Love him or hate him, James Harden just etched his place in NBA history.

Philip Rivers and the Chargers finally beat the Kansas City Chiefs.

The A-League will expand to 12 teams over the next two seasons after FFA granted two new licences on Thursday.

La Liga leaders Barcelona will aim to stay ahead of a chasing pack including Sevilla, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid this weekend, as the fixture list also brings exciting historic opportunities and emotional reuniting of old friends.

The first player born in the 21st century to play in La Liga for Real Madrid, Brazilian starlet Vinicius Junior has arrived impressively to the top level in recent months, with the still just 18-year-old dealing admirably with all the pressure and attention which comes with coming so far so fast.

Slade Griffin isn’t dirty the Knights have enlisted Kurt Mann to play hooker.

He’s a 24-Test spinner turned Fox Cricket commentator and funny man.

With the Asian Cup less than a month away, it’s now or never for those looking to force their way into Graham Arnold’s Socceroos squad.

Australian rugby great George Smith has revealed that he wants to become the first professional player to compete across four different decades.

I would rather eat glass than watch another abuse scandal of any nature unfold in the NRL.

The man many consider Hawthorn’s next skipper has inked a new deal.

Tongan wrecking ball Tevita Pangai Junior may have played his last game for the Mate Ma’a, saying his international representative future is up in the air. The Brisbane back-rower was in Sydney on Friday as part of a NSW camp under coach Brad Fittler after making himself available for the Blues next year. Despite still being eligible for Tonga even if he is picked for the Blues in 2019, Pangai said he was undecided about whether he would play for the powerhouse Pacific nation again.

Melbourne City will continue their search for an A-League scoring formula without Bruno Fornaroli when they travel to Adelaide this weekend.

Things in Chicago are just getting more and more chaotic.

India may have shot themselves in the foot by opting to go into the second Test without a specialist spinner - only the third time of doing so in the team’s history.

Jose Mourinho could have some big decisions to make on his injury-ravaged squad ahead of a trip to Anfield.

Steve Hansen says a fresh set of eyes are needed to keep the All Blacks on top of the rugby world, setting up a 12 month guessing game.

The All Blacks have been shut out of the major awards at the New Zealand Rugby awards for the first time in another shot in the arm for the women’s game.

Interim Queensland Rugby Union chief executive David Hanham has been appointed to the position on a fulltime basis.

Europe’s final 16 has been decided with remaining UEFA Champions League hopefuls now awaiting their fate in the all-important first knockout stage draw.

Michael Cheika will reportedly keep his job as Wallabies coach despite Australian rugby’s worst international season in 60 years but he is set to have his powers seriously curtailed.

New Zealand rugby has no shortage of coaching talent and Steve Hansen’s announcement that he will step down as All Blacks mentor after next year’s Rugby World Cup will spark intense competition for the coveted role.

The All Blacks career of exciting winger Nehe Milner-Skudder is all but over after he signed a three-year French club rugby deal.

Ferrari have announced they will reveal the car they hope will take Sebastian Vettel or Charles Leclerc to the world championship on February 15.

Australia v India, second Test at Perth Stadium, Perth, day one.

Patrick Mahomes keeps doing unbelievable things, to the point where the superlatives are running out.

Sydney FC coach Steve Corica is demanding a response from his team in their A-League derby following their stunning capitulation last week.

Max Holloway’s bloody defence of his featherweight crown against Brian Ortega at UFC 231 earned a five-star rating.

Perth Stadium’s grassy wicket has barely lost any of its green coverage before day one of the second Test, starting at 1.20pm (AEDT).

Western Melbourne board member and 32 times-capped Socceroo Steve Horvat says the arrival of the new A-League club will be a “game-changer” for football, in providing a true home for the sport.

Meg Lanning’s chequered recent run of injuries has reared its ugly head again, with the Australian women’s captain struggling to overcome a worrying back injury.

Fortunately, Indiana is a capital punishment state.

