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Kickert, Maric join Boomers Rio squad
2:26 PM Daniel Kickert and Aleks Maric have been recalled into the Australian men's basketball team for the final Olympic selection camp before Rio.
Dellavedova in hot demand
1:42 PM Matthew Dellavedova is about to find out if he is a $US10 million man.
Semi will 'definitely' stay at Parra: Hayne
Michael Chammas, James Lemon and Adrian Proszenko The mystery surrounding the future of Semi Radradra became slightly clearer on Thursday night but the plot thickened when he brought former Eels superstar Jarryd Hayne back with him from Fiji.
Reddit user casts fresh doubt over Maker's age
James Lemon An amateur investigation into top 10 NBA Draft Pick and Australian Thon Maker has claimed the new Milwaukee Buck was in Year 11 in 2009, casting fresh doubts over his age.
Dellavedova commits to Rio Olympics
Roy Ward Australian basketballer won't let fears over the Zika virus stop him chasing gold with the Boomers at the Rio Olympics.
Simmons can learn from mentor LeBron's career
Keith Pompey The biggest season of Ben Simmons' career, to date, was doomed from the start.
Simmons centrepiece of 76ers attack
Anthony Sanfilippo No matter what position he ends up playing, Ben Simmons is going to be the centrepiece of the Philadelphia 76ers' offence.
Simmons taken as No.1 pick by 76ers
Roy Ward No.1 draft pick Ben Simmons has the potential to be the best player in the NBA, both showing both the rise of the sport internationally and the progress of Australian players in the past quarter century.
Knicks have work to do despite getting Rose from Bulls
Harvey Araton Phil Jackson is taking a risk on Derrick Rose and his surgically repaired knees.
Simmons must show 76ers why he's the chosen one
Paul Suttor Now he has been taken by Philadelphia with the No.1 draft pick, the hard work truly begins - is Ben Simmons ready for the burden of great expectations?
Simmons' potential is limitless say his former coaches
Roy Ward Ben Simmons is about to take his game to the world's biggest league, but could he become one of the NBA's biggest superstars? Some think he can.
Simmons confirms his Rio exit, wants LeBron visit
Roy Ward Australian star Ben Simmons has confirmed he won't be playing in the Rio Olympics this year but looks forward to a big future with the Boomers.
LeBron James the greatest? Sorry, not yet folks
Scott Spits Michael Jordan will ALWAYS be a superior athlete and performer than LeBron James. How's that a way to light a fuse for a sports debate?
LeBron leads Cavaliers to NBA title glory
The Cleveland Cavaliers have won the NBA championship, beating the Golden State Warriors 93-89 in game seven of the NBA Finals.
Sports stars react to Cavaliers' NBA title win
James Lemon Sports stars from around the world have joined the chorus of fans paying their respect to LeBron James after he led the Cleveland Cavaliers to their maiden NBA Championship win.
A storybook ending for LeBron and Cleveland
Tim Bontemps LeBron James was a unanimous choice for his third Finals MVP, to go along with his third championship, after playing all but 71 seconds of the decisive game. It was the final act James needed to complete the promise he brought to the city.
Simmons could have been AFL superstar: Petracca
Roy Ward Back when they were baby faced boys, future AFL and NBA stars Christian Petracca and Ben Simmons were junior teammates.
Day makes huge charge at US Open
Ben Everill World No.1 Jason Day has made a huge move in the third round of the US Open at Oakmont Country Club.
Gretzky to promote ice hockey in Australia
Having played an influential role in popularising ice hockey across America's southwest, Wayne Gretzky is turning his attention to a new frontier.
Exum will miss Rio Olympics to focus on NBA
Roy Ward Australian NBA point guard Dante Exum will not play for the Boomers at the Rio Olympics.
LeBron praises 'great young talent' Simmons
Peter Mitchell LeBron James has described himself as Ben Simmons' big brother and mentor, but the NBA star says the Australian teenager controls his own destiny.
Scott well placed as Day survives
Ben Everill Adam Scott and Marc Leishman sit well poised and world No.1 Jason Day has survived the cut as the second round concludes in the rain-interrupted US Open.
$3000 a ticket as Cavs and Warriors chase glory
Jamie Marcuson 3000 reasons why the NBA Finals game seven between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers will make history.
OJ doco a portrait of torn America
Andrew Webster Fairfax Media was given an exclusive look at the documentary that has reignited debate about the fallen football star.
Cavaliers look to pull off a great escape
Paul Suttor With the 2016 NBA Finals series delicately poised at 3-2 in favour of Steph Curry's Warriors, can LeBron James recreate his heroics of Game five and force the series to a seventh game?
NBA MVP's wife creates firestorm with Twitter rant
The wife of NBA MVP Steph Curry has apologised for her Twitter rant following Golden State's game six loss to the Cavaliers in Cleveland.
