Cole Anthony has been sanctioned, but escaped a ban to lead Melbourne United beyond Brisbane and to their fourth NBL win in a row.

The Hayes brothers and veteran jockey Nash Rawiller starred at Rosehill with a rich feature double.

WA paceman Lance Morris has made a successful return from injury, but it was England who walked away with a big win in the practice match at the WACA Ground.

The UC Capitals, led by Nyadiew Puoch, have responded to a fourth-quarter challenge by the Spirit to prevail by 14 points on the road in Bendigo.

Zylan Cheatham has notched the first triple-double of the NBL season, as the Adelaide 36ers walloped the Illawarra Hawks by 28 points.

Melbourne came back from the brink against Geelong, while North Melbourne were far too strong for Carlton in their back-to-back AFLW qualifying finals at Ikon Park.

Bailee Brown said she retained her passion for “brutal and unforgiving” triathlon, but there were “things to sort out” after the Hongkonger’s subpar home World Triathlon Cup performance on Saturday. Managing a stress fracture of her left calf bone, Brown paid heavily for missing her bike in transition following the swim, losing touch with the main pack and coming home 50th in 59 minutes and 34 seconds. The reliably tenacious Hilda Choi Yan-yin placed 37th in 58:06, with Cade Wright 39th in...

The destructive Mele Hufanga barges over for a try against Samoa.

Georgia Wareham has produced a fine all-round game in the Renegades' WBBL win over the Strikers, and the Heat kept reigning champions Hobart Hurricanes winless.

The next World Cup will bring major internationals to the US for the first time since the England-New Zealand Denver Test in 2018.