Timing is everything in football. And for Anthony Miles, he was in the right place at the wrong time.

Round 8 of the A-League is headlined by the competition’s fiercest derby, but there’s a whole lot more than that to look out for.

When we look back at 2018, we’ll remember things like the FIFA World Cup, or Tiger Woods’ incredible redemption story, and the violent scenes that followed Conor McGregor’s bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov.

NRL boss Todd Greenberg has delivered a plea to clubs to help clean up the game’s image after an off-season dominated by a constant stream of bad publicity.

On the 17th of March this year, Jack de Belin was celebrating his 27th birthday.

The Socceroos will conduct an additional injury assessment of Aaron Mooy by sending their own physiotherapist to the UK.

The speedsters are licking their lips, but the loss of offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin could unsettle India’s team balance in the second Test against Australia, according to Mike Hussey.

Mitchell Starc has come in for strong criticism from past players following his exploits in the first Test in Adelaide.

NRL great Luke Lewis has revealed the traumatic moment he watched on helplessly as his mum was the victim of domestic violence.

The 2019 season could be Jahrome Hughes’ time to shine in the Melbourne Storm No.1 jersey.

The AFL is set to fork out some big dollars to secure some of the biggest names in the game to play in February’s second AFLX series.

Sebastian Vettel has insisted he foresees no problems with new Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in 2019 after four years with Kimi Raikkonen by his side.

Sevilla, Villarreal and Genk qualified for the knockout rounds of the Europa League on Thursday, the final night of group-stage matches.

The Sydney Swans have reverted to co-captains, with Luke Parker and Dane Rampe set to join Josh Kennedy as the club’s three skippers.

In an embarrassing contradiction, Cricket Australia has denied requesting Perth’s Optus Stadium curator produce a lively deck for Friday’s second Test against India, as the home side attempt to level the series after losing the first Test in Adelaide on Monday by 31 runs.

Anthony Joshua is challenging Deontay Wilder to fight him at Wembley Stadium in London on April 13.

Thomas Mueller has apologised for his kung fu-style kick to the head of Ajax defender Nicholas Tagliafico which saw the Germany star being sent off in Wednesday’s six-goal thriller in Amsterdam.

A “majority” of football federations support increasing the number of teams playing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from 32 to 48, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in Doha on Thursday.

Aussie Spin king Shane Warne says Mitchell Starc has been below his best and is playing for his Test future in Perth.

Adding Daniel Ricciardo as a driver must only be the start of Renault’s levels of ambition, insists Nico Hulkenberg, who is expecting further progress from the team in 2019.

Half of the French Ligue 1 matches have been postponed for the second consecutive week because of heavy demand for police and security personnel amid ongoing protests and the threat of more terror attacks.

This really was a first take by Stephen A. Smith.

The NRL has published the value of each club’s third party agreements for the first time with the numbers revealing a near $1 million gulf between rugby league’s haves and have-nots.

Chelsea fans have been accused of racist chanting in their Europa League draw away at Vidi on Thursday night.

Michael Jordan would have to be one of the tougher NBA owners to play under.

He’s been named an Emerging Blue, the next generation of NSW talent. But Robert Jennings doesn’t even have an NRL club for 2019.

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Josh Papalii is making sure he doesn’t have another slow start to the season.

If Australia want to experience Ashes glory on enemy territory next year, they need to start pinning their faith in Mitch Marsh.

Michael Vaughan has warned Australia the spicy green deck it has prepared for the second Test against India could backfire given the strength of the touring attack.

Head of the A-League Greg O’Rourke says one of the main reasons for selecting expansion teams from Sydney and Melbourne was to create more derbies to fill stadiums.

Were you to watch on from a distance as Brisbane Roar’s W-League team trained these past two weeks, you might not notice anything extraordinary.

Australia have named an unchanged side and an unchanged batting line-up for the second Test against India.

