Cricket World Cup, West Indies v India at Old Trafford (7.30pm EST) - Needing a win to remain even a mathematical chance of making the semi-finals, the West Indies take on India at Old Trafford.

Israel Folau said he felt “backed into a corner” by Rugby Australia when the organisation tried to pay him to take his controversial social media post down.

Essendon faces a major challenge as it looks to keep in touch with the top eight when it hosts Greater Western Sydney on Thursday night.

Hawthorn champion Cyril Rioli is set to make his official return to footy in the Top End.

The NBL Free Agency period is upon us, and teams are already looking a whole lot different.

South Sydney prop George Burgess is certain to face suspension following an eye gouge on Robbie Farah in Thursday night’s game against the Wests Tigers.

GWS co-captain Phil Davis usually spends his time stopping goals, not kicking them.

Brownlow medallist Ben Cousins is looking in good shape in a cheeky photo posted to social media.

Updated squads and mail for Round 15: The rugby league rumour mill has a shock spine switch on the cards at Red Hill.

Suspended Collingwood forward Jaidyn Stephenson’s 65-metre torpedo late against St Kilda actually cost him a leg of his multi and helped him avoid a longer suspension, according to a Nine report.

Carlton superstar and Brownlow Medal fancy Patrick Cripps will miss at least one week through injury, and potentially more.

Suddenly we have images of Clive Waterhouse running through our heads.

David Warner has no intention of missing any games late in the World Cup as he prepares for the birth of his third daughter.

It has been revealed Swan Isaac Heeney went to aid the alleged victim after an altercation allegedly involving North Melbourne’s Taylor Garner at a Sydney nightspot last weekend.

South Sydney will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak when they face Wests Tigers at Bankwest Stadium on Thursday night.

More players are missing more football than ever before.

North Melbourne has locked star inside midfielder Ben Cunnington in until at least the end of 2022.

St Kilda’s nightmare injury run has continued with recruit Dean Kent ruled out for the rest of 2019 after tearing his quad at training on Thursday.

Sidelined St George Illawarra player Jack de Belin has been hit with a fresh criminal charge relating to his alleged rape of a 19-year-old woman in Wollongong in December.

David Warner has revealed he’s thriving on the treatment he’s copped from fans at this year’s World Cup as the opening bat continues his run-scoring spree in England.

New Brisbane Roar coach Robbie Fowler has wasted little time in revamping his squad, signing Irish striker Roy O’Donovan, veteran English defender Tom Aldred, Welsh youth international Aaron Amadi-Holloway, English youngster Macaulay Gillesphey and Aussie quarter Jake McGing, George Mells, Brad Inman and Aiden O’Neill all in the space of four days.

Australia could join forces with Indonesia to launch a join-bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.

Reports linking Matt Lodge with NRL club Warriors won’t go away but Tevita Pangai Jnr reckons he has come up with a compelling argument to retain his Brisbane teammate.

Rugby league legend Peter Sterling will donate his brain to science, admitting he is concerned about the impact of concussion on rugby league players.

The Brumbies are preparing for a “Test team” in their Super Rugby semi-final against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires on Saturday morning (9:05am AEST).

Brisbane is sitting pretty in sixth spot, with its rapid rise through the AFL ranks coming as a surprise to many.

The top four sides from this year’s Super Rugby competition are one match away from the final.

There’s a sin so many of us are guilty of when we recall sport’s greatest comebacks.

Oliver Hanrahan will make his AFL debut for Hawthorn against West Coast this Saturday at the MCG.

Chiefs coach Colin Cooper has unexpectedly stepped down from the role with the Super Rugby franchise despite having a year to run on his contract.

Sam Burgess was so tired of Australia’s blame ‘culture’ he threw away his SIM card when he left the country to play in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

Adelaide has re-called its out-of-favour midfielder for a third time, as well as named a debutant.

The 2019 NBA Summer League is just around the corner, and Australia will be represented is a big way.

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Erebus Motorsport will divide their Racing Entitlement Contracts, with CEO Barry Ryan taking control of one while team owner Betty Klimenko retaining the other.

Meet the Wallaroos’ newest wrecking ball Eva Karpani.

Case closed. Or, more literally, roof closed.

