Australia vs South Africa one-off Twenty20 international - Chris Lynn was pushed to the top of the order as Australia set about chasing a target of 109 in a 10-over-a-side match against South Africa.

While the general consensus is that the Socceroos got no less than they deserved against South Korea, Graham Arnold knows there?s work to be done.

GLENN Maxwell left his fingerprints all over Australia?s efforts in the field in Saturday?s rain-shortened Twenty20 against South Africa.

Mat Ryan proved why he?s on the radar of some of Europe?s biggest clubs when he pulled off an unbelievable save to deny the Korea Republic a certain goal.

The Socceroos needed a dramatic, last-gasp equaliser to give themselves a relatively happy homecoming in front of 32,922 fans at Suncorp Stadium.

Well, they left it late, but the Socceroos snared a draw with South Korea in Brisbane.

Italy are looking to turn the screws on Michael Cheika and gun for their first ever win over ailing Australia, who are in the mire after a terrible recent run of results.

Six Nations Grand Slam winners Ireland host world champions New Zealand on Sunday (6am AEDT) in what could be termed an unofficial global final less than a year from the real thing.

NOT AGAIN!

On a day billed as a vital red-ball batting audition for Test hopefuls and incumbents alike, it was the bowlers who stole the show and left many in doubt over their international careers.

It?s a scenario that plays out every week for futsal matches and amateur games around the country.

Jarryd Hayne?s two NRL lifelines have reportedly both cooled their interest in the uncontracted star amid revelations he is the subject of a police investigation into allegations of sexual assault.

Matching weight cutting with athletes? welfare continues to be a serious challenge facing combat sports and Cynthia Calvillo is the latest fighter to address what went wrong when she missed weight ahead of a UFC Fight Night in Argentina.

?I think it?s nice to have an Australian in charge again,? said new Socceroos captain Mark Milligan this week as the national team prepared for their first match on home soil in 12 months.

Superstar all-rounder Ellyse Perry will break new ground in Australian cricket this weekend when she becomes the first male or female from the country to play their 100th Twenty20 international.

There were big plays, surprise stars, and a string of thrilling games on another day of bizarre NBA action.

Veteran defender Mark Milligan will lead the Socceroos in next year?s Asian Cup after being named as the national team?s new captain.

Ben Simmons was quiet in Jimmy Butler?s home debut for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Five wickets to Chris Tremain has helped Victoria bowl Tasmania out for 81 shortly after lunch on the opening day of their Sheffield Shield match in Hobart.

For the first time since the 2015 Asian Cup final, the Socceroos will take on South Korea in a friendly.

Matt Renshaw will be left sweating over his Test aspirations after posting another low score in the Sheffield Shield.

Last year it was Dom Barry and Oskar Baker.

A BATTLE of the superbats looms in what could be a preview of the Women?s World T20 final when Australia take on India in Georgetown, Guyana early Sunday morning (AEDT).

Further questions over the red-ball credentials of the Marsh brothers will arise after the pair flopped with the bat in the Sheffield Shield on Saturday.

Sam Walsh is the hot favourite to go No. 1 in the AFL draft but league talent chief Kevin Sheehan believes the conversation extends beyond the star Geelong Falcons midfielder.

There will be a point to prove for most of the Australian line-up when it faces South Africa in a one-off Twenty20 international at Carrara Stadium on Saturday night.

The NBL?s ninth franchise has just unveiled its name: the South East Melbourne Phoenix.

NOVAK Djokovic prepared for his last-four clash with Kevin Anderson at the ATP Finals in ominous fashion by outlasting Marin Cilic 7-6 (9/7), 6-2 as Alexander Zverev geared up to face Roger Federer.

?I?ve always just tried to do the best I can do, see where it takes me and I?ll be along for the ride?, says Maty Ryan.

GRACE Hamilton is ready to fall in love with rugby all over again.

A Kagiso Rabada send-off may still be ringing in his ears but Australia?s Chris Lynn is relishing the threat posed by South Africa?s feared attack in their Twenty20 international on the Gold Coast.

Hey, remember when every single one of us made judgments after the first two weeks of the season? Yeah, forget all of that.

Up until this point in the season, Thon Maker had effectively been in the Milwaukee Bucks? doghouse.

