Eels make grave mistake in allowing Semi to play
Andrew Webster 8:02 AM Having treated his club with contempt for the past fortnight, the Eels should have stood down their errant winger for the match against the Sharks
League
Storm romp to victory over hapless Broncos
![BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 01: Sullies Vunivalu of the Storm out jumps Kodi Nikorima of the Broncos to score the try ...](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/w/t/y/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpwh5g.gjl90t.png/1467379345900.jpg)
Roy Ward 10:56 PM The Storm dominated against a poor Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night. As it happened. Turn away if you're squeamish: Nikorima pops shoulder.
Radradra to play despite NRL warning
![Controversial: Semi Radradra arrives at training with the Parramatta Eels on Friday morning.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/w/g/l/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpwebq.gjl90t.png/1467377715866.jpg)
Michael Chammas 5:17 PM Parramatta and the NRL are once again at loggerheads after the Eels disregarded the NRL's advice to stand down Semi Radradra on Saturday night, despite domestic violence charges.
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Top stories
Delly agrees to $51 million deal with Bucks
![Big raise: Australia's Matthew Dellavedova has reportedly signed a monster deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/w/c/w/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpwvdc.1001db.png/1467411559935.jpg)
Roy Ward 8:14 AM Basketball: Australian star Matthew Dellavedova has reportedly agreed to a four-year, USD $38.4 million deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, according to US media.
Tim Cahill one step closer to A-League
![Coming home? Melbourne City want to bring Tim Cahill to the club after Aaron Mooy's departure to Manchester City.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/b/x/f/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpwmxd.1001db.png/1467411559935.jpg)
Dominic Bossi 6:53 PM Football: Melbourne City set to ramp-up their pursuit of Tim Cahill following the transfer of their marquee Aaron Mooy.
Wales stun Belgium to reach semi-finals
![Gareth Bale and Wayne Hennessey celebrate their team's 3-1 win.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/w/v/6/x/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpwv70.1001db.png/1467411559935.jpg)
7:49 AM Football: Rampant Wales defeated Belgium 3-1 to reach the Euro 2016 semi-finals with a victory that included a sensational strike by Hal Robson-Kanu and a goal for captain Ashley Williams.
Women's sport: The last untapped market
![Green machine: Australian sevens star Ellia Green.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/4/e/m/4/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpw2l2.1001db.png/1467411559935.jpg)
Georgina Robinson 5:28 PM The winter football codes are falling over themselves to cater for girls and young women. Why the sudden interest?
Magnussen pushes McEvoy all the way
![BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 01: James Magnussen looks on after finishing second place in the 100 Metre Freestyle during ...](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/w/t/b/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpwrdd.1001db.png/1467411559935.jpg)
Phil Lutton 8:38 PM Swimming: London silver medallist clocked his fastest 100m freestyle time in over a year at the Rio Farewell Grand Prix in an encouraging sign for Australia's sprint relay team.
Swifts believe they can end Steel's dominance
![Sharp shooter: Jamaican Jhaniele Fowler-Reid can be a difference maker for the Southern Steel in Sydney.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/8/p/0/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpw6g5.1001db.png/1467411559935.jpg)
James Lemon 12:49 PM Netball: The NSW Swifts will be attacking their last game of the season as if it were the first of the finals, in an effort to stamp out any shortcomings before the run to the grand final begins.
Wimbledon 2016
'Obscene' Kyrgios takes on media after win
![Nick Kyrgios](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/w/u/x/x/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpwv3i.gpt8so.png/1467412377152.jpg)
Linda Pearce 8:26 AM Nick Kyrgios has been embroiled in another altercation at Wimbledon, this time with British reporters in the interview room after his tense five-set win over Dustin Brown.
Djokovic's Wimbledon hopes dwindling away
![Two sets down: Novak Djokovic.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/w/v/4/i/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpwv4f.gpt8so.png/1467411804221.jpg)
7:16 AM Novak Djokovic's hopes of a calendar year grand slam were hanging by a thread as he slipped two sets down to big-serving American Sam Querrey before rain stopped their Wimbledon third- round clash on Friday.
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Rugby
Brumbies topple Reds with bonus point win
![Christian Lealiifano is tackled in the Brumbies' clash against the Reds.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/w/t/i/0/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpw993.gmfjrc.png/1467376731830.jpg)
Chris Dutton 9:51 PM The Brumbies put the heat on the NSW Waratahs by securing a bonus-point win against the Queensland Reds.
