SOCCER - Sydney FC are through to the final 16 of the ACL and can top their group on Wednesday night by beating Urawa Red Diamonds at Allianz Stadium.
SOCCER - Melbourne Victory's Asian Champions League dreams will come down to the last day after a 3-1 loss to group leaders Shanghai SIPG.
SOCCER - Newcastle have bolstered their hopes of English Premier League survival thanks to a hard-earned 1-1 draw with Manchester City.
RUGBY LEAGUE - Brisbane recruit Herman Ese'ese is poised to be the Broncos' wrecking ball if Alex Glenn is ruled unfit for Friday's NRL clash against South Sydney.
RUGBY LEAGUE - Billionaire businessman Bruce Gordon is set to take a 50 per cent stake in NRL club St George Illawarra, according to a report.
RUGBY LEAGUE - Australian coach Mal Meninga has suggested he will stick with an experienced line-up for next month's one-off rugby league Test against New Zealand.
AFL - Gold Coast AFL player Steven May has copped a five-game ban following a guilty plea to a rough conduct charge after concussing Brisbane's Stefan Martin.
OLYMPICS - The Kenyan parliament has passed an anti-doping bill that ensures the African nation will be allowed to compete at the Rio Olympics.
TENNIS - A Croatian umpire who officiated at the US Open while serving a 12-month suspension has been banned for 10 years, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Tuesday.
