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+ Rischitelli joins Suns—The Gold Coast Suns have unveiled their latest signing, former Brisbane Lion midfielder Michael Rischitelli.

+ Gaelic crack at AFL—"Aussie rules is a dumbed down field sport," says Irish superbrain.

+ Hall cleared over O'Brien 'hit'—BARRY Hall has escaped censure over his high shot on Collingwood's Harry O'Brien in Saturday's qualifying final, to much relief at Whitten Oval. Geelo...

+ Eade aims for fast recovery—Rodney Eade wants to take the Western Bulldogs back to the slick outfit that they were before the malaise set in.

+ Plenty to smile about after 17 seasons—Brad Johnson's distinguishing characteristic, apart from all those games and goals, is his irrepressible grin.

+ Change of spring plans for So You Think—Those hoping to gain an insight into the progress of Cox Plate favorite So You Think in Saturday's Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley will have...

+ Hameed is mentally a 15-year-old, claims Afridi—Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed faces being interviewed by the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption Unit as part of its match-fixing investig...

+ Fast tracked—Andrew Hooper set for debut as Dogs turn to youth and speed.

+ Coach sticks by Dogs skipper—Bulldogs standing behind their captain, confirming that he will play against the Swans.

+ Pakistanis accused of pocketing $3 million in Sydney—Pakistani player claims crooked teammates made £1.8 million ($A3.1 million) by fixing Sydney Test in January.

+ Call for fixing probe into MCG game—CRICKET Cricket Australia will strengthen anti-corruption measures as probe sought into Australia's controversial Twenty20 clash against Pakistan at t...

+ End of the road for the Blues?—Can Carlton break down Sydney in the second week of consecutive road trips?

+ Win shocks Kavanagh—Mark Kavanagh concedes he did not expect his Melbourne Cup winner Shocking to treat his rivals with such contempt in winning Makybe Diva Stakes at Fle...

+ Young players at risk: Nielsen—Australian coach believes cricket authorities have unique chance to stamp out corruption but, ultimately, responsibility lies with the players.

+ Long way back for Cats—Cats went into qualifying final against Saints as premiership favourite.

+ Rain threatens to alter spring plans—Many trainers look set to scratch horses from engagements at Flemington if track becomes heavy.

+ Six appeal—Collingwood's super back six will play key role in finals for Pies.

+ AFL ponders possibility of play-off wildcards—AFL considering possibility of 'wildcard' play-off for last spot in the eight in expanded competition, but does not plan to tamper with finals system.

+ NRL peace talks clear air—Peace officially declared between Melbourne Storm and the NRL after players given chance for first time to vent their feelings to boss David Gallop ab...

+ Socceroos clash a chance to learn for Osieck—It's the quietest build-up to a Socceroo match in recent memory, despite the fact that it is new coach Holger Osieck's debut in the Australian dugout.

+ Bookmakers, RVL avoid court battle—War between Racing Victoria Ltd and corporate bookmakers finally over following landmark agreement with Sportsbet.

+ Cats on the prowl—It's never looked better for Geelong in September.

+ Same foes, new game—Will the weather be a factor in Cats/Saints final?

+ AFL investigated Cousins drug link—AFL so concerned about Cousins's recent overdose that it instructed officers to investigate whether he was rushed to hospital as result of GHB.

+ ICC can't keep stalling on 'fix' claims: Watson—Players growing increasingly suspicious of whether the International Cricket Council wants to expose the full extent of corruption in the game, as it ...

+ Minister moves to ban betting—Australian gambling regulators urged to consider banning bets on all cricket matches involving Pakistan.

+ Fall fails to slow Bart's charge—Bart Cummings' horses continue to dominate feature race markets after release of weights for the Caulfield and Melbourne cups.

+ Young Swan a star on the rise—Dan Hannebery claims Rising Star award.

+ Swan Hannebery wins Rising Star Award—Sydney Swans second-year midfield star Daniel Hannebery has won the 2010 Rising Star Award.

+ Bart in hospital after breaking pelvis—Cups king Bart Cummings is in a Sydney hospital after fracturing his pelvis in a fall

+ Rising star nominations—Elite youngsters in contention to be being named AFL's best new player.

+ Door slammed on Schwarzer's switch to Arsenal—Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has had the door slammed shut on a dream move to English premier league powerhouse Arsenal.

+ All-Australian team to have up to 17 first-time players—Seventeen players on cusp of all-Australian selection for the first time after provisional squad of 40 named by selectors.

+ Clubs, players to clash over drugs—Travis Tuck still in treatment for clinical depression under AFL supervision when he took overdose.

+ Lee, Johnson also courted by bookmakers—Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson rebuffed approaches from same Mumbai gangster who targeted Shane Watson and Brad Haddin for information during 2009 tou...

+ Players want right to contest bans—Players' union sure of one thing: that it supports moves to outlaw simulation- diving.

+ Bombers dream with cash—Essendon fans make some strange choices over their next coach.

