Forget the grand final, this is the hardest week in rugby league

The ACT government outlined two paths to a stadium in Canberra.

With Nick Daicos expected to not only romp to a massive Brownlow Medal win but have it secured by as early as the round 19 votes are read out, tipsters are having to get more creative than normal.

Manchester City have beaten Sunderland 5-3 in a Premier League thriller to go clear at the top while Manchester United salvaged a draw at Fulham.

NRL players are hyper-aware that one tiny slip-up in the preliminary final could end their season days short of what could have been a premiership.

Australia's Adam Scott has finished joint-second at the European Tour's BMW Championship as JJ Spaun secured victory to win his second DP World Tour title.

There is a great irony, and a juicy silver lining, if Trent Robinson can navigate a second six-day turnaround in as many weeks into the grand final.

Australia’s indifferent results on the global, and particularly grand slam, stage are again in the spotlight after Lleyton Hewitt’s frank comments on Friday ahead of a rare Davis Cup tie in Brisbane.

While Collingwood's Nick Daicos is the overwhelming favourite to win the Brownlow, another AFL star could share in a slice of medal history.

The Bullets' Lithuanian import Arnas Velicka is confident his European influence can upset the NBL establishment.

Alexander Zverev has built on his US Open-winning form to send Germany through to the Davis Cup Final 8 with Spain and Great Britain also through.

Australia have beaten Zimbabwe by one wicket in the third ODI to wrap up a 3-0 series clean sweep in Harare, with Josh Inglis smacking a fine century.