Hawks star Roughead's skin cancer returns

Michael Gleeson 7:06 PM   Hawthorn forward Jarryd Roughead's football career has been put on hold indefinitely after a return of the cancer which sidelined him last year.

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Thompson's home farewell ends in draw

Archie Thompson of Melbourne thanks fans as he walks off.

Michael Lynch 9:54 PM   SOCCER Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat had called on the club's fans to turn out in force to give their departing stars a real sendoff.

Roughead 'shaken up' by cancer recurrence

Jarryd Roughead will be sidelined for an indefinite period as he undergoes treatment for a recurrence of skin cancer.

Stathi Paxinos 9:27 PM   AFL Jordan Lewis has shared many things with Hawthorn teammate Jarryd Roughead.

49ers coach laments loss of Hayne

"We were excited. He's a big body and has a skill set": Chip Kelly on Jarryd Hayne.

6:17 AM   AMERICAN FOOTBALL San Francisco 49ers coach Chip Kelly douses speculation the 49ers were planning to cut Hayne, which led to the Australian making a face-saving exit.

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Man United book Europa League spot

On fire: Wayne Rooney is hitting a rich vein of form at the right time for England.

8:08 AM   SOCCER Manchester United defeated Bournemouth 3-1 in an English Premier League game hastily rearranged because of a bomb scare, sealing fifth place and a spot in the Europa League.

Muscat says Victory still in with a chance

Archie Thompson of Melbourne thanks fans as he walks off after being substituted.

Michael Lynch 10:44 PM   SOCCER Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat could only rue what he believes was a "soft" free kick conceded by Matthieu Delpierre which stood between his side and a win over Jeonbuk Motors.

Wright claims the women's Oi Rio Pro

Tyler Wright

7:43 AM   SURFING Tyler Wright has claimed her third World Surf League victory of the year, defeating Sally Fitzgibbons in an all-Australian final of the women's Rio Pro.

Bulldogs may promote debutant to backline

Bulldogs head coach Luke Beveridge poses with a baby during a training session at Whitten Oval on Tuesday.

Larissa Nicholson 6:12 PM   AFL The Western Bulldogs have run out of top-level defenders, coach Luke Beveridge has admitted.

Police, Tax Office begin Eels probe

Email warning: Parramatta chairman Steve Sharp.

Adrian Proszenko 8:23 PM   RUGBY LEAGUE The police are investigating the Parramatta Eels amid revelations some officials may have committed fraud while cheating the salary cap.

US opens investigation into Russian doping

Russian sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, said that Russian officials, coaches and athletes had made "serious mistakes".

7:25 AM   ATHLETICS The United States Department of Justice has opened an investigation into state-sponsored doping by dozens of Russia's top athletes, according to two people familiar with the case.

Coaches inspire giant turnaround

 Steve Johnson.

David Sygall 11:14 PM   AFL The ability of the Giants to win one-on-one battles across the ground has been a key factor in their flying start to the season.

Racing Victoria stewards raid Maher stables

Trainer Ciaron Maher at Caulfield.

Patrick Bartley 7:34 PM   HORSE RACING Racing Victoria stewards raided the Caulfield stables of Ciaron Maher after reports that suspended trainer Peter Moody had been in the trainer's area at trackwork and present at his former stables.

Cricket

T20 drama will make Stokes better: Broad

England's Ben Stokes is consoled by his captain Eoin Morgan following their loss in the final of the World Twenty20 ...

7:22 PM   England all-rounder Ben Stokes will learn from his dreadful World Twenty20 experience and come back a stronger player, teammate Stuart Broad has said.

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Horse Racing

Shocking barrier draw again for Flamberge

Damian Lane with Flamberge after his shock win in the Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield on Saturday.

Patrick Bartley 3:21 PM   It seems the racing gods are determined for brave sprinter Flamberge to have to overcome the toughest of barrier draws to win his major races and Saturday's $500,000 Goodwood handicap will be no exception.

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Olympics

Thirty-one athletes could miss Rio

Banned for four years: Russian weighlifter Alexei Lovchev.

11:50 PM   Thirty-one athletes from six sports could be banned from this year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics after 454 doping samples were re-tested from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the IOC said on Tuesday.

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Motor Sport

'Bitter' Ricciardo laments Red Bull strategy

Daniel Ricciardo congratulates Max Verstappen.

Jon Pierik   Daniel Ricciardo has lamented his pit-stop strategy which cost him victory on a day an opening-lap crash by Mercedes in the Spanish Grand Prix had gifted him the lead.

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Golf

Jason Day issues warning to rivals

Jason Day vows to "keep pushing, keep pushing, because Tiger says he's going to kick my butt when he comes back."

Karen Crouse 11:01 AM   Jason Day is a hybrid of Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, growing his family even as he narrows his focus. And the best golfer in the men's game said he is obsessed with improving.

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Rugby League

Rangi Chase quits rugby league

Rangi Chase in action for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League in 2014.

8:53 AM   ​Former England five-eighth and Super League Man of Steel Rangi Chase has quit rugby league at the age of 30.

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Tennis

Djokovic suffers rare loss, Murray takes Rome

No problems: Andy Murray disposed of rival Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Italian Open.

Andy Murray enjoyed the perfect 29th birthday present on Sunday, puncturing Novak Djokovic's air of dominance by beating the out-of-sorts Serb in straight sets in the final of the Italian Open in Rome.

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Basketball

Thunder strike Bogut's Warriors

Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.

6:32 PM   The Oklahoma City Thunder have rocked the Golden State Warriors in game one of the NBA Western Conference Finals.

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Netball

Mystics repel Pulse for 55-53 win

Mystics shooter Cathrine Tuivaiti was her usual accurate self.

The Northern Mystics survived some nervous late moments to close out a 55-53 win over the Central Pulse in the trans-Tasman netball league on Monday.

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Rugby Union

Eddie Jones mocks Toulon owner

The one that got away: Steffon Armitage.

8:43 AM   Steffon Armitage's prospects of making an England rugby comeback have receded after coach Eddie Jones denied speaking with the Toulon flanker and mocked the French club's comic book owner Mourad Boudjellal.

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More Sport

Beattie named Commonwealth Games chief

Former Queensland premier Peter Beattie has been named new chief of the 2018 Commonwealth Games organisation, GOLDOC

Tony Moore 10:26 AM   COMMONWEALTH GAMES Ex-premier will head Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Corporation.

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Highlights

AFL 2016: quarter-time report card

With more than a quarter of the AFL season gone, we look at the big developments.

The trading game

When the music stopped at the end of last year's trade period, 14 picks in this year's draft had made their way to new teams. Emma Quayle takes an early look at how they might pan out.

Top Magpies under the pump

COMMENT Eddie McGuire's move to publicly question his own leadership at the Collingwood Football Club might well be the best call he has made all season.

The super team that wasn't

Those still bemoaning the loss of the Lions could do worse than to wander down to watch the Roos train.

Where did it all go wrong for Lucas Neill?

Robbie Slater knew something wasn't right with Lucas Neill when he sat down with his old friend, Phil Moss, for coffee.

Grow up Bernie, you're embarrassing yourself

Bernie, just pull your head in.

Footy Fix

Rohan Connolly previews all the footy action ahead of round seven.

Selwood, Dangerfield: a perfect synergy

The addition of Patrick Dangerfield to the Cats' list has made Joel Selwood even better.

Billion dollar plan for MCG precinct

A billion dollar MCG plan has been pitched to the government.

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?