West Australian Josh Inglis has grasped his last-minute call-up to the Test team with both hands, notching a vital Test century against South Africa in Cape Town.

Robyn Choi is the leading Australian, just three strokes adrift of leader Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, at the LPGA Tour event in Kuala Lumpur.

The couple are set to welcome their first child in December.

The Rugby League Players Association wants to introduce match payments, which will help top up the salaries of those towards the lower end of the pay scale.

Cameron Bancroft was dismissed twice in a day, but his efforts have been enough to put Western Australia in a strong position against South Australia.

The Melbourne Stars and Sydney Thunder have banked wins on the opening day of the WBBL season as Meg Lanning produced a brilliant performance with the bat.

Australian tennis star Kim Birrell has had her hopes of a second WTA title crushed with a straight-sets loss in Tokyo, while a young gun announced herself.

The final field for the race that stops a nation is anything but settled as Racing Victoria enforces safety protocols.

The champion jockey came under fire for his ride on beaten favourite Ka Ying Rising in the Everest. But he doesn’t feel the need to prove his critics wrong in Saturday’s $10 million feature.

Departing star Daly Cherry-Evans says he admired the way the Tricolours dealt with Sam Walker’s contract situation – but maintained his premiership-winning halves partner was right to put his own interests first.