NSW adviser Greg Alexander has hinted dumped star Latrell Mitchell may be recalled to fix the Blues’ halves problem for the State of Origin decider.

Brady Rawlings will resign from his role as West Coast list manager immediately after accepting the head of football job at North Melbourne.

Former international defender Tony Vidmar has joined Socceroos coach Graham Arnold’s staff.

FIFA referees chief Pierluigi Collina has said the Premier League must use VAR to check whether goalkeepers have moved off the line during penalties.

Mohamed Salah scored with a trademark left-foot shot and lapped up the praise from fans as host Egypt sailed through to the knockout stages of the African Cup of Nations.

Sydney hosts the Gold Coast Suns this weekend in eerily similar circumstances to the corresponding game the two teams played last year — which led to the biggest upset of 2019.

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is suing an Australian sporting goods manufacturer for allegedly failing to pay him millions of dollars under an exclusive licensing agreement, his lawyers said Thursday.

Ricky Ponting has questioned if England’s high-speed batting approach was ever going to work at the World Cup as the tournament favourites’ hopes hang in the balance.

Who would you pay a million bucks to if you were an NRL club?

Almost 12 months since he first retired, Aussie boxer Billy Dib has been confirmed as the bombshell opponent to fight English star Amir Khan in the WBC’s duel in the desert.

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have discovered a brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) — linked to repeated head trauma — in the brains of two former Australian rugby league players.

He’s only gone and done it again.

Hawthorn CEO Justin Reeves believes former Hawk Ben Dixon should be held accountable for his controversial comments regarding the future of four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson.

They didn’t always see eye-to-eye, but Drew Mitchell believes James O’Connor has matured to the point that the former bad boy of Australian rugby should be welcomed back with open arms.

Knowledge Musona’s incredible open-goal miss proved costly as a wasteful Zimbabwe were held to a 1-1 draw by Uganda at the Africa Cup of Nations.

FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against Cameroon for players’ conduct during the team’s loss to England in the Women’s World Cup.

Enes Kanter has never been afraid to speak out, but he may have just bitten off more than he can chew.

The fallout from England’s stumbling World Cup campaign continues to deepen as the British tabloids savage their national team after its latest disappointment.

Mark ‘Bomber’ Thompson’s emotional court appearance on multiple drug charges included some “bizarre and eye-opening revelations” that revealed “a broken man”.

If you believe in eerie omens and history repeating, then England’s fate has already been sealed.

The Penrith Panthers medical staff have rated NSW halfback Nathan Cleary somewhere between a ‘50-50’ and ‘70-30’ chance to be fit for State of Origin game three.

Rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns has backed Souths half Cody Walker to make a play for Nathan Cleary’s NSW jersey, despite being dumped from the team for Origin II.

Young Australian tennis star Akira Santillan has made an explosive exit from Wimbledon qualifying, obliterating five racquets after a heartbreaking defeat in London.

Ashleigh Barty has formally been named women’s top seed for Wimbledon but Rafael Nadal is less than pleased after being demoted to third seed in the men’s event. With the All England Club following the rankings for the women’s tournament, new world No.1 Barty heads the 128-player draw ahead of Japanese star Naomi Osaka. But using a special criteria that factors in previous grass-court results, officials have promoted eight-times champion Roger Federer from third in the rankings to second seed behind men’s world No.1 and titleholder Novak Djokovic. Federer’s elevation means he will be on the opposite side of the draw to Djokovic, who could well run into Nadal in a rematch of their epic five-set semi-final from last year.

Netherlands teenage centre back Matthijs de Ligt has agreed to join Italian soccer champions Juventus from Ajax Amsterdam, Sky Italy is reporting.

Atletico Madrid have made a 126 million euro ($A205 million) offer for Joao Felix, the Portuguese teenager’s club Benfica has announced.

Wayne Bennett has pounced on Brisbane young gun forward Jaydn Su’a.

The Houston Rockets want to go all in on Jimmy Butler, and they’ve made their price known.

The NBA’s awards have finally been handed out, so it’s time to look toward the future.

Hall of Fame legend Kevin Sheedy and inaugural Giants coach Kevin Sheedy has defended Israel Folau’s character, labelling him an “honest person” that never expressed negative views about homosexuality during his brief AFL stint.

