CARLTON stars Jarrad Waite and Marc Murphy will gain vital match practice before Round 1 with VFL club the Northern Bullants today.

SEE the big issues for every club and find out which players will decide your team's fate in 2010.

VICTORIA struck quickly with the second new ball to reduce Queensland to 7-222 on the third morning of the Sheffield Shield final at the MCG.

DAMIEN Wright is the cricketer's cricketer.

FOR the first time since 2006, no AFL player was paid more than $1 million last year.

KIWI heavyweight boxer Shane Cameron won his hyped fight against John Hopoate last night after the challenger was disqualified in farcical circumstances.

FULHAM overturned a three-goal aggregate deficit to beat Euro heavyweight Juventus 4-1 and reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League overnight.

WHAT constitutes a pass mark for the Blues this year? Debate with Jon Anderson from 11am.

CATCH up on the overnight sporting news from overseas and home with Jon Anderson.

UEFA banned Ukrainian referee Oleh Orekhov from all football activities for life on Thursday for helping fix matches.