MELBOURNE Heart has suffered a blow with assistant coach Ante Milicic joining the new west Sydney club.

JAMES O'Connor's hopes of making a surprise Super Rugby return for Melbourne against the ACT Brumbies have been dashed.

NETBALL Australia has backed the 'chairlift' tactic used in the Northern Mystics' win over the Melbourne Vixens. HAVE YOUR SAY.

QUEENSLAND is on the verge of its 50th State of Origin win but Mal Meninga knows there is a lot more payback pain to come.

FAST bowler James Pattinson says his recovery from a back injury is progressing well and he's close to returning to full training.