Gout Gout up now. Cooler night in the stadium than last night, but still warm. Been bit of light rain.

Hawthorn might need Zac Merrett, Collingwood need Roger Merrett

Australia bungle last baton change in 4x100m relay final and don't finish.

Gold for Australia. Nicola Olyslagers wins high jump gold clearing 2m

Umpires doing their best to prove they don’t look at stats before voting

The Ryder Cup isn’t just a golf tournament — it’s one of the biggest money-making machines in sports. This weekend, 250,000 fans will pour into Bethpage Black for the Ryder Cup. Ticket sales alone are expected to bring in over $125 million for the PGA of America. But that's

Elliott stays a Pie, re-signs at Collingwood theage.com.au/sport/afl/elli…

He was apparently a former spiritual adviser to Trump. And he got ten years in prison for his child sex crime but will only serve six months. Where’s the outrage from MAGA? If Dems were ruthless, they’d be all over this. Imagine what Fox would do if it was Biden’s adviser?

Reputations are bloody hard to build. Bit easier to damage. theage.com.au/sport/afl/bail…

Caro has her say and doesn’t miss. Smith and the enabling Cats theage.com.au/sport/afl/bail…

TIME MAG - “The 69-year-old judge had received death threats in the weeks leading up to the fire…” (Stephen miller in particular has been lashing out at judges) time.com/7323442/south-…

Three players and a fistful of picks: Four-club deal poised to unlock trades theage.com.au/sport/afl/thre…

The trades that don’t just need to be good, they need to look good. The big trade needs the big sell to members theage.com.au/sport/afl/why-…

Elijah Hollands had alcohol problems but not the way you thought he did. He explains his Mental health problems this year and panic attacks with ⁦peter ryan⁩ theage.com.au/sport/afl/this…

KEL Wilson finished with the almightiest of bangs. Having notched up his maiden grade century for Newcastle club Charletown, Wilson's next 55 runs came from just 11 balls. His last 11 scoring shots were: 4, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 4, 1, 4, 6, 6 Newcastle Herald newcastleherald.com.au/story/9086348/…

Pies offer 2027 first round for Simpkin and 46 (this year). Roos want two future first round picks. theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-…

If Collingwood trades either F1 for ‘26 or ‘27, it will the sixth time they’ve given up future firsts (Treloar, Beams, a 2021 pick 2 sold for 2 x 2nd rounds in anticipation of N.Daicos, Schultz, Houston). If they’re lucky, the deal will fail.

Clubs considering trading 2027 picks. Do you really have confidence in the Tassie government, the stadium approval and that the Devils team and draft picks don’t get pushed back a year? Are you comfortable trading picks in a draft that is suddenly not diluted? It’s a genuine risk