It will be one important match-up when West Coast Eagles defender Tom Barrass lines up against Collingwood's American sensation Mason Cox in the AFL grand final.

Collingwood's Steele Sidebottom loomed as a surprise winner, but favourite Tom Mitchell held off the charge to claim the medal. See how all the night's action unfolded in our live blog.

Cyclist Mike Hall was wearing clothing that would have been hard to see before he was fatally hit by a passing car during an endurance race in March last year, an inquest hears.

Roosters half-back Cooper Cronk admits he is a long shot to play in Sunday's grand final, saying either 'God or science' will say whether he will take the field or not.

Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy, who is understood to have a serious back injury, is now conscious and stable after being rescued by a French research vessel in the remote south-west Indian Ocean.