Most important scoreline reads Milton 2, cancer 0

THE first diagnosis of cancer was OK. Michael Milton was only nine years old and, as he says, he merely lost a leg. The second diagnosis of cancer was not OK. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 6 hours ago)

• Beating the odds to compete (The Age)

And now for the Games to change minds and attitudes in China

The Paralympics offer hope to China's disabled. more (The Age — 6 hours ago)

Gold medallists, share the silver

BRAVO to the Olympians and a double bravo in the pike position to the gold medallists. You did us all proud, welcome home and good luck to the lot of yers. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 6 hours ago)

Money for the masses or Olympic elite?

AUSTRALIA'S two most senior sports administrators are at odds over the future direction of public funding, with the Federal Government taking a 'Yes, Minister' approach to the coming debate, delaying the decision by announcing a review. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 6 hours ago)

• Let's beat Brits: Games head (The Age)
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I want to love but you're so distant

TO BLITHELY misquote Mark Antony, I come not to bury the Melbourne Storm but to praise them. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 6 hours ago)

O'Brien's worry on cup trip

Champion Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien is now uncertain whether to take part in Melbourne's spring carnival after expressing concern that the stricter quarantine regulations stemming from last year's equine influenza outbreak will affect the training of his horses. more (The Age — 6 hours ago)

Roy hasn't split us: Bracken

HARMONY within the Australian cricket team is not eroding, according to paceman Nathan Bracken, despite the hostile nature of Andrew Symonds's departure from camp in Darwin last week. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 6 hours ago)

• Teammates supporting Symonds (The Age)
• Absence could defuse tension: India (The Age)
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A profitable Weekend

THE performances of Efficient, Master O'Reilly and Dealer Principal against outstanding four-year-olds Weekend Hussler and Light Fantastic in today's Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington will have considerable bearing on the Caulfield and Melbourne cups. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 6 hours ago)

• There's no holding back as stars align (The Age)
• Wyong at odds over Monday cup (Sydney Morning Herald)
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Jacques better than Garfield? A sobering thought

IS SOUTH AFRICA'S Jacques Kallis as good an all-rounder as Gary Sobers? Most cricket fans would say the question isn't worth considering - that the great West Indian was obviously far superior. The figures, though, suggest otherwise. more (Sydney Morning Herald — 6 hours ago)

Pioneers inducted into players' hall of fame

The two players who arguably did the most to shape Australian soccer - one as a pathfinder on the pitch, one who made his biggest impact off the field as a visionary - have become the first two men to be singled out by the players' union in an alternative 'hall of fame' for the game's greats. more (The Age — 6 hours ago)