Draymond promises to make amends for suspension
Sam Amick For five days, Draymond Green did something so remarkable it can't be overlooked: he stopped talking.
Jarryd Hayne's NFL regret
Michael Chammas Jarryd Hayne has only one NFL regret and it still eats away at him.
Boomers coach says there's time to fit in injured Andrew Bogut
Roy Ward 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.
Bogut injured, Cavaliers step up to take game five
Peter Mitchell A worrying knee injury to Australian centre Andrew Bogut has compounded a bad night for the Golden State Warriors as the Cleveland Cavaliers won game five of the NBA Finals to keep their title hopes alive.
Dellavedova fears Andrew Bogut could miss Rio
Peter Mitchell Matthew Dellavedova said his heart sunk when he saw Andrew Bogut crash to the court with a knee injury in game five of the NBA Finals.
Bogut query over Green's NBA Finals ban
Peter Mitchell Andrew Bogut has questioned why Golden State teammate Draymond Green was suspended when Cleveland's Australian guard Matthew Dellavedova escaped punishment for a similar groin strike.
Penguins win Stanley Cup with series victory over Sharks
David Pollak Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals was part hockey, part speedskating. When it was over Sunday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins had their second title in eight years and their fourth in franchise history, defeating the San Jose Sharks, 3-1.
Warriors forward Green suspended for Game Five of Finals
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is suspended for Monday night's Game Five of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers after he was assessed a flagrant foul 1 for his actions against LeBron James in Game Four.
Cleveland makes history as national anthem signed by deaf dancer
Jamie Marcuson While the fans flocked in to Quicken Loans Arena to watch Game 4 of the NBA Finals, it was a deaf dancer named Nyle DiMarco, not LeBron James, who stole the show.
Warriors win as Curry steps up
Jamie Marcuson The Golden State Warriors have beaten the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-97 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Cleveland.
Cavaliers thrash Warriors in game three
The Cavaliers have opened their account in the NBA Finals, scoring a vital game-three win over the Golden State Warriors in Cleveland.
Great-ball-of-fire hoop shot goes viral
A Canadian teen has become an internet sensation for dousing a basketball in petrol, setting it alight and throwing it through a hoop.
LeBron vows to be 'much better' in Finals
Scott Cacciola LeBron James changed his routine in the wake of another demoralizing loss. On Sunday night, rather than take the Cleveland Cavaliers' late bus back to their hotel in San Francisco, James showered, took care of his media obligations and then boarded the first bus.
Kimbo Slice dead at 42
Lance Pugmire Kimbo Slice, a street-fighting sensation from Miami whose fisticuffs went viral on YouTube, has died, according to the president of Bellator, his mixed martial arts fighting organisation.
33-point margin as Warriors crush Cavaliers
Jamie Marcuson The Golden State Warriors have crushed the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-77 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland.
Live NBA Finals: Warriors v Cavaliers
Jamie Marcuson The Golden State Warriors take a 1-0 lead into Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Oracle Arena, Oakland. Can Lebron lift the Cavs against a Warriors team that won comfortably without a strong performance from Steph Curry? Follow us live here.
UFC 202: Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz UFC rematch locked in
Matt Bungard Conor McGregor will get his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202 in Las Vegas on August 20.
When Ali walked into a 1970s Sydney pub ...
Roy Masters Muhammad Ali slid into a Sydney bar in the 1970s and eyed off a big front-rower with his back to the crowd, who was waiting to buy a drink but got much more than he bargained for.
Bogut doubts Simmons will play in Rio
Andrew Bogut expects Ben Simmons to follow in his footsteps and become the NBA's top draft pick next month, but doesn't think the youngster will join him on a plane to the Rio Olympics.
Ali: Stars across globe pay tribute to legend
There has been a worldwide outpouring of tributes for Muhammad Ali after the boxing legend's death at the age of 74.
Ali to be buried in Louisville after local hero's send-off
Dan Whitcomb Muhammad Ali's hometown of Louisville will honour the former boxing champion with a procession through the Kentucky city and public funeral at a sports arena, a tribute befitting a local hero who achieved global stature as a humanitarian.
Cavs coach backs 'hard-nosed' Delly
Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue insists Matthew Dellavedova will not be scaling back his aggressive play in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.
Late stumble hurts Day at Memorial
Ben Everill World No.1 Jason Day was left to rue a double bogey on the final hole but he remains in the mix during a weather-suspended third round of the US PGA Tour's Memorial Tournament.
Bogut stars as Warriors down Cavs, Delly strikes trouble again
Australian centre Andrew Bogut and reserve guard Shaun Livingston have led the Golden State Warriors to victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in game one of the NBA finals.
