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• Fainu binned for ugly Thompson hit

  21-07-2026 23:45 via theage.com.au
  
  Latu Fainu is sent to the sin bin for a dangerous tackle on Leo Thompson.
  
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• Lion’s three-month wait ends as veteran rested; big Blues boost amid mass Dons changes — AFL Teams Round 21

  30-07-2026 10:33 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Carlton has received a big boost ahead of its blockbuster Saturday night clash with Brisbane.
  
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• Live: Pies and Cats clash at the MCG in finals-shaping blockbuster

  30-07-2026 10:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Collingwood and Geelong meet under the bright MCG lights for a game between juggernauts which will go a long way to shaping the finals picture. Follow live.
  
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• Breaking: Aussie lands shock shot at Golden Gloves star dubbed UFC’s ‘tallest ever’ featherweight

  30-07-2026 10:23 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Jack Jenkins has no problem throwing down against the tallest UFC featherweight ever.
  
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• Lions’s three-month wait ends as veteran rested; big Bues boost amid mass Dons changes — AFL Teams Round 21

  30-07-2026 10:20 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Carlton has received a big boost ahead of its blockbuster Saturday night clash with Brisbane.
  
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• Live: Jess Hull competes in mile heats, track cycling program begins

  30-07-2026 10:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The cycling gets underway in the velodrome and Jess Hull starts her campaign in the mile heats alongside Abbey Caldwell and Claudia Hollingsworth. Follow live.
  
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• Infantino’s FIFA has offered Football Australia $40m. Can it afford to say no?

  30-07-2026 09:52 via smh.com.au
  
  One of the biggest single financial windfalls in Australian soccer history has been tabled by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. But, like all things in soccer, it’s not that simple.
  
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• Dragons coach swings axe in huge halves call; Dolphins’ huge boost confirmed — Late Mail

  30-07-2026 09:46 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Dragons coach Dean Young has reportedly swung the axe in a massive call while Broncos star Adam Reynolds has explained the sight of Ben Hunt training with the reserves.
  
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• $13m blow exposes big Ponga ‘challenge’; star’s perfect response to ‘unfair’ move: Talking Points

  30-07-2026 09:38 via foxsports.com.au
  
  All eyes will be on Adam Doueihi in his return, but have the Tigers put more attention on him that necessary?
  
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• Tomic continues resurgence, de Minaur sets up clash with Hewitt

  30-07-2026 09:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Born-again Bernard Tomic has continued his extraordinary renaissance with another stunning victory to surge into his first ATP quarterfinal in seven years.
  
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• Last-minute race to deliver marathon medals after shipping delays

  30-07-2026 09:01 via abc.net.au
  
  An eleventh-hour rescue mission from port officials has saved thousands of runners at a major Queensland marathon festival from disappointment.
  
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• Pride looks to Zouripper to make his mark early for growing stable

  30-07-2026 09:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Warwick Farm trainer Joe Pride is backing Zouripper to handle a one-week back-up and get his stable off the mark on opening day of new season on Saturday.
  
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• Grima eyes shot at history after Beadman’s mystery tipster pays off

  30-07-2026 09:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Siena Grima is out to become the first female rider to win two Sydney apprentices’ titles, and the man who backed her to make it in town believes she can do it.
  
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• Buchanan keen to cash in after unlocking natural talent

  30-07-2026 09:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Wyong trainer Kristen Buchanan has found the key to Hellova Nature, and she hopes a drying track will help him score a breakthrough Sydney win on Saturday.
  
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• Bridge expects Columbus to be worth the wait at Rosehill

  30-07-2026 09:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Randwick trainer Les Bridge hopes well-bred Columbus could rise to stakes grade in time, and he expects him to show his potential on Saturday.
  
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• Golfing god McIlroy to headline Cathedral event in major Australian coup

  30-07-2026 08:58 via theage.com.au
  
  One of golf’s greatest ever players, Rory McIlroy, has just added another stop to his trip to Australia this summer.
  
