Folau on a quest for rugby immortality
GEORGINA ROBINSON 10:43pm The desire to hear his name uttered in the same breath as Jonah Lomu, David Campese and Brian O'Driscoll could keep Israel Folau in rugby beyond the next World Cup.
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Warner fined for ball-tampering comments
JESSE HOGAN 8:57pm Cricket: South Africa's ire at David Warner's ball-tampering slurs is likely to be soothed by the ICC's decision to fine the Australian opening batsman over his comments.
Concussed players must go off, trainers told
BRAD WALTER League: NRL head trainers will need to be medically qualified and face suspension if they do not immediately remove players with concussion symptoms under tough new measures.
Earl's mother angered Dank was not quizzed
Daniel Lane, Brad Walter League: The mother of Sandor Earl has expressed her frustration that Stephen Dank was not interviewed by ASADA.
Sydney FC on alert for Central Coast Mariners
DOMINIC BOSSI Football: Sydney FC's hopes of ending more than five years of agony in Gosford will be raised by the recent form slump of the Mariners but Garcia is wary of the A-League champions.
Bond with rivals a bitter pill, says Magnussen
DANIEL LANE Swimming: James Magnussen has revealed the dog-eat-dog nature of elite swimming was a reason the Australian relay team at the London Olympics used the sleeping tablet Stilnox.
Franklin's Sydney Swans debut a damp squib
DAVID SYGALL 10:40pm AFL: The fact Franklin made a quietly encouraging competitive debut for the Swans at Blacktown on Thursday night was much less of a story than that told by scoreboard.
Liz Ellis: Off-season transfers and retirements level the playing field
Roy Masters: ASADA wants to sidestep legal action, judging by admission
The Breakdown: Merger talk has clubs on the defensive
Bloodlines: Big studs back Melbourne Premier yearling sale
League
Morris may return to halves for season-opener
MICHAEL CARAYANNIS 7:47pm Veteran Cronulla utility John Morris is set to wind back the clock as he prepares to switch to the halves in the absence of Cronulla's regular scrum-base combination of Jeff Robson and Todd Carney.
Sea Eagles pair Taufua and Williams injured
MICHAEL CHAMMAS 7:39pm Manly could be forced to start the season with two new wingers after Jorge Taufua was ruled out until at least round three with a shoulder injury.
Michael Ennis, James Graham and Josh Morris to re-sign
Ultimate League of its own: Don't miss out
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Cricket
Vincent pleads guilty in match-fixing probe
Fairfax NZ Retired New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent has pleaded guilty to not reporting an approach from illegal bookmakers while he was playing cricket in Bangladesh.
Clarke shuns day off to train way out of slump
JESSE HOGAN 5:02am Michael Clarke demonstrates he takes his record of not reaching 25 in the past 11 innings seriously.
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Football
Mariners stay, eye shift south after upgrade
DOMINIC BOSSI Mariners' home will remain at Gosford, though a partial relocation to Sydney's northern suburbs remains a possibility in future years, with a proposed upgrade of North Sydney Oval gathering momentum.
Wanderers confident in home momentum
SEBASTIAN HASSETT 5:50pm Despite being humbled by Ulsan Hyundai in their Asian Champions League debut on Wednesday night, Matthew Spiranovic is confident it won't derail their A-League campaign.
Brisbane Roar's premiership hopes on the line
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Rugby
Fisher wants early statement from Brumbies
CHRIS DUTTON The ACT Brumbies will launch an early attacking raid against the Western Force on Saturday.
David Pocock set to be a man of many talents
CHRIS DUTTON The Brumbies believe they can expand David Pocok's game to help him become one of Australia's all-time greats.
Rebels with a cause ready for fresh start
Rebels on guard for Cheetahs surge
Mike Harris puts injury scare through Reds camp
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AFL
Next generation shows for Western Bulldogs
MICHAEL GLEESON Fremantle show great improvement, downing the Bulldogs by 28 points.
Winderlich in doubt for round one
Injury-plagued Essendon speedster Jason Winderlich is in doubt for round one of the season after straining a hamstring.
Franklin and Reid to team up for first time
AFL clubs fuming over AFL tax bid
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Horseracing
McCarthy aims to sign, Seel and deliver
Adam Pengilly Even as a four-year-old, Todd McCarthy had a brush with InterDominion fame.
Thunder Fantasy's price amazes Cummings
CHRIS ROOTS Anthony Cummings cannot believe the $12 available for Victoria Derby placegetter and first-up winner Thunder Fantasy in Saturday's Australian Guineas at Flemington.
Racing: Chris Waller's ambitions include assault on Royal Ascot
Racing Results for Thursday, February 27
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Australia claim gold in men's team pursuit
RUPERT GUINNESS 2:20pm Cycling: Australia's campaign at the world track cycling championships in Cali, Colombia began in blistering fashion on Wednesday.
Off-season transfers and retirements level the playing field
Liz Ellis: The 2014 ANZ Championship is shaping up to be the most unpredictable and closely fought season in the history of the competition.
ASADA wants to sidestep legal action
Aurora Andruska's revelation that show-cause letters involving players and officials were being prepared is an acknowledgement that the anti-doping body wants to avoid legal action.
Merger talk has clubs on the defensive
An east coast turf war has erupted around plans to centralise the operations and administration of the Queensland Reds, Melbourne Rebels and NSW Waratahs.
Big studs back yearling sale
Following the enormous success of last week's Magic Millions sale in Perth, the momentum is expected to continue at the Inglis Premier sale at Oaklands in Melbourne on Sunday. A total of 775 yearlings have been catalogued and Coolmore Stud's Fastnet Rock is the glamour stallion - yet again.
Round 3 previews
Previews for all seven clashes as the Super Rugby competition enters its third week.
Hackett a victim of swimming's demands
What is it about swimming which takes such a toll on its competitors?
A new plan of attack
The good thing about being a bowler is that you generally get another chance.
Where to now for Lucas Neill?
The panel discuss the future of axed national captain, Lucas Neill.
Sport and Stilnox: tracing the link
It is becoming common for sport and Stilnox to be used in the same sentence, with Grant Hackett the latest big name caught up in the curse of the sleeping pill.
Hawks defying odds in NBL finals hunt
It's amazing Wollongong are in the NBL finals equation after they were 6-13 and on the bottom of the ladder a month ago.
Neill fights against the dying of the light
Neill's sheer determination to battle on against the odds deserves some sort of recognition.