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• Eels pull big switch; Foran’s Turbo warning shot to Knights — Late Mail

  21-08-2026 10:49 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Kieran Foran says Tom Trbojevic is a sure starter in Newcastle this weekend as the Sea Eagles attempt to save their season.
  
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• The Bulldogs embarrassed Penrith last time they met. Casey McLean wants to make amends

  26-08-2026 07:34 via smh.com.au
  
  A week after recommitting to the club, McLean gets a chance to show how much he learnt from the last clash with Canterbury.
  
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• ‘Deserved physical pain’: Inside the training session at the heart of Test cricketer’s legal claim

  26-08-2026 07:05 via theage.com.au
  
  Former Australian cricketer Will Pucovski has lodged his writ in the Supreme Court of Victoria, detailing the incident which he alleges cut short his sporting career.
  
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• ‘Just 50-50’: Pendlebury’s future on knife edge; Giants star to meet Cats and Bombers

  26-08-2026 06:51 via smh.com.au
  
  Collingwood coach Craig McRae on the future of club great Scott Pendlebury, while Giants captain Toby Greene has detailed his plans.
  
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• Herrington soaks up 'dream' debut

  26-08-2026 06:35 via theage.com.au
  
  Lucas Herrington speaks to Stan Sport after making his Premier League debut.
  
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• Herrington hailed as 'very special talent'

  26-08-2026 06:35 via theage.com.au
  
  Lucas Herrington is hailed as a 'very special talent' after making his Premier League debut in a shock win over Manchester United.
  
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• Time to 'recalibrate': Olympic figure skating champion Liu to miss season

  26-08-2026 06:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Superstar figure skater Alysa Liu steps back to miss the new season six months on from her stunning Winter Olympic gold medal.
  
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• Hird has chance to finally deliver true unity Essendon seeks

  26-08-2026 05:10 via abc.net.au
  
  James Hird may not have received his dream outcome, but still has the ability to lend his beloved club a big hand if he chooses to do so. 
  
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• Serena, Alcaraz team up in doubles

  26-08-2026 04:54 via theage.com.au
  
  Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz team up in the mixed doubles at the US Open.
  
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• ‘Just 50-50’: Pendlebury’s future on knife edge, as Butters’ snub hurts Magpies

  26-08-2026 04:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Collingwood coach Craig McRae on the future of club great Scott Pendlebury, and what the Magpies have much to learn after Port Adelaide gun Zak Butters rejected their advances.
  
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• Pogačar's sensational solo attack squeezes Vuelta rivals dry

  26-08-2026 03:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Tadej Pogačar has taken a dominant lead in the Vuelta a España, winning his second stage with a phenomenal 50km solo breakaway attack in Andorra.
  
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• Madge prodded on Walsh 'like' in Reynolds retirement grilling

  26-08-2026 02:53 via theage.com.au
  
  Broncos coach Michael Maguire is asked about Reece Walsh "liking" an Instagram post that was critical of the situation regarding the retiring Adam Reynolds, amid another ugly week for Brisbane.
  
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• ‘Go ask them’: Maguire bristles after Walsh, Hunt dramas in Reynolds saga

  26-08-2026 02:51 via theage.com.au
  
  Social media controversies and eyebrow-raising interviews have put Michael Maguire’s relationship with his players under the microscope again.
  
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• Ex-NBA player who claims to be a woman banned by WNBA team after joust

  26-08-2026 02:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Enes Kanter Freedom is deemed a "potential threat" by the Chicago Sky after his verbal altercation with Natasha Cloud.
  
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• Ex-NBA player claiming he is a woman banned by WNBA team after joust

  26-08-2026 02:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Enes Kanter Freedom is deemed a "potential threat" by the Chicago Sky after his verbal altercation with Natasha Cloud.
  
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• Narawa ends brave Lions fight

  26-08-2026 01:59 via theage.com.au
  
  All Blacks winger Emoni Narawa ends a brave Lions fight as New Zealand remains unbeaten on tour in South Africa.
  
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• ‘Really hacked off’: Joe Root’s ‘brutally honest’ reaction to latest England drama

  26-08-2026 01:15 via theage.com.au
  
  In an attempt to draw a line in the sand over his team’s behaviour after Brydon Carse was briefly detained by police last weekend, the England Test captain laid down the law to his players.
  
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• CTE study finds 70pc of head impacts happening in sports practice

  26-08-2026 00:58 via abc.net.au
  
  At least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 was found to have had CTE, according to a new study.
  
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• Boyd reacts to baffling Reynolds snub

  26-08-2026 00:48 via smh.com.au
  
  Broncos legend Darius Boyd says he would have offered Adam Reynolds the opportunity to farewell the NRL with one more game at Suncorp Stadium.
  
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• PGA Tour to launch ‘World Cup of golf’ in major overhaul

  26-08-2026 00:33 via theage.com.au
  
  The changes were developed by the tour’s future competition committee – a nine-member group chaired by Tiger Woods.
  
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• Tomic's main draw drought continues as Australians struggle at US Open

  26-08-2026 00:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Bernard Tomic is one of three Australian players failing to advance at the US Open qualifiers.
  
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• Freddy responds to touching Arrow gesture

  25-08-2026 23:53 via smh.com.au
  
  NRL legend Brad Fittler responds to the touching gesture that will see Jai Arrow reach 100 games for South Sydney.
  
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• Hird open to working with Bombers coach

  25-08-2026 23:48 via theage.com.au
  
  Essendon legend James Hird says he will consider working with close friend and new Bombers coach Mark McVeigh if he is offered a job.
  
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• Wallabies workhorse Hooper embraces club-country juggling act

  25-08-2026 23:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Wallabies back-rower Tom Hooper has barely stopped playing rugby in 18 months, but he is ready to keep answering his country’s call.
  
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• Djokovic and Sabalenka stunned in US Open mixed doubles debut

  25-08-2026 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka's sheer star power is not enough to get them over the line in the opening round of the US Open mixed doubles.
  
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• Root left fuming as teammates 'continually keep making stupid mistakes'

  25-08-2026 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  England captain Joe Root opens up on his disappointment after finding another teammate involved in an alcohol-fuelled off-field incident.
  
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• Root fuming as teammates 'continually keep making stupid mistakes'

  25-08-2026 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  England captain Joe Root opens up on his disappointment after finding another teammate involved in an alcohol-fuelled off-field incident.
  
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• This shark attack hero believes Olympic inclusion could save lives

  25-08-2026 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The top seed in this year's Iron Series, who made headlines by helping save a shark attack victim earlier this year at Coogee, says having surf life saving in the Brisbane Olympic Games would help raise the profile of the sport, and as a result, save lives.
  
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• How getting surf life saving into the Olympics could save lives

  25-08-2026 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The top seed in this year's Iron Series, who made headlines by helping save a shark attack victim earlier this year at Coogee, says having surf life saving in the Brisbane Olympic Games would help raise the profile of the sport, and as a result, save lives.
  
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• Why Molly Picklum is ‘a bit surprised’ her world title defence is still alive

  25-08-2026 21:00 via theage.com.au
  
  The darling of Australian surfing hasn’t won an event since the iconic scenes of her breakthrough world title triumph 358 days ago.
  
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