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Smith dominates game’s greatest bowler
SPIN consultant Muttiah Muralitharan has taken over 800 Test wickets. So when Steve Smith got one over the spin legend during a nets session he couldn’t help but boast.
Rival teams don’t show us respect: Ross
NEWCASTLE winger Nathan Ross has accused rival teams of showing his team a lack of respect and declared “we are not going to be walked over as a club”.
Monday’s ICC Manchester derby in China cancelled
THE International Champions Cup match between Premier League rivals Manchester United and Manchester City has been called off due to rain.
Pre-season chaos: United v City China farce
MANCHESTER UNITED manager Jose Mourinho revealed he was ready to go home as the club’s pre-season tour of China threatened to descend into farce.
Special Features
Harvey sets sights on 450 games
GAMES record holder in waiting Brent Harvey wants to chase down 450 games if North Melbourne will have him beyond this season.
Boomer forced to make embarrassing apology
UPDATE: North Melbourne champion Brent Harvey has acknowledged he should have not published “rumour and innuendo” about Wayne Carey in his new book.
Stevenson resigns as Bulldogs CEO
UPDATE: DAVID Stevenson has resigned from his position as Western Bulldogs CEO.
No disharmony over vice-captaincy: Ebert
BRAD Ebert has dismissed any suggestion of internal rumblings over the selection process that saw Hamish Hartlett installed as Port Adelaide vice-captain.
Wallis declares: “I’ll be back”
MITCH Wallis faces one year out of the game, with the Bulldog’s surgeon David Young admitting it will be 12 months before the midfielder is “running really well”.
Live: Lyon try gives Manly perfect start
DALY Cherry-Evans and Jamie Lyon have combined for an early try in a sweet set play that gives Manly the perfect start against the Rabbitohs. Follow all the action live!
Dragons players arrested after coward punch
THREE Dragons players have been arrested after being involved in a 5am coward punching incident in Wollongong.
Rival teams don’t show us respect: Ross
NEWCASTLE winger Nathan Ross has accused rival teams of showing his team a lack of respect and declared “we are not going to be walked over as a club”.
Cartwright ready to give up five-eighth
BRYCE Cartwright will pull on the No.6 jumper for one of the last times this weekend as Te Maire Martin prepares to return for Penrith.
SC rolling coverage: Souths, Manly final teams
KEEP up to date with the SuperCoach action in our rolling coverage. Highlights, lowlights, injuries, judiciary dramas and talking points — it’s all here.
McGregor’s cheeky dig at Ronaldo
THIS is what happens when UFC’s biggest drawcard steps into the octagon with football’s most cashed-up superstar.
Hamilton leaves Dan red-faced
IF the women of the world were unsure about Daniel Ricciardo’s relationship status — they’re not now. Rogue move, Lewis.
WNBA withdraws fines after players protest
THE WNBA is withdrawing its fines for teams and players that showed support of citizens and police involved in recent shootings by wearing black warmup shirts.
Kidnapped: ‘This place is f****d’
A KIWI athlete says he was kidnapped and forced to withdraw cash from ATMs by men dressed in police uniforms in Rio.
Monday’s ICC Manchester derby in China cancelled
THE International Champions Cup match between Premier League rivals Manchester United and Manchester City has been called off due to rain.
Pre-season chaos: United v City China farce
MANCHESTER UNITED manager Jose Mourinho revealed he was ready to go home as the club’s pre-season tour of China threatened to descend into farce.
Djite close to shock Reds exit
THE Adelaide United exodus goes on, with club sources revealing that striker Bruce Djite flew to South Korea today after using an exit clause to join the Suwon Bluewings.
City scouts unearth another Latino gem
THE same South American scouts responsible for delivering Bruno Fornaroli to Melbourne City have secured the club’s third marquee star from Argentina.
Silver lining from Australia’s super flop
WALLABIES coach Michael Cheika is set to enjoy one advantage over newly Steve Hansen, with most of his players already assembling in Sydney to prepare for The Rugby Championship.
Stiles set for Reds top job
NICK Stiles is expected to be announced this week as the new Queensland Reds coach after a prolonged worldwide search which has turned up the homegrown option as the best choice.
Our sevens wonders in Rio
In 2014 Emilee Cherry was voted the world’s best women’s sevens player and next month she’ll be a key player in Australia’s pursuit of Olympic gold in Rio.
‘Tongan Thor’ stars as Brothers win semi
BROTHERS found the perfect formula to wreck University’s 15-game winning streak on Sunday night with the hammer blows from front-row freak “Tongan Thor” Taniela Tupou.
Aussies pick spin to win in Kandy
AUSTRALIA has named Steve O’Keefe to partner Nathan Lyon in a two-man spin attack for Tuesday’s first Test against Sri Lanka in Kandy.
Smith dominates game’s greatest bowler
SPIN consultant Muttiah Muralitharan has taken over 800 Test wickets. So when Steve Smith got one over the spin legend during a nets session he couldn’t help but boast.
Key to unleashing Marsh’s Test talent
CAPTAIN Steve Smith believes Mitchell Marsh is ready to deliver on his potential with the willow in the Test arena if the all-rounder can harness an ODI mindset.
Why you shouldn’t sleep at the cricket
WHO cares about the on-field action when you’ve got a guy in the stands who is unknowingly providing all the entertainment you could ever want.
Raonic set to defend Brisbane title
WIMBLEDON runner-up Milos Raonic is set to be among a posse of top-10 players heading to January’s Brisbane International.
