Michael Morgan will start at full-back, and Anthony Milford will come off the bench, but the fitness questions are still swirling for the Maroons ahead of Origin I.

The Adelaide Football Club has made a move to broaden its exposure beyond Australia — purchasing the Adelaide Bite baseball team, with the sport hugely popular in Japan, Korea and China.

State of Origin features a Queensland captain born in NSW, while other star players will miss out on league's showpiece because of strict rules that dictate who is allowed to play.

Statistical evidence informing NBA tactics has piqued the interest of AFL coaches, with teams now prioritising their own versions of 'layups and three pointers'. Confused? It's a case of simple mathematics.

Serena Williams pulls out of the French Open with a pectoral muscle injury shortly before her fourth round match against Maria Sharapova.

Serena Williams pulls out of the French Open with a pectoral muscle injury shortly before her fourth round match against Maria Sharapova.

Jamie Maclaren packed a pair of boots for his holiday to Dubai because of a gut feeling that he'd soon be joining the Socceroos' World Cup training camp — but he was still completely shocked when the call came.

Jamie Maclaren packed a pair of boots for his holiday to Dubai because of a gut feeling that he'd soon be joining the Socceroos' World Cup training camp — but he was still completely shocked when the call came.

Fremantle will challenge the AFL's one-game suspension handed down to captain Nat Fyfe for his forearm to the head of Collingwood's Levi Greenwood, which has put his Brownlow Medal bid in doubt.

Fremantle will challenge the AFL's one-game suspension handed down to captain Nat Fyfe for his forearm to the head of Collingwood's Levi Greenwood, which has put his Brownlow Medal bid in doubt.

Serena Williams had a few things to say about Maria Sharapova's new book over the weekend and it's kicked their rivalry up a few notches just in time for their long-awaited rendezvous at the French Open.

Country Victorian football has almost always been organised around geography, but has a significant shift started?

Country Victorian football has almost always been organised around geography, but has a significant shift started?

Country Victorian football has almost always been organised around geography, but has a significant shift started?

Queensland Maroons veteran Billy Slater is out of the opening State of Origin clash at the MCG after picking up a hamstring injury in training.