Sport

Sport. Brumbies training. Player, Joe Tomane. June 27th 2016 The Canberra Times photograph by Graham Tidy.

Brumbies to ease Tomane back

The ACT Brumbies are adamant a stint with the Uni-Norths Owls will make Tomane better prepared for a Super Rugby comeback.

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Rugby League

Semi Radradra in action for the Eels against the Sharks on Saturday.

Arthur defends Radradra over form

Arthur said the Australian Test winger's build-up to the Sharks game had nothing to do with his below-par performance, insisting Radradra had been unfairly singled out.

Mid-season switch: Warriors halfback Jeff Robson has left the club to play out his final season with the Eels.

Robson brings much-needed stability to Eels

For Jeff Robson, the last halfback to guide Parramatta to a grand final, timing is everything. The veteran playmaker cut it pretty fine in ensuring his career ended at the Eels.

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Cricket

Josh Hazlewood hasn't bowled with the pink ball since Australia played New Zealand last summer.

Hazlewood keen to get to work with the pink ball

Australian paceman Josh Hazlewood is keen to get the pink ball in hand during Australia's day-night Tests this summer, despite previously voicing safety concerns over the use of the ball at twilight.

AFL

Jack breaks silence over family feud

Delicate subject: Sydney Swans skipper Kieren Jack speaks to the media ahead of his 200th game this weekend.

Sydney captain Kieren Jack says he will not get into an "immature" public slanging match with his parents over the family feud that has marred celebrations of his 200th game.

Port moves to beef up leadership

Boak leads his team onto the ground against Geelong.

Port Adelaide chief executive Keith Thomas began attending the Monday leadership post-mortems at the end of April, recognising that Travis Boak and his senior team-mates needed to expand their team management skills

Higgins on track for Roos return

Higgins injures his leg against Saints.

North Melbourne star recruit Shaun Higgins is on track to return to senior football just before the finals, with his rehabilitation from a knee injury progressing well.

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Soccer

So near and yet so far: John van 't Schip of Melbourne City experienced disappointment again.

City sign historic sponsorship deal

Melbourne City have become the first A-League club to sign a sponsorship deal with a rival car manufacturer since Football Federation Australia lifted its restrictions on such deals.

Wales players acknowledge their fans.

Wales made to pay for concentration lapse: Coleman

Wales manager Chris Coleman said he was "immensely proud" of his team after their hopes of reaching the Euro 2016 final were dashed by a brief lapse of focus during a 2-0 defeat by Portugal on Wednesday.

Lionel Messi arrives at a court to answer questions in the tax fraud case in Gava, near Barcelona, in 2013.

Why Lionel Messi will avoid jail time

At the centre of the case was a dispute over the Argentine's image rights - but what does it all mean? Here is the lowdown on how Messi's affairs unravelled.

Horse Racing

Corporate bookmakers under pressure

Aiming for the corporate bookmakers: Nick Xenophon.

The generous tax breaks "and pathetically weak laws" exploited by corporate bookmakers are under threat after the success of Nick Xenophon and his party at the federal election last weekend.

Payne unveils horrific scar from fall

Michelle Payne

Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne has revealed the extent of her injury from a fall earlier this year in an Instagram showing off a significant scar.