Talia Kapetanellis is a force to be reckoned with after leading Central Coast to a third-straight ALW win, hours after Sydney FC found their first.

Umbrellas were turned inside out and groups hunkered down to hide from the wild weather and strong gusts of wind. Some even found cover in Flemington's famous rosebushes.

Adelaide Strikers were too good for Melbourne Stars, before a horror collapse consigned Melbourne Renegades to a landslide loss to Perth Scorchers.

Victoria were 9-282 at stumps on day one of the Sheffield Shield Clash against Queensland at the Gabba.

Recruits Awer Mabil and Emiliano Marcondes have steered Melbourne City to a 2-1 win over Sydney FC and coach Aurelio Vidmar believes there is more to come.

An injury is likely to rule 31-year-old father Harry Coffey, who has cystic fibrosis, out of Tuesday’s $10.2 million Melbourne Cup.

Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson and Kurtis Patterson struggled to make an impact for NSW as Tasmania took control of their Shield match in Hobart.

On track for a career-best result, Australian Robyn Choi will need to overhaul a formidable leader if she is to win the LPGA Tour's Maybank Championship.

New Zealand's Ronaldo Mulitalo and Fiji's Brandon Wakeham are both sent off as tempers boil over on the Gold Coast.

Chad Schofield completed the $30 million Everest-Golden Eagle with a brilliant ride in an epic finish aboard Skyhook.