Sport News Update, what you need to know

Sport News Update, what you need to know.

CRICKET - Captain and captain-in-waiting combined as Australia wrapped up a fifth World Cup title with a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in Sunday's final at the MCG.

CYCLING - Australia's Richie Porte has sealed victory at the Tour of Catalonia despite Spaniard Alejandro Valverde winning his third stage of the seven-day race.

MOTORSPORT - Sebastian Vettel stunned Mercedes' world champion Lewis Hamilton with an audacious Malaysian Grand Prix victory which set the Formula One season alight.

RUGBY LEAGUE - NSW captain Paul Gallen has thrown his weight behind calls for the NRL to introduce independent doctors at matches to assess player concussions after another series of controversial medical rulings over the weekend.

SOCCER - Just two points separate the A-League's top five teams, with the race for the Premier's Plate set for the most dramatic climax in the competition's history.


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