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• Gould explains rise in hip-drop tackles

  28-09-2026 16:31 via theage.com.au
  
  Phil Gould delivers his theory on why hip-drop tackles have become so frequent in the NRL.
  
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• Holbrook re-signs, Frizell leaves for Tigers

  12-10-2026 10:05 via theage.com.au
  
  Justin Holbrook has re-signed with the Knights after a brilliant season.
  
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• Test cricket LIVE: Proteas snare openers after Maddo’s flying start

  12-10-2026 10:01 via theage.com.au
  
  After taking a 106-run first-innings lead, Australia will push for victory on day four of the first Test in Durban. Follow the action here.
  
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• Blues to investigate Cowan, Hayward incidents and pass results to AFL

  12-10-2026 09:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Carlton will do an internal probe into the circumstances that saw Lachie Cowan and Will Hayward admitted to hospital on Sunday morning.
  
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• Test cricket LIVE: Recalled opener puts Aussies back on track

  12-10-2026 09:53 via theage.com.au
  
  After taking a 106-run first-innings lead, Australia will push for victory on day four of the first Test in Durban. Follow the action here.
  
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• Test cricket LIVE: Proteas snare Aussie opener early on day four

  12-10-2026 09:41 via smh.com.au
  
  After taking a 106-run first-innings lead, Australia will push for victory on day four of the first Test in Durban. Follow the action here.
  
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• FA boss condemns booing during Welcome to Country before Australia Cup final

  12-10-2026 09:17 via smh.com.au
  
  South Melbourne’s stunning penalty shootout win over Melbourne Victory on Saturday night was marred by the actions of some fans during the ceremony.
  
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• Live: First wicket falls early as Aussies hunt quick runs on day four

  12-10-2026 09:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's batters need to pile on runs and do it quickly as the opening Test against South Africa approaches a dramatic end. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Both openers sent packing as Aussies hunt quick runs on day four

  12-10-2026 09:00 via abc.net.au
  
  An entertaining partnership between Nic Maddinson and Travis Head ends with Australia's batters needing to pile on runs quickly as the opening Test against South Africa approaches a dramatic end. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Aussies looking for quick runs to build lead on day four in Durban

  12-10-2026 09:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's batters need to pile on runs and do it quickly as the opening Test against South Africa approaches a dramatic end. Follow live.
  
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• Test cricket LIVE: Australia v South Africa first Test, day four

  12-10-2026 08:54 via smh.com.au
  
  After taking a 106-run first-innings lead, Australia will push for victory on day four of the first Test in Durban. Follow the action here.
  
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• Bombers out to nab Coleman as Roos, Swans stall on Blakey deal and Whitfield locked in limbo

  12-10-2026 08:42 via theage.com.au
  
  Follow along as AFL trade period rolls into day eight.
  
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• The Wallabies have faced the music. Can they now change their Bledisloe tune?

  12-10-2026 06:59 via theage.com.au
  
  After another Bledisloe Cup humiliation, the Wallabies hope to use Saturday’s return match in Sydney to set things right.
  
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• Wallabies coach Les Kiss was at Kangaroos training on Monday. There was one player he wanted to see

  12-10-2026 06:51 via smh.com.au
  
  The first shock of the morning was Reece Walsh training at fullback for Australia and James Tedesco watching on. The second came when Les Kiss dropped in.
  
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• Butters suggests changes to AFL player movement 'wouldn't be a bad thing'

  12-10-2026 06:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Zak Butters says he contemplated going public with his planned move home to Victoria while playing out his final season at Port Adelaide.
  
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• They’ve been a lost cause for 10 years. The Wanderers may have finally worked out why

  12-10-2026 06:47 via smh.com.au
  
  With all respect to new coach Ufuk Talay, he is not the most important appointment made by the Western Sydney Wanderers this season.
  
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• Tedesco or Walsh? Kangaroos skipper quizzed

  12-10-2026 06:33 via smh.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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• 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, Whitfield stuck, 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; 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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