Delly, Bogut back in finals, but with different roles
Roy Ward Two Australians will face off once again in the NBA Finals starting on Friday in Oakland.
The world's best NBA Finals quiz
Think your NBA Finals knowledge is up to scratch? Here's 10 dastardly questions to determine if you're all that.
Curry still has critics to silence
Benjamin Hoffman Stephen Curry, for the first time since last year's NBA finals, encountered something resembling adversity in the Western Conference finals.
LeBron and Steph warily circle each other
Jason Lloyd Both men have said things that seemed to annoy the other, from Steph Curry's champagne comment to more recently LeBron James' debate about the definition of an MVP.
NBA Finals: How Cavs and Warriors match up
Jason Lloyd Who's got the better squad in the NBA Finals? The reigning champions from Golden State or the team they beat in last year's decider, Cleveland Cavaliers.
Sixers coach can't deny strong Aussie ties to Simmons
Keith Pompey "I get hit up all over the place," Brown acknowledged about drafting Ben Simmons. Catching himself in mid-sentence, the former coach of the Australian national team turned diplomatic. He followed those eight words with " ... just like Brandon (Ingram), just like I would with Kris Dunn or Buddy Hield."
It's Curry's chance to erase any doubt
Marcus Thompson II If Stephen Curry bests LeBron James again, even Curry's harshest critics would have to tip their cap.
Warriors set up Cavaliers rematch
The Golden State Warriors extended their dream season by defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 96-88, in game seven of the NBA western conference finals.
Expect the Warriors-Thunder Game 7 to be one of the best in history
Tim Bontemps No matter who is playing, no matter what round of the postseason it is or what is at stake, there is something mythological about a seventh and deciding game.
Simmons' college career presents a dilemma
Mike Sielski Ben Simmons blends in, or seems to. Is the prospective No. 1 pick in the NBA draft supposed to do that?
Thompson stars as Warriors beat OKC
Klay Thompson played a starring role as the Golden State Warriors staged a stellar comeback to beat the Thunder in game six at Oklahoma City.
New Orleans NBA rookie shot dead at 23
New Orleans Pelicans guard Bryce Dejean-Jones has been confirmed dead after suffering gunshot wounds at the age of 23.
Warriors coach hails 'phenomenal' Bogut
Just a day after Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr criticised Andrew Bogut for his inability to stay out of foul trouble, the Australian NBA centre stepped up.
Warriors shoot past Thunder
The Golden State Warriors have staved off elimination from the NBA play-offs with an inspired game-five victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Warriors routed by Thunder, fall behind 3-1 in series
Diamond Leung The MVP didn't play anything like one. The Oklahoma City Thunder acted as if this series is theirs.
Former Police Academy and NFL star died with CTE
Ken Belson ​Bubba Smith, the All-Pro defensive end in the NFL who went on to a second career as a movie actor, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head trauma, when he died in 2011.
Late BMX rider found to have had CTE
Victor Mather Dave Mirra, the star BMX rider who took his own life in February, had CTE, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the brain disease linked to head trauma.
Green escapes ban after groin kick fells Adams
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green escaped a possible one-game suspension when he was fined by the National Basketball Association for a flagrant foul that was upgraded from category 1 to 2.
NFL tried to influence concussion research: study
John Branch When the NFL agreed in 2012 to donate tens of millions of dollars to concussion research overseen by the National Institutes of Health, it was widely seen as a positive turning point
Raptors get on the board with Game 3 win over Cavaliers
The Toronto Raptors got their first win of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday with DeMar DeRozan scoring 32 points in a 99-84 Game 3 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
NBA draft: How the first round will play out
Broderick Turner The presumption across the NBA is that Ben Simmons from Louisiana State and Brandon Ingram from Duke are the best players in this year's draft and they are expected to go one-two to the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Hayne faces tough road to Olympics after uninspiring debut
James Buckley Jarryd Hayne's highly anticipated Rugby Sevens debut amounted to less than 10 minutes on the Twickenham turf across three games for Fiji on Saturday.
NBA: Warriors level Western finals
Stephen Curry exploded for 15 of his 28 points over a 1:58 stretch of the third quarter, helping the Golden State Warriors pull away from the Oklahoma Thunder en route to a 118-91 victory that evened the Western Conference finals at one game apiece.
James' triple-double powers Cavs to rout of Raptors
LeBron James recorded his 15th post-season triple-double as he moved past Shaquille O'Neal into fourth place on the all-time post-season scoring list in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 108-89 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Muir laments loss of fellow countryman
Sydney rookie offensive lineman Blake Muir was excited about sharing the San Francisco 49ers' locker room with Jarryd Hayne, but suddenly the Aussie superstar was gone.
