The buzz is real around the top-end talent at this year's AFL Draft. Sam Walsh takes the headlines at pick one for Carlton, but intriguing storylines — on the players, and how and why they were picked — are spread throughout the opening round of selections.

Another exceptional performance from Australia's women's cricket team at the T20 World Cup provides a good news story Australian cricket desperately needs, writes Richard Hinds.

A hugely impressive bowling display sees Australia record an emphatic 71-run victory over the tournament hosts and set up a decider against either England on Sunday.

A study of 350 rugby and cricket players in South Australia and Victoria also found that three quarters of people had heard homophobic slurs in the past two weeks.

Australia's two-year winning streak against New Zealand comes to an end, with the Silver Ferns comfortably defeating the Diamonds 55-44 in the third Constellation Cup Test.