Price, Anderson join Parramatta coaching staff

Adrian Proszenko 11:54am League: Parramatta legend Ray Price and Chris Anderson are set to join the club's coaching staff.

Glenn Stewart out of Origin III

Michael Chammas 1:45pm League: NSW back-rower Glenn Stewart has been ruled out of the State of Origin series decider after failing a fitness test this morning.

Sharapova slaps down prize gripe

Linda Pearce 9:44am Tennis: Frenchman Gilles Simon has defended his controversial call to end equal prizemoney at grand slams, claiming his opinion is shared by public, media, and all 128 players in men's draw.

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Phelps well ahead, D'Arcy's time holds up

Michael Cowley 11:30am Swimming: Australia’s Nick D’Arcy remains in contention for an Olympic medal in the 200m butterfly, but judging by the performance of Michael Phelps at the US trials, the race for gold may already be over.

Super Mario double hands Italy victory

7:37am Football: Mario Balotelli was the two-goal hero on Thursday as Italy stopped high-flying Germany 2-1 in their European football championship semi-final to earn a final date with title holders Spain.

'Repulsive' fans at Lord's: it's just not cricket

Chris Barrett 10:34am Cricket: Rowdy Australians are on notice ahead of today's first one-day international against England at Lord's.

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Nadal suffers shock Wimbledon defeat

Linda Pearce 8:16am Tennis: Rafael Nadal crashed to his worst Grand Slam tennis defeat in seven years on Thursday night when Czech journeyman Lukas Rosol, the world No.100, pulled off one of the greatest upsets.

'I am very disappointed': Beckham snubbed

Paul Kelso in London 5:54am Olympics: David Beckham has suffered a major snub after Stuart Pearce ended his Olympic dream by omitting the former England captain from his 18-man Team GB squad for London 2012.

Force want Cheika, not Tahs exiles

Greg Growden Rugby: Michael Cheika's anticipated appointment as Western Force head coach next year could thwart a secret Waratahs plan.

Blues lose another one: Khawaja off to Qld

ANDREW WU 9:39am Cricket: Yesterday it was Phillip Hughes leaving NSW and today it's Usman Khawaja exiting his home state.

Anderson joins Parramatta coaching staff

Adrian Proszenko 10:42am Former Australian Test coach Chris Anderson has joined the Parramatta coaching staff.

Unsung heroes lead way for Sharks

Jason Taylor It is tempting to think that the Cronulla Sharks can't win tonight's match without their Origin stars Todd Carney and Paul Gallen. But I'm not so sure.

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Form guide backs Stuart's plan for success

BRAD WALTER NSW players who are in the Blues team for next Wednesday night's series decider have delivered on Ricky Stuart's challenge to make him pick them.

Doctor's success has Fifita ready to go

GLENN JACKSON Down on the sidelines during State of Origin II, NSW doctor Dave Givney was torn between two masters.

Knock won't mean early end for Thaiday

GREG PRICHARD Anthony Griffin, is confident Sam Thaiday will make it to the end of the season, despite concerns the Brisbane captain may need shoulder surgery.

Mitchell rushed into Cowboys squad

Michael Chammas Late Mail: Cowboys mid-season signing Anthony Mitchell will join his new teammates on their flight to Auckland today.

Loser stamps feet over foot-fault 'cheats'

Linda Pearce, London 8:13am Tennis: Croatian veteran Ivo Karlovic claims he is the victim of bias towards Andy Murray and has questioned the credibility of Wimbledon, saying he felt "cheated" to be called for 11 foot faults.

'Woeful' Stosur calls for calm

Australia's worst Wimbledon performance since 1939 and Samantha Stosur's latest ill-fated quest to improve her poor record at the grasscourt major ended simultaneously.

Rafter says ball is in Tomic's court

Linda Pearce Pat Rafter met Bernard Tomic yesterday, the Davis Cup captain and his struggling singles No.1 catching up for a quiet post-Wimbledon chat.

Curly questions over Quade's Test future

Paul Cully It would not require Don Draper's smooth talents to conjure up a pitch for tonight's Rebels v Reds game.

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Duo cashed-up and in hunt for Waratahs

Greg Growden Ruck & Maul: Some Waratahs officials go on about how there is no interest in third-party deals with their team. But they're clearly talking to the wrong people.

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Legacy set as Rebels' legend to slip away

Adam Freier Alister Campbell will enter the stage for the Rebels tonight, a legend and my dear mate.

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Countdown begins, just don't mention 'f' word

Pat McCabe The 'F' word is an old favourite for players and the media.

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Tahs try new formula

Georgina Robinson and Josh Rakic Waratahs young gun Bernard Foley could be selected at five-eighth in the final two games of the season.

Goal-kicking yips a thing of the past for Swans

ANDREW WU BULLSEYE or bulldust? Could the use of a plastic target have put a halt to Sydney's goal-kicking yips and turned the once wasteful Swans into the dead-eye dicks of the AFL?

Sydney approach derby without mercy

Sebastian Hassett Sydney could afford to cut the GWS Giants some slack before tomorrow night's second Sydney Derby. However, sympathy is in short supply.

Ronaldo unsighted as Spain march on

Jere Longman Spain have been criticised as boring and defensive at the European championships. But all that really counts is the score.

Clarke confident as top dogs fight for no.1

CHRIS BARRETT 9:52am The International Cricket Council dropped a media release yesterday, explaining that if England were to pull off a whitewash of Australia they would replace them as the world No1.

Five reasons this is worth staying up late for

Chris Barrett Would victory against England in the next fortnight be a harbinger of success in next year's battle for intergalactic domination?

Hughes defects to Redbacks

ANDREW WU NSW believe they can no longer compete at the bargaining table after being rocked yesterday by Phillip Hughes's shock defection to South Australia.

Evans and Rogers will put Olympic team first

RUPERT GUINNESS 10:00am Australian selectors are convinced the two riders picked for the Olympic Games men's time trial will temporarily put their medal ambitions in the event out of their mind.

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Hesjedal has rare double in his sights

RUPERT GUINNESS Ryder Hesjedal refuses to heed sceptics who believe that winning the Tour de France after claiming the Giro d'Italia five weeks ago is out of reach.

High-class girls await So You Think

John Holloway Ten-time group 1-winning superstar So You Think has an unbelievable harem of broodmares awaiting his return to Australia in early September.

Family backs Malavio to step up

Craig Young The numbers in training may have more than halved for third-generation trainer Steve Englebrecht but the family commitment continues to grow.

Munce closes in on long-standing milestone

Craig Young The grand-slam-winning jockey Chris Munce is about to better one of the all-time greats in Mick Dittman.