England, Russia face Euro 2016 expulsion
John Irish and Tara Oakes 6:18 AM European soccer's governing body warns the English and Russian soccer associations their teams could be sent home from Euro 2016 over fan violence.
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Australia lose Warner to injury
Rob Forsaith 6:30 AM Australia's depth will be tested in this month's ODI tri-series and possibly next month's tour of Sri Lanka, with David Warner having suffered a broken finger.
Hamilton wins Canadian GP
Ian Gordon 9:30 AM Lewis Hamilton survived another first corner clash with Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg on Sunday to take a fifth Canadian Grand Prix victory and cut the German's championship lead to nine points.
Jones angry at 'disrespectful' media stunt
Tom Decent 7:00 AM Eddie Jones hits out at former Wallaby Stephen Hoiles, labelling him "disrespectful" after a "ridiculous" question in a bizarre press conference after England's victory on Saturday.
Pearson to head home for training
9:00 AM Olympic champion hurdler Sally Pearson will reportedly skip her next race in Stockholm to return to Australia to work on her fitness.
Bolt prepared to return Olympic relay gold
Kayon Raynor 5:42 PM ATHLETICS Usain Bolt says he would have no problem giving back one of his six Olympic gold medals if a Jamaican relay team mate is confirmed to have failed a drugs test.
Murray reunites with Lendl at Queen's
Alan Baldwin 10:10 PM TENNIS World No.1 Andy Murray is back together with his former coach Ivan Lendl, with the pair to work together in the lead-up to Wimbledon.
Vixens take third spot with big win
Linda Pearce 3:42 PM NETBALL Normality returned to the ANZ Championship after a Saturday of upsets, as the Melbourne Vixens continued their quest for a top-three finish in the Australian conference with a 69-46 drubbing of the Northern Mystics.
Menzel blames Docklands surface for injury
Daniel Cherny 4:57 PM AFL Etihad Stadium's much-maligned surface again comes under question after Daniel Menzel said the synthetic turf at the perimeter of the Docklands venue was partly to blame for his injury.
Rebel yells for a Wallabies berth
Roy Ward 5:20 PM RUGBY UNION Melbourne Rebels flanker Sean McMahon is out to impress coach Michael Cheika and earn a first home Test against England.
England and Russian fans clash in Marseille
SOCCER English and Russian soccer fans hurling bottles and chairs clashed with each other and French riot police in Marseille ahead of their teams' opening Euro 2016 match.
AFL
'Dangerwood' a great celebrity couple
Rohan Connolly 10:01 AM Australian sport has had some famous sporting double acts. Geelong star midfielders Patrick Dangerfield and Joel Selwood might be establishing themselves as another.
'He's just a star, that bloke'
Daniel Cherny 8:58 PM Tigers coach Damien Hardwick lauds skipper Trent Cotchin's key role in comeback win over Gold Coast - just five days after he was sent to hospital with a kidney infection.
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Cricket
Warner confident he has avoided serious finger injury
Rob Forsaith 4:28 PM David Warner is confident he has avoided serious injury in St Kitts, where the vice-captain inspired Australia to a 36-run ODI win over South Africa.
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Olympics
Rugby sevens
Cusack launches Rio bid in rugby sevens trials
Chris Dutton 6:55 PM Canberra Olympic Games hopeful Tom Cusack will unleash four months of frustration on Monday.
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Tennis
Kyrgios draws Raonic in Queen's tennis
Joe Barton Nick Kyrgios will open his grasscourt season against fellow rising star Milos Raonic after drawing the Canadian world No.9 in the first round at the Queen's Club tournament.
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Soccer
Euro 2016: Germany, Poland, Croatia all win
8:02 AM Bastian Schweinsteiger marked his return from injury with the match-sealing goal as Germany opened their Euro 2016 campaign with a 2-0 win over Ukraine.
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Golf
Once again, golf moves to protect its own
Oliver Brown It is high time golf showed some gumption in bringing its star players to account, rather than simply sparing their blushes.
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Motor Sport
Hamilton wins Canadian GP
Ian Gordon 9:30 AM Lewis Hamilton survived another first corner clash with Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg on Sunday to take a fifth Canadian Grand Prix victory and cut the German's championship lead to nine points.
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Basketball
Warriors forward Green suspended for Game Five of Finals
6:50 AM Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is suspended for Monday night's Game Five of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers after he was assessed a flagrant foul 1 for his actions against LeBron James in Game Four.
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Horse Racing
Berry chases win for his wife
Chris Roots 3:55 PM Tommy Berry will head back to Japan for the next couple of weekends to link with his Melbourne Cup ride Curren Mirotic, but there is more important business on the home front at Canterbury on Monday
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Rugby Union
Cheika says it's not time to panic at selection table
Tom Decent 10:36 PM Wallabies coach Michael Cheika does not expect to make wholesale changes to the team that was beaten 39-28 by England in the first Test in Brisbane.
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Rugby League
The eligibility rule delivering Queensland more NSW-bred players
Brad Walter 10:15 AM Clovelly - that's in Queensland. Wollongong - that's in Queensland. Why Greg Inglis won't be the last NSW-bred player to play for the Maroons.
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Netball
Vixens take third spot with big win over Mystics
Linda Pearce 3:42 PM Normality returned to the ANZ Championship after a Saturday of upsets on both sides of the Tasman, as the Melbourne Vixens continued their quest for a top-three finish in the Australian conference with a 69-46 drubbing of the Northern Mystics.
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More Sport
'Free' tickets being sold to Ali memorial
BOXING Muhammad Ali's family has slammed people who have tried to sell free tickets to Friday's memorial service for the late boxing icon.
Rich list has new No.1 for first time in 15 years
For the first time in 15 years, neither golfer Tiger Woods nor now-retired boxer Floyd Mayweather hold the No.1 spot in the annual Forbes rich list of athletes.
Highlights
Don't turn Ali into a sanitised caricature
We're left with a man of inordinate courage who made some awful mistakes.
Mid-year team: An even spread of talent
With apologies to at least seven midfielders, here's Rohan Connolly's mid-season AFL All-Australian team.
FootyFix: Battle in the top eight
Rohan Connolly previews all the footy action ahead of round 12.
Transgender issues could dominate Rio
COMMENT The Rio Olympics have already proven to be highly controversial and the Opening Ceremony is still two months away.
Why did he mean so much to me?
It was a dream assignment. Follow your hero. Stay close to him. Many others felt the same.
Who would deny his immortality?
In Norman Mailer's seminal book, he describes Muhammad Ali thus.
Best Betts
Eddie Betts adds another wonder goal to his remarkable AFL career.
Rance is the modern-day Archer
But which one would Wayne Carey pick in his ultimate fantasy team?
What lies beneath is what worries big-wave rider
Widely regarded as one of the best big-wave surfers in the world, Mark Mathews isn't scared by the monsters he rides.
Pick 1 v Pick 2
Jacob Weitering and Josh Schache were separated by just a few seconds at the draft last year.
Roughy's greatness
The most inspirational moments in sport don't always occur in the heat of battle, or in the immediate aftermath of glorious triumphs or heartbreaking defeats.
Plays of the Week
These are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sport world this week.
The curse of Ricciardo - expletive deleted
Daniel Ricciardo did a lot of swearing in Monaco this weekend. But he's earned the right.
Betts does it again?
Adelaide maestro may have outdone himself with his goal of the year contender.
Working like a mason, Cox sinks the boot in
Collingwood's vertically-gifted US import makes up for his lack of experience sheer hard work.
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.
