Sport News Update, what you need to know

Sport News Update, what you need to know.

AFL - Geelong coach Chris Scott denies his team need to go through a drastic rebuild despite their 56-point hiding at the hands of a rampant West Coast Eagles outfit in Perth on Sunday.

RUGBY LEAGUE - St George Illawarra's premiership credentials are strengthening with each win after the Dragons dismantled Cronulla 42-6 to move to the top of the NRL ladder.

TENNIS - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Kei Nishikori and Swiss eighth seed Stan Wawrinka all progressed to the French Open quarter-finals on a rain hit day at Roland Garros, as Ana Ivanovic made the last eight for the first time since her 2008 title run.

CRICKET - BJ Watling scored New Zealand's first Test century at Headingley as the tourists took a 338-run lead with four wickets in hand at stumps on the third day as the eyed a series-levelling victory over England.

RUGBY LEAGUE - More than two tears after being shown the door by the Sydney Roosters, Brian Smith's coaching career has been revived by Super League strugglers Wakefield.

CYCLING - Spain's Alberto Contador has kept his hopes of a rare Giro-Tour de France double alive by securing his seventh Grand Tour title with overall victory in the Giro d'Italia.

MOTORSPORT - Spain's Jorge Lorenzo has won his third successive MotoGP as he coasted home to take the Italian race on a Yamaha at Mugello.


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