Simmons ready for whatever NBA throws at him
Roy Ward Ben Simmons will likely be drafted to either Philadelphia 76ers or LA Lakers after those two clubs won the number one and two picks at the NBA Draft Lottery on Wednesday.
Sixers won't say if they'll draft Simmons or Ingram
Keith Pompey Will they go with Ben Simmons or Brandon Ingram? "You are going to have to ask that question on June 23 when we are ready to announce it," said Bryan Colangelo, the Sixers' president of basketball operations.
Irving, James lead Cavaliers thrashing of Raptors
Jason Lloyd Another long layoff couldn't slow the Cavaliers. Neither could the Toronto Raptors.
Simmons tipped to head to 76ers
Australian teenager Ben Simmons appears headed to the Philadelphia 76ers - where he would team up with former Boomers coach Brett Brown
49ers coach laments loss of Hayne
San Francisco 49ers coach Chip Kelly douses speculation the 49ers were planning to cut Hayne, which led to the Australian making a face-saving exit.
Hayne 'taking baby steps' at the moment
Jarryd Hayne's surprise announcement on Sunday that he was leaving the San Francisco 49ers to seek a Rio berth with Fiji has sparked speculation about the 28-year-old's return to the NRL, or a shift to non-sevens rugby.
Hayne's friends feared his NFL dream was about to end
Andrew Webster But they had no idea he would be trying to play rugby sevens at the Rio Olympics.
Raptors beat Heat in Game 7, earn showdown with Cavaliers
Kyle Lowry scored 35 points and added nine assists and seven rebounds as the Toronto Raptors beat the Miami Heat 116-89 on Sunday in the seventh game of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
No Plan B: Hayne solely focused on Rio
Jamie Marcuson Jarryd Hayne's Australian manager Wayne Beavis has said there is no plan B after the Olympics for the cross-code star.
Jarryd Hayne announces NFL retirement for tilt at Rugby Sevens
Matt Bungard After just one season of American football, the Jarryd Hayne experiment in the NFL has come to an end.
Retiring Hayne no certainty for Fiji rugby sevens
Jamie Marcuson Jarryd Hayne has announced his shock retirement from the NFL as he pursues a chance of Olympic glory with the Fiji rugby sevens side.
Hayne wants to prove the impossible is possible again
Michael Chammas Jarryd Hayne loves to throw away the rule book when it comes to his sporting career.
Hayne may have seen writing on the wall at 49ers
Matt Barrows It's likely Jarryd Hayne could see that he remained at the bottom of the 49ers' pecking order.
Cold water poured on Hayne's Olympic dream
Jim Morton ​Jarryd Hayne knew he had a giant task to play in the NFL, but rugby sevens experts warn that's nothing compared to making Fiji's team for August's Rio Olympics.
Baseball feud erupts with on-field brawl
Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor's vicious punch to Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista's jaw will be remembered for a long time.
Knights launch bold bid to sign Hayne
Robert Dillon A day after Newcastle's club-record 62-0 pounding from Cronulla at Hunter Stadium – which left them as $1.40 favourites for their second consecutive wooden spoon – chief executive Matt Gidley confirmed they would be interested in making a play for code-switching superstar Jarryd Hayne.
Bogut no certainty to play against Oklahoma
Peter Mitchell The Golden State Warriors are not sure if Andrew Bogut will overcome a groin strain and help combat the tall, athletic Oklahoma City Thunder featuring Kiwi centre Steven Adams.
Heat force Game 7 with Raptors
Goran Dragic scored a career-playoff-high 30 points and the Miami Heat won their 10th straight playoff elimination game at home, defeating the Toronto Raptors.
Thunder knock Spurs out of NBA finals
Australian Patty Mills' San Antonio Spurs have been brutally knocked out of the NBA playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Cavaliers look capable of stealing NBA title
Tim Bontemps As the Cleveland Cavaliers have run roughshod through the Eastern Conference for a second straight season, sweeping both the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks to reach the Eastern Conference Finals, their swift advance has mostly been met with indifference.
Bogut injured as Warriors defeat Trail Blazers to advance to Western Conference finals
Diamond Leung On Stephen Curry's night, the Golden State Warriors did it together.
Kyrgios calls NBA player his spirit animal
Basketball-mad tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios says he learnt a lot about how to compete from watching NBA great Kevin Garnett.
49ers backing Hayne for big things in 2016
Richard Shute Jarryd Hayne has received a considerable boost as the former Parramatta Eel looks to force his way onto the San Francisco 49ers active roster for his second season in the NFL.
Cavs complete sweep of Hawks to advance to conference finals
Jason Lloyd Kevin Love scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and all three of the Cavs' superstars scored at least 20 points again in their Game 4 victory against the Atlanta Hawks, completing their second sweep of these playoffs to advance to the conference finals.
