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• Botched pit stop costs runaway leader Kostecki dearly at Bathurst 1000

  11-10-2026 05:53 via smh.com.au
  
  When the Great Race entered the final 40 laps, Brodie Kostecki had a comfortable lead and looked on track to claim his second race win. Problems during a pit stop changed all that.
  
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• Yeo quizzed amid Walsh-Tedesco mystery

  12-10-2026 06:14 via theage.com.au
  
  Australian captain Isaah Yeo speaks as the Kangaroos keep people guessing as to whether Reece Walsh or James Tedesco will play at fullback in the team's World Cup opener.
  
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• Fans react to City cheating scandal

  12-10-2026 04:25 via smh.com.au
  
  Fans react to the Manchester City cheating scandal before kick-off against Liverpool in the Premier League.
  
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• Giant Kiwis hunting Kangaroos in World Cup opener

  12-10-2026 04:14 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia might be the defending world champions, but the Kangaroos will face a special challenge from New Zealand on Thursday night in Sydney.
  
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• Butters breaks silence following Bulldogs trade

  12-10-2026 03:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Zak Butters speaks to the media for the first time since becoming a Bulldog.
  
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• Why you’re not seeing big crowds in the stands for Australia’s Test clash with South Africa

  12-10-2026 02:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Even Nathan Lyon was expecting more of a turnout for the No.1 and 2 Test teams in the world. So does nobody care about Test cricket here in Durban? The answer isn’t simple.
  
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• Izzi Batt-Doyle smashes Australian marathon record with run in Chicago

  12-10-2026 02:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Another Australian athletics record falls, with Olympian Batt-Doyle taking more than two minutes off her personal best to break the women's marathon mark in Chicago.
  
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• Izzi Batt-Doyle smashes Australian marathon record with 2:20:38 run in Chicago

  12-10-2026 02:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Another Australian athletics record falls, with Olympian Batt-Doyle taking more than two minutes off her personal best to break the women's marathon mark in Chicago.
  
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• This woman just broke Australia’s marathon record – and was able to celebrate before she even crossed the line

  12-10-2026 02:03 via smh.com.au
  
  South Australian Izzi Batt-Doyle, who is a dual Olympian in the 5000 metres and 10,000m, smashed her own personal best time by two minutes.
  
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• Kipchoge conquers Melbourne Marathon

  12-10-2026 01:54 via smh.com.au
  
  Kenyan icon Eliud Kipchoge wins the Melbourne Marathon, storming to victory on the MCG.
  
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• Heated NBL feud spills over again

  12-10-2026 01:48 via smh.com.au
  
  Kendric Davis and Bryce Cotton are separated by teammates in a fiery fourth-quarter altercation.
  
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• Xerri opens up on Bulldogs exit

  12-10-2026 00:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Bronson Xerri speaks about his departure from Canterbury and the leaks surrounding his 2026 season.
  
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• AFL trade period LIVE: Blakey’s future uncertain; Suns to land Hawks forward pair in wake of King deal as trade period reaches final stretch

  11-10-2026 23:49 via smh.com.au
  
  Follow along as AFL trade period rolls into day eight.
  
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• AFL trade period LIVE: Blakey’s future uncertain, Hawks pair make move, Saints name interim AFLW coach, as trade period enters final stretch

  11-10-2026 23:49 via theage.com.au
  
  Follow along as AFL trade period rolls into day eight.
  
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• AFL trade period LIVE: Blakey’s future uncertain, but Hawks pair on the move as trade period enters final stretch

  11-10-2026 23:49 via theage.com.au
  
  Follow along as AFL trade period rolls into day eight.
  
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• Horan unpacks ugly Wallabies loss

  11-10-2026 23:48 via smh.com.au
  
  Tim Horan unpacks an ugly Wallabies loss in the opening Bledisloe Cup Test against the All Blacks.
  
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• Live: Roos and Swans in Blakey standoff, Suns and Hawks complete double-deal

  11-10-2026 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  North Melbourne's opening offer to Sydney for Nick Blakey is knocked back as the AFL trade period reaches its crucial final days. Follow the live coverage as the AFL trade period continues.
  
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• Live: Roos and Swans in Blakey standoff as manager explains Miers-Dons links

  11-10-2026 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  North Melbourne's opening offer to Sydney for Nick Blakey is knocked back as the AFL trade period reaches its crucial final days. Follow the live coverage as the AFL trade period continues.
  
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• Live: Roos and Swans deadlocked over Blakey deal in AFL trade period's final days

  11-10-2026 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  North Melbourne's opening offer to Sydney for Nick Blakey is knocked back as the AFL trade period reaches its crucial final days. Follow the live coverage as the AFL trade period continues.
  
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• Live: Roos and Swans deadlocked over Blakey deal AFL trade period's final days

  11-10-2026 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  North Melbourne's opening offer to Sydney for Nick Blakey is knocked back as the AFL trade period reaches its crucial final days. Follow the live coverage as the AFL trade period continues.
  
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• Smith and Cummins put Australia in box seat

  11-10-2026 23:27 via smh.com.au
  
  Dan Brettig and Adam Collins analyse how Australia cornered South Africa on day three at Kingsmead.
  
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• Time the enemy for Aussies in first Test after Smith's day in Durban

  11-10-2026 22:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia outguns South Africa in the crucial moments, in particular Steve Smith's incredible catches, but time may prove its toughest opponent in Durban.
  
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• The key moments that won Bathurst for DJR, and left another team in tears

  11-10-2026 22:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Here are the major moments from a drama-filled final 36 laps that decided the Bathurst 1000.  
  
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• Key moments that won Bathurst for DJR and left another team in tears

  11-10-2026 22:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Here are the major moments from a drama-filled final 36 laps that decided the Bathurst 1000.  
  
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• Verstappen comes out on top in Singapore

  11-10-2026 21:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Max Verstappen takes out the Singapore Grand Prix, with overall F1 leader Kimi Antonelli in third.
  
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• Piastri suffers tyre puncture, Verstappen roars to Singapore F1 win

  11-10-2026 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Oscar Piastri battles to a hard-fought fifth place at the Singapore Grand Prix, helping his McLaren team salvage some pride and useful championship points from an otherwise frustrating weekend at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. 
  
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• Quick hits: Smith snatches record with miracle grabs and Marnus fumes

  11-10-2026 20:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Steve Smith takes a hat-trick of spectacular slip catches, while Marnus Labuschagne is livid to see his effort chalked off. Here are the quick hits from day three of the first Test between Australia and South Africa.
  
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• Profits prompt Wilson’s departure from VRC as he downplays talk of board rift

  11-10-2026 20:30 via smh.com.au
  
  As he prepares to end his long reign at the top of the Victorian Racing Club and with the Melbourne Cup carnival on the horizon, Neil Wilson is disappointed to confront allegations of rancour at board level.
  
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• Freakish Smith, hostile Cummins rage against the dying of Durban’s light

  11-10-2026 20:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Pat Cummins bowled his quickest spells in years, while Steve Smith pouched a trio of catches with escalating levels of brilliance. South Africa have been warned.
  
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• Manchester City met with boos and ‘cheat’ taunts at Anfield

  11-10-2026 19:33 via theage.com.au
  
  One flag depicted former City manager Pep Guardiola alongside players including Erling Haaland dressed in black-and-red prison stripes.
  
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