SOCCER - Australia succumbed to an inspired Jordan side 2-0 in Amman, losing their first World Cup qualifier on the road to the 2018 World Cup to leave their opponents on top of the qualifying group.
SOCCER - FIFA's ethics watchdog has suspended the two most powerful men in football, Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, for 90 days, while South Korean tycoon and FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-Joon was banned outright for six years.
RUGBY UNION - The Wallabies will unleash tenacious flanker Sean McMahon in place of suspended vice-captain Michael Hooper, in one of three changes to Saturday night's team to play Wales in the crucial World Cup clash, with lock Dean Mumm and winger Drew Mitchell also earning call-ups.
TENNIS - Nick Kyrgios' strong late-season form has continued, with the Australian moving into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open via a comfortable straight sets win over Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut.
GOLF - The Americans are in command after day one of the Presidents Cup, taking a 4-1 lead after the opening foursomes session, with South African pair Louis Oosthuizen and Branden Grace providing the lone point for the International team.
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SOCCER - Coach John Aloisi has revealed he hadn't planned to start Jamie Maclaren in Brisbane's A-League opener, only calling up his new striker the day before he starred in the Roar's 3-1 thrashing of the Western Sydney Wanderers.
