The latest news and gossip from around the grounds in Canberra.
Oct 8, 2026
On the Saturday of the Cape Town Test in 2018, Cameron Bancroft was filmed comically shoving sandpaper into his underpants. Within days, he, Steve Smith and Dave Warner were banned.
Pool supporters say the stadium must not get in the way.
Valley CEO Michael Browell said new turf would be laid before Christmas and they would be ready to return to racing by next year’s AFL grand final.
The 24-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic says he'll reach out to Jannik Sinner after injury ended the Italian's season.
Superstar Erling Haaland has exhorted everyone at Manchester City to "stick together" after the club was found guilty of financial rule-breaking.
Usman Khawaja is likely to be the first player to write about 'sandpapergate' once his book is released, but Pat Cummins insists that won't be an issue.
Australia will wait until the toss to name their side to face South Africa, with the sight of Cooper Connolly leaving training in a mask adding more intrigue.
McLaren's struggles have left Oscar Piastri out of contention for the F1 title but he's still hoping for a strong finish to the season, starting in Singapore.
Cooper Connolly was quarantined from the Australian team with a head cold amid deepening mystery about the composition of the side to face South Africa on Friday.
Teenage star Mirra Andreeva has reached another big semi-final at the China Open in Beijing where she'll have to down another rising talent.
As the regular season in South Korean baseball heads toward the finish line, just one postseason spot is still up for grabs, with two rival clubs trying to earn a bye to a playoff round. In the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), the top five teams at the end of each regular season advance to the postseason. The pennant winner earns a bye to the Korean Series, and for this year, it will be the KT Wiz, who secured the best record in the regular season Monday with four games to spare. The Samsung Lions are locked into the second spot, which will give them a bye to the best-of-five second round. A loss to the LG Twins on Wednesday meant the Doosan Bears will finish in fifth place, as their slim hope of climbing further up the standings evaporated. The Bears will be the visiting team in the wild card round starting next Wednesday. This leaves the Twins and the Kia Tigers fighting for the No. 3 seed and a bye to the best-of-five first round. The team that finishes in fourth place will be the host of the wild card round, where it will only need a win or a tie in two attempts to advance. The Bear
