OLYMPICS - Australian track cycling legend Anna Meares is expected to be named the nation's flag bearer for the Rio Olympics.
SOCCER - Socceroo Aaron Mooy will spend the next season at second-tier English club Huddersfield Town after agreeing a year-long loan deal from Manchester City.
TENNIS - Serena and Venus Williams are one win away from clashing in the Wimbledon final for an incredible fifth time. Top-ranked Serena has executed a steely-eyed 6-4 6-4 quarter-final win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Venus has advanced to the last four for the first time in seven years with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 defeat of Yaroslava Shvedova.
TENNIS - Russia's Elena Vesnina, the last unseeded woman standing, has set up a dream semi-final with Serena Williams by easing past 19th seed Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-2. Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber will take on Venus Williams after downing fifth seed Simona Halep 7-5 7-6 (7-2)
CYCLING - Marcel Kittel has burst back into the limelight at the Tour de France, the German snatching his ninth stage win overnight by prevailing in a tough bunch sprint. World champion Peter Sagan ended third and keeps the yellow jersey.
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CRICKET - Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting wants size limits on bats because he believes batsmen are enjoying an unfair advantage, especially in Test cricket.
OLYMPICS - The US National Institutes of Health will fund a study to monitor US athletes, coaches and Olympic Committee staff for exposure to Zika virus while in Brazil.
SOCCER - Wales manager Chris Coleman says his team will need to be "streetwise" when they face experienced campaigners Portugal in their Euro 2016 semi-final in Lyon tomorrow.
SOCCER - Two-time men's soccer Olympic champions Argentina are in danger of failing to send a team to the Rio Games next month due to a leadership vacuum at the Argentine FA.
SOCCER - Jose Mourinho has been unveiled as the new Manchester United manager, insisting he is a winner who aims to return the club to its traditional position of dominance.
