Adam Reynolds braces for the worst
Adam Pengilly 6:23 AM Reynolds popped his shoulder out of its socket in Wednesday night's series defeat, and will undergo an MRI scan when he returns to Sydney on Thursday afternoon.
League
The question Blues coaching staff must ask
Brad Walter 11:56 PM Would James Tedesco, Joey Leilua and Bryce Cartwright have made a difference for NSW in Wednesday night's Origin defeat at Suncorp Stadium?
Gallen almost loses head in Suncorp farewell
Adrian Proszenko 11:56 PM Paul Gallen, in his last State of Origin game at Suncorp Stadium, was speared into the turf. Head first.
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Top stories
Kyrgios given huge Wimbledon boost
6:59 AM Tennis: The crucial promotion protects the Australian No.1 from a meeting against any of the top eight seeds - including heavyweights Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Roger Federer - until at least the fourth round.
Fears Day and Spieth will follow McIlroy out
James Corrigan 6:59 AM Olympics: ​Golf's authorities are bracing themselves for more high-profile withdrawals from the Olympics in the wake of McIlroy's decision to skip Rio because of concerns over Zika.
'Itoje is just like the young John Eales'
Mick Cleary 7:21 AM Rugby: It will take more than a provocative push at the tail of a line-out from Sekope Kepu to disturb the inexorable rise of Maro Itoje.
Jones fast-tracks Kiwi 'street fighter' into team
Gavin Mairs 7:08 AM Rugby: Teimana Harrison, who was born in New Zealand, is to be handed his first start of the tour of Australia in the third Test in Sydney on Saturday.
Tallent could be in line for more medals
Michael Gleeson 7:10 PM Olympics: A week after being belatedly crowned Olympic champion Jared Tallent could be in line for further retrospective medals after further drug cheat reports.
Iceland in dreamland after Euros joy
6:29 AM Football: The tiny country, making its first appearance at a major tournament, will go to face England in the round of 16.
Rugby
We're going to do things better: Horne
Tom Decent 1:56 PM Rob Horne says the microscope will be firmly on the Wallabies backline during the third Test in Sydney but is confident Australia can regain their attacking flair and penetrate England's brick wall defence.
Honey Badger's Rio dream all but over
Tom Decent Nick Cummins' Olympics dream is all but over after Australian sevens coach Andy Friend confirmed the former Wallabies winger faced the difficult task of clawing his way into the final squad.
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Football
Portugal and Hungary through after thriller
6:34 AM ​Hungary and Portugal reached the Euro 2016 knockout stages after a rip-roaring 3-3 draw in which Cristiano Ronaldo netted twice and became the first player to score in four European Championships on Thursday.
Young foreigners take hard road to A-League
Dominic Bossi 8:53 PM Former Schalke midfielder Rene Klingenburg signs with Sydney Olympic to join 13 foreigners hoping to impress in the state leagues
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AFL
McLachlan backs Richmond boycott
Sam McClure 1:03 PM Radio station Triple M will not take disciplinary action against any of its employees who were involved in a controversial discussion surrounding senior football journalist Caroline Wilson.Â
Competition for spots heating up for Giants
Andrew Wu 6:03 PM Greater Western Sydney are optimistic veterans Shane Mumford and Steve Johnson will return this week to face Carlton, leaving the Giants with a massive dilemma at the selection table.
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Horseracing
Harvey's confidence has Palazzo in Tiara test
Chris Roots 4:38 PM Matthew Smith says Gerry Harvey is the sort of owner that gives a trainer confidence to take on challenges like starting Palazzo Pubblico in the Tatts Tiara at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
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.
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More sport
Ben Simmons looks Philly-bound
12:46 PM Basketball: Ben Simmons looks headed for Philadelphia, with 76ers set to choose the teenage Australian phenomenon with the No.1 pick in Friday's NBA draft.
Beef up Rio security now: Chiller
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.
'Clean' athletes to appeal IAAF blanket ban
Karolos Grohmann Olympics: The Russian Olympics chief says 'clean' athletes would appeal the 'legally indefensible' ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Sydney locks up Aus Open hosting rights
Adam Pengilly 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
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
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.
Highlights
Queensland win State of Origin 2016
Queensland have won the series with a game two win, 26-16 win at Suncorp Stadium.
Queensland show why they rule Origin
The obituaries had been written long before any of us turned up at Suncorp Stadium.
NSW captain spear tackled
Sam Thaiday has been charged with a grade two dangerous tackle after NSW captain Paul Gallen was dropped on his head. Vision: Nine Network
Plays of the Week
From drought breakers to crowning champions, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sport world this week.
World's best sports quiz #32
Think you know your sport? Here's 10 dastardly questions to determine if you're a sporting champion or a genuine struggler.
The world's best rugby league quiz: Edition 20
Think you know your rugby league? Here's 10 dastardly questions to determine if you're an immortal or not up to first-grade standard.
Steve Mascord's Set of Six - Round 15
League HQ's roving reporter brings you the finest talking points from in and around the game.
The women behind Eddie McGuire's shaming
How comments made by some AFL fans around a friend's kitchen table sparked a public scandal.
NRL Team of the Week: Round 15
Here's the 13 players who stood tall, rose above the rest and gave more than the full 110 per cent for their teams on the weekend.
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.
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.
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
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.
