First woman set to umpire grand final
The first female umpire to officiate in the grand final of Australian Rules says she cried when she received the news. Goal umpire Chelsea Roffey will break through the gender barrier in Sunday's grand final between Hawthorn and Sydney, in front of 100,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Roffey said "I've been dreaming about this day for a long, long time. Getting the phone call [from umpires boss Jeff Gieschen], I was pretty much speechless. I think Jeff said 'congratulations' and I teared up and had a bit of a cry." AP
Perkins to help probe Australian pool flop
Australia's top sports authority has chosen double Olympic gold medallist Kieren Perkins to be part of a review panel charged with probing the national swim team's flop at the London Games amid reports of bullying and disharmony away from the pool. Eight-time Olympic swimming medallist Petria Thomas will also be on the panel. Reuters