Penrith dispatches Canterbury in front of its home fans after the Newcastle Knights' 18-12 win over Manly.

Penrith dispatches Canterbury in front of its home fans after the Newcastle Knights' 18-12 win over Manly.

Sydney's come-from-behind win over Geelong is the highlight of a loaded day of AFL, which also saw the Hawks return to winning ways and the Crows, Giants and Power claim victories.

His silver medal in Mexico City was overshadowed by his support for the civil rights protest by American athletes Tommy Smith and John Carlos — now, 11 years after his death, Australian Olympian Peter Norman is honoured posthumously by the AOC.

A 21-point loss to the Western Bulldogs leaves the Blues with their worst start to a VFL/AFL season in the club's 120-year history.

Critics of new rules banning female runners with naturally high testosterone from races longer than 400m say the move is sexist, racist, unethical, and based on bad science.

Remote communities in Western Australia are spending thousands of dollars to participate in local football competitions, but it will not stop them playing, with the game helping people who are "stuck in a rut with drugs and alcohol".

In one of the most remarkable games in the A-League's history, Melbourne Victory ends Sydney FC's dream of back to back championships with a thrilling extra-time win in the semi-final.

It was a successful Saturday for the Raiders and the Sharks, who claimed away wins against the Cowboys and Titans respecitively.

The second day of the Port Elizabeth Test was as good as the first, South Africa battling disciplined Australian bowling to take the edge, writes Geoff Lemon.

Australia closes day three in Port Elizabeth with a 41-run lead, but with five wickets already in the sheds as South Africa keeps a tight grip on the second Test. Relive the action as it happened in our second Test live blog.

Australia closes day three in Port Elizabeth with a 41-run lead, but with five wickets already in the sheds as South Africa keeps a tight grip on the second Test. Relive the action as it happened in our second Test live blog.

The Titans thrill the crowd at Robina with a last-minute win over the Raiders, while Penrith kicks off 2018 with a win over Parramatta.

The Titans thrill the crowd at Robina with a last-minute win over the Raiders, while Penrith kicks off 2018 with a win over Parramatta.

It was not the result Tiger Woods fans were hoping for, as the former world number one narrowly misses out on his first US PGA Tour victory since 2013.

It is unclear if Cricket Australia has drawn a line in the sand but it is encouraging to see it acknowledge some of the behaviour of its Test team is unacceptable.

Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine and Australia's tail end have a mighty job to do to salvage the second Test. They've done it before, all of one Test match ago in Durban, so you'd scarcely dare bet against them.

The assessment of some in the NSW Government is that the stadium issue is worse for its electoral hopes than either the greyhound racing ban or local council amalgamations — and both of those were reversed, writes Brigid Glanville.

For years the cards seemed stacked against Australian women footballers. Men stopped them from playing, insults were hurled as they trained and they couldn't afford gear that fit. Now the Matildas are the darlings of Australian sport, 40 years in the making.

Five teams, two available spots — that's what it's come down to in the AFLW as the competition tightens further ahead of the final round before the grand final.

Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield documents his light-hearted attempt to evade media scrutiny as he waits for news of the extent of his hamstring injury that could rule him out of round one.

South Africa completes a comprehensive six-wicket win over Australia in the second Test in Port Elizabeth, with another brilliant Kagiso Rabada spell setting up the four-day victory.

Australia has won its first Winter Paralympics gold medal in 16 years, with Simon Patmore victorious in the men's snowboard cross big final in Pyeongchang.

The hosts bundle Australia out before lunch on day four thanks to more brilliant bowling from Rabada, before cruising to victory with six wickets to spare. See how it unfolded in our blog.

The Australian Rugby League Commission chairman appreciates there is opposition to constitutional reform at the moment, but he is confident changes will take place during the next 12 months.