Cheika blows up about Spidercam incident

Tom Decent 12:23 AM   Rugby:  Chieka has taken aim at referee Nigel Owens for allowing play to continue after England regained possession and scored a try on the back of a kick that hit Spidercam.

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League

Semi 'wants to follow SBW to union'

Uncertain: It is still unknown if Semi Radradra will return from Fiji to rejoin his teammates.

Adrian Proszenko 8:00 PM   The former partner of Semi Radradra has revealed the winger has spoken of his desire to emulate Sonny Bill Williams' switch to French rugby and predicted he "won't be coming back" to Parramatta.

Cleary waives father-son get-out clause

The 18-year-old is determined to forge his own path.

Michael Chammas 1:35 AM   Cleary originally had a get-out clause in his contract that granted him permission to leave the foot of the mountains if Ivan Cleary landed a job at another club.

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Top stories

Star trio to bolster Wallabies for Bledisloe

In the mix: Matt Giteau is another World Cup star who will rejoin the Wallabies when they take on the All Blacks.

Georgina Robinson 11:59 AM   Rugby: Wallabies coach Michael Cheika revealed one of Australia's best World Cup performers would return from Europe to help bring back the Bledisloe Cup.

Sydney to miss out on Socceroos to MCG

Sydney to miss out: The Socceroos are expected to play their World Cup qualifying match against Japan in Melbourne.

Dominic Bossi 11:49 AM   Football: Sydney will miss out on hosting the Socceroos' biggest World Cup qualifying match for the third successive campaign, with the Japan home fixture set to be played in Melbourne.

Jamaican sprinter reveals Zika infection

Infected: Jamaican sprinter Kemar Bailey-Cole.

8:26 AM   Olympics: Jamaican sprinter Kemar Bailey-Cole says he has been infected with the Zika virus but will participate in his country's Olympic trials next week.

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Kyrgios bites back at criticism about attitude

Nick Kyrgios goes into Wimbledon in a typically confident mood.

Linda Pearce 3:24 AM   Tennis: So obvious was the answer to one American journalist's enquiry about whom he considers the Wimbledon title favourite that Nick Kyrgios was not about to engage.

Wales reach last eight at Euro 2016

Wales' Gareth Bale, left, celebrates with team mates after winning the Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match between Wales ...

Toby Davis 7:07 AM   Football: Wales reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship for the first time with a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland as Gareth Bale showed his quality.

Giants beat Blues to crack top four

Celebration: Steve Johnson gets high fives from Rhys Palmer after kicking one of his four goals.

8:08 PM   AFL: Greater Western Sydney have breached the AFL's top four with a 62-point win over Carlton.

Rugby

Barrett fills boots as All Blacks sweep Wales

On the rampage: Julian Savea.

7:56 PM   Beauden Barrett grabbed two tries in his 26 point haul as the All Blacks completed a series sweep over Wales with a 46-6 third test victory at Otago Regional Stadium in Dunedin on Saturday.

France routs Pumas 27-0 to level series

Key player:  Loann Goujon performed well in the win over Argentina.

7:37 AM   France have squared their rugby series in Argentina by routing the Pumas 27-0 in a rainy second Test on Saturday.

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Football

Portugal edge Croatia at Euro 2016

Joyous: Portugal's Ricardo Quaresma celebrates after scoring during the Euro 2016 round of 16 match between Croatia and ...

8:04 AM   A header from Portugal sub Ricardo Quaresma has secured a 1-0 win over Croatia after the game burst into life in the last few minutes of extra time to set up a Euro 2016 quarter-final against Poland.

Poland sink Swiss on penalties

Jubilation: Poland's players celebrate at the end of the Euro 2016 round of 16 match against Switzerland.

Zoran Milosavljevic 6:55 AM   Poland beat Switzerland 5-4 in a shootout to reach their first European Championship quarter-final as a riveting clash ended 1-1 after extra time.

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AFL

Cats lose game, top spot, and perhaps a star

Seb Ross tackles Patrick Dangerfield.

Rohan Connolly 1:13 AM   Geelong have lost top spot on the AFL ladder and may have some other issues to deal with after a shock three-point loss to St Kilda at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.

A sorry state of affairs

Greg Baum

Greg Baum   Is there anything quite so insincere as the sporting apology?

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Horseracing

Schweida misses his own success in Tiara

Breakthrough win: Damian Browne and Miss Cover Girl, right, holds off the challenge of favourite Azkadellia, left, in ...

Mark Oberhardt 6:37 PM   Kelly Schweida has missed one of the biggest days of his training career as Miss Cover Girl scored an upset win in the group 1 Tattersall's Club Tiara.

Unbeaten Russian Revolution looks to spring

Rory Hutchings rides Russian Revolution to win  at Royal Randwick.

