North Melbourne is surging towards its first AFLW minor premiership after thumping Essendon by 51 points, while the Adelaide Crows bolster their hopes of a top-two finish and Geelong remains in the finals race.

After falling back to 13th off the starting line, Spaniard Marc Márquez produces a flawless ride to claim his fourth Australian MotoGP win at Phillip Island.

Tim Tszyu's second career defeat in a row delivers a devastating blow to his prospects, as the mental scars from his Vegas bloodbath prove more durable than the physical ones. 

Rishabh Pant shows once again he is one of international cricket's great entertainers with a mammoth six out of the ground before falling for 99 in a disastrous collapse for India against New Zealand.

Australian Tim Tszyu loses his world title fight with Bakhram Murtazaliev after the Russian knocks him down four times in the second and third rounds of their bout in Orlando.