Live AFL: Sydney Swans v North Melbourne
Lee Crossley 8:29 PM What an intriguing match-up. North Melbourne are unbeaten heading into AFL round 10 but many pundits are tipping them to fall to the Sydney Swans on Friday night.
Top Stories
Bomber's long journey to overnight success
Emma Quayle 4:23 PM AFL Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti has brought some joy to Essendon at a very tough time for the club. It took him six years to get there.
Kreuzer and Casboult named for Blues
Daniel Cherny 7:25 PM AFL Carlton coach Brendon Bolton is hopeful both Matthew Kreuzer and Levi Casboult will play against Geelong after the pair went through fitness tests on Friday.
Man Utd confirm Mourinho as coach
8:00 PM SOCCER Manchester United have hired Jose Mourinho as their third manager in three years, entrusting the successful Portuguese coach with restoring the status of the club.
Warriors shoot past Thunder
2:15 PM BASKETBALL The Golden State Warriors have staved off elimination from the NBA play-offs with an inspired game-five victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Your guide to AFL round 10
Ronny Lerner 8:57 PM AFL Recognition of our Indigenous stars, an SCG blockbuster 20 years in the making, Worsfold's 500th game and the Giants aim to break another hoodoo
I thought Bucks was a nutter, says Pendlebury
Michael Gleeson 8:41 PM AFL Nathan Buckley thought Scott Pendlebury was aloof. Pendlebury thought Buckley was a nutter.
The secret to rebuilding Buddy
Caroline Wilson AFL John Longmire plays down the pivotal role he is said to have played in Lance Franklin's recovery from the emotional depths he reached towards the end of last season.
Carlton stun at selection
Daniel Cherny 11:17 AM AFL Carlton have sprung the selection shock of the year, including big men Matthew Kreuzer and Levi Casboult in their 25-man squad to face Geelong at Etihad Stadiun on Sunday.
Cricket confronts a mental health crisis
Oliver Brown 11:07 AM CRICKET England spinner's candour over mental health fight once again highlights the unique demands placed on players at the top level.
I'm fastest on the grid and I'll prove it
Andrew Tate MOTOR SPORTS Daniel Ricciardo believes he's the fastest man on the Formula One grid and with an upgraded Renault engine in his Red Bull he's determined to prove it.
Nadal, Djokovic cruise into third round
7:47 AM TENNIS A dominant Rafa Nadal reached one career milestone but the nature of the Spaniard's passage through the early rounds of the French Open suggests his eyes are fixed firmly on another more significant landmark.
Banned Sharapova included in Olympic team
8:12 AM TENNIS Maria Sharapova is one of four Russian players named to compete in women's singles at the Olympics in Rio, even though she has been suspended from competition after testing positive for meldonium.
AFL
The AFL dinosaurs who are thriving on-field
Wayne Carey 9:22 AM Dinosaurs are once again roaming the green fields of the AFL. And they're thriving.
Yarran takes indefinite leave from Tigers
Ronny Lerner 9:21 AM Chris Yarran been granted indefinite leave from AFL club Richmond as he seeks treatment for a mental health condition.
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Cricket
Shield no ticket to honours for Victorians
Greg Baum 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.
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Olympics
Citius, altius, having a lend of us
Greg Baum 7:46 PM Have the Olympics run their race? As much as any sporting event, they have always depended on the idea that we can trust what we are seeing, that the heart-warming and inspiring stories they throw up are indeed fairy tales and not illusions.
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Tennis
Tomic takes Rasheed to task
8:58 AM Bernard Tomic says he wants "more than anything to win" and believes Roger Rasheed's scathing comments about his round-one French Open victory showed "how much education he has".
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Soccer
Cahill rules out A-League move
Dominic Bossi The chances of Tim Cahill playing in the A-League appear all but over with the Socceroos' star in discussions to remain in China with three clubs in pursuit.
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Golf
Webb's Rio dream under siege
Karrie Webb's dream of playing in golf's return to the Olympics is suddenly under threat.
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Motor Sport
Ricciardo: Taking it to the Max in Monaco
Andrew Tate 2:30 PM Having bested and seen off three Red Bull teammates, one could forgive Daniel Ricciardo for wondering why one strategic blunder suddenly has him considered the hunted instead of the hunter.
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Basketball
Melbourne United sign former Breaker Wesley
Roy Ward 7:55 PM Melbourne United has signed up another New Zealand Breakers player with Tai Wesley following Cedric Jackson to Victoria.
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Horse Racing
Flat or jumps, it's all the same to talented Irishman Allen
Michael Lynch 6:00 PM It's often said that you need a jockey to ride light and simply do the steering when it comes to flat racing, but you need a real horseman on board if you want to win a jumps race.
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Rugby Union
UNION
Gungahlin Eagles odd couple Ben McGee and Andrew Barrell bring up milestone together
Chris Dutton 8:45 PM Gungahlin Eagles duo Ben McGee and Andrew Barrell are the John I Dent odd couple who will share a Canberra rugby milestone as they chase a common goal.
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Rugby League
Live NRL: Broncos v Tigers
Matt Bungard 7:30 PM Join us as the Baby Broncos take on the Tigers at Suncorp Stadium.
I fair dinkum don't get Nine's apology
Peter FitzSimons 6:26 PM We're still no closer to finding out what Nine was sorry for. Was it then, the fact that Sixty Minutes didn't give Smith a chance to tell his side of the story? Well, SAY that! Tell us that was the reason for the apology.
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Netball
Swifts star wants to keep her day job
David Sygall 3:03 PM Abbey McCulloch may have the opportunity to live every netballers dream – to go professional. But, rather than jump at the chance, she hopes she can keep her job working at a western Sydney high school.
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More Sport
'If you don't like it that much, leave the sport'
​TENNIS Roger Rasheed shouldn't expect a Christmas card from Bernard Tomic this year after the tennis coach delivered a withering - and bizarrely-timed - attack on the Australian No.2.
CTE: What we know about the disease
NFL Former Pittsburgh Steelers great Mike Webster showed many of the signs of what we know now associate with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE): depression, memory loss and dementia.
Former NFL star died with CTE
Ken Belson ​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.
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?
