Simon Smale

The Roosters led 14-0 at half-time but despite Mark Nawaqanitawase's miracle try, the Bulldogs completed another stirring comeback to remain top of the NRL ladder.

With more social media followers than the two most popular men's players combined, USA centre Ilona Maher is a genuine sporting superstar and she is using her profile to raise women's rugby.

With two Aussies, three New Zealanders and a couple of former junior Springboks, some members of the British press have criticised the make up of the British and Irish Lions squad. The numbers suggest that this is just part of the trend.

Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall has slammed his side after a horror 64-0 thrashing at the hands of Melbourne Storm, with Ryan Papenhuyzen scoring four tries. Later, the Sharks survived a late Sea Eagles comeback to claim a 30-14 victory at Brookvale.

There are 14 Australian riders riding this year's Giro d'Italia, but Michael Storer is coming in with red-hot form and a dream of usurping the long list of favourites, who will have their own Aussie riders in support.

The British and Irish Lions name the squad ahead of this year's tour of Australia. Here's everything you need to know about who has been selected. 

England's Maro Itoje will captain the British and Irish Lions on their tour of Australia later this year, as Andy Farrell announced his touring squad.

By announcing his sudden retirement from professional cycling, Caleb Ewan stuck to the old adage that you should always leave them wanting more, even if that means there will always be questions over his career.

Australia's women's sevens team banishes its Olympic Games demons by demolishing Canada in the World Championships semifinal but cannot maintain its form against New Zealand in the final.

American queen of distance swimming Katie Ledecky shows she still has plenty in the tank, obliterating her own 800m freestyle world record and besting Canadian rival Summer McIntosh over 400m in an ominous display of form ahead of the World Aquatics Championships.

Australia has claimed its first-ever World Curling Championships medal thanks to Beijing Olympians Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt, but if the Aussie pair are to make it to Milano-Cortina, they still have work to do.

With the men's State of Origin series on the horizon, James Tedesco pushes his claims to be chosen as NSW fullback with a starring performance in the Roosters' 36-26 defeat of the Dolphins in Magic Round.

After winning silver at the Paris Olympics, Moesha Johnson knew she needed to keep swimming or risk falling out of the sport, so she traversed the globe competing. But despite being away, Johnson kept a deep fire for home burning within her.

Ella Ramsay and Tara Kinder could barely be separated all week, lining up in four finals across the Australian Open Swimming Championships in Brisbane, sharing four golds and four silvers between them. 

Jamie Jack, the younger brother of sprint sensation Shayna, has announced himself as a contender for a spot on the world championship team by winning silver in the men's 100-metre freestyle at the Australian swimming championships.

Lani Pallister only started to swim distance events because she made a mistake with a highlighter. It has turned out to be the best mistake she ever made.

Meg Harris claimed her first individual Olympic medal with a silver in the 50 metres freestyle in Paris, and it's that experience that is pushing her to a leadership role within the Dolphins squad.

Alexa Leary twice swam under her previous world record time in the S9 100m freestyle at the Australian Open Swimming Championships in Brisbane.

Cam McEvoy has only properly swam a full 50 metres three times since winning Olympic gold in Paris. In Brisbane, he claimed another national title, further vindicating his innovative approach.

Mollie O'Callaghan beats out a stacked field to win the 100m freestyle title, as fellow Olympic medallists Cam McEvoy and Elijah Winnington claim gold on day one of the Australian Open Swimming Championships.

The Sharks hammered the insipid Knights 34-14 in Newcastle. Earlier, the Titans led Canberra 16-0 in their contest on the Gold Coast, before the Raiders roared back to win 30-20.

The Dolphins score seven unanswered tries to come from behind and beat the Melbourne Storm at Lang Park. Earlier, the Bulldogs beat South Sydney in front of a record crowd.

Manly coach Anthony Seibold has urged the NRL to reconsider their scheduling after the Sea Eagles played and lost their third game in 11 days. 

Super W champions the Waratahs have been beaten 36-5 in atrocious conditions by the Blues in the first ever Super Rugby Women's Champions clash in Auckland. 

A man hands himself to police after throwing a full bottle of water at Mathieu van der Poel during the Paris-Roubaix cycling classic on Sunday.