CRICKET - Heavy rain and storms are forecast for the first four days of the opening Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Kandy beginning on Tuesday. The world No.1 visitors are hot favourites to dominate the home side, who head into the clash following a dismal tour of England with a young and inexperienced line-up.
CRICKET - Bowling great Muttiah Muralitharan has been attacked by Sri Lanka's cricket board chief for helping the visiting Australian team as a spin consultant.
OLYMPICS - Whistleblower Yulia Stepanova, who helped uncover the biggest doping scandal in decades which threatened to exclude Russia from the Olympics, has asked for a review of her ban from the Rio Games in a last-ditch attempt to compete there.
OLYMPICS - Australian athletes are set to move into the Rio Olympic village on Wednesday after workers made "enormous" progress on extensive plumbing, electricity and gas faults, team boss Kitty Chiller says.
OLYMPICS - A spokesperson for Vladimir Putin says the Russian President won't be attending the opening ceremony of the Rio games despite the Kremlin hailing a decision by the International Olympic Committee not to ban Russia's entire team over doping allegations.
CRICKET - England have dismissed Pakistan for 234 to win the second Test by 330 runs at Old Trafford with a day to spare and level the four-match series 1-1. Frontline England bowlers Chris Woakes, James Anderson and Moeen Ali took three wickets each to defend a record target of 565.
NFL - Following claims in an Al-Jazeera documentary, the NFL said there is no credible evidence that future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning used human growth hormone or performance-enhancing drugs.
FOOTBALL - The International Champions Cup match between Premier League rivals Manchester United and Manchester City has been cancelled after recent extreme weather made the playing surface at Beijing's National Stadium unfit for play.
