Daley wants a meeting with the ref before kick-off
Michael Chammas 6:53 PM Laurie Daley has requested to meet with referees boss Tony Archer on the morning of Origin II to gain clarification around how the match will be adjudicated.
League
Queensland pick their target for Origin II
Phil Lutton 6:30 PM Queensland coach Kevin Walters believes curtailing the influence of one man will go a long way to securing yet another State of Origin series for the Maroons.
Blues consider retiring cursed No.4 jersey
Brad Walter 5:36 PM NSW officials may consider asking to retire the No.4 jersey after training mishaps forced Blues coach Laurie Daley to call up Dylan Walker as his third-choice right centre
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Top stories
'Clean' athletes to appeal IAAF blanket ban
Karolos Grohmann 11:26 PM Olympics: The Russian Olympics chief says 'clean' athletes would appeal the 'legally indefensible' ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Man United set for legends game in Sydney
Dominic Bossi 11:02 PM Football: Manchester United fans will have a chance to forget the miserable present and relive former glory in Sydney
Honey Badger's Rio dream all but over
Tom Decent 7:57 PM Olympics: Nick Cummins' Olympics dream is all but over after Australian sevens coach Andy Friend confirmed the injured winger faced the difficult task of clawing his way above 16 players.
Cheika nonplussed by Hansen dig
Tom Decent 3:22 PM Rugby: Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says he's perplexed by New Zealand counterpart Steve Hansen's suggestion he's been bullied in the media by England mentor Eddie Jones, slamming the comment as shallow.
Archie Thompson joins Heidelberg United
Ronny Lerner 11:20 AM Football: Australian soccer legend Archie Thompson will continue his decorated career with Heidelberg United.
Jones regrets letting Joey slip through fingers
Tom Decent 12:15 PM Rugby: Eddie Jones has revealed one of his greatest coaching disappointments was not being able to lure Andrew Johns across to play for the Wallabies in 2005.
Rugby
Wallabies back-up No. 8 out for six weeks
Tom Decent 10:17 PM Wallabies No.8 Ben McCalman will miss the third test against England in Sydney this weekend after being sidelined for up to six weeks with a fractured scapula.
Jones enlists Johns for special session
Adam Pengilly Eddie Jones has not only returned to haunt the Wallabies, but he's also poached – at least temporarily – one of Australia's greatest rugby league players in a bid to heap further pain on Michael Cheika's side.
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Football
England fire blanks in disappointing draw
Jason Burt 8:42 AM ​England have set themselves on a collision course with host nation France in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 - and at the Stade de France - by blowing Group B and finishing as runners-up to Wales.
Wales thump Russia to top group
8:44 AM Wales outplayed Russia 3-0, scoring twice in the opening 20 minutes, as they moved into the round of 16 at Euro 2016 by winning Group B on Tuesday morning.
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AFL
Holden 'hugely unhappy' with Eddie
Chris Johnston 11:18 AM Collingwood Football Club's major sponsor Holden is "hugely unhappy" with president Eddie McGuire and is seeking a meeting with Collingwood boss Gary Pert to talk about the future of their sponsorship.
Cameron in leanest goal run in four years
Andrew Wu Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron says he is not concerned with the progress of his forward line despite a recent lack of goals from his three marking targets.
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Horseracing
Track delays at HQ hurting the whole industry
Chris Roots The time has come for someone to take responsibility and make a decision about the new surface for the Kensington track at Randwick.
Lees enjoying extended success with Twist
Chris Roots Newcastle trainer Kris Lees is enjoying the journey with Danish Twist which arrives at an unexpected destination when she steps up to the group 1 challenge in Saturday's Tatts Tiara at Eagle Farm.
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More sport
Beef up Rio security now: Chiller
1:40 PM Olympics: The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has called on Rio Games organisers to mobilise their security force early following a number of violent robberies on athletes in the Games city.
Sydney locks up Aus Open hosting rights
Adam Pengilly 5:16 PM Golf: Sydney's stranglehold on Australian Open hosting rights is likely to extend until at least 2019 as the harbour city prepares to roll out the red carpet for crowd-puller Jordan Spieth.
IBF will punish pro boxers at Rio Games
12:27 PM Olympics: The International Boxing Federation will punish pro boxers who compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics by removing them from the sanctioning body's rankings or vacating their titles.
Top athletics coach arrested over doping
10:57 AM Athletics: The coach of Ethiopian world 1500-metre champion Genzebe Dibaba has been arrested after Spanish police raided his hotel room and found traces of EPO and other banned substances.
NBA title is dream come true for Delly
Basketball: Matthew Dellavedova didn't play a second in the NBA title game, but as he stood in the victorious Cleveland Cavaliers' locker room saturated by champagne, he did not care at all.
Porsche wins last lap Le Mans thriller
David McCowen 9:52 AM Motorsport: Toyota robbed of certain victory in heartbreaking final lap.
Highlights
NRL must ban Semi for life if he leaves Eels
Nobody knows if the flying Fijian winger will return to Australia. If he doesn't, he can't be allowed back like Sonny Bill Williams.
Why the Blues can't win Origin II
The lead-up to the Brisbane game has been a mish-mash of various shades of beige. It's up to NSW to provide some colour or face a potential white-wash.
Euro 2016: England draws with Slovakia
England remain unbeaten after a tense collision with Slovakia.
McGuire's 'banter'? Pull the other leg
This wasn't banter. Banter, says the dictionary, is "the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks". The key word is "exchange", implying giving and getting. This was all giving.
Euro 2016: Wales wallop Russia
Wales defeated Russia 3-0 in a tense standoff, topping the group, making it to the last 16.
LeBron silences doubters
LeBron James say he's enjoying the 'icing on he cake' after proving long time doubters wrong.
Paralympian robbed in Rio
Paralympian Liesl Tesch and an official were held at gunpoint and robbed in Rio weeks before the Olympics. Vision: Courtesy Seven News Melbourne
Blues feel refs still don't respect Gallen
Paul Gallen will captain NSW for a record 15th time in Origin II on Wednesday night but the Blues skipper does not command the same respect from referees as his Queensland counterpart Cameron Smith.
Cavaliers crowned NBA champions
Cleveland has completed a remarkable finals series revival against Golden State to be crowned NBA champions.
Eddie's attack took me back to bad old days
When my editor asked me to write this column my first response was discomfort. As a busy football weekend rolls into Monday there always seem to be so many good stories to explore and, believe me, I do not relish being a part of a story like this. Again.
Gallery: Cavs conquer Warriors to win title
Cleveland Cavaliers have defied history to beat Golden State Warriors and collect the NBA title, the first for the franchise, ending a 52-year drought for the city in north-eastern Ohio.
The plan to build $150m home for women's sport
John Fahey, the new Sydney Olympic Park chairman, could oversee the redevelopment of the Tennis Centre into a de facto home for women's sport in Sydney within 12 months.
Aussies rain soaked
Australia now faces a do-or-die clash after rain forced play to be abandoned after one over in Barbados.
Eddie McGuire's worst gaffes
Outspoken Pies president is no stranger to controversy, with remarks about Fairfax journo Caro Wilson just the latest in a series of cringeworthy gaffes.
