SOCCER - The World Cup has officially begun with hosts Brazil taking on Croatia in the opening game, after pop superstar Jennifer Lopez starred in the pre-match extravaganza as protests raged elsewhere in the nation's largest city.
AFL - The day Essendon had been dreading has arrived, with players at the AFL club issued show cause notices by ASADA, with speculation 34 players face anti-doping charges.
TENNIS - French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has become the latest victim of Marinko Matosevic's giant-killing run at Queen's Club, but Andy Murray's reign as champion ended in stunning fashion wit a shock straight sets loss to Czech veteran Radek Stepanek.
HOCKEY - The Hockeyroos will compete for their first a major title in almost a decade, after a nail-biting shootout victory over the US set up a World Cup final with the Netherlands.
TENNIS - Casey Dellacqua has upstaged higher-ranked compatriot Samantha Stosur, coming from a set down to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA event in Birmingham.
GOLF - Aaron Baddeley has battled back from a disastrous start to fire an even-par 70, leaving him just two shots off the lead midway through the opening round of the US Open at Pinehurst No.2.
CRICKET - Joe Root's unbeaten century helped England reach 5-344 at stumps on the first day of the Test series opener against Sri Lanka at Lord's.
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