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League
Injuries rule Pearce and Cordner out
![Ruled out: After playing strongly in the Origin opener, Boyd Cordner now faces an extended stint on the sidelines.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/6/p/7/0/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpb4yd.gjl90t.png/1464943983748.jpg)
Brad Walter 5:27 PM Sydney Roosters have suffered a double blow with Mitchell Pearce and Boyd Cordner ruled out by injury.
Nathan Cleary tipped to make NRL debut
![Ready to go: Nathan Cleary.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/b/d/e/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpb7rc.gjl90t.png/1464943983748.jpg)
Adrian Proszenko 6:51 PM Nathan Cleary, the son of former Penrith coach Ivan Cleary, is poised to make his much-anticipated NRL debut against Melbourne on Saturday.
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Top stories
Mickelson tee shot hits marshall on the head
![The marshal is struck after Phil Mickelson's tee shot on the 15th.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/b/4/b/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpb30b.1001db.png/1464950152086.jpg)
Steve DiMeglio 3:54 PM Golf: Phil Mickelson said he hit a lot of good shots Thursday during his opening-round 68 in The Memorial. The 15th was not one of them.
Bogut stars as Warriors down Cavs
![Tough nut: Andre Iguodala reacts the foul.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/b/0/0/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpayto.1001db.png/1464950152086.jpg)
3:19 PM Basketball: Australian centre Andrew Bogut has led the Golden State Warriors to victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in game one of the NBA finals.
CA's concussion subs trial rejected by ICC
![Eoin Morgan of England receives treatment after being struck on the head by a short ball from Mitchell Starc.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/b/b/s/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpbag6.1001db.png/1464950152086.jpg)
Andrew Wu 5:55 PM Cricket: Cricket Australia's proposal to trial "concussion substitutes" in first-class games has fallen at the first hurdle.
A-League to trial video referees
![Let's go to the video tape: A-League referees will be part of a FIFA video trial.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/7/y/8/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpawdl.1001db.png/1464950152086.jpg)
Dominic Bossi 7:09 PM Football: By early next year, video referees could be implemented in competitive A-League matches to decide contentious decisions such as penalties, offsides and dismissals.
Wallaby selections keeping Cheika up at night
![Contract extenstion: Michael Cheika.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/y/i/s/z/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpaz9a.1001db.png/1464950152086.jpg)
Phil Lutton 5:49 PM Union: The Wallaby coach continues to bide his time as he takes 33 players into the final selection cut ahead of the Test opener against England.
Nick Kyrgios pulls out of 2016 Rio Olympics
!["Unfortunately, while I have expressed every intention of trying to win a medal for my country in Rio, it’s very clear ...](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/6/1/j/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpajov.1001db.png/1464950152086.jpg)
Chris Dutton 7:08 PM Tennis: Nick Kyrgios has quit the Rio Olympics, saying the AOC's treatment of him was unfair and unjust.
French Open 2016
Djokovic just misses linesman with racquet
![Djokovic throws his racket, narrowly missing a linesman.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/a/g/6/0/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpag59.gp36ix.png/1464912410733.jpg)
Joe Barton 12:09 AM World No.1 and raging French Open favourite comes perilously close to being disqualified for a careless racquet toss.
Why Stosur should not be underestimated
![Samantha Stosur celebrates winning her quarter-final.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/9/p/u/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9n1r.gp36ix.png/1464912410733.jpg)
Linda Pearce Sam Stosur and her coach David Taylor have made a pact not to discuss their future - together or apart - until after Stosur's last French Open ball is hit.
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Rugby
Burning questions as England chase win
![Michael Cheika's number one criteria for Wallaby players is mental toughness.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/6/l/9/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpaw60.gmfjrc.png/1464947522905.jpg)
Georgina Robinson 7:51 PM England are hunting a fourth Test win on Australian soil, but is a new coach, a "thug of a captain" and all the aggression in the world enough to get the job done?
Cheika wishes Ben Te'o was at his disposal
![Prize recruit: English convert Ben Te'o turns out for Leinster.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/b/0/o/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpayi0.gmfjrc.png/1464944187244.jpg)
Phil Lutton 4:00 PM The Wallabies coach says there were talks to try and get Ben Te'o back in Australia but there was no competing with English riches.
