ST KILDA has kept its finals hopes alive with a stunning 40-point upset of back-to-back premier Richmond at the MCG on Friday night. A goalless opening quarter put the Tigers on the back foot early as the Saints took control of the match and ran out 9.

Rugby league has never been more divided on rules, crackdowns and talk of expansion, but the women’s State of Origin reminded us why it is the greatest sport on Earth as Queensland struck late to pip New South Wales 8-6 in a cracking contest on the Sunshine Coast.

The Los Angeles Clippers are desperate to avoid falling 0-3 behind in their Western Conference finals series with the Phoenix Suns. And while it has not been perfect, the Clippers were full of energy and intent in the opening quarter as they took a 29-21 lead.

Warriors recruitment guru Peter O'Sullivan believes the roster is "evolving to where the club wants it" and says the time was right to get Shaun Johnson "back in the Warriors kit". After departing the Warriors for the Sharks by his own will following the 2018 season,

Ash Barty draws an emotional first-round encounter against cancer survivor Carla Suárez Navarro, while Simona Halep is denied the chance to defend her women's title.

Jordan Henderson and Marcus Rashford on Thursday insisted England’s young squad would not feel the ­pressure of previous defeats by ­Germany, while Gareth Southgate has said his new generation of players are not weighed down by the “baggage of failure”.

Enduring a difficult season at 5-8, the Saints were given little hope on Friday night with Richmond desperately clinging on to eighth spot as they search for a third-straight flag. However, St Kilda dominated from the outset by kicking the first five goals and an expected Tigers resurgence never came …

Jos Buttler has been ruled out of the remainder of Sri Lanka’s tour of England with a tear in his calf. England confirmed on Friday that the vice-captain is certain to miss at least the remaining four matches of Sri Lanka’s tour – a dead-rubber T20 on Saturday and the …

The fourth annual women’s State of Origin match has once again delivered in spades as the best of the best kicked off the weekend with a cracker of a match.

Melbourne United wins its first NBL championship in three seasons after claiming a 81-76 victory over the Perth Wildcats in the third game of the grand final series.