Adelaide coach Trevor Gleeson accused his players of being "scared", while insisting the referees targeted him in the 36ers' loss to Melbourne United.

Southampton were ejected from the Championship play-off final and docked four points this term having been caught spying under coach Tonda Eckert.

As Ellyse Perry prepares to line up in Brisbane ahead of a career milestone, her impact on the nation’s sporting landscape cannot be overestimated.

With Australia set to embark on their 20-Test odyssey in earnest on Friday in Durban, we takes a look at the major talking points for the three-Test series against South Africa.

Bryce Cotton and Nick Rakocevic combined for 66 points but Adelaide couldn't prevent a third successive defeat, losing by five points to Melbourne United.

In the wake of a draining period in which she received racist abuse on social media Coco Gauff lost in China to a player she beat in all five previous meetings.

Vice-captain Travis Head has highlighted the generational split in Australian cricket, accusing the golden era of unfairly going after the current side.

Culture is an overused word in the AFL, but the Merrett and Ridley trades, with minimal haggling and ambit claiming, were a measure of an Essendon attempt at cultural change.

These are the stars you need to know across Canberra this summer.

Nine wraps up day three of the trade period as Zach Merrett opens up on his Dons departure.