How do you pick an AFL team?

Whichever way you look at it, Australian rugby is struggling at the moment.

The Wallabies couldn?t lose to Italy, could they?

Australia?s midfielders such as Tom Rogic and Aaron Mooy are a worry for South Korea coach Paulo Bento as the teams prepare for their friendly international in Brisbane.

Teenage gun Jordan Petaia has been ruled out of making his Test debut after succumbing to a hamstring injury and withdrawing from the Wallabies? team to play Italy.

New head of elite football Graham Annesley wants to make sure games are free flowing next season, and he?s going to deliver a mandate to Bernard Sutton that will allow that to happen.

Craig Foster has withdrawn his candidacy for the Football Federation Australia board at the 11th hour, announcing he does not have ?the necessary stakeholder support to succeed?.

After a shaky beginning, Russell Wilson got hot in the fourth quarter, Bobby Wagner and Seattle?s defence stymied Aaron Rodgers and the Seahawks stayed in the middle of the NFC playoff race.

The fog surrounding Australia?s next Test squad has started to clear after its hopefuls had a day of mixed fortunes in the Sheffield Shield.

Entering the season, this matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets was billed as a battle of the top of the West.

The AFL has made key changes to the Australian Rules Hall of Fame criteria, paving the way for the first woman to be inducted.

Draymond Green didn?t just call Kevin Durant a b**ch. He basically played chicken with the two-time Finals MVP?s upcoming free agency.

His team may coming under-fire following a hugely disappointing season, but Wallabies coach Michael Cheika maintains he wouldn?t want any other job.

Moises Henriques has announced himself as a late contender for Test selection after posting a mammoth total against Queensland on Friday.

The Melbourne Rebels believe a season out of Super Rugby has been a good thing for their star recruit Quade Cooper.

Steve Smith and David Warner will be able to use next year?s Indian Premier League to prepare for the Cricket World Cup after being welcomed back by their respective franchises.

Liverpool legend Dietmar Hamann believes Australia is doing the right thing by giving Tim Cahill a playing send-off ? but wasn?t in support of England?s decision to hand one to Wayne Rooney.

?He?s got ambition and talent. It?s hard to find a player with talent that still works so hard but that?s Kang-in. Those of us that know him have no doubt that he?ll go all the way.?

On his darkest days, prodigious cricket talent Moises Henriques would hide from his friends and weep into his hands for hours.

While Graham Arnold continues to be coy about who will wear the captain?s armband, the Socceroos coach has promised pace and creativity up front ? and also a glimpse of Australia?s Scottish-born winger.

Former Chiefs prop Ben Tameifuna looks to have claimed the mantle of heaviest man in Test rugby, weighing in at 153kg ahead of Tonga?s clash against Wales this weekend.

When you think of bubbly and funny characters in the AFL, you can?t go far past Richmond?s 2017 draftee Jack Higgins.

The Dragons have cleared reports young gun Matt Dufty is on his way out of the club, with recruitment boss Ian Millward breaking his silence on the matter.

South African captain Faf du Plessis says Australia?s in-your-face style is their strength and should not be sacrificed despite the fallout over the ball tampering controversy.

Welcome to our live coverage of all the action from qualifying for the MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

American Matt Kuchar has lived up to his billing as the highest-ranked player at the Australian Open by taking a share of the clubhouse lead midway through the second round.

The VAR will be in use for the Socceroos? friendly match against South Korea in Brisbane on Saturday night following the announcement that the technology will be introduced from the quarter-final stage of next year?s Asian Cup.

VAR will be used in the Premier League next season ? but its introduction is a headache for both Manchester United and Liverpool.

Former Wallabies coach Alan Jones has savaged the current Australian team ? calling them the worst outfit since 1958 and suggesting a radical new coaching staff to succeed Michael Cheika.

Daniel Ricciardo is showing no signs of regretting his decision to leave Red Bull at the end of the season after insisting he is confident his bad luck will ?dissolve? at Renault.

The NRL looks set to introduce a sin-bin shot clock.

Breakout NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes has been given quite the incentive to set a league record this year.

It?s all kicking off at Bayern Munich ? James Rodriguez is out for the season, they?re close to bringing in one of the Premier League?s hottest talents and they?re leading the race to sign Zinedine Zidane.

