David Warner and Joe Burns back the MCG curator to sort out its pitch issues before the Boxing Day Test — but searing heat in Perth could make this week's Test wicket just as fraught.

Playing in front of a sold-out home crowd in Brisbane, the Heat show why they are the dominant force in women's domestic T20 cricket with victory over the Strikers in the final.

The Australian professional fights off a challenge from 2010 British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen to win by just one shot and lift the Stonehaven Cup for the second time in his career.

Officials apologise for the state of the MCG pitch, which causes the abandonment of a Sheffield Shield game, but they express confidence things will improve for the Boxing Day Test in 18 days.

Six months after being stunned by Andy Ruiz Jr, British boxer Anthony Joshua regains four world heavyweight titles with a comfortable win in Saudi Arabia.

Brendon Bolton opens up about the challenges he faced when in charge of an AFL powerhouse and he urges other coaches to make sure they find balance in their lives.

The former Australia men's football coach writes another chapter in his decorated coaching career by becoming the first Australian to manage a club to a J-League championship victory.

Sophie Devine provides the fireworks to help Adelaide Strikers into the WBBL final where they will face defending champions Brisbane Heat.