The Eagles are showing faith in a 29-year-old veteran with two rebuilt knees who has played just 15 of their last 62 matches — simply because he remains an important piece of their puzzle, writes Tom Wildie.

For many people of faith, the very identity of Christianity is at stake in the battle over religious freedom. But not all Christians see it that way, writes Geoff Thompson.

A century to Aaron Finch and a blistering bowling performance sees Australia beat England by 64 runs at Lord's, sealing a spot in the World Cup semi-finals and sending a message to the rest of the competition.

Police allege the 28-year-old Queensland trainer sourced and gave unregulated supplements to horses over a three-year period and "dishonestly gained a benefit through entitlement to prize money".

What drives people to spend their weekends suffering as they attempt to run 50, 100, or even 200 kilometres through the bush and over mountains?

England captain Eoin Morgan does not have a problem with fans booing Australian rivals Steve Smith and David Warner in the highly anticipated Cricket World Cup clash at Lord's.

Fresh from throwing a spanner in the spokes of England's World Cup ambitions, Australia takes on New Zealand hoping to dent the Black Caps' confidence. Follow all the action live in our blog from 10:00pm.

The ACT Brumbies cop a 39-7 thrashing by the Jaguares in Buenos Aires and see their Super Rugby dreams shattered.

The Titans and Sea Eagles lock horns at Robina. Later, the Knights host the Broncos and the Eels take on the Raiders. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary.

The Eagles visit the Hawks to kick off AFL Saturday, then the Swans host the Suns, the Pies and North meet and finally Port Adelaide clashes with the Bulldogs in Adelaide. Follow all the stats, scores and commentary.

Bees stopped play in Durham but could not stop Sri Lanka falling to a nine-wicket defeat at the hands of eliminated South Africa, severely denting its own semi-final hopes.

US captain Megan Rapinoe, involved in a spat with the US President during the build-up to the game, strikes twice as the USA knock hosts France out of the Women's World Cup to set up a semi-final clash with England.

The Cats keep their dominance over the Crows at Kardinia Park, with a solid win to consolidate top spot on the ladder.

The Storm hold off the Roosters at Adelaide Oval to take a six-point lead on the NRL ladder, after the Dragons take down the Cowboys in Wollongong.

This unassuming painting would look at home on almost any fridge in Australia, but if you or someone you know painted this half a century ago, your work might soon be on show at an exhibition in Mexico.

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is out of intensive care but remains in the hospital following surgery for a brain haemorrhage.

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is out of intensive care but remains in the hospital following surgery for a brain haemorrhage.

Australia's new cricket captain Tim Paine rejects claims former vice-captain David Warner has been ostracised by teammates in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal.

North Queensland's miserable season continues with a 20-12 defeat to the Wests Tigers at Leichhardt Oval on Thursday night.

West Coast coach Adam Simpson hits back at the concept of a "Nic rule" forcing bigger players to adapt their style to avoid hurting smaller players, following a controversial one-match ban for star ruckman Nic Naitanui.

The champion mare has been the champion of the turf for the past two racing seasons and now sits pretty as the world's best horse in the official global rankings.

Former West Coast coach Mick Malthouse tears strips off the AFL over the controversial tackle suspension of Eagles ruckman Nic Naitanui, labelling it "an absolute injustice", a "disgrace" and a "monumental error".

It might be unlikely, but knowing the A-League is at least in the mix to bring Andres Iniesta to play in Australia is the most tantalising news our domestic competition has had in ages.

The AFL has endured an agonising debate about changes to the way the game is played. Yet it seems that the referee being sacrosanct and the integrity of players' heads have fallen to the wayside this week, writes Richard Hinds.

Formula One Licensing registers a trademark for the "Shoey" in more than 25 countries, leaving the world's biggest advocate for the questionable celebration pondering a new method of guzzling champagne.