Sport news update, what you need to know

Sport news update, what you need to know.

GOLF - World No.1 Jason Day's quest for a green jacket appears over, with defending champion Jordan Spieth extending his overall lead to four shots early in the final round of the US Masters at August National.

SOCCER - Western Sydney could be their own worst enemy when it comes to the A-League semi-finals if their last-round 2-0 win over Wellington Phoenix on Sunday is anything to go by.

SOCCER - Leicester and Tottenham have both enjoyed victories to maintain the Premier League title race, while Liverpool thrashed Stoke.

CYCLING - Australian Mathew Hayman has won the Paris-Roubaix from Belgium's Tom Boonen, with countryman Henrich Haussler finishing sixth.

SWIMMING - Veteran Matt Abood has thrown a spanner in the works by qualifying second fastest for Monday night's 100m freestyle final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games trials in Adelaide.

AFL - While the likely loss of Bob Murphy has shattered the Western Bulldogs, coach Luke Beveridge also sees positives in their three-point AFL loss to Hawthorn.

RUGBY LEAGUE - Neither side was great but the Knights deserved to win, says Newcastle coach Nathan Brown of his side's 18-16 NRL victory over Wests Tigers.

CRICKET - England's South African-born batsman Kevin Pietersen says he hasn't ruled out a return to his birth country to extend his Test career.


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