+ Speed Gifted back on cups trail after a cooling-off period—Lee Freedman confident he can revive fortunes of last year's one-time Caulfield and Melbourne cups favourite Speed Gifted.

+ Kuchar wins after Scot blows chance—GOLF Matt Kuchar defeats Scotland's Martin Laird on first play-off hole to win The Barclays tournament.

+ Depth of versatility key for Australian team—NETBALL Australia believes it will carry an edge in versatility over defending champion New Zealand into the Commonweath Games.

+ Hird 'needs apprenticeship'—David Parkin says James Hird would ''be a fool'' to apply for senior job.

+ Keeper Akmal's shocker was legitimate: Healy—Wicketkeeping great Ian Healy is convinced Pakistan gloveman didn't deliberately bungle chances in the tainted Sydney Test.

+ Sydney 'miracle' a sham?—Ricky Ponting worried match-fixing may 'taint' big win.

+ Bookies favour Williams to get the chocolates—The 2004 Port Adelaide premiership coach firms into favouritism to replace Matthew Knights at Windy Hill.

+ No fairytale ending as Cousins show winds up—Tiger teammates carry Ben Cousins over the line.

+ Controversial penalty denies Melbourne its heart-starter—Melbourne Heart still rooted at foot of A-League table and searching for its first win of season after Perth Glory snatches 2-2 draw.

+ Sailor boosts Cumani's hopes—Newmarket trainer Luca Cumani could have three runners in $6 million race after Drunken Sailor's last-stride victory in listed March Stakes (2800 metr...

+ Facing off in Big Apple—TENNIS When Roger Federer retreated to Switzerland after Wimbledon failure, he needed the first 10 days to heal what he described as his physical &quo...

+ Not over for Dogs just yet—Strange things can happen when good teams play ordinary teams in the final round of the season.

+ So you think he's good? He could be the best, says Bart—So You Think won't win Bart Cummings his 13th Melbourne Cup this spring.

+ England 'vulnerable': Ponting—Ricky Ponting hopes his team's 'hollow' feeling and English top order he feels is fragile will help provide Ashes redemption for Australia this summer...

+ Stoner goes 'alien' to break his GP drought—Casey Stoner planning 'alien' approach with his race strategy in bid to end 11-race losing streak in Indianapolis Moto Grand Prix.

+ Worm turning it around—Melbourne Heart's Dutch import Rutger Worm acknowledges that he didn't make the brightest start to his Australian career.

+ Tigers declare Cousins a certain starter—Richmond declares Ben Cousins will line up in his farewell match against Port Adelaide tomorrow despite him not training today.

+ Jason Day leads, Woods slips at Barclays—Australian Jason Day has a one-shot lead at The Barclays tournament in New Jersey after reeling off three birdies in a row late in his round.

+ Ton-up Trott, Broad turn the tide against Pakistan—Hundreds from Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad gave England an extraordinary reversal of fortune in the fourth and final Test against Pakistan at Lord’...

+ AFL offers Cousins drug tests—AFL offers to help Ben Cousins by drug testing him in retirement although he reveals he has almost discovered inner peace.

+ Selection quandary—Melbourne Heart coach John van 't Schip will wait until training session today to decide who replaces injured Socceroo defender Michael Beauchamp in c...

+ Star to prove breathtaking—Bart Cummings stable confirms that Cox Plate winner So You Think underwent an operation earlier in the year for larynx condition more commonly known a...

+ Wallabies fired up to end drought—RUGBY UNION Quade Cooper says he is focused. Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom and coach Robbie Deans believe him.

+ Defence critical for Victory—Melbourne Victory boss Ernie Merrick has warned his side it must tighten up at the back and stop conceding goals from set pieces if it wants its first...

+ Cousins shaved down to beat drug test—The scepticism that surrounded Ben Cousins' arrival for a pivotal drug test in 2008 with a newly shaved head has proved to be well founded.

+ Wallace heads back to Tigerland—Terry Wallace has been invited back to Richmond for the first time since his 2009 sacking and will attend the Tigers' last game of the season as a gue...

+ Defence critical for Victory—Melbourne Victory boss Ernie Merrick has warned his side it must tighten up at the back and stop conceding goals from set pieces if it wants its first...

+ Legend Hackett condemns Napoleon ban—Grant Hackett has lashed out at the decision to suspend young 1500-metre swimmer Ryan Napoleon from the Commonwealth Games after testing positive to a...

+ Chasing a dream to Delhi—Ryan Gregson is getting noticed in the 1500-metre world, writes Dan Silkstone.

+ More rock bottom please—Many viewers want the Ben Cousins doco to be more hard-hitting.

+ 'Reckless' Aka under siege for speaking out—AFL Players' Association president angered over sacked Western Bulldog's naming of illicit drug users at a recent function.

+ The also-rans: where to now?—Rohan Connolly on the good, the bad and the ugly of the bottom eight.

