Max Verstappen was able to extend his lead in the Formula 1 drivers championship after rival Lando Norris was hit was a controversial 5-second penalty after a late overtaking manoeuvrer on the defending champion.

By winning the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea, Hannah Green becomes the first Australian woman since Karrie Webb in 2006 to in three tournaments in a year on the LPGA tour.

After a vicious beating at the hands of Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev, Australian Tim Tszyu delays his return to Australia, where he will get more check-ups to ensure he is physically OK.

New Zealand veterans Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates are world champions at long last, as Amelia Kerr cements herself as the leader of the next generation of White Ferns with a match-winning all-round performance in the final.

The Darwin Salties have become just the latest NT sports club to bite the dust, after quitting the NBL1 North basketball competition for financial reasons. It comes as the NT continues its push to join the AFL.