Eddie Jones heaps pressure on Wallabies

Tom Decent 12:29 AM   Jones has thrown his blowtorch on the Wallabies, saying they are under serious pressure to lift their game heading into the second Test in Melbourne.



League

Eels to be hit with $1.3 million hangover

The biggest beneficiary of the payments in future years was to be Kieran Foran.

Adrian Proszenko 10:00 PM   Parramatta will have to carry more than $1.3m of shonky promised payments in their salary cap over the next three years as the fallout from their cheating threatens future campaigns.

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Coup launched to overthrow Eels board

Suspended Parramatta Eels chairman Steve Sharp.

Adrian Proszenko 6:37 PM   A coup to overthrow Parramatta's dysfunctional board has officially been launched.

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Top stories

England star pushes Wallabies assistant coach

Clash: Nathan Grey.

Tom Decent 9:30 AM   Rugby: Wallabies assistant coach Nathan Grey was forcefully pushed by England fullback Mike Brown during the second half of the first Test in Brisbane.

Russia snatch equaliser to draw with England

Russian delight: Denis Glushakov celebrates scoring.

Mitch Phillips 7:10 AM   Football: Russia stunned England by scoring an injury-time equaliser to force a 1-1 draw in their Euro 2016 Group B match after Roy Hodgson's men had dominated.

Rugby 'too dangerous' for my son: ex-Tah

Angus Talbot (left) and Luke Harrison are both 14 and both play for the Lindfield Junior Rugby Club. Luke has just been ...

Eamonn Duff 12:15 AM   Rugby: An ex-Waratah star has banned his teenage son from the sport he loves.

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Warner lifts Aussies to 6-288 in ODI

Smashing, baby: David Warner slammed a ton against South Africa.

Rob Forsaith 7:49 AM   Cricket: A fluent century from David Warner has lifted Australia to a total of 6-288 in their ODI tri-series clash with South Africa in St Kitts.

Hamilton grabs pole in Canada

Thrilled: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton gestures to the fans after winning the pole position in the qualifying session ...

Ian Gordon 6:55 AM   Motor sport: Lewis Hamilton swept to his fifth Canadian Grand Prix pole position and piled more pressure on his championship-leading Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg.

The night that started Swans-Giants rivalry

Plenty to say: Kevin Sheedy fires up the young Giants during that game in 2013.

David Sygall 4:15 PM   AFL: In the big derby on Sunday between GWS and the Swans, the Giants will let their footy do the talking. But it wasn't always like that.

Rugby

Foley's try should have stood, says Cheika

Rubbed out: Bernard Foley touches down.

Phil Lutton 12:25 AM   Wallabies coach says officials got it wrong in failing to award a try to Bernard Foley but has refused to blame the penalty count for Australia's loss to England in a thumping start to the series.

14-man Irish stun Springboks at Newlands

Grappling: South Africa's Eben Etzebeth is wrapped up by Ireland's Paddy Jackson at Newlands in Cape Town.

Gerald Imray 6:46 AM   Plucky Ireland produced a historic first-ever win in South Africa when they beat the Springboks 26-20 at Newlands despite playing an hour of the game down to 14 men.

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Football

England and Russian fans clash in Marseille

French riot police patrol in downtown Marseille.

9:14 AM   English and Russian soccer fans hurling bottles and chairs clashed with each other and French riot police in Marseille on Saturday ahead of their teams' opening Euro 2016 match.

Bale inspires Wales to Slovakia win

Pumped up: Gareth Bale celebrates his team's second goal scored by Hal Robson-Kanu.

Daniella Matar 8:43 AM   Wales forward Gareth Bale got their Euro 2016 campaign off to a dream start with an early goal and Hal Robson-Kanu struck a late winner as they beat Slovakia 2-1 in the Group B opener.

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AFL

Racism report reveals AFL player attitudes

The AFL is in the process of appointing a new chief Indigenous advisor after Jason Mifsud's departure in January.

Samantha Lane 4:55 PM   AFL has lost an untold number of Aboriginal and non-Anglo-Australian footballers due to casual racism.

Rise of Giants a good thing for Swans: Ireland

Swans chief executive Andrew Ireland

David Sygall 12:00 PM   Some who took part in the 30-year battle to secure the Swans' future were fearful of what a second Sydney team could mean for their club, But,ultimately, the result has been positive.

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Horseracing

Eagle Way powers to Queensland Derby win

Tommy Berry riding on Eagle Way wins the Queensland Derby.

