There's light at the end of the injury tunnel for promising young Socceroo Tom Rogic as he's set to resume full training in the next fortnight. Rogic has had a terrible injury run the last 12 months, with a groin problem ruling him out of last year's World Cup in Brazil. The Canberra product ended up needing surgery, forcing him to also miss the Socceroos' Asian Cup campaign in Australia last month. But the midfielder is getting close to a return to full training for Scottish Premier League club Celtic. "Had a minor setback during the latter stages of my rehab, sorted now and hopefully return to full training within two weeks," Rogic texted from Scotland.

The Canberra Raiders have unveiled a specially designed ANZAC jersey that they will wear to commemorate troops landing in Gallipoli 100 years ago. The Raiders will wear the jersey in their round eight match against the South Sydney Rabbitohs in Cairns on April 26. The jersey features the silhouette of an Australian Digger sitting above a map of Gallipoli. After the match, the Raiders will auction the jerseys to raise money for three aligned ex-service charities - Soldier On, Woden Valley RSL Sub-Branch and Canberra Legacy. Fans can also pre-purchase the jersey from the Raiders Shop and Jerseys Megastore. It is the fifth jersey the Raiders have released for this season. The ANZAC jersey joins the home and away strips, the Auckland Nines jersey and the heritage-round jersey. Meanwhile, the Raiders and Newcastle Knights will join forces for a sportsman's dinner at the Queanbeyan League's Club on Thursday night. There will also be an auction for Queanbeyan Kangaroos youngster Kyle Johnson, who was seriously injured in a game last year, severing three nerves of his spine. Johnson may never regain the full use of his arm.

ACT Brumbies captain Stephen Moore believes the club's new major sponsor and financial stability will help convince players to stay in Canberra and entice new recruits to the capital. The Brumbies have struggled financially in recent years and privately some players were concerned about the club's future. "I think there was no doubt there was a bit of uncertainty from the playing group, but it's been resolved now and we're all looking forward," Moore said. Coach Stephen Larkham said there was a "sense of relief" among the players when they were told about the sponsorship. "Without a major sponsor, there were certainly a few questions from the players about where this organisation was heading. It's given us stability and will help keep players in Canberra," Larkham said.

Tennis ACT is in discussions to hold its men's and women's professional tournaments at the refurbished Lyneham tennis centre as one event, with the first week in November the likely date. Canberra will hold an ATP $50,000 men's challenger tournament and a $50,000 ITF women's event for the next three years. "At the moment we're having a discussion with the ATP and the ITF about having the men's and women's event as a combined event and that hasn't necessarily got the green light at this stage, but we've got a couple of week windows when we know it's going to be," Tennis ACT chief executive Ross Triffitt. "Either they'll follow each other or our hope is that they're together and consolidated."

Eastlake's Australian football team will trade Sherrins for sixes when it takes on its cricketing counterparts to raise awareness for mental health. The friendly social contest between the Eastlake Football Club and Eastlake cricket on Sunday at Kingston Oval will also benefit the club's partner Headspace Canberra, which provides support through information, face-to-face support and assistance with mental health issues. The match gets under way at 1pm, with entry via a gold coin donation. The Eastlake cricket side is on top of the Cricket ACT two-day competition ladder, unbeaten in five matches.

Canberra's club rugby stars will bash each other in a brutal fight for John I. Dent Cup pride when they step in the ring for a fight night next weekend. The event will be headlined by Uni-Norths Owls' Taylor Bunting taking on Easts' Ben Steltenpool in what has been dubbed the "Rugby Rumble" with players from all seven premier division clubs throwing on the gloves. The "It's our Union fight night" will be held at "The Hangar" in Fyshwick, with boxers going through a training program for attack and defence to prepare for the night. "This is an awesome challenge and I love the chance to represent the club, but the real test will be going up against the other guys in a real fight situation," Steltenpool said.

The huge 55,000-strong crowd at the Multicultural Festival on Friday night hit the Brumbies in the pocket for their opening game of the season, with fans taken away from the 47-3 win against the Reds. But the Brumbies have turned the dampener into a positive, recruiting a handful of Multicultural Festival stalls to set up food venues outside of Canberra Stadium for future home matches. The Brumbies have secured a liquor licence for next to the AIS Arena and they will rotate different food stalls throughout the season to give fans a new experience. The Brumbies also gave away a car at their first home game of the year and enlisted retired Wallabies warrior Pat McCabe as stadium expert to give the crowd a unique insight before the game.

He's getting back to his best form for the San Antonio Spurs, and Canberra basketballer Patty Mills is about to be honoured for the impact he made at his US college. Saint Mary's College has announced it will retire the No.13 jersey Mills wore, as part of a special half-time presentation on February 21. Mills had a stellar two-year career with the Gaels from 2007 to 2009 before he nominated for the NBA draft. Mills follows in the footsteps of Boomers teammate Matthew Dellavedova, who had his No. 4 jersey retired last year.

Is Brendan Cole considering a comeback? The former Olympic Games 400-metre hurdler was spotted training with renowned athletics coach Matt Beckenham out at the AIS Track recently and looking in pretty good shape. Apparently the former AIS resident athlete is considering a tilt at the men's 35 400m hurdles at the world masters athletics championships in Perth in 2016.