AFL - Luke Hodge's forearm to the head of North Melbourne captain Andrew Swallow is likely to put the Hawthorn skipper out of action for the round-eight AFL grand final rematch against Sydney.
RUGBY LEAGUE - Greg Bird is set to become one of the NRL's most suspended players as he faces a ban of up to eight weeks, including the opening two State of Origin games, for an ugly lifting tackle in Sunday's Test loss to New Zealand.
CRICKET - England batsman Jonathan Trott has announced his retirement from international cricket after struggling on his return from an extended break to deal with "situational anxiety".
BASKETBALL - Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry has been named the NBA Most Valuable Player, beating out James Harden and four-time MVP LeBron James.
TENNIS - Samantha Stosur has beaten Estonia's Kaia Kanepi 6-3 6-2 in the second round of the Madrid Open but fellow Australian Casey Dellacqua lost to Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 6-1.
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