'I was p---ed off, that's the best way to put it'
Sam McClure 4:34 PM Travis Cloke is determined to fight his way back into the Collingwood side, declaring he's "had enough of VFL football".
Top Stories
Art row over Western Bulldogs jumper
Caroline Wilson 9:24 PM AFL The Aboriginal artists who designed the Western Bulldogs indigenous jumper have refused to sign a licensing contract with the league.
Payne should think about retiring: family
Patrick Bartley 12:34 PM HORSE RACING Former champion jockey Paddy Payne believes his Melbourne Cup-winning sister Michelle should consider retiring from racing.
Worsfold milestone a suitably low-key affair
Rohan Connolly 8:08 PM AFL Essendon coach brings up a significant marker on Saturday night. Not that you'll hear him say much about it.
Last-minute heartbreak for Sydney FC
Sebastian Hassett 10:58 PM SOCCER Having held out for 89 minutes, Sydney FC needed to hold out for just one more to qualify for the Asian Champions League quarter-finals for the very first time.
Ex-Eagle feared he would go to prison
Brendan Foster 6:42 PM AFL Troubled ex-West Coast Eagles gun Daniel Kerr feared he was going to have to get used to wearing prison greens after he was sent to prison for breaching a violent restraining order.
The Olympic category Australia won't contest
Melissa Woods 3:08 PM ROWING Australia won't have a men's eight at the Olympics for the first time since 1948 after failing to qualify for Rio at the final rowing regatta in Switzerland.
Scott not happy with 'rule of the week'
Sam McClure 4:33 PM AFL North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has hit out at the umpiring department, declaring suggestions there isn't a rule of the week as "ridiculous".
Rioli insists Hawks can still win the flag
Jon Pierik 4:33 PM AFL Hawthorn star Cyril Rioli has conceded the Hawks have played only the one complete game this season but insists they still have the personnel and game plan to challenge for a fourth-straight flag.
Vixens call for a level playing field
Linda Pearce 4:49 PM NETBALL Strict policing of salary cap will be imperative to protect existing clubs from resource-rich national league newcomers, says Netball Victoria president Jenny Sanchez.
Hawthorn's Brad Hill charged with assault
Stathi Paxinos, Aisha Dow AFL Hawthorn premiership player Brad Hill has been charged with assault following an alleged altercation during the pre-season.
Djokovic plays it cool over Kyrgios comments
6:43 AM TENNIS World No.1 says it was unnecessary of Nick Kyrgios to drag him into a verbal stoush with match umpire Carlos Ramos.
'Maybe if I had 100 million, that's different'
9:09 AM TENNIS Bernard Tomic has apologised for his controversial comments at the Madrid Masters earlier this month.
AFL
KB to get bronze statue at MCG
Andrew Tate 5:02 PM Kevin Bartlett has ruled out a handballing pose, but the AFL legend is not averse to having the MCG statue, to be erected in his honour, feature a "comb-over flowing through the air".
Lay off Bucks, says Pendlebury
Michael Gleeson 3:00 AM Collingwood's players as much as coach Nathan Buckley revived the team's season because it was the players, not Buckley, who needed to "put more skin in the game", captain Scott Pendlebury said.
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Cricket
Gillespie poised to sign as bowling coach
Chris Barrett Australia are on the brink of poaching one of their own back from the old enemy, with discussions about bringing the successful Yorkshire coach home at an advanced level.
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Olympics
Jackson keen to lead charge for female athletes
Samantha Lane 7:25 PM Lauren Jackson's first major career move after retiring from basketball is motivated by an intent to improve the lot of women in sport. The decision of the international star and iconic Australian athlete to take key backroom posts in a Women's National Basketball League side saved from extinction is about influencing at tables of power rather than on court.
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Tennis
French Open mistakenly tweets Schiavone retirement
10:28 AM It was a heart-tugging moment: As Francesca Schiavone went down to defeat in the first round of the French Open, the tournament organisers announced she was retiring, and the crowd had seen her last Roland Garros campaign.
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Soccer
Victory crash out of Asia in Jeonju
​Brazilian forward Leonardo has dished out another piece of Asian Champions heartache for Melbourne Victory and put Jeonbuk Motors into Asia's last eight.
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Golf
Webb's Rio dream under siege
4:19 PM Karrie Webb's dream of playing in golf's return to the Olympics is suddenly under threat.
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Motor Sport
I would have beaten Ricciardo: Kvyat
10:00 AM Still seething after being demoted by Red Bull, Russian Formula One driver Daniil Kvyat claims he would have outscored Australian teammate Daniel Ricciardo this season had he been given the chance.
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Basketball
Jackson keen to lead charge for female athletes
Samantha Lane 7:25 PM Lauren Jackson's first major career move after retiring from basketball is motivated by an intent to improve the lot of women in sport. The decision of the international star and iconic Australian athlete to take key backroom posts in a Women's National Basketball League side saved from extinction is about influencing at tables of power rather than on court.
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Horse Racing
Payne should consider retirement: family
Patrick Bartley 12:34 PM Former champion jockey Paddy Payne believes his Melbourne Cup-winning sister Michelle should consider retiring from racing.
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Rugby Union
Brumbies clear way for Larkham to join Wallabies as contract talks ramp up
Chris Dutton 6:54 PM The ACT Brumbies have cleared the way for Stephen Larkham to rejoin the Wallabies as an assistant coach as chairman Robert Kennedy ramps up negotiations to lock him into a new deal.
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Rugby League
Tony Williams could make mid-season return to Manly
Adrian Proszenko 9:16 PM Out-of-favour Bulldog Tony Williams could make a shock mid-season switch back to former club Manly.
Norman drug charges raise fresh doubts about Eels future
Adrian Proszenko and Chris Barrett 8:25 PM Parramatta are yet to determine whether Corey Norman will play against Newcastle after being charged with possessing drugs but the development has raised fresh doubts about his tenure at the club.
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Netball
Vixens call for a level playing field
Linda Pearce 4:49 PM Strict policing of salary cap will be imperative to protect existing clubs from resource-rich national league newcomers, says Netball Victoria president Jenny Sanchez.
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More Sport
Former NFL star died with CTE
Ken Belson 12:48 PM ​NFL Bubba Smith, the All-Pro defensive end in the NFL who went on to a second career as a movie actor, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died in 2011.
NFL tried to influence concussion research
John Branch NFL When the NFL agreed in 2012 to donate tens of millions of dollars to concussion research overseen by the National Institutes of Health, it was widely seen as a positive turning point
Eubank was 'inhuman and disgusting'
BOXING Retired boxer Nick Blackwell has described the behaviour of Chris Eubank and Chris Eubank Junior in the immediate aftermath of the fight that left him 'technically dead' as "inhuman and disgusting".
Highlights
Are Collingwood on a roll?
Rohan Connolly previews all the footy action ahead of round 10.
Shield no ticket to honours for Victorians
The Sheffield Shield and the Australian Test team have become like third cousins, twice removed. You know they're related, but it's hard to remember how.
Which is the best?
The AFL's Indigenous Round takes place this weekend and to mark the occasion, each club will wear a specially-designed guernsey.
A lesson in being a good (sports)person
Players with talent are a dime a dozen. The supportive, determined and selfless athletes are the most valuable.
Just kick it, and keep doing so ....
Whenever I watch AFL I am struck by how poor so many players are at what should be the most basic skill in the game.
Too many eggs in the Buddy basket
It has long (and often) been said that a champion team will always beat a team of champions.
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?
