SWIMMING - Aspiring astronaut Cameron McEvoy will aim for the stars at Rio after becoming the first Australian in history to claim the national freestyle triple crown - last night adding the 50m title to his 100m and 200m gongs from the same event.
SWIMMING - A world record-breaking Australian Paralympic swimming team has been unveiled at the Rio trials in Adelaide, with the 31-strong team spearheaded by dual Paralympian Ellie Cole.
DOPING - Athletes who tested positive for meldonium could have their bans overturned less than four months before the Rio Olympics.
RUGBY LEAGUE - ANZ Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park has reportedly won the battle for a major upgrade, with plans for the new facility at Moore Park to be shelved by the NSW government.
RUGBY LEAGUE - Gold Coast's Greg Bird will miss Saturday's clash with St George Illawarra after failing to have his high tackle charge downgraded at the NRL judiciary.
AFL - Stephen Dank's comments in the media about supplying CJC-1295 to former Gold Coast player Nathan Bock have prompted ASADA to reopen an investigation.
NFL - Jarryd Hayne says after furiously studying new coach Chip Kelly's playbook for a fortnight it suddenly clicked with him on the weekend, but he is not sure if Kelly will use him as a running back, special teams, both or in a new position.
SOCCER - Atletico Madrid have dumped holders Barcelona out of the UEFA Champions League with a 2-0 win in the second leg of their quarter-final in the Spanish capital.
TENNIS - World No.1 Novak Djokovic has suffered his earliest loss in three years while being stunned by 55th-ranked Jiri Vesely 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters.
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