Aaron Hall is desperate to taste on-field success with North Melbourne and it will be even better if he can prove a few people wrong on the way to the finals.

The exhibition series between the Australian Boomers and Team USA is nearly sold out.

Everyone knows about the top prospects ahead of next week?s AFL draft.

A rarely used and bizarre cricket law has robbed Sri Lanka of five runs in a comical sequence of events in Kandy.

Under fire Wallabies forwards coach Simon Raiwalui insists he feels no extra pressure for improved results.

IN A previous working life, Emma Quayle would?ve respectfully picked apart why the Giants had lost several key players so quickly.

NRL star Jarryd Hayne has reportedly become unreachable following reports the out-of-contract star is the subject of a sexual assault complaint.

Penrith have set their sights on locking New Zealand Test forward James Fisher-Harris in long-term after releasing Trent Merrin to the English Super League.

To borrow a prime ministerial phrase, Mathew Leckie is excited about the ?fair dinkum? energy an Australian coaching the Socceroos brings.

Triple Eight Race Engineering has revealed an all-star line-up for the Bathurst 12 Hour with Supercars stars Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen teaming up.

The FFA has announced a three-year partnership with Commonwealth Government and John Moriarty Football that shapes as a huge boost to indigenous participation in the sport.

The Broncos are reportedly set to move on two of their most loyal servants in Josh McGuire and Alex Glenn to build their pack around a plethora of young stars.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was warned ?not to faint? before he was presented with N?Golo Kante?s agents? fees.

GRAHAM Annesley?s task to fix the NRL referees has already begun with the new head of football operations urging Matt Cecchin to backflip on joining the Super League.

Retired Australian quick Mitchell Johnson has reignited an old feud with polarising Indian skipper Virat Kohli with one brutal and hilarious tweet.

Departing MotoGP rider Scott Redding has fired shots at the series, saying his won?t miss the ?atmosphere? or ?the general attitude? around the paddock.

Manchester United flop Alexis Sanchez is at his lowest ebb since joining the club.

TALK about making an excellent first impression.

The Roosters are resigned to losing their premiership prop Dylan Napa to the Bulldogs in time for the 2019 season.

When Melbourne City entered the W-League in 2015, few felt the impact more than Melbourne Victory.

It was the young guns that shined for the Three Lions in Wayne Rooney?s farewell, while Belgium proved once again why they?re a force to be reckoned with.

You couldn?t write a script to make this weekend?s Kennard?s Hire Rally Australia any more exciting than it is already.

The future of 10-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony is unclear after the Houston Rockets reportedly made the call to move on from the forward.

Roger Federer gained sweet revenge over Kevin Anderson at the ATP Finals on Thursday, staying on course for his 100th title with a 6-4, 6-3 win as both players progressed to the last four.

ST KILDA is reportedly considering a bold pick swap that could allow Gold Coast to recruit the top three South Australian prospects of this year?s draft, according to Brownlow Medallist Gerard Healy.

India captain Virat Kohli said he wants a sledge-free tour of Australia but is ready to fight fire with fire on the landmark series.

English Super League side Hull KR have signed centre Kane Linnett on a three-year deal from NRL club North Queensland Cowboys.

If you?ve watched Sam Walsh play over recent years, you can understand why he looms as the hot Pick 1 favourite for next week?s AFL national draft.

Miami Heat centre Hassan Whiteside had a brand-spanking-new $50,000 assault rifle stolen from his $400,000 Rolls Royce after he left the car unlocked in the parking lot of the gun store where he made the purchase.

Video Assistant Referees (VAR) are set to be used in the Premier League next season after clubs agreed ?in principle? to their introduction.

Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch are among more than $6.5 million worth of Australian talent cut from Indian Premier League teams.

The upcoming vows were only part of the news to friends of former Cowboys linebacker Jeff Rohrer.

Collecting a Shield-high 24 wickets at 13 across the first three Sheffield Shield games of the season would normally be enough to warrant a spot in the XI for the first Test of the season.

Spain passed up the chance to seal progress to the Nations League finals as they were beaten 3-2 by Croatia on Thursday, undone by a 93rd-minute winner from Tin Jedvaj.