AFL - AFL icon Leigh Matthews believes there is no point persisting with two teams in Queensland. He was sceptical when Gold Coast joined the league in 2011 and reiterated his view on Monday night that there is not enough demand to warrant two sides in southeast Queensland.
LEAGUE - According to Queensland coach Kevin Walters, Corey Oates is "built for Origin". However, the Brisbane winger has claimed that simply producing form worthy of the NRL has been a battle this year.
CRICKET - Shane Watson has been named man of the match after his bowling helped guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to a one-run Indian Premier League win over Kings XI Punjab.
TENNIS - Nick Kyrgios is set to face Milos Raonic at the Italian Open following an easy first-round win. The 21-year-old had few problems downing local wildcard Salvatore Caruso 6-1 6-2 in one hour on Monday..
