Rugby Australia believes there is only a 50-50 chance there will be no trans-Tasman Super Rugby competition, but it will not sanction a reduction of Australian teams.

Australian Ben Simmons' return to the NBA court is uncertain, after the Philadelphia 76ers star partially dislocated his kneecap.

Dragons prop Paul Vaughan says "everyone" is "well aware of the protocols". Ben Ikin says everyone inside the NRL's bubbles knows what's allowed. So why was Wayne Bennett so confused?

Jason Day shoots a bogey-free five-under-par 65 to take the early lead at the PGA Championship in San Francisco, while Bryson DeChambeau broke his driver in the afternoon session.

After two failed attempts to leave Victoria during a week of border closures, players and staff from Melbourne Victoty, Melbourne City and Western United finally arrive in Sydney.

Hundreds of teary-eyed mourners paddle out in tribute to Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin at the site of his death on a Gold Coast beach as the Olympian's girlfriend, Ellidy Vlug, leads family and friends in a ceremony.

A kick to the head followed by a late swinging arm and a lazy tackle have the Tigers' Josh Reynolds and Souths' Latrell Mitchell in danger of missing three games each.

If rugby league's offload is a work of art, then Parramatta's Junior Paulo is the Michelangelo of the NRL.

Watch AFL on television and you could see a completely different game to the one you'd see live. Russell Jackson analyses whether it could be what's broadcast that changes our view.

Some of the UFC's biggest names, including Australian champion Alexander Volkanovski, are isolated on an island in Abu Dhabi and about to go hell for leather in the octagon.