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• 'He was loved and he will be missed': Parents of golfer Grayson Murray speak after the 30-year-old's shock death

  27-05-2024 04:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The parents of Grayson Murray, who died age 30 on Saturday, say he was loved and will be missed after he took his own life.
  
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• 'It's unprecedented' — Two big names depart Super Netball on same night, sending fan speculation into overdrive

  17-06-2024 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  In a wild week of netball headlines, the NSW Swifts parted ways with their star shooter on the same night that the Queensland Firebirds sent their head coach packing. Now there are questions about who will take their places with just four rounds of Super Netball to go.
  
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• Belgium 0-1 Slovakia: Euro 2024 – as it happened

  17-06-2024 20:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Slovakia held on to stun Belgium after Ivan Schranz’s early opener as Romelu Lukaku saw two goals chalked off by the VARBelgium’s best chances to win a major competition were in 2016 and 2018. They started Euro 2020 with four straight wins but then lost taemly to Italy in the quarter-finals. In Qatar they were a bit of a mess, although they should still have qualified ahead of the eventual semi-finalists.They’re unbeaten since that tournament, a run that includes a win away to
  
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• Ivan Schranz earns Slovakia shock win as Belgium are twice denied by VAR

  17-06-2024 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Piece by piece the gilt is flaking off what’s left of Belgium’s golden generation. An abundance of talent, sometimes functioning, sometimes not, but a team without cohesion or an abiding idea, they were picked off by an unheralded Slovakia side who had everything their lustrous opponents did not. But boy, a fair amount happened along the way.An unerring finish by Ivan Schranz after a defensive aberration was the decisive moment in the match and came after just six minutes. Just as no
  
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• Belgium 0-1 Slovakia: Euro 2024 – live reaction

  17-06-2024 20:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Euro 2024 news from the 5pm BST kick-off in FrankfurtMatch centre | Latest Euro 2024 Daily | Player interactiveBelgium’s best chances to win a major competition were in 2016 and 2018. They started Euro 2020 with four straight wins but then lost taemly to Italy in the quarter-finals. In Qatar they were a bit of a mess, although they should still have qualified ahead of the eventual semi-finalists.They’re unbeaten since that tournament, a run that includes a win away to Germany and a d
  
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• Austria v France: Euro 2024 – live

  17-06-2024 19:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Euro 2024 news from the 8pm BST kick-off in DüsseldorfLatest Euro 2024 Daily | Player interactive | Email MichaelJust 15 minutes to go between Belgium and Slovakia, and it is the latter who are leading 1-0! Join Rob Smyth here for that game’s closing stages.What a game this is, perhaps the most exciting on paper of the tournament so far. France, who have played in all but one major tournament final since 2016, against a resurgent and intriguing Austria side, led by their Ralf Rangnick
  
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• Ukraine display destroyed stand in Germany to remind Euro 2024 of war – video

  17-06-2024 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Ukrainian FA president Andriy Shevchenko presented the shell-blasted seats of a Kharkiv stadium built for Euro 2012 in Munich, hours before Ukraine took to the pitch for the first time during Euro 2024. The UAF said the Sonyachny stadium had been destroyed by Russian shells in 2022. The aim of the display is to bring a stark reminder to these Euros that Ukrainian forces have been engaged in Europe's bloodiest fighting since the second world war, and civilian life in the country has been upended.
  
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• Southgate’s England in a microcosm: torn between optimism and caution

  17-06-2024 18:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Win against Serbia showcased familiar strengths and failings as the victors started fast then began to drop backA sudden gust of wind whips around the Arena AufSchalke, a light drizzle has begun to fall and with 32 minutes on the clock, the match between England and Serbia is about to change course. It doesn’t feel that way in the moment. To be honest, you need to rewind the tape quite a few times to work it out. But in tight tournament games, the shifts of momentum and supremacy can be su
  
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• West Ham make contact over Ryan Sessegnon signing after he leaves Spurs

  17-06-2024 18:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Left-back also of interest to his former club FulhamWest Ham need to be convinced he is over fitness issuesWest Ham are mulling over whether to push ahead with a move for the former Tottenham left-back Ryan Sessegnon on a free transfer.Sessegnon, a free agent after being released by Spurs, is looking for a new opportunity after a difficult spell with injuries. Fulham are interested in a reunion with the 24-year-old and there has also been initial contact from the Hammers. Continue reading...
  
