The buzz is real around the top-end talent at this year's AFL Draft. Sam Walsh takes the headlines at pick one for Carlton, but intriguing storylines — on the players, and how and why they were picked — are spread throughout the opening round of selections.

Another exceptional performance from Australia's women's cricket team at the T20 World Cup provides a good news story Australian cricket desperately needs, writes Richard Hinds.

A hugely impressive bowling display sees Australia record an emphatic 71-run victory over the tournament hosts and set up a decider against either England on Sunday.

A study of 350 rugby and cricket players in South Australia and Victoria also found that three quarters of people had heard homophobic slurs in the past two weeks.

Australia's two-year winning streak against New Zealand comes to an end, with the Silver Ferns comfortably defeating the Diamonds 55-44 in the third Constellation Cup Test.

Gibraltar's Nations League match against Armenia gets off to a rough start when its anthem is mixed up with Liechtenstein's — but the tiny territory has the last laugh, grabbing a first-ever competitive international win.

Getting to the Olympics is a dream many athletes aspire to — and for one South Australian trampolinist things are starting to fall into place. But she says the sport isn't one that brings a buck to Australian athletes.

To mark the International Day of the Girl, hear the stories of the remarkable women who have trailblazed their own path in sport and opened up the possibilities for others.

In the moments after a collision left Australian international Hayley Raso with three broken vertebrae, she feared she may never walk again. Two months later she is back working towards fitness and a place at next year's World Cup finals.

In regional towns across Australia sport is an important thread binding communities together, but for veterans living with injuries and PTSD, being on a team is even more important. That connection can be a lifeline.