Australia may be the bookies’ new favourite and India the format’s best team according to the rankings but history suggests this World Cup is Pakistan’s to lose.

Having done my best to deliver some words and explanations in commentary for the French Grand Prix I missed the best part whilst walking into the pits to ready myself to interview the top three drivers.

Egypt star Amr Warda has been thrown out of their Africa Cup of Nations squad amid allegations of sexual harassment towards a string of women.

President Donald Trump has called out U.S. women’s national team co-captain Megan Rapinoe after a months-old video was posted on social media in which she used profanity when she said she wasn’t going to the White House if the team wins the Women’s World Cup.

Ex-Test prop Shannon Boyd has revealed he has been kept in cotton wool at Gold Coast Titans training after enduring migraines “every day” since suffering concussion in an NRL clash last month.

Erick Mombaerts has been appointed as the new coach of A-League side Melbourne City.

Essendon coach John Worsfold’s future at the club will be determined over the next five weeks, according to AFL 360 co-host Mark Robinson.

Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has stoked the flames with rivals McLaren by claiming Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg were just as fast as them during the French Grand Prix, despite both drivers losing out to their counterparts.

Manchester United are closing on a deal worth up to £50million ($91m) for Crystal Palace right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, according to media reports on Wednesday.

Israel Folau’s fundraiser has passed $2 million of its $3 million target, and his backers in the Australian Christian Lobby are preparing to “hit the pause button” on the campaign.

Melbourne has made significant moves this week to shore up the club’s spine long-term.

Pakistan kept alive their chances of reaching the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, cruising to a six-wicket win against previously unbeaten New Zealand at Edgbaston.

Triple premiership Blue Mark Maclure has cast a fearsome backdrop to Essendon’s clash with the Giants on Thursday night, labelling it “D-Day” for coach John Worsfold.

With just over half the season played, certain players are already standing out as probable best and fairest winners.

The race is officially on.

It’s the saga that has dominated headlines across the country for the better part of a week, but it appears a vast majority have grown tired of it all.

Sam Burgess has revealed the hilarious back and forth between himself and James Graham after the tackle that smashed his cheekbone in the 2014 Grand Final.

Broncos’ legend Ben Ikin has been left dumbfounded by Brisbane’s decision to pursue a rebuild under new coach Anthony Seibold for a club that prides itself on premierships.

Chris Gayle has reneged on plans to retire from international cricket at the end of the World Cup.

In Round 15 the Roosters take on the Storm in a blockbuster clash at Adelaide Oval between the two teams predicted to finish first and second in 2019.

England are hopeful that opener Jason Roy will return from a hamstring injury in time to play in Sunday’s vital World Cup clash against India at Edgbaston.

The first competitive match of Robbie Fowler’s Brisbane Roar reign will be an FFA Cup clash away at A-League champions Sydney FC.

Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett has ruled out an early return for skipper Sam Burgess, despite naming him on an extended bench to play the Wests Tigers.

Ashleigh Barty has formally been named women’s top seed for Wimbledon but Rafael Nadal is less than pleased after being demoted to third seed in the men’s event.

David King surmised the bye could be Geelong’s undoing, with the week off allowing the rest of the competition time to unpack Chris Scott’s winning formula.

Wests Tigers chief executive Justin Pascoe has revealed he hasn’t spoken to Ivan Cleary since the coach left the club at the end of 2018.

Spanish midfielder David Silva has confirmed he will leave Manchester City at the end of next season when his contract expires.

Richmond’s new cult hero will be rewarded with a two-year deal that includes a clause that incentivises the West Australian to return to pre-season in shape.

The Rabbitohs have re-signed forwards Junior Tatola and Ethan Lowe until at least the end of the 2021 season.

South Sydney and England star Sam Burgess has recalled the crazy sequence of events that led to his international debut for Great Britain — and the monster hit on Fuifui Moimoi that went viral.

Western Bulldogs skipper Easton Wood says he’d take a pay cut if it meant gambling advertising would take a back seat when it came to the AFL.

Sidelined St George Illawarra star Jack de Belin will have to wait at least another seven weeks before his appeal against the NRL’s contentious stand-down policy is heard in the Federal Court.

The NRL has flagged its intention to drive the dreaded crusher tackle and late hits out of the game after directing officials to mete out tougher penalties.