Fingers are crossed for this weekend's Super Rugby Pacific matches. After a series of match postponements in New Zealand due to COVID-19, organisers are hoping to avoid more, writes Brett McKay.

AUSTRALIA have overcome emotion, a determined Indian team and doubts about Nathan Lyon’s fourth-innings bowling to win the Test at Adelaide.

STEVE Smith was the Sydney Sixers’ captain for the corresponding match last year. Time flies, huh?

CHRIS Harold has scored a brace and rising star Danny De Silva nailed a wonder goal to lift Perth Glory to a 4-1 win.

The AFL women's league is growing ever more popular; this round drew impressive crowds at the weekend, but also its fair share of controversy, writes Kate O'Halloran.

Fast footy, controversial subs and some serious fatigue — all of the AFL's new rules and tweaks were on display in Richmond's opening win over Carlton, and there was a bit to like and a bit to be worried about.

Two-time Dally M winner Jarryd Hayne could have all of his rugby league honours taken away from him if his appeal against his near six-year sentence is exhausted.

AUSTRALIA have won two Tests but looks set to make two changes for Boxing Day, with Mitchell Marsh unlikely to be fit and Ryan Harris confident.

A conviction is dropped against former South Sydney NRL star Sam Burgess, after the judge found it was a reasonable possibility the alleged incident had been fabricated.

VIRAT Kohli last month launched his own 3D animation on his website. It features him as a manga superhero with a magical cricket bat.

Manly have produced an early second-half blitz to down the Warriors and keep their playoff hopes alive. The Storm and Souths were other winners.

PHILLIP Hughes’ older brother Jason has made an emotional return to grade cricket and scored 63 _ the score his sibling was on when his life effectively finished.

Following a shocking month of controversy, the Matildas finally have an interim coach, with former Socceroo Ante Milicic to take charge of the team through to the end of the Women's World Cup in July.

Super Time was not enough to break an 18-all deadlock, as the Rebels and Reds share the points after a 90-minute contest at Brookvale Oval.

ADAM Scott got the fast start he craved.

SPARE us the coincidences. Everything was adding up to 63 after the Phillip Hughes tragedy. Everything else was equalling 408.

BOO Weekley shot to the lead in the opening round of the Australian PGA Championship yesterday.

WADE Ormsby has spent years picking the brain of Adam Scott and days enjoying his hospitality on Queensland's Gold Coast.

Vanessa Bryant is suing Los Angeles county and the Sheriff's Department after graphic photos from the site of the chopper crash that killed her husband and daughter were allegedly shared by officers.

Manchester United co-owner Joel Glazer acknowledges a "need for change" at the Premier League club and reiterates his apology for the Super League fiasco.

Finke Desert Race attendees are raising concerns about spectator safety at the event as investigations into a fatal accident during the off-road race on Monday get underway.

ALASTAIR Cook has been stripped of the England one-day captaincy two months before the Cricket World Cup, and replaced by Eoin Morgan.

THE cold-shooting NZ Breakers have crashed to their heaviest loss of the NBL season in Cairns but cling to the top of the standings.

Australia's most decorated cyclist, Cadel Evans, handed the baton to his young teammate Rohan Dennis yesterday.

Australian tennis star Ash Barty says she is "not hiding anything" after fronting a press conference to explain her decision to retire from the sport at just 25 years of age. Re-live the blog and watch the conference replay.