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• Rory McIlroy faces huge challenge to overcome major US Open heartbreak | Ewan Murray

  17-06-2024 18:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Painful near miss at Pinehurst after letting a two-shot lead late in the final round slip away could take a while to recover fromAmid the grumbling at Rory McIlroy’s sharp exit from the US Open, it is worth remembering that a picture can tell 1000 words. The scale of McIlroy’s devastation was so stark that it looked possible he could throw up all over the scoring area in which he was standing as Bryson DeChambeau holed out for victory at Pinehurst. Anyone who questions the extent to
  
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• Marc Guéhi, England’s ‘big sponge’, comes of age on the biggest stage

  17-06-2024 17:30 via theguardian.com
  
  In his first major tournament, Crystal Palace’s calm centre-half coped superbly with Serbia’s physical threatJust before kick-off at the Arena AufSchalke, with England and Serbia lined up in formation, Marc Guéhi knelt on the turf, arms out, elbows bent. For the 23-year-old England centre-half, it was a moment in time as the most important game of his life loomed. What on earth was rushing through his mind?There had been nerves in the England camp before the Euro 2024 opener;
  
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• Royal Ascot 2024: scrutiny falls on meeting with racing at crossroads

  17-06-2024 17:29 via theguardian.com
  
  The famously traditional fixture will try to keep calm and carry on amidst the sport’s turmoilAt a time of significant uncertainty for the centuries-old sport of horse racing, what better event could there be to steady the nerves than the royal meeting at Ascot? Crowd numbers are in decline at a long list of showpiece occasions, senior executives are moving on and the much-feared affordability checks on punters appear imminent. There is also, almost certainly, a new government on the way.
  
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• Romania 3-0 Ukraine: Euro 2024 – as it happened

  17-06-2024 17:13 via theguardian.com
  
  A fantastic performance from Romania saw them take the lead thanks to Nicolae Stanciu’s brilliant goal, and from there they dominated Ukraine to record a famous victoryEmail! “Romania must be pretty handy if they can afford to leave Puscas and Hagi on the bench…” chuckles Julian Menz.And don’t forget Olaru – he’s an absolute rock. Continue reading...
  
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• Stanciu stunner leads Romania to dominant victory against Ukraine

  17-06-2024 17:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Thirty years ago, when they could briefly claim to be one of the world’s best teams, Romania won millions of admirers with their eye for the spectacular. It returned to devastating effect in their return to major tournament football, a performance of eye-bulging intensity giving a fancied but ultimately tepid Ukraine side no answer.Serhiy Rebrov’s players did not know what had hit them. They had been dominant to little effect until just before the half hour when Nicolae Stanciu, the
  
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• Romania 3-0 Ukraine: Euro 2024 – live

  17-06-2024 17:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Euro 2024 updates from the 2pm BST kick-off in MunichLatest Euro 2024 Daily | Player interactive | Email DanielEmail! “Romania must be pretty handy if they can afford to leave Puscas and Hagi on the bench…” chuckles Julian Menz.And don’t forget Olaru – he’s an absolute rock. Continue reading...
  
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• Jerry West obituary

  17-06-2024 16:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Star basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers who went on to a career in team managementJerry West, who has died aged 86, was a unique force in basketball for the better part of seven decades. A star for the Los Angeles Lakers for 14 years, not only is West still considered one of the top handful of players in National Basketball Association (NBA) history, but in his second career in management he built two separate dynastic Laker teams, turned around the struggling Memphis Grizzlies, and as
  
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• Belgium v Slovakia: Euro 2024 – live

  17-06-2024 16:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Euro 2024 news from the 5pm BST kick-off in FrankfurtMatch centre | Latest Euro 2024 Daily | Player interactiveHello and welcome to live coverage of Belgium v Slovakia in Frankfurt. According to our good friend Fifa Rankings, Belgium are the second best team at Euro 2024, behind France, yet nobody really fancies them to go the distance. Perhaps, after all the false hope of the peak golden generation years, that will be a blessing.Many of the best players of that era are still knocking around, in
  
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• England supporters’ group calls for urgent review after fans left stranded

  17-06-2024 16:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Fans waited three hours in Gelsenkirchen after victoryUefa urged to guarantee sufficient transport for matchesThe official England supporters’ group has called for an “urgent and thorough review” of the arrangements that led to thousands of fans being stranded before and after the fixture against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday night.The Free Lions group described fans being crammed on to trams, forced to walk for miles and stranded in the city some three hours after final wh
  
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• Can the USMNT prove they are among the world’s best at Copa América?

  17-06-2024 16:21 via theguardian.com
  
  The US has a squad full of players from Europe’s top leagues. But Gregg Berhalter’s side have continually struggled against top competitionSign up to Jonathan’s weekly newsletter hereThe theory always was that what the USMNT needed was for more of their players to be playing with the best in Europe. Good, tough, regular competition, proper professional training, exposure to best practice at the highest level the game has ever known. That was what would transform the raw materia
  
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• Three-piece suit or navy normcore? Euros managers’ sartorial statements

  17-06-2024 15:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Come for the live action, stay for the double-breasted get-up of Poland’s Michal Probierz as football and fashion collideIn the words of Gareth Southgate: “Whenever you put something on, you’re making some sort of a statement,” and it seems the managers currently battling it out at the Euros feel similarly. Because while the high fashion – the catwalk appearances and designer togs – might be reserved for the young-gun players, there has already been a lot to n
  
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• Mbappé warns voters against extremes vying for power in 'crucial moment' for France – video

