Sport news update, what you need to know

Sport news update, what you need to know.

SOCCER - Sydney FC are on the verge of making the last 16 of soccer's Asian Champions League for the first time in club history with Milos Ninkovic inflicting a 1-0 defeat on South Korean side Pohang Steelers at Allianz Stadium.

RUGBY - Brumbies superstar David Pocock will miss two crucial Super Rugby matches after pleading guilty to a neck grab.

RUGBY LEAGUE - Canterbury have been warned by the NRL over the behaviour of Josh Reynolds after the Bulldogs five-eighth grabbed Canberra halfback Aidan Sezer's buttocks.

GOLF - World No.1 Jason Day will begin his Masters quest grouped with four-time major winner Ernie Els and American Matt Kuchar over the opening two rounds at Augusta National.

RUGBY - Sharks coach Gary Gold has been fined $15,000 for using crude and insulting language toward the TV match official during a Super Rugby game against the Crusaders.

NFL - The National Football League says it has chosen Twitter as its exclusive global partner for streaming its Thursday night games during the 2016 regular season.

SWIMMING - Dual world champion Bronte Campbell admits she doesn't know the full extent of a troubling shoulder injury that needs cortisone injections ahead of the Rio Olympic swimming trials starting on Thursday in Adelaide.

HOCKEY - The Hockeyroos have beaten Canada 4-0 in the Hawkes Bay Cup and will play in Thursday's quarter-finals.


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