In a historic moment for Australian football, Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory players will walk out behind a giant rainbow flag to show their support for LGBTIQ rights.

Four players in this weekend's Magpies-Giants clash on Saturday represented the Swifts in last year's grand final.

Dandenong know it won't be easy but they hope to secure their path to the WNBL grand final series on Friday night, then hit the beach on Sunday instead of playing game three.

Could smart sprinter English just be an autumn horse? Saturday's Challenge Stakes at Randwick will tell the tale.

The jigsaw of getting the right fit for the Golden Slipper has had another twist with threat of another bottomless track at Randwick on Saturday.

James Cummings had an eye to the Australian Derby when he decided to send dual group 1 winner Prized Icon to Melbourne for the Australian Guineas at Flemington on Saturday.

As he prepares to face a legend of the sport at UFC 209 this Sunday in Las Vegas, Melbourne middleweight Dan Kelly is certainly not feeling his 39 years.

From the moment Villa Carlotta arrived at Segenhoe Stud, she was a keeper. Now she faces an early test against the best.

Jockey Jason Collett has become the punters' pal, showing a 66 per cent return on level stake investments so far in 2017.

Fewest injuries, most goals scored late and fewest conceded in the second half suggests Sydney FC might be the fittest team in the A-League

Perfect build-up has Hey Doc clear favourite for the Australian Guineas.

Mitchell Marsh has fallen in line with Steve Smith's batting edict in India and shelved his natural see-ball-hit-ball game in a bid to turn his latest Test stint into a long-term stay.

Reigning world champion Rebecca Wiasak is chasing gold for ACT at the Track National Championships.

Retiring WNBL champion Carly Wilson has backed Marianna Tolo as a future Australian captain after claiming her third Capitals MVP award.

Comin' Through should be ready to peak in the Randwick Guineas.

Bernard Tomic should have been barred by tournament rules from returning to play a doubles match just two hours after another singles retirement for which he has been widely condemned, according to experienced coach and commentator Roger Rasheed.

Yulia Efimova will race during the weekend in Sydney as part of an Australian trip that also includes scouting for a potential coach.

Few would have predicted the sweeping changes that took place in the Supercars off-season. But Shane van Gisbergen hopes there is a familiar look to the 2017 Supercars podium.

It is a big day for owner Kevin Hickman as the New Zealand 2000 Guineas quinella of Ugo Fuscolo and Savile Row chase group 1 glory on different sides of the Tasman on Saturday.

Moments after Nathan Lyon took the 20th Indian wicket to fall in Pune, my son commented: 'Dad, didn't you say Australia would lose the series six-nil?' His knowing smirk, which I had come to think of as the permanent face of 15-year-olds, this time expressed genuine, candid, open glee.

Lodged between the drama and brilliance of last Saturday's Blue Diamond meeting and the fireworks of Flemington's Super Saturday card next weekend, this Saturday's Flemington line-up, the group 1 Australian Guineas aside, always seems to be cast in the shadows.

Houtzen is doing more of a Reisling than a Todman in her final lead up for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper at Rosehill Gardens on March 18. Trainer Toby Edmunds has sought weaker opposition with a huge weight at Eagle Farm rather than a Royal Randwick class test.

Melbourne City's youthful defender Ruon Tongyik would appear to be certain of a first-team recall after City boss Michael Valkanis confirmed that his key defender, Michael Jakobsen, was still not fit to take his place in the starting line-up.

Paige Hadley says Trinidadian import Sam Wallace has taken the Super Netball competition by storm.

While track officials in Sydney consider building an ark as the rain continues to fall in Sydney, not so back in Melbourne where the surface is expected to be spot on for the Australian Guineas meeting.