Sport News Update, what you need to know

Sport News Update, what you need to know.

AFL - Gold Coast's breakout year continues to gain momentum after they smashed rebuilding St Kilda in the first half at Etihad Stadium on the way to a 19.11 (125) to 13.9 (87) win that pushed the Suns up to fifth on the AFL ladder.

CYCLING - Australian Cadel Evans has kept the leader's pink jersey after a 172km run from Lugo to Sestola in the Giro d'Italia, while Dutchman Pieter Weening has won the ninth stage.

TENNIS - Novak Djokovic came from behind to beat defending champion and seven-time winner Rafael Nadal to claim the Rome Masters 4-6 6-3 6-3.

SOCCER - Australia have qualified for their sixth successive FIFA Women's World Cup with a scrappy 2-0 win over Vietnam amid a monsoonal second-half rain deluge in Ho Chi Minh City.

RUGBY UNION - Bernard Foley staked his claim for the Wallabies' vacant five-eighth role after piloting the NSW Waratahs back into the Super Rugby top six on Sunday.


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