Sport News Update, what you need to know

Sport News Update, what you need to know.

TENNIS - Samantha Stosur is eyeing her first final of the season as ahead of the French Open after beating fellow Aussie Ajla Tomljanovic to make the last four of the Strasbourg International.

GOLF - Defending champion Rory McIlroy shot a 1-under 71 to be six shots behind leader Francesco Molinari after the first round of European PGA Championship at Wentworth.

CRICKET - Joe Root and Ben Stokes both fell agonisingly short of centuries after rescuing England from a dire 4-30 to reach 7-354 at stumps on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's.

SOCCER - The Australian women's football team will head to the upcoming World Cup in Canada on a high after thumping Vietnam 11-0 in the Australian farewell match in Sydney on Thursday night.

AFL - The AFL will introduce the biggest change to its equalisation policy since the recent addition of two expansion clubs, remodelling the draft in an effort to make father-son and academy picks fairer.


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