Jack de Belin is the latest NRL player to be embroiled in an off-season incident, with the St George Illawarra star charged with sexual assault following an encounter with a woman last weekend.

Every Test cricketer should be happy with the Decision Review System (DRS), according to India captain Virat Kohli.

The loss of Sam Docherty has opened the door for two-time Liston Trophy winner Michael Gibbons to finally get a shot at AFL level.

There were upsets aplenty, statement games, and everything else in between. Here’s the best of it in today’s NBA Wrap!

After a few seasons of stagnated growth, the A-League will be boosted by the introduction of a new club next season.

Virat Kohli is thrilled with the green-tinged pitch that has been produced for the maiden Test at Optus Stadium, backing a pace attack widely considered India’s best ever to rattle Australia.

The FFA has made its call on A-League expansion and, naturally, not everybody is happy.

India has suffered a monstrous blow on the eve of the second Test with star finger spinner Ravi Ashwin ruled out of the match.

Just days after being axed by Brisbane, Jason Demetriou will reunite with Wayne Bennett at South Sydney from 2019 in a move that could pave the way for him to take over as head coach.

Wallabies and Brumbies star David Pocock has been voted Australia’s outstanding rugby player by his peers for a third time, securing the 2018 RUPA Medal For Excellence in Sydney on Wednesday.

The writing is on the wall — Corey Norman will be wearing the Dragons No.1 jersey in 2019.

With Christian Eriksen expected to leave in the near future, Maurizio Pochettino is ready to parachute in a Real Madrid starlet as his replacement.

Jack Billings wants to spend more time inside a St Kilda engine room that now includes three-time All-Australian Dan Hannebery.

Basketball is a pretty simple game, sometimes.

Optus Stadium will be different to the WACA for many reasons, most notably the absence of Perth’s Fremantle Doctor that made swing bowling a relative breeze.

The A-League expansion process — for now — has been completed, with two new licences handed out.

If there’s an Indian tour of Australia but there isn’t a furore, did it really happen?

Matthew Dellavedova is home, and it’s a whole lot of fun to watch.

It’s official.

Rising rugby star Jordan Petaia says it sucks seeing former Queensland Reds teammate Izaia Perese defect to rugby league.

The A-League will expand to 12 teams in the next two seasons after FFA decided to award licences to Western Melbourne and Macarthur South West Sydney.

Picture yourself facing up to a 150kph Mitchell Starc rocket delivered from 22 yards away.

Accomplished All Blacks outside back Ben Smith will leave New Zealand to play rugby in France after next year’s Rugby World Cup.

With two new teams set to join the competition, the A-League draw is set for a major reboot.

Shane Watson is refusing to guarantee the upcoming Big Bash League season will be his career swansong, insisting he still feels like a young man.

The man who mentored England World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson has been appointed kicking coach by the Queensland Reds.

Western Melbourne Group will join the A-League for the 2019/20 season after securing a licence in the recent expansion process.

Macarthur South-West Sydney will join the A-League ahead of the 2020/21 season after being granted a licence, along with Western Melbourne Group.

Despite the tough exterior of club leaders, premiership-winning Sharks hooker Mick Ennis has revealed the extent to which Cronulla is hurting.

Carlos Sainz has hit back at Red Bull by insisting that McLaren will not be copying Red Bull’s chassis concept to improve the use of their Renault engine for the 2019 season.

Alex Carey, Adam Zampa and Shaun Marsh are among Australia’s likely World Cup squad members to have nominated for the Indian Premier League auction.

You’ve got to hand it to the Cats.

“Job done,” quipped Jose Mourinho after another underwhelming European performance for Manchester United — a 2-1 loss to a Valencia team currently sitting 15th in La Liga.

The complications of Corey Norman’s reported move to St George Illawarra are many — but none more dramatic than the question of what Parramatta will do with the salary cap vacuum his departure creates.

Retired all-rounder John Hastings says a lack of red-ball cricket this summer has contributed to Mitchell Starc’s questionable form in the opening Test match.