Sport News Update, what you need to know

Sport News Update, what you need to know.

CRICKET - Australia skipper Michael Clarke says his team can't afford to think about their upcoming blockbuster against Sri Lanka just yet as they prepare for Wednesday's World Cup match against Afghanistan at the WACA Ground.

RUGBY LEAGUE - Kangaroos Test star Sione Mata'utia is a shock axing from Newcastle's side for the NRL opener against the Warriors, while Michael Morgan beat Lachlan Coote to the North Queensland No.1 jumper.

CRICKET - South African captain AB de Villiers has played down a potential World Cup quarter-final showdown with fellow heavyweights Australia, saying his side hasn't given up on taking the top spot in Pool B from India after crushing Ireland by 201 runs on Tuesday.

NFL - One of Australia's few NFL success stories, Colin Scotts, has warned Jarryd Hayne will have a target on his back as his attempts to break into the San Francisco 49ers fulltime NFL squad.

SOCCER - Socceroos and Crystal Palace captain Mile Jedinak will serve a four-game ban after accepting a charge of violent conduct for elbowing West Ham United's Diafra Sakho.

TENNIS - The absence of Nick Kyrgios has left interim Davis Cup captain Wally Masur with an intriguing headache as he weighs up whether to use either the man who will replace him - Lleyton Hewitt - or the higher-ranked Sam Groth in the singles alongside Bernard Tomic.


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