NSW Police took extraordinary measures on Saturday to thwart any repeat of last weekend’s anti-lockdown protests, setting up an exclusion zone around the CBD. And they say residents can expect more of the same on Sunday.

Follow all the major moments from Saturday’s AFL matches.

It’s day eight of the Tokyo Games proper and as the swimming action begins to wind down, attention turns to track and field with the women’s 100m final headlining proceedings on Saturday and medals aplenty on offer elsewhere.

The final chapter between Katie Ledecky and Ariarne Titmus reminded us why we all embraced their gripping rivalry - and why they needed each other all along.

Kas Ross, an academic who researches the growing far right movement, said that even though authorities managed to avert protests on Saturday, the movement was likely to grow as long as the lockdown continued.

The superstar golfer is playing for a gold medal in his home Olympics, in a near silent setting and less than a month after contracting COVD-19.

A games like no other, as the world comes together for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Everything you need to know to find a winner of Forbes Cup day.

Don’t be surprised to see topical tip Lockdown Gamble start short on the totes at Sunday’s Forbes Cup meeting.

The NRL season has been thrown into chaos again after the Queensland government reneged on an agreement to continue playing games if the state went into lockdown.

Swimming purists might have turned their nose up at the race but it turned out to be one of the most enthralling of the Games.

Reaching the semi-finals is not just a fantastic achievement for the Matildas. It is arguably the single greatest achievement by a senior Australian football team.

Chris Waller and James McDonald combined to finish the season with another winning double to take their tallies to 169 wins as the top trainer and 130 as premier jockey in Sydney.

The Australian Opals will know before they take the court on Monday night how much they will need to thrash Puerto Rico by to stay in the Tokyo Olympics.

The six-time Olympian from Melbourne started her table tennis journey when a talent scout spotted her in kindergarten.

If he plays against the All Blacks, Quade Cooper will be more of a hindrance than a help for Australia - but there is a worrying lack of alternative options.

NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said changes made to how some subjects are assessed will ensure “we have a fair HSC”.

Kaylee McKeown touched hearts as she invited her hero Emily Seebohm onto the top step of the podium, while her 200m gold has the Dolphins chasing history on the final day.

The Western Bulldogs consolidated their position atop the AFL ladder with a clinical win over an outclassed Crows in Ballarat.

People outside Greater Sydney have begun receiving text messages from NSW Health advising their Pfizer vaccine appointment will need to be rescheduled.

Good Weekend senior writer Jane Cadzow discusses Attorney-General and Coalition attack dog Michaelia Cash with Shane Wright, chief economics correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

Phillip Maisel thought he’d lost his twin sister during the war. Finding her again by sheer chance is just one of the things for which this (nearly) 99-year-old is thankful.

The Hockeyroos are following a proud tradition of dominant Australian women’s hockey teams but, in one way, they’ve already eclipsed them.

The AFL will stage five matches on Sunday after the three due to be played in Queensland on Saturday were re-scheduled due to the snap lockdown in Brisbane and south east Queensland.

Jeff Kennett finds himself at the centre of a push by some supporters to oust him, while Alastair Clarkson was warned he has an important adjustment to make if he wants to coach on.

Exchange Traded Funds provide access to sharemarkets for people who want a “set and forget” strategy.

The last days of swimming in Tokyo have taken on a looseness. After two strained years of preparation, the pressure was exuberantly released on Saturday.

Logan Martin has so many social media disciples, he reckons every time he posts a video of a trick it goes viral. This is the type of transmission the IOC can really celebrate.

Geelong failed to get out of second gear against lowly North Melbourne in Tasmania, but the Cats did enough to maintain their buffer inside the top two on the AFL ladder.

Self-portraits and images of family dominate this year’s Young Archie awards, the national portrait prize for children and teens held alongside the Archibald.

For all its cheesy histrionics, this Spanish story of a woman resetting her life is blessed with vitality.

The young NZ star of this gritty tale has caught the eye of directors such as Jane Campion and M. Night Shyamalan

Leon Bridges’ new album shifts away from something that has saddled him with a ‘retro’ label early in his career.

The interactive panel format, which taps into the universal appeal of surveying popular opinions, pits three comedians against 100 viewers.

For one awful hour, Australian pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall thought his Games were over before they had begun.

Three people, including a woman who was also arrested, have been fined at a Sunshine Coast cafe after they refused to wear masks.

Three times, Stevens walked into the discus case, faced the back of an empty stadium, spun and released. Three times the discus refused to take flight.

The Australian Sharks’ Olympic campaign suffered a fatal setback yesterday when they were thumped 16-5 by Spain before Croatia beat Serbia 14-12 to make certain Australia will not progress from the preliminary round.

Victoria has recorded two new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, with one case out in the community while infectious, say health authorities.

Eminent surgeon David Kennedy, who has died at 91, was guided by his professional obligation to spot and develop talent. David was born in South Yarra into a Presbyterian medical family.

The army will be sent in to door-knock people in Sydney who have tested positive to COVID-19, as NSW continues to battle an outbreak of the Delta variant.

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Donald Trump remains the party’s most popular politician, though he has not yet said if he will run for president again in the 2024 election.

This salad is lovely with so many things, but try it with grilled fish, lamb chops or braised beef.

After a brilliant week in and on the water, attention turns elsewhere in week two. Athletics, boxing, football, hockey, skateboarding, equestrian. Take your pick, there’s plenty to keep an eye on.

Weeks before the Olympics began, Australia didn’t have a men’s 800 runner qualified for the Games. Incredibly, they now have three in the semis.

“The fact that they can name it and attend to it is liberating people from carrying it in secret.”

American gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from event finals for vault and the uneven bars at the Tokyo Olympics, USA Gymnastics said on Saturday.

Kaylee McKeown has won her second gold at these Games after a crushing victory in the 200m backstroke final, while Australia picked up bronze in the mixed 4x100m medley relay.

The race was only a fifth of the distance, but the men and women fell over the line in Tokyo just as exhausted.