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Football
Failure to provide perfect pitches a 'disgrace'
![Grounds for concern: Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou and captain Mile Jedinak.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/a/u/w/z/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpatpa.106zn1.png/1464944315888.jpg)
Sebastian Hassett 6:00 PM Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou says the time has come for Australian venues to provide "world-class" pitches for the national team.
Socceroos' duty the perfect tonic for Jedinak
![Privilege: Mile Jedinak is happy to turn his focus to the Socceroos.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/a/u/w/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpb3fr.106zn1.png/1464944315888.jpg)
Sebastian Hassett 4:59 PM The heartbreak of getting within touching distance of captaining Crystal Palace to FA Cup glory still lingers with Mile Jedinak.
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AFL
Hewett the next in line of tough Swans mids
![George Hewett: One of six Swans debutants making a mark this year.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/a/y/u/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpay4u.106zo1.png/1464944404926.jpg)
Andrew Wu 2:38 PM George Hewett was at the bottom of a pack, amid a flurry of bodies and boots, in his first contest of the match. Someone had trodden on his hand. He heard a crack and looked down.
Historic caps and medals donated to Swans
![SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 02: Isaac Heeney holds memorabilia items donated to the Sydney Swans Foundation, a player worn ...](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/a/f/b/z/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpa3v0.106zo1.png/1464944404926.jpg)
David Sygall 4:18 PM The Swans are planning to include a museum at their proposed new administrative headquarters. And it looks like they've already acquired the feature items.
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Horseracing
Markwell looks for a change iwith Figtree
![Ready to peak: Figtree winning at Kembla Grange last year.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/b/d/o/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpb24l.106zow.png/1464944625510.jpg)
Chris Roots 7:03 PM Kembla Grange trainer Gwenda Markwell has scrapped dreams of running next week's Stradbroke with Figtree, however remains confident a Rosehill win is within reach on Saturday.
Romantic Maid out to give James a second Queensland Oaks
![Quiet achiever: Roger James is looking for a second Queensland Oaks crown.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/b/2/r/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpb170.106zow.png/1464944625510.jpg)
Chris Roots 3:43 PM New Zealand horseman Roger James has always had faith that Romantic Maid would stay, but she still had to earn her way to the Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
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More sport
Netball program helping disadvantaged girls
![Players at St Mary's Netball Club in Dandenong.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/a/v/e/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpauxc.zzafh.png/1464944376044.jpg)
David Sygall 2:55 PM Netball: More women than men live in poverty in Australia and fewer women participate in sport. Netball Australia wants to do what it can to change that.
Brathwaite mulls multiple BBL offers
![Wanted man: Carlos Brathwaite.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/y/c/c/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpah6d.zzafh.png/1464944376044.jpg)
6:26 AM Cricket: A Big Bash League bidding war has broken out over West Indies' World Twenty20 hero Carlos Brathwaite.
Ali in hospital with respiratory issue
![Health concerns: Muhammad Ali, pictured with Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump at a charity event in 2007.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/k/o/a/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpah64.zzafh.png/1464944376044.jpg)
1:38 PM Boxing: Former heavyweight world champion Ali, 74, has been suffering from Parkinson's disease for more than three decades.
Kyrgios laughs off Cash's words of wisdom
!["Unfortunately, while I have expressed every intention of trying to win a medal for my country in Rio, it’s very clear ...](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/6/1/j/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp7oh6.zzafh.png/1464944376044.jpg)
Larissa Nicholson Tennis: Nick Kyrgios has laughed off Pat Cash's suggestion that he deletes his Twitter account in order to reach his full potential as a tennis player.
Delly, Bogut back in finals with different roles
![Cleveland's Matthew Dellavedova is keen to make an impact.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/a/5/4/t/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpa48z.zzafh.png/1464944376044.jpg)
Roy Ward 8:48 AM Basketball: Two Australians will face off once again in the NBA Finals starting on Friday in Oakland.
Australia beaten by the Dukes ball – again
![The Dukes Test ball.](/web/20160603104407im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/9/w/y/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9rw5.zzafh.png/1464944376044.jpg)
Greg Baum Cricket: Australia's plan to use English cricket balls in the Sheffield Shield next season is in doubt because – like so many English imports to Australia – they behave differently here.