GOLF - World No.1 Jason Day has joined the exodus of top level golfers by pulling out of the Rio Olympic Games due to concerns over the Zika virus. Shane Lowry of Ireland has also pulled out due to worries about Zika.
TENNIS - Nick Kyrgios has opened his Wimbledon campaign with a four-set win over crafty Czech Radek Stepanek, but rain has halted Bernard Tomic's opener. Kyrgios is promising fans "a circus" when he next takes on German showman Dustin Brown for a place in the last 32 at Wimbledon on Thursday.
TENNIS - Dubbed 'the female Lleyton Hewitt' during her dream Australian Open run this year, Daria Gavrilova has promised to ramp up the aggression for her Wimbledon second-round showdown with Dominika Cibulkova, after a gutsy 2-6 6-3 6-4 comeback first-round win over China's Wang Qiang.
RUGBY LEAGUE - Semi Radradra's NRL future remains up in the air after he failed to return to Australia on Tuesday night as Parramatta seek compensation should he depart for French rugby.
RUGBY LEAGUE - Kieran Foran has been stripped of the club captaincy and issued a breach notice by Parramatta after falling foul of club officials over his rehabilitation.
RUGBY LEAGUE - Benji Marshall has revealed he has opened negotiations with rival NRL clubs in the wake of St George Illawarra's failed bid to lure Luke Keary to the joint-venture.
RUGBY SEVENS - Australia's men's sevens rugby team have been pooled with South Africa, France and Spain for the Olympic competition in Rio with the No.1 ranked Australia women's side to play the US, Fiji and Colombia.
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