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• Great’s warning to Butters suitors — and verdict on where he should sign: In and Under

  30-07-2026 08:50 via foxsports.com.au
  
  An AFL great would “walk over coals” to land Zak Butters and form the game’s “best trifecta of midfielders.”
  
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• Commonwealth Games 2026 LIVE: Jess Hull, Abbey Caldwell and Claudia Hollingsworth on deck for the mile; Diamonds in Netball action; Cycling program begins

  30-07-2026 08:42 via theage.com.au
  
  The swimming is done and dusted but there is so much more to come and the track, the cycling program begins and Australia will go for its last weightlifting medal.
  
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• Ange always welcome at Spurs

  30-07-2026 08:21 via theage.com.au
  
  Ange Postecoglou will always be welcome at Spurs, according to Tottenham legend Ledley King.
  
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• Watch: The costly moments that sealed Broncos fate, and how they can avenge freefall

  30-07-2026 08:19 via theage.com.au
  
  Adam Reynolds says there is plenty for the Broncos to play for, and he will not be fading into retirement ahead of schedule. 
  
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• Dragons coach swings axe in huge halves call; Cowboys star’s return delayed — Late Mail

  30-07-2026 08:16 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Dragons coach Dean Young has reportedly swung the axe in a massive call while Broncos star Adam Reynolds has explained the sight of Ben Hunt training with the reserves.
  
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• Netball coach given lifetime ban after ‘sexual’ conversations with children

  30-07-2026 08:03 via theage.com.au
  
  The former coach at the Westside Saints Netball Club in Melbourne’s North-West also encouraged a child to take the morning after pill without her parents knowing.
  
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• A female coach, a morning-after pill and the lifetime ban shocking netball circles in Melbourne’s west

  30-07-2026 08:03 via smh.com.au
  
  The former coach at the Westside Saints Netball Club in Melbourne’s North-West also encouraged a child to take the morning-after pill without her parents knowing.
  
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• ‘On a roll’: Bernard Tomic pulls off his biggest win this decade to bounce into a tour quarterfinal in Mexico

  30-07-2026 07:49 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Rejuvenated veteran Bernard Tomic has posted his biggest result in seven years with a win over dual-grand slam semi-finalist Karen Khachanov at an ATP event in Mexico.
  
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• Carlton give Fraser a deadline to decide, Solomon set for formal talks on Dons job

  30-07-2026 07:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Josh Fraser says he wants to be a senior coach; he just has to decide on the right timing. Meanwhile, another football department figure will depart the Bombers.
  
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• Kennedy ended a 64-year sprint drought – but he needs to play two footy codes to match this great

  30-07-2026 07:27 via smh.com.au
  
  Mike Cleary was the previous man to win a blue-riband sprint medal for Australia, in 1962. But that was only part of an incredible sporting career.
  
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• ‘Brink of exploding’: How good is Cruz Hewitt... and truth about nepotism claims Aussies must accept

  30-07-2026 07:26 via foxsports.com.au
  
  As an “adopted son” of a famous Australian tennis family, Alex de Minaur has watched more closely than most the manner Cruz Hewitt, who he plays tomorrow in Washington, has dealt with a potential dual-edged sword.
  
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• Final frontiers drive Hazlewood in twilight years

  30-07-2026 07:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Josh Hazlewood has more boxes to tick in a stellar career after returning to peak fitness following several injury impacted years.
  
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• ‘Brink of exploding’: How good is Cruz Hewitt... and truth about ugly claims we must accept

  30-07-2026 07:06 via foxsports.com.au
  
  As an “adopted son” of a famous Australian tennis family, Alex de Minaur has watched more closely than most the manner Cruz Hewitt, who he plays tomorrow in Washington, has dealt with a potential dual-edged sword.
  
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• ‘Like my older brother’: Protege Cruz Hewitt to face de Minaur in Washington

  30-07-2026 06:30 via theage.com.au
  
  Lleyton Hewitt’s 17-year-old son will take on Australia’s world No.6 Alex de Minaur in a much-anticipated second-round clash at the Washington Open.
  
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