:09 PM MOTOR SPORT Daniil Kvyat has been dropped to to sister team Toro Rosso following his disastrous weekend at the Russian Grand Prix and promoted Max Verstappen ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.
'Would you care if you were worth $10m?'
12:05 PM TENNIS Bernard Tomic said he was desperate for a top-10 ranking at the start of the year, but now money is seemingly a higher priority for the tennis star.
Selwood and Dangerfield: a perfect synergy
Wayne Carey 3:45 PM AFL The addition of Patrick Dangerfield to the Cats' list has made everyone work harder - apart from captain Joel Selwood, who always trained and played to the max.
Optus cops backlash from EPL fans
SOCCER Australian soccer fans have slammed Optus for its English Premier League pricing and lack of availability to non-Optus customers, after the telco released its pricing plan on Wednesday.
AFL
Swans chief calls on AFL to 'stand up' to Eddie
Daniel Cherny 5:29 PM Sydney chairman Andrew Pridham has questioned whether the AFL should issue Eddie McGuire a 'please explain' following the president's stinging criticism of GWS.
Cats ponder tall story to tackle Naitanui
Peter Hanlon 3:27 PM Geelong's ruck stocks are in good shape as big tests loom.
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Cricket
Renegades coach open to Gayle BBL return
Renegades coach would have no qualms about re-signing Chris Gayle for next season and believes reaction to the West Indian's 'don't blush baby' interview was out of proportion.
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Soccer
Fan bet on Leicester every year except this one
Des Bieler 9:44 AM John Micklethwait had nearly 200,000 reasons to find his team winning the EPL exceedingly bittersweet.
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Tennis
Fiery Kyrgios eases past Wawrinka
9:04 AM There was the odd outburst at the umpire, one after a first serve during the first-set tiebreak was called out despite appearing to clip the line, but Kyrgios kept his emotions in check to edge a tight tussle.
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Basketball
Simmons no shoo-in for big pay day
12:14 PM Australian teenager Ben Simmons is being courted by shoe giants adidas and Nike, but he won't be getting anywhere near the much-publicised $US100 million contract.
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Motor Sport
Mercedes rule out bias in letter to fans
8:57 AM Mercedes has published an open letter to Formula One fans, countering accusations that championship leader Nico Rosberg is favoured over Lewis Hamilton.
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Golf
I am not abandoning Australia, says Scott
8:05 AM Former world number one Adam Scott says he will be glued to television coverage of the Olympic Games in August, but does not plan to watch any of the golf.
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Horse Racing
No Song No Supper wins Grand Annual
Michael Lynch 5:50 PM An owner/jockey partnership established 14 years ago when WA owner Neville Duncan teamed up with Patrick Payne to land the Grand Annual Steeplechase with No Song No Supper.
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Athletics
Aussie runner smashes best, books Rio spot
Michael Gleeson Melbourne runner Linden Hall has run a big personal best to record an Olympic qualifier in the United States.
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Netball
Mentor not keen on Trans-Tasman split
Linda Pearce Geva Mentor has competed in all nine ANZ Championship seasons, but expects, like many, that this will be the last to be played on both sides of the ditch.
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Rugby Union
Union
Everywhere man Robbie Coleman gets chance to spark Brumbies attack
Chris Dutton 6:21 PM The Brumbies will turn to everywhere man Robbie Coleman as they wait to find out how long Matt Toomua is out of action.
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Rugby League
Raiders not anticipating Paulo as mid-season early arrival
Jon Tuxworth 8:41 PM The Raiders don't expect to snare Parramatta recruit Junior Paulo from the salary cap-hit Eels.
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South Koreans have Zika-proof outfits
Phil Lutton OLYMPICS A new step has been taken to try and protect athletes from Zika virus at the Olympics, with South Korea's team being kitted out with chemically-infused outfits.
Highlights
Billion dollar plan for MCG precinct
A billion dollar MCG plan has been pitched to the government.
Footy Fix
Rohan Connolly previews all the footy action ahead of round seven.
Plays of the Week
Exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sports world.
Let there be Leicester. And there was
Greg Baum: To call Leicester feat a miracle is to undersell it. A miracle is an instantaneous thing.
Golf's wild man John Daly turns 50
John Daly has made it! Despite the gambling, booze, cigarettes, fast food and even lap band surgery the clown prince of golf celebrates his 50th birthday on Thursday.
Swimming: an indecent obsession?
Is the only way you get to be world-class is by training to such extremes that life-skills are left in your wake?
The little big men of the AFL
Small forwards have always been key players in our game.
Replay losers ponder the 'what ifs'
What would have happened if the three grand final draws we've witnessed had extra time?
The grand final idea whose time has come
It's about time. And time is what it's about. Two grand finals in any one year are too many.
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.
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.
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.
