Sport News Update, what you need to know

Sport News Update, what you need to know.

SOCCER - Australia's World Cup hopes are over after a gutsy 3-2 loss to the Netherlands, and join defending champions Spain as the first teams to be eliminated from the tournament following their 2-0 loss to Chile.

SOCCER - Socceroos star Tim Cahill will miss the next World Cup match against Spain through suspension after getting his second yellow card of the campaign.

RUGBY LEAGUE - NSW has ended Queensland's eight-year State of Origin stranglehold with a 6-4 win in game two at ANZ Stadium, with coach Laurie Daley hailing it the highlight of his glittering career.

RUGBY LEAGUE - Rugby league great Tommy Raudonikis has revealed he has throat cancer, but NSW's inaugural captain has vowed he'll survive the latest threat to his health.

TENNIS - Bernard Tomic has gone down fighting in his last warm-up match before Wimbledon with a three-set loss to top seed Richard Gasquet at Eastbourne, while Australian teenager Ashleigh Barty has closed in on a start at the grand slam after reaching the final stage of qualifying.

CYCLING - Australia's Matthew Goss took down British superstar Mark Cavendish in a pile-up just 300 metres from the finish to stage five of the Tour of Switzerland, won by Italy's Sacha Modolo.


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