Irish trainer Willie Mullins brings Vauban and Absurde back for shots at Melbourne Cup glory after both missed out last year under the Flemington sun.

Hawthorn beats Richmond, clinching a home AFLW qualifying final, the McClelland Trophy for the top combined men's and women's AFL club of the season, and $1 million, as the order of the top eight is finalised.

Nathan McSweeney underlines his Test credentials with a fine audition against India A, hitting the winning runs in a seven-wicket victory, as the tourists are cleared of ball-tampering after it initially appeared umpires accused them of causing scratches on it.

Kaylee McKeown may have beaten arch-rival Regan Smith to Olympic gold, but the American is on the charge ahead of the World Short Course Championships, claiming McKeown's 200m world record. 

Jason Kelce grabs a fan's phone and smashes it on the ground after a US football fan makes a homophobic slur about his brother Travis and his relationship with pop star Taylor Swift.