Sport news update, what you need to know

Sport news update, what you need to know

BOXING - A Muslim funeral for Muhammad Ali has drawn thousands of admirers to the boxer's hometown, where mourners prayed over the body of a man who battled in the ring and sought peace outside it.

RUGBY LEAGUE - NSW police have launched an investigation into NRL club Parramatta over alleged salary cap irregularities.

RUGBY - England have retained the same forward pack that sealed the 2016 Six Nations championship against France for the opening Test against Australia in Brisbane. Australian coach Michael Cheika meanwhile believes Wallabies debutant Dane Haylett-Petty has the temperament and the ability to make a seamless step up to the Test arena.

TENNIS - Australian duo John Millman and Sam Groth are out of the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart after losing in the second round.

ATHLETICS - Sally Pearson's frustrating return from a serious wrist injury continues, She's clocked her second 13-second-plus performance in a week in the 100m hurdles at the Diamond League event in Norway.

SOCCER - Hosts France may be the favourites to win Euro 2016 but they must not get ahead of themselves having not played a competitive game in two years, says captain Hugo Lloris.

TENNIS - Sponsors Nike and Head are backing Maria Sharapova as the five-time grand slam winner fights for her rehabilitation after her two-year ban over a positive anti-doping test.

TENNIS - Two-time former champion Rafael Nadal says he won't be playing at this year's Wimbledon due to a wrist injury.

CYCLING - Australia's Richie Porte has slipped to third spot in the Criterium du Dauphine Libere after the fourth stage was won by Edvald Boasson Hagen in a bunched sprint finish.


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