Time to launch ‘Operation get Nadal’
RAFAEL Nadal should be the recruiting priority for Brisbane International organisers after the blow of losing Roger Federer to the Hopman Cup next January.
Tomic fights the law (and the law wins)
BERNARD Tomic has been involved in a bizarre altercation with a police officer in Washington while trying to practice with Viktor Troicki. WATCH HERE
Roger to head west for Open prep
A DESIRE to experiment with his Australian Open preparation has led Roger Federer back to the Hopman Cup — and away from the Brisbane International — for the first time in 15 years.
Hamilton leaves Dan red-faced
IF the women of the world were unsure about Daniel Ricciardo’s relationship status — they’re not now. Rogue move, Lewis.
Ricciardo trapped in tense stand-off
F1’s post-race press conference can be an awkward place when Mercedes is involved. Daniel Ricciardo’s body language said it all.
Hamilton takes Hungarian Grand Prix win
Lewis Hamilton wins the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix as he takes championship lead while Daniel Ricciardo finishes in an impressive third place.
Lewis Hamilton gives rival the finger
NEARLY sacrificing his race lead, Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton gave into his frustrations with a one-finger salute live on TV.
Video: NBA star gets humiliated by engineer
THE NBA may be off for the Summer, but, basketball never stops. Unfortunately for Andre Drummond, that means getting posterized... twice!
Video: Man sets half-court shot record
YOU probably haven’t heard of Xu Changqing, but he just set the world record for most consecutive half-court shots.
Durant leads Team USA to rout over China
KEVIN Durant scored 19 points, Klay Thompson added 17 and the U.S. basketball team rolled to a second straight blowout exhibition victory.
WNBA withdraws fines after players protest
THE WNBA is withdrawing its fines for teams and players that showed support of citizens and police involved in recent shootings by wearing black warmup shirts.
Brady faces tough rules during 4-game ban
TOM Brady’s four-game suspension to start the season will keep him out of New England Patriots facilities. He won’t even be allowed to throw a ball.
New rule on sneak starts
HORSES gaining an unfair advantage at the start of a race will be declared non-starters and disqualified under an Australian Rule of Racing to be introduced on Monday.
McEvoy youngster could head to Sydney
GIFTED juvenile Concealer could kick off her three-year-old campaign in Sydney after a stout trial at Morphettville on Monday.
Monday Rewind
OUR experts look back at their metropolitan meetings in their respective backyards on Saturday and give us their assessment of the best and worst performers.
Hopwood snares prime TV racing gig
ALMOST two years after suffering serious injuries in a fall, Libby Hopwood will return to a fulltime career in the racing industry — but not in the saddle.
Getting a piggyback to success
AS an adrenaline fuelled teenager, there was nothing Cameron Partington was going to do in life other than racing.
Perth golfer celebrates historic US win
WA teen Min Woo Lee is celebrating a shared slice of golf history with his older sister Minjee after winning the US Junior Amateur Championship.
Local hero Scott returns but Day to miss PGA
ADAM Scott will headline the Australian PGA Championship in his Gold Coast backyard but Queensland won’t feature in Jason Day’s summer in Australia.
Is Tiger’s career finally extinct?
TIGER Woods will sit out the remainder of the US PGA Tour season with a goal to be ready for 2016/17. But will Tiger emerge from his den?
Tiger Woods to sit out rest of season
TIGER Woods will not play in any professional events for the rest of the season as he continues a lengthy recovery from back surgeries.
Watts out to destroy Green-Mundine rematch
KANE Watts next week plans to destroy the former world champ Danny Green’s multimillion-dollar rematch with Anthony Mundine.
McGregor’s cheeky dig at Ronaldo
THIS is what happens when UFC’s biggest drawcard steps into the octagon with football’s most cashed-up superstar.
Five-minute meeting that teed up $30m superfight
THE meeting didn’t last much longer than five minutes before Anthony Mundine got out of his seat at the Veloce cafe at Sydney airport and walked off.
WWE star inflicts low blow on Lesnar
BROCK Lesnar has already copped criticism for failing two drug tests, but the lowest blow came from WWE wrestler Randy Orton.
Women rowers could get shock Rio call-up
AUSTRALIA’S women’s eight could sensationally win selection at Rio’s rowing regatta despite Russia being allowed to compete at the Olympics.
Olympic drama aside, the show must go on!
AS SOON as swimmers start swimming, runners start running and medals start getting handed out, nothing else seems to matter. No matter how shaky the lead-up to the Olympics, they always go on.
Lessons of an Aussie Rio ‘veteran’
WHILE many athletes are worried about safely negotiating two weeks in Rio, sailing champion Mathew Belcher has more five months experience in the city to call upon.
Snakes and prison cells: Worst athletes’ villages
IT sounds like our Olympians could be in for a rough ride in Rio. But they won’t be the first to endure testing living conditions at a major event.
Durant leads Team USA to rout over China
KEVIN Durant scored 19 points, Klay Thompson added 17 and the U.S. basketball team rolled to a second straight blowout exhibition victory.
other sports
Sixers to host sister city’s Golden Bears
ADELAIDE will play NBL pre-season matches in Northern Territory and host Chinese sister city Shandong’s Hi-Speed Golden Bears, hoping the visitors again suit an NBA star.
Hosking grabs win on cycling’s biggest stage
AUSSIE Chloe Hosking lived up to her pre-race favouritism to grab victory in the 2016 La Course by Tour de France in exciting sprint finish.
Video: Man sets half-court shot record
YOU probably haven’t heard of Xu Changqing, but he just set the world record for most consecutive half-court shots.