Essendon coach Brad Scott concedes a 95-point loss to Geelong was a step back for his young charges, but he won't be swayed from his general optimism.
Anna Harrington
Steve Smith has avoided surgery on a compound dislocation of his finger, but the star Australia batter remains in doubt for the tour of the West Indies.
Oliver Caffrey
Three-year-old tyro Opportunistic may yet be one of the stars of the winter racing season, securing Bunbury’s Listed $125,000 Raconteur Stakes (1400m) at just his second race start.
Hayden King
South Fremantle have survived a huge late scare from a fast-finishing East Perth to put themselves a game clear at the top of the ladder with a 10-point victory.
Samantha Rogers
Perth co-captain Charlie Constable might have one hand on the Sandover Medal after leading the Demons to a scrappy 15-point win over an injury-hit Swan Districts.
Mitchell Woodcock
A local beekeeper is hoping to expand his honey production by using the exclusive golf club.
Harriet Flinn
Geelong have charged into the AFL's top two after easing to a 95-point win over Essendon, with Bailey Smith starring and Jeremy Cameron kicking six goals.
The Brumbies have fallen short in their quest to win their first Super Rugby title since 2004 with the ACT side again bowing out at the semi-final stage.
Melissa Woods
West Coast Fever defied an incredible final quarter performance from Melbourne Mavericks shooter Uneeq Palavi to claim a six-goal victory and consolidate their spot in the top two.
After a come-from-behind win over West Coast in Bunbury, North Melbourne head into the road ‘home’ clash with Fremantle with high spirits. Follow all the action with our live blog.
Aaron Kirby
Carlton coach Michael Voss expects midfielder Sam Walsh to be available in the approach to the finals, after the Blues prime mover was ruled out of Sunday’s game against West Coast.
Glen Quartermain
Daniel Arzani returned to form and the Socceroos set-up across two seasons at Melbourne Victory, now the former wunderkind will test himself in Europe again.
Another dominant performance from Will Brodie has powered Peel Thunder to victory over West Coast at Lane Group Stadium on Saturday.
Josh Kempton
The flu has gone around Port Adelaide, affecting their lead-in to facing Melbourne, but coach Ken Hinkley is confident they have minimised the damage.
A likely season-ending injury to Jack Payne and more inaccuracy in front of goal exacerbated the frustrations of Lions coach Chris Fagan in a loss to GWS.
Murray Wenzel
West Coast premiership hero Dom Sheed says he’s undecided whether he will play on next year as he prepares to take a significant step in his recovery from a knee reconstruction.
No matter which club drafts Jacob Farrow at the end of this season, he’ll have a guernsey ready to pull on and celebrate in.
Now the World Test Championship final is all but over, Australia’s batting order is back to where it started.
Jackson Barrett
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, as Oklahoma rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Indiana and level the NBA Finals.
Staff Writers
American world champion Richardson Hitchins is vowing to silence Australian boxer George Kambosos Jr in their IBF super-lightweight showdown in New York.
Darren Walton
Chastened by a bad mistake at her most recent race start, Australian triathlete Regan Hollioake is looking for a return to form at Ironman Cairns.
Roger Vaughan
Carlton star Sam Walsh has succumbed to a hot spot in his foot, with coach Michael Voss saying the club did well to diagnose the untimely setback early on.
Justin Chadwick
A driver steward has been banned for this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix over remarks he made regarding a penalty Max Verstappen received recently.
Joint halfway leader Karis Davidson is among six Australians well in contention at the LPGA Tour's Meijer Classic in Michigan.
