After five Olympics and a record 451 international appearances for Australia over 18 years, hockey great Eddie Ockenden announces his retirement.

As the World Series stole Australia's best Test cricketers away, an unlikely band of the young and the old came together to take on the might of India.

State and territory governments are under pressure to step in and fund compensation for victims of child sexual abuse as institutions refuse to join the national scheme.

Travis Head is confident Australia can work its way back into the series against India and says there is no sign of a feud between the team's batters and bowlers.

Laurie Daley steered New South Wales through a difficult period and only had one series win to show for it. With the Blues legend returning as coach, he has a chance to make amends.