Chris Roots 4:26 PM   John Moore owner is set to become John Moore trainer of Eagle Way after the son of More Than Ready took the Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Eagle Farm reopens with Stradbroke thriller

More than 20,000 people packed into Eagle Farm for its reopening on Saturday.

Cameron Atfield 4:55 PM   It was a week late, thanks to the east coast low that swamped most of Australia's eastern seaboard, but they were finally off at the Eagle Farm race course on Saturday for a full day's racing.

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More sport

Swifts blow their chance at top spot

The Swifts' Laura Langman.

Michael Parris 10:06 PM   Netball: The Swifts missed a chance to move to the top of the Australian conference when they lost 58-57 to West Coast Fever at Newcastle Entertainment Centre on Saturday.

Barty's good run ended by Pliskova

Improving: Ashleigh Barty in action during her match against Karolina Pliskova in Nottingham.

8:14 AM   Tennis: Ashleigh Barty's good run of form at the Nottingham Open has come to an end, going down narrowly 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (9-7) to top-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova in the quarters.

Broekhoff has Rio, NBA in sights

Prospect: Boomers forward Ryan Broekhoff is hoping his form for the national side will help his NBA dream.

Roy Ward 3:59 PM   Basketball: Boomers forward Ryan Broekhoff has the Rio Olympics and an NBA tryout in sight following a starring role with Euroleague club Lokomotiv Kuban.

'Super bacteria' found in Rio water

Wave of fear: Ipanema beach in Rio.

9:47 PM   Olympics: Scientists found dangerous drug-resistant "super bacteria" off beaches in Rio that will host Olympic swimming events and in a lagoon where rowing and canoe athletes will compete.

Warriors win as Curry steps up

Back in action: Golden State Warriors' MVP Steph Curry scored 38 points as they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 ...

Jamie Marcuson 2:10 PM   Basketball: The Golden State Warriors have beaten the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-97 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Cleveland as MVP Steph Curry scored 38 points.

Ali funeral attracts stars and thousands of fans

Will Smith was one of the pallbearers.

Paul McGeough 12:07 PM   Boxing: Before the big names took centre stage, there was time for the little people of Louisville, Kentucky to farewell 'The Greatest', Mohammad Ali.

Highlights

England throw down an impressive gauntlet

Rugby: Eddie Jones has still never lost a Test at Suncorp Stadium. This time it was a famous one for the old enemy.

England stun Wallabies in Battle of Brisbane

Eddie Jones' visitors put on a record-breaking score against his countrymen in a Brisbane bloodbath.

Blues in need of selective amnesia

The whole NSW squad needs a giant shift in attitude and a major rethink on the way they play football if they hope to beat Queensland in game two of this year's State of Origin series.

Violence mars England-Russia draw in Marseille

Post and pre-match riots underscored England’s 1-1 draw with Russia as Eric Dier’s sublime free kick was cancelled out by a stoppage time equaliser from Russian captain Vasili Berezutski in Marseille.

Roosters slump to embarrassing loss in Melbourne

A rampaging Storm side put the hapless Roosters to the sword at Allianz Stadium.

I am half Australian, half English

The Newcastle boys swamped me with everything red, white and blue: Union Jack stickers on the car, the national anthem blaring in the change room and telling me my accent had changed.

Knights thrashed at home again

Newcastle's season from hell continues. This time it was the Warriors breaking the hearts of home fans.

Manly forced to call on legal eagles

Manly is facing a fresh legal stoush after a former forward began legal proceedings against the club over a contract dispute.

Eels too good for Titans in Darwin

Eels withstand strong start by Titans to down them by 10 points

JT may not be out of the woods yet

It appears Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor has ramped up his efforts to get Robbie Farah out of the club. And here is another project for Taylor: he needs to keep in sweet with captain Aaron Woods.

40 years of calling Tests but wants many more

Rugby: Gordon Bray, the "Voice of Rugby", celebrates 40 years behind the microphone, but has no intention of hanging up the microphone just yet.

Experts beat trolls when it comes to the sad demise of Ali

No-one seriously denies that constantly rattling your brain against the side of your skull heightens the likelihood that your brain will be badly damaged because of it.

Thousands attend Ali's Muslim funeral service

Mourners, including civil right leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson and boxing promoter Don King, pay tribute to boxing great Muhammad Ali at a funeral service, in his home town of Louisville, Kentucky.

NRL and player agents on collision course

Player agents have become a car too big for the NRL road.