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Australia were handed a reality check ahead of next week's Champions Trophy after Sri Lanka thrashed them by 174 runs.

Sydney Swans youngster Caiden Cleary is "extremely remorseful" after being suspended for the opening two rounds of the AFL season for conduct unbecoming.

Known for their courage on the field, the Selwood brothers faced up to the Kardinia Park grandstands on Friday and put in their most courageous performance of all.

American Patrick Reed has been showered by the boisterous crowd at The Grange Golf Club's famed party hole, setting the scene for LIV Golf's weekend.

Dynamic pricing means AFL fans in Adelaide may pay double what they would pay for a general admission ticket at the MCG or Docklands Stadium, as the federal government considers feedback on plans to ban the practice. 

Coach Adrian Lam has hailed Leigh's finals-like fight after it kicked off the Super League season with a remarkable 1-0 win over Wigan in golden point.

Troy Selwood is eulogised by AFL-playing brothers Adam, Scott and Joel in a memorial service at Geelong Cats home ground Kardinia Park.

The perpetrators demanded 15 million euros ($24 million) in exchange for not releasing hundreds of private photos and videos on the darknet.

Young gun Sam Konstas overcomes leg cramps to score his first domestic one-day cricket century, as Queensland beat NSW in a run-fest. 

Danny List will tee off early on Friday morning in his US PGA Tour debut at Torrey Pines. 

Tasmania expects Matthew Kuhnemann to play in their next Sheffield Shield match as Australia's latest spin sensation fights to save his bowling action.

Melbourne Victory teenager Alana Murphy has earned a surprise maiden Matildas call-up for this month's SheBelieves Cup, replacing injured midfielder Clare Wheeler.

The NRL will reignite expansion talks with the Western Australian government following next month's state election, as league boss Andrew Abdo remains confident the competition can expand to 20 teams.

Elena Rybakina's former coach, Stefano Vukov, says he "never abused anyone" as the women's tennis tour upholds his ban.

Philadelphia Eagles superstar Saquon Barkley says he does not understand why Taylor Swift was booed at the Super Bowl, adding that she is part of the reason the NFL is growing internationally and taking games to Australia. 

Imane Khelif accuses the International Boxing Assocation of spreading "baseless lies and misinformation" after it cited Donald Trump's executive order around transgender athletes in legal action against the IOC.

Steve Smith takes another blinding slips catch, but it is only a brief bright spot as a second-string Australia side is dominated by Sri Lanka's captain in the first ODI. 

A new performance coach, a relaxing summer break and an "invaluable" signing at McLaren have given Oscar Piastri all the tools to make a great start to the new year. 

Over the past two decades in the AFL, there have been a handful of coaching succession plans delivering mixed results. Port Adelaide must look to the past to figure out what to do and what not to do with its own handover.  

Never before has an Australian sportswoman been embroiled in as high profile a scandal as the one Sam Kerr finds herself in now, writes national sport reporter David Mark.