+ Lawyer consulted over Akermanis allegations—Western Bulldogs former chairman, Peter Gordon, engaged by key individuals connected to the club to investigate their rights following statements attr...

+ Quarantine delay could hit Cup bids—Victorian racing officials and the federal caretaker government were last night at loggerheads over the prospect of having no international participat...

+ Brisbane-bound Stosur on target—Sam Stosur will start the new year as the top local drawcard at the Brisbane International, but with some unfinished business to complete before then.

+ Finding Buddy's mojo—In May, after Hawthorn had posted its fifth successive loss, coach Alastair Clarkson lamented that the struggling Hawks had to "try to get our mo...

+ Raring to go—Peter Siddle's extended absence from competitive cricket about to end.

+ Bulldog Morris finished for 2010—The Western Bulldogs have been dealt another crippling blow, with elite defender Dale Morris ruled out for the remainder of the season with a back inj...

+ Didak may join Prestigiacomo on the sidelines—Collingwood full-back to miss second match after being hospitalised; star midfielder Alan Didak could join him on sidelines.

+ Corruption claims 'all rubbish'—COMMONWEALTH GAMES Peak body that runs games flags possibility of legal action against Indian newspapers and broadcasters over allegations about its r...

+ Two-year extension for Nielsen—After Australia was disastrously bowled out for 88 by Pakistan, the mandatory daily press conference was fronted, unusually, by Tim Nielsen.

+ Crystal Lily draws poorly but owner puts faith in Prebble—Crystal Lily's owner David Moodie had been praying for an inside draw for $1 million Golden Rose in Sydney.

+ McGuire fears new-rule cheats—Collingwood president points to ''Bloodgate'' scandal to press case.

+ Goal post cameras to be used by Channel Ten—Two cameras will be inserted into goalposts at this Saturday’s Collingwood-Hawthorn game at the MCG.

+ Tevez scores twice as Man City crushes Liverpool—Carlos Tevez scored twice as Manchester City overpowered Liverpool 3-0 at Eastlands in Manchester overnight.

+ Bookie wants probe into Dockers' thrashing—Principal of Betstar bookmaking firm demands probe after fortune in winning bets recorded.

+ Fury chief leads inquiry on send-off—Rabieh Krayem will lead investigation into circumstances of Eric Akoto's sending-off against Melbourne Victory.

+ Cummings's Cup hopefuls in Memsie Stakes—Race could give valuable insight into strength of the Bart Cummings stable.

+ Ponting insists he is staying at No.3—Ricky Ponting would like to forget his poor Test batting form of the past year - but will not countenance a move down the order in a bid to remedy it.

+ Stosur set to seize chance, says Taylor—Hardcourts, not clay, represent Sam Stosur's best chance of grand slam singles success according to her coach David Taylor.

+ Caster Semenya's easy victory unleashes gender storm—CASTER SEMENYA continued her comeback with an extraordinary 800 metres victory over a top-class field Sunday, but a backlash is taking root among her ...

+ Man Utd held to draw against Fulham—Brede Hangeland salvaged a point for Fulham against Manchester United overnight in a 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage when the defender headed a 90th minute...

+ Quiet support buoys Knights—After yet another loss, Matthew Knights describes his coaching career as ''out of my hands'' but is defiantly confident of retaining his job.

+ Disappearing fans adding to the Bombers' woes—What would Essendon be most concerned about after another disaster at Etihad Stadium yesterday? Take your pick.

+ Sheedy's ghost haunts Knights as Dons prepare for coaching review in 10 days—Ghost of Kevin Sheedy was always going to create an unusually hostile environment for his replacement Matthew Knights, Essendon chief executive Ian Ro...

+ Lion king mauls young Bombers—Small mercies will do for Essendon at this stage.

+ Brereton unlikely to ride again—Jockey has almost certainly ridden in his last race after confirmation that he suffered spinal-cord damage and struggling to regain full movement foll...

+ Chelsea and Arsenal slot in six goals each—Chelsea's ominously impressive start to the defence of their Premier League crown continued on Saturday with another six-goal thrashing of hopelessly ...

+ Legends bow out in style—Under the bright lights of the SCG, Sydney's magnificent red-and-white banner says it all. Almost.

+ Brereton's career on line after heavy fall at Valley—Popular jockey's career in the balance after sustaining head and back injuries following a heavy fall from three-year-old Marquee Player at Moonee Val...

+ Making up for lost time—Nathan Grima was always in love with football and club culture.

+ Global Dreaming—Internationalisation of Melbourne Cup and spring carnival carefully planned.

+ Heart finds a touch of rhythm—Soccer is an unforgiving game and few concessions are given to newcomers, as Melbourne Heart is discovering.

+ Wagering uncertainty sparks spat—Owners fear prizemoney decline may threaten industry.

+ Friendly fire—James Hird lit a fuse and, despite his attempts to extinguish it, his comments may still have explosive consequences for Matthew Knights.

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