ANDY Roddick has made a shock exit from the US Open at the hands of lowly ranked Serb Janko Tipsarevic.

CLINT McKay has missed selection in favour of novice seamers Peter George and Josh Hazlewood as part of the Australian Test squad for India.

ANY Pakistan player found guilty of match-fixing should be banned for life, Shane Warne said today.

LIBBY Trickett's comeback may stall as FINA's anti-doping rules set to prevent her from qualifying for next year's world swimming championships.

MICK Fanning is keeping cool about his chances of retaining the world surfing title after advancing to the Billabong Pro Tahiti fourth round.

SAM Stosur beat Anastasia Rodionova in an all-Australian clash at  the US Open today and Kim Clijsters beat Melbourne's Sally Peers in straight sets.

AUSTRALIA suffered a frustrating setback at the basketball world championships, going down to Serbia 94-79 in Turkey today

A FIGHTING 6-3 victory over India has left the Hockeyroos unbeaten after two matches at the World Cup in Argentina.

NRL boss David Gallop will face angry Storm players today for the first time since punishing the club over the salary cap breaches.

SPECULATION is growing in South Africa that Springboks coach Peter de Villiers could be sacked as early as this weekend.

Calendar of Events

AFL Second Qualifying Final - Geelong Cats v St Kilda

AFL Second Qualifying Final - Geelong Cats v St Kilda

Sep 03, 2010

Last year's grand finalists will go head-to-head in a qualifying final at the MCG from 7.45pm in the first match of the 2010 AFL Finals Series. Public tickets are now on sale through Ticketek.

AFL First Qualifying Final - Collingwood v Western Bulldogs

AFL First Qualifying Final - Collingwood v Western Bulldogs

Sep 04, 2010

Top-of-the-table Collingwood will be looking for a direct path to the preliminary final when it takes on Western Bulldogs in this qualifying final at 7.20pm. Public tickets are now on sale through Ticketek.

AFL Finals Series - Week Two

AFL Finals Series - Week Two

Sep 10 - Sep 12, 2010

The MCG may host matches in the second week of the 2010 AFL Finals Series, played on the weekend of September 10, 11 and 12. Further details will be provided on Sunday September 5 once the schedule is known.

AFL Preliminary Finals

AFL Preliminary Finals

Sep 17 - Sep 18, 2010

The MCG may host up to two preliminary finals in the third week of the 2010 AFL Finals Series, played on September 17 or 18. Further details will be provided on Sunday September 12 once the schedule is known.

AFL Grand Final

AFL Grand Final

Sep 25, 2010

After 22 rounds of football and three weeks of finals, it all comes down to this, that one day in September, to decide the best AFL team for season 2010.