Situation must look Lethal to Matthews
Caroline Wilson 8:07 PM COMMENT: The seeds of self-doubt creeping into Leigh Matthews' generally pragmatic, forthright and intelligent commentary do not bode well for Justin Leppitsch.
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Maurice Rioli: The magician of Tigerland
Rohan Connolly 12:13 AM AFL On Tuesday night, another six members were inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame. They included legends of South Australian and Western Australian football.
New AFL-backed league a game-changer
Samantha Lane 9:00 PM AFL Not since the declaration that the VFL was to become national have the string pullers of Australia's dominant sports code enacted something so significant.
There's time for Bogut, says Boomers coach
Roy Ward 5:21 PM BASKETBALL Andrew Bogut's Rio Olympic status will be unknown until he completes scans on his injured knee and Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis says injured players could have time to prove their fitness.
Mid-season card: Why the Pies have gone cold
Jon Pierik 3:00 PM AFL What's gone right for the Magpies in 2016? Very little.
Giants' Johnson sidelined with foot injury
Adrian Warren 5:31 PM AFL Greater Western Sydney have suffered a blow with forward Steve Johnson to miss up to two weeks with a foot injury.
Italy masterclass bamboozles Belgium
7:34 AM SOCCER Italy produced a tactical masterclass to defeat a high-fancied Belgium side 2-0 in Monday's European Championships clash in Lyon.
Bogut injured, Cavaliers take game five
BASKETBALL Matthew Dellavedova's hopes for a maiden NBA title are still alive after his star Cleveland teammates Lebron James and Kyrie Irving produced two of the great individual finals performances.
'Soft': Thurston rubbishes talk of Origin ban
Adam Pengilly 5:25 AM Wade Graham might fear his State of Origin dream is over before it starts but he's found an unlikely ally after a careless shot threatens to rob him of a NSW debut.
Mid-term report card: Saints marching where?
Jon Pierik 9:19 AM As AFL clubs enjoy their bye and list managers turn towards 2017, we take a daily look at a club and how it has performed so far – and what to expect from here.
Jones prepares for Pocock surprise
Roy Ward RUGBY England coach Eddie Jones has questioned whether Wallabies star David Pocock could make a surprise return from injury for Saturday's second test.
Pearson to head home for training
ATHLETICS Olympic champion hurdler Sally Pearson will reportedly skip her next race in Stockholm to return to Australia to work on her fitness.
Vettel vexed by 'suicidal' seagulls
Sebastian Vettel offered one of Formula One's more exotic excuses on Sunday by saying he had lost time in the Canadian Grand Prix by saving two seagulls from being flattened by his Ferrari.
AFL
Gawn ploy backfires on 'easy beat' Magpies
Michael Gleeson Collingwood were solidly beaten for a second successive week by a team out of the top eight. They enter the bye week with just four wins and eight losses, a long injury list and a season virtually over.
Demons banish some ghosts
Rohan Connolly 9:18 AM Melbourne won their first Queen's Birthday game against Collingwood since 2007 by 46 points.
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Cricket
Floros trio make Australian team a family affair
Caden Helmers 6:55 PM Three Floros brothers picked in national squad to face New Zealand in September.
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Olympics
Boomers coach says there's time to fit in injured Andrew Bogut
Roy Ward 5:21 PM Andrew Bogut's Rio Olympic status will be unknown until he completes scans on his injured knee and Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis says injured players could have time to prove their fitness.
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Tennis
Murray and Lendl reunite
Alan Baldwin World No.1 Andy Murray is reuniting with his former coach Ivan Lendl and the pair will work together in the lead-up to Wimbledon.
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Soccer
Euro 2016: Germany, Poland, Croatia all win
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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Motor Sport
Ricciardo fumes again as Max factor looms large
Andrew Tate Red Bull plays down Verstappen's refusal to yield to the Australian but Ricciardo is having none of it.
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Basketball
Boomers coach says there's time to fit in injured Andrew Bogut
Roy Ward 5:21 PM Andrew Bogut's Rio Olympic status will be unknown until he completes scans on his injured knee and Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis says injured players could have time to prove their fitness.
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Horse Racing
Berry chases win for his wife
Chris Roots 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 MondayÂ
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Rugby Union
France detains busload of Russian football fans
Mathias Galante and Eric Gaillard 10:13 PM A group of Russian football fans has been detained near Cannes on the French Riviera as Russia was fined and given a suspended disqualification to the Euro 2016 soccer tournament.
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Rugby League
Blues need to prepare for a different game in Brisbane
Phil Gould 8:28 PM The Maroons will be a 50 per cent better team on their home soil than they were in game one.
Raiders scotch rumours of luring Wigan forward Bateman to NRL
David Polkinghorne 7:35 PM No chance of player swap with Wigan for Bateman and Frank-Paul Nuuausala.
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Netball
More imports to be allowed in new netball competition
11:38 AM Netball Australia will loosen the reins on its import restrictions and tighten its salary cap observance for next year's revamped competition.
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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
AFL plays of round 12
Bontempelli's star on the rise, Dangerfield beyond adjectives and Adelaide are genuine contenders.
Tigers sneak past the Suns
Richmond recorded a 17-point win over Gold Coast.
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.