  17-06-2024 15:29 via theguardian.com
  
  On the eve of France's first game at the Euro 2024 tournament, Kylian Mbappé called on French people to vote and warned against 'extremes knocking on the door of power' at a time when the far right seeks to make gains in upcoming parliamentary elections. Mbappé said he wanted to convince young people that their votes could make a difference. He didn't name any politicians or parties but the France captain said he still 'wants to be proud of wearing this jersey' after the election d
  
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• Kylian Mbappé urges young people to vote against ‘extremes’ in France elections – video

  17-06-2024 15:29 via theguardian.com
  
  On the eve of France's first game at the Euro 2024 tournament, Kylian Mbappé called on French people to vote and warned against 'extremes knocking on the door of power' at a time when the far right seeks to make gains in upcoming parliamentary elections. Mbappé said he wanted to convince young people that their votes could make a difference. He didn't name any politicians or parties but the France captain said he still 'wants to be proud of wearing this jersey' after the election d
  
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• ‘The groove is infectious’: Bhangra-beat Euro 2024 anthem thrills Germany

  17-06-2024 15:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Indian brothers based in Hamburg offer spark of joy with their multicultural ode to the German football teamTwo Indian brothers have scored a Euro 2024 hit in Germany with an earworm ode to the ethnically diverse host team, featuring a playful video that has fans dancing to Punjabi beats in a joyful rebuke of the far right.Diese EM 2024 (This Euro 2024) by Lovely and Monty Bhangu, who both work as taxi drivers in Hamburg, came out before Germany’s 5-1 opener against Scotland. After the vic
  
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• Tongan Olympic kitefoiler JJ Rice dies in diving accident at age of 18

  17-06-2024 15:17 via theguardian.com
  
  US-born teenager was set for sport’s Olympic debutSister pays tribute to ‘the most amazing brother’JJ Rice, who had been chosen to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics, has died in a diving accident. He was 18.Rice’s father, Darren, confirmed his son’s death on Monday to the Matangi Tonga newspaper. Continue reading...
  
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• Euro 2024: eight fans face criminal charges after Gelsenkirchen trouble – as it happened

  17-06-2024 15:05 via theguardian.com
  
  One England fan and seven Serbs are facing criminal charges and tournament bans after the brawl involving 150 people You don’t need me to tell that Ukraine’s opening fixture carries a degree of – how do I put this – social significance.But, how clued up are you on their coach Serhiy Rebrov or his favoured 4-5-1/4-3-3 formation?“[I] have travelled to Germany with my brother and my Dad for our first ever international tournament together.We had a fantastic day yesterd
  
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• Everything was going nicely at Euro 2024. Then the grown men arrived

  17-06-2024 14:03 via theguardian.com
  
  There’s something about the human brain that means it enjoys both stories and repeating patterns. So when we put those two things together we create magic that sustains our species and our planet. Consider – to pluck an example out of the air – the Euros. Roundabout tea-time on Sunday, everything was going nicely. Germany had got the good vibes and host nation going, thrashing the zany Tartan Army; Spain played beautifully in ravaging Croatia; Burnley goal-machine Wout Weghorst
  
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• Euro 2024 Daily | Everything was going nicely at Euro 2024. Then the grown men arrived

  17-06-2024 14:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!There’s something about the human brain that means it enjoys both stories and repeating patterns. So when we put those two things together we create magic that sustains our species and our planet. Consider – to pluck an example out of the air – the Euros. Roundabout tea-time on Sunday, everything was going nicely. Germany had got the good vibes and host nation going, thrashing the zany Tartan Army; Spain played beautifully in r
  
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• Wout Weghorst, the Netherlands cult hero, hands Koeman a dilemma

  17-06-2024 14:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Striker’s winner against Poland continued strong scoring run but can he displace Depay against France?Nothing Like Oranje is the Netherlands’ strap line and quite frankly there is nobody like Wout Weghorst. When the Dutch team bus departed the Volksparkstadion on the fringes of Hamburg at 6.12pm, victory over Poland safely stowed thanks to his super-sub heroics, there could not have been a more popular passenger on board. Weghorst finished the game very much front and centre. Ronald
  
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• ‘Made me resilient’: Latrell ready to save Blues as expert predicts star to be given new role

  17-06-2024 14:01 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Latrell Mitchell is ready to take to the Origin stage for the first time since 2021, with the Rabbitohs star earning a recall into the Blues side for the must win Game II against the Maroons.
  
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• Graeme Souness offers positive Alan Hansen health update after chat

  17-06-2024 13:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Hansen ‘sounded fabulous’ during Sunday call, he says‘He did nothing but take the mickey out of me’Graeme Souness has provided a positive update on the health of his former Liverpool teammate Alan Hansen. A statement from the club just over a week ago said Hansen was seriously ill in hospital.Souness, who also played with Hansen for Scotland, told TalkSport: “I spoke to him yesterday and he sounded fabulous so I hope that’s him on the way to a full recovery. I
  
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