SOCCER - The Australian women's football team showed little mercy as they took another step towards Olympic Games qualification, crushing Vietnam 9-0, with stand-in captain Kyah Simon netting a first-half hat-trick.
CYCLING - Rebecca Wiasak has defended her individual pursuit title at the track cycling world championships in London to kick-start Australia's campaign with a gold medal on the opening night of competition.
BASKETBALL - Perth are one win away from securing a record seventh NBL Championship after beating the NZ Breakers 82-76 in game one of the grand final series.
SOCCER - Sydney FC have taken down cashed-up Chinese heavyweights Guangzhou Evergrande 2-1 to get their Asian Champions League campaign back on track, while Melbourne Victory remain in pole position to qualify from their group after a 1-1 draw with Gamba Osaka in Japan.
AFL - Banned former Essendon player Brent Prismall is standing down from his job at the Western Bulldogs in a public relations disaster for the AFL.