Tahs say stars will fire for Sunwolves clash
![Benched: Wallabies halfback Nick Phipps starts on the Waratahs bench this weekend.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/n/a/r/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpwh26.gmfjrc.png/1467363085670.jpg)
Tom Decent 5:05 PM The Waratahs say there will be no post-June Test series hangover for their Wallabies stars who are fit and raring to go with a bonus point firmly in their sights against the Sunwolves in Tokyo.
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Football
Mariners rule out full season guest player
![Success story: Luis Garcia.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/h/k/0/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpw49r.106zn1.png/1467374025802.jpg)
Dominic Bossi 12:30 PM Football: The Mariners are entertaining the idea of signing another guest player - but have ruled out taking advantage of the relaxed regulations and bringing in a high-profile star for the full season.
Portugal through to semis after shootout
![Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/w/0/1/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpw00f.106zn1.png/1467374025802.jpg)
9:20 AM Portugal reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016 by beating Poland 5-3 on penalties after the two sides drew 1-1 after extra time on Friday morning.
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AFL
Bulldog Biggs' rise since leaving Swans
![Former Sydney Swan Shane Biggs is revelling in his new home at the Western Bulldogs.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/w/j/j/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpw6oy.106zo1.png/1467370761282.jpg)
Andrew Wu 3:50 PM Had Shane Biggs' AFL career ended when he left Sydney, he would most likely have been remembered in the decades to come as the next Swan to wear the number 46 after Tony Lockett.
Top spot on the line for Swans
![Bulldogs target: Lance Franklin.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/w/m/m/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpwiwg.106zo1.png/1467370761282.jpg)
Andrew Wu 4:54 PM Sydney are bracing for star forward Lance Franklin to be double teamed by the Western Bulldogs' defence when the Swans play for top spot on Saturday.
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Horseracing
Waller's quartet of babies are ones to watch
![Impressive: Hugh Bowman rides Foxplay to win at Rosehill last month.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/m/9/g/i/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpwfdg.106zow.png/1467357844654.jpg)
Chris Roots 4:27 PM Two-year-olds remain an anomaly in the remarkable rise of champion trainer Chris Waller.
Browne looks to Maurus in Caloundra Cup
![Winning streak: Former Kiwi jockey Damien Browne is riding in rare form at the moment.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/2/x/y/o/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpwdpj.106zow.png/1467357844654.jpg)
Chris Roots 4:10 PM Jockey Damien Browne had a great end to the Queensland carnival and will comes home to the Sunshine Coast with a stack of confidence on Saturday.
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McEvoy must beat close friend Adrian for gold
![Looking ahead to Rio: Cameron McEvoy.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/w/n/j/j/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpwhxs.zzafh.png/1467364494057.jpg)
Phil Lutton 5:01 PM Swimming: Australia's sprint gun Cameron McEvoy is on a collision course with close friend and defending Olympic champion Nathan Adrian after the American booked his spot in Rio.
Bronte insists injury won't slow her down
![Optimistic: Bronte Campbell.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/w/i/r/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpwe53.zzafh.png/1467364494057.jpg)
Phil Lutton 3:24 PM Swimming: The world champion continues to battle with a shoulder injury as she rounds out her preparations for the Olympic Games with a two-day meet in Brisbane.
Diamond out of Rio Olympics
![Ineligible: Olympian Michael Diamond outside Raymond Terrace Courthouse](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/d/b/d/4/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpvhe3.zzafh.png/1467364494057.jpg)
Emma Kemp Olympics: Two-time Olympic shooting gold medallist Michael Diamond has been told by Shooting Australia that he is ineligble for the Australian Olympic team to contest the Rio games.
Pearson says her best is yet to come
![Australian hurdles athlete Sally Pearson](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/v/b/e/9/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpvans.zzafh.png/1467364494057.jpg)
Athletics: A defiant Sally Pearson says she is yet to reach the peak of her powers as an athlete and won't rule out a push for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Steel bring the irony ... or is it just bad timing?
![Liz Ellis](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/3/5/y/s/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpughl.zzafh.png/1467364494057.jpg)
Liz Ellis Netball: It's the dying days of the great netball experiment. Next year the groundbreaking trans-Tasman competition will be no more after Australian netball bosses deemed the Kiwi teams not competitive enough.
How Simmons got Nike to commit to $53m
![In the money: Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball draft pick Ben Simmons.](/web/20160701230119im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/t/6/h/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpv0xj.zzafh.png/1467364494057.jpg)
Jeff Zillgitt Basketball: If Simmons turns into a once-in-a-generation player, bonuses could send his landmark Nike sportswear deal into the upper stratosphere.