Chris Roots 4:17 PM   Peter Snowden already has the Golden Slipper winner Capitalist back in work for the Golden Rose.

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More sport

Jack Hale breaks Australian U20 record

Jack Hale of Tasmania.

11:48 AM   Athletics: Jack Hale has become Australia's fastest junior sprinter of all time. The Tasmanian broke the Australian under-20 100m record, clocking 10.21 seconds (+1.6) at the Mannheim Junior Gala in Germany.

Cibulkova wins Eastbourne title

Trophy winner: Dominika Cibulkova plays a forehand during her final against Karolina Pliskova.

9:40 AM   Tennis: Dominika Cibulkova earned her first career grass title just hours before the start of Wimbledon, beating Karolina Pliskova 7-5 6-3 in the final at the WTA Eastbourne tournament.

Swifts peaking at right time: Pettitt

In form: NSW Swifts sharpshooter Susan Pettitt against the Northern Mystics earlier this season.

Jamie Marcuson 6:01 PM   Netball: The NSW Swifts are peaking at the right time as they look to secure top spot in the Australian conference with just two games to go in the ANZ Championship. 

Johnson wins first ATP title at Nottingham

Triumphant: Steve Johnson poses with his trophy after defeating Pablo Cuevas in his men's singles final of the ...

9:36 AM   Tennis: American Steve Johnson won his first ATP title with a 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 victory over Pablo Cuevas in the final of the grass-court Nottingham Open.

Tomic and Kyrgios: friends or rivals?

Bernard Tomic in action at Queen's.

Linda Pearce 2:05 PM   Tennis: Bernard Tomic does not like to compare himself to Nick Kyrgios, although on current measures he is No.2 in ranking and profile behind the fellow Wimbledon quarter-finalist.

Rio drug-testing lab suspended by WADA

Brazil 2016

Samantha Lane   Olympics: Six weeks before the Summer Olympics start in Rio de Janeiro, the laboratory that was set to handle drug testing at the games has been suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Mitch can be top-order star: Langer

Among the runs: Mitch Marsh.

Rob Forsaith 1:37 AM   Cricket: Mitch Marsh could be capable of batting as high as No.4 in all formats for Australia in the future, says long-time mentor Justin Langer.

Exum back on court and ready for comeback 

Exum is returning from injury.

Roy Ward 4:16 PM   Basketball: Getting back to full fitness in early October is his prime target.

Highlights

Things are upside down Down Under

Eight months after the Wallabies thrilled and spilled their way to a World Cup final under the charismatic coaching of Michael Cheika, they wear an entirely different honour.

England complete Wallabies clean sweep

Eddie Jones' side completed an incredible three-Test demolition of the Wallabies in a thrilling try-fest in Sydney.

If I was selfish I wouldn't play: Gallen

Paul Gallen thinks he has met Phil Gould once, at a charity breakfast. They are passionate Blues men: the greatest coach, and soon to be most capped skipper.

Maloney seals it for Cronulla in extra time

James Maloney slots "the ugliest field goal you'll ever see" as Cronulla make it 11 straight in extra time.

Cheika and Wallabies have got work to do

With the Cook Cup in the hands of the English, Michael Cheika and co. will be scrambling to try to come up with how best to address the deficiencies the Wallabies showed during the series in time for an onslaught from New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina.

Marshall steers Dragons to victory

Benji Marshall put his hand up for a contract extension with some key plays in St George Illawarra's win over Newcastle. But the Knights were anything but dull, with Nathan Ross pulling off one of the tries of the year.

Bulldogs run riot over Broncos

Canterbury secured back-to-back wins for just the third time this season to move equal on points with Brisbane in fourth place.

Giants tower over Blues

Greater Western Sydney thrashed Carlton by 62 points on Saturday afternoon.

Panthers inflict more pain on Rabbitohs

South Sydney have lost four consecutive matches after losing to Penrith 28-26.

Newman pours petrol on McGuire's fire

Ladies and Gentlemen, I think we have a post-war record.

Poland knock Switzerland out in penalty shootout

Poland provided most of the attack early on before grabbing a goal before halftime. Switzerland hit back with a brilliant goal late in the second to send the game into extra time and then a penalty shootout. Poland winning 5-4 on penalties to knock them out of the competition.

Ben Simmons first pick for Philadelphia

Australian 19-year-old Ben Simmons is chosen by the Philadelphia 76ers as their number one pick in this year's NBA draft.

Why bother with a dead rubber?

Persisting with a dead Origin game exposes the hypocrisy of concerns for 'player welfare'

Northern Ireland own goal sees Wales into quarter-finals

Northern Ireland started well against the Welsh but failed to take advantage of their opportunities. Wales hit back in the second then an own goal by McAuley saw them take a lead that the Irish didn't come back from.