AFL - Contrite captain Luke Hodge will miss Hawthorn's AFL grand final rematch against Sydney, having copped a three-game ban at the AFL tribunal for striking the head of North Melbourne skipper Andrew Swallow.
RUGBY LEAGUE - Greg Bird's State of Origin hopes go on the line before the NRL judiciary on Wednesday night, when he seeks a downgrade on a grade two dangerous throw charge which threatens to rub him out of the entire series.
SOCCER - Australia's participation in the Asian Champions League is over, with reigning champions Western Sydney and Brisbane both failing to make it out of the group stages.
TENNIS - Rising Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios will get a crack at world No.2 Roger Federer after breezing into the second round of the Madrid Masters with a 6-2 6-3 win over Spanish qualifier Daniel Gimeno-Traver.
GOLF - Former world No.1 Tiger Woods has admitted to feeling the pain of the breakdown of his high profile relationship with US skier Lindsey Vonn as he prepares to make his post-Masters return to golf at this week's Players Championship.
BOXING - Manny Pacquiao is to undergo shoulder surgery just days after losing to Floyd Mayweather in the richest fight in boxing history.
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