Wallabies coach Michael Cheika stands by Israel Folau, refusing to take issue with his match-winning fullback's provocative online posts about homosexuality.

Argentina's Football Federation is trying to contain an embarrassing scandal after it handed out a manual that includes advice on how to seduce Russian women during the World Cup.

From lower-league obscurity to Premier League superstardom, Harry Kane is still fighting to prove himself. Russia 2018 could be coming at the perfect time for England's great hope — this is his World Cup journey.

England's 1966 World Cup winning defender Ray Wilson has died aged 83, his former club announces.

The Sky Blues name their replacement for outgoing Graham Arnold, with the club's long-time assistant getting his chance to impress.

The heartbroken partner of champion Tasmanian athlete Colin Oliver says she wishes she could have "met him sooner and loved him longer", as Hobart's nursing and athletics communities struggle to come to terms with his loss.

The controversy over the rules around players making contact with umpires continues, with the AFL appealing against the tribunal's decision to clear Carlton pair Charlie and Ed Curnow.

The controversy over the rules around players making contact with umpires continues, with the AFL appealing against the tribunal's decision to clear Carlton pair Charlie and Ed Curnow.

There are "significantly more" than 19 athletes and officials missing since the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, a refugee legal advocacy group says.

There are "significantly more" than 19 athletes and officials missing since the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, a refugee legal advocacy group says.

Queensland coach Kevin Walters will rely on his remaining veterans, despite their indifferent form, to lead the Maroons after Cameron Smith's rep retirement.

Queensland coach Kevin Walters will rely on his remaining veterans, despite their indifferent form, to lead the Maroons after Cameron Smith's rep retirement.

Any Australian fans who behave badly at the World Cup in Russia next month need to be prepared to face tough punishments, according to the UK's top soccer police officer.

Any Australian fans who behave badly at the World Cup in Russia next month need to be prepared to face tough punishments, according to the UK's top soccer police officer.

Carlton players Charlie and Ed Curnow are now free to play next weekend against Melbourne after being found not guilty of intentional contact with an umpire.

Cameron Smith's sudden retirement from representative rugby league sends shockwaves through the NRL, as speculation about the impact of his decision on the Maroons grows ahead of the State of Origin series.

Jamie Maclaren is unlucky to miss out on a trip to the World Cup in Russia. But Tim Cahill has the leadership and ability to produce on grand occasions to be part of Bert van Marwijk's squad despite his lack of action for his club.

Cameron Smith surprisingly calls an end to his representative career with Queensland and Australia just three weeks out from the beginning of the State of Origin series.

Cameron Smith surprisingly calls an end to his representative career with Queensland and Australia just three weeks out from the beginning of the State of Origin series.

They couldn't, could they? Ireland battles back from the follow-on in its first-ever Test against Pakistan, as a Kevin O'Brien century gives the hosts an outside chance of victory.

They couldn't, could they? Ireland battles back from the follow-on in its first-ever Test against Pakistan, as a Kevin O'Brien century gives the hosts an outside chance of victory.

The Socceroos' World Cup squad is reduced to 26 ahead of a training camp in Turkey, as Australia's group rivals Peru lose their skipper to a cocaine ban.

The Socceroos' World Cup squad is reduced to 26 ahead of a training camp in Turkey, as Australia's group rivals Peru lose their skipper to a cocaine ban.

Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft takes the first step on his long road to cricketing redemption, winning a reprieve to play club cricket while serving his nine-month Cricket Australia ban.

Manchester City has smashed almost every meaningful record in a Premier League season, but does its complete dominance spell the end of drama in 'the world's greatest league'?