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• Leclerc crashes before Antonelli wins again

  06-09-2026 22:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Charles Leclerc suffers a nasty crash before teen sensation Kimi Antonelli wins the Italian Grand Prix.
  
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• First look: How the MCG has been transformed into the NFL’s field of dreams

  09-09-2026 06:56 via theage.com.au
  
  The MCG is almost ready to host the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers on Friday, but fans have been left to rue the absence of one of the NFL’s most “scary” sights after the Rams opted to leave a star at home.
  
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• Alcaraz floored in point of the tournament

  09-09-2026 06:29 via theage.com.au
  
  Carlos Alcaraz found himself sprawled across the court in an epic point against Ben Shelton that lifted the roof off Arthur Ashe Stadium.
  
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• Why Sunday’s Roosters showdown comes second this week for Garner

  09-09-2026 06:12 via theage.com.au
  
  The Panthers back-rower is ready to rush to hospital at any moment for the birth of his first child.
  
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• ‘Dire consequences’: BBL sell-off slammed amid fears for grassroots cricket

  09-09-2026 05:26 via smh.com.au
  
  Cricket Australia’s decision to put the Melbourne Renegades up for sale and open the way for wider private investment in Big Bash League clubs has been hammered.
  
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• Major state fears cricket will be worse off with private investment

  09-09-2026 05:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The decision to introduce private investment into the Big Bash leagues risks leaving cricket in Australia "strategically and financially worse off", according to Cricket NSW.
  
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• The departing Panther who shapes as Penrith's finals wildcard

  09-09-2026 05:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Jack Cole's time at Penrith is coming to an end, but ahead of his NRL finals debut his final weeks as a Panther could prove to be his most important.
  
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• Socceroo Cristian Volpato's fate uncertain after failed cocaine test

  09-09-2026 04:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Cristian Volpato's immediate availability for the Socceroos rests in the hands of Football Australia after NSW Police confirmed the World Cup star had tested positive for cocaine on a secondary test.
  
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• Boyd defends Broncos letting young gun walk

  09-09-2026 03:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Broncos legend Darius Boyd defends the club for letting young halfback Coby Black head to the Raiders, where he put in a sensational NRL debut.
  
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• Bunnies star Fifita gets emotional

  09-09-2026 03:09 via theage.com.au
  
  Star Rabbitohs recruit David Fifita tears up talking about Wayne Bennett and his late dad ahead of the finals series.
  
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• Socceroo star’s positive cocaine test confirmed by second sample

  09-09-2026 03:04 via theage.com.au
  
  Cristian Volpato and his supporters had insisted for weeks that a roadside drug test in July had returned a false positive result.
  
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• Tears flow as tennis star lets two-set lead slip in first major quarterfinal

  09-09-2026 03:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Rising American star Alex Michelsen is consoled by Frances Tiafoe after losing their US Open quarterfinal despite leading by two sets and a break.
  
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• PVL concedes rare ground after RLPA rebuke for ‘questioning integrity’ of NRL stars

  09-09-2026 02:59 via theage.com.au
  
  The NRL’s most powerful figure walked back comments in an interview over the game’s controversial rule changes.
  
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• How Ned overcame a decade of pain to return to running

  09-09-2026 02:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Ned Buckell often asks himself why he continues to run after enduring a decade of hell with a life-threatening infection and a hip replacement operation at 21 years old. The answer is pretty simple.
  
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• LIV Golf players used to 'turbulence' as league files for bankruptcy

  09-09-2026 01:40 via abc.net.au
  
  LIV Golf files for bankruptcy, flagging a restructure with a massive loan from the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.
  
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• ‘Hit even harder’: The viral video that shows the 49ers’ quarterback is in for a torrid time at the MCG

  09-09-2026 01:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Brock Purdy was once dubbed “Mr Irrelevant”, but the San Francisco 49ers quarterback will be anything but that when he takes to the MCG to take on the Rams.
  
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• 'I got baited': Teddy clears air over Latrell feud

  09-09-2026 01:14 via smh.com.au
  
  Roosters skipper James Tedesco reckons his war of words with Latrell Mitchell came after he was "baited by a Danny Weidler special".
  
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• Returning Rams superstar to miss MCG NFL clash with 49ers

  09-09-2026 00:56 via abc.net.au
  
  After two years in the wilderness, LA Rams defensive superstar Aaron Donald's return will be delayed a few more weeks as he opts not to travel to Australia for the season opener against the 49ers.
  
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• Cameron Smith among superstars owed millions as LIV Golf files for bankruptcy

  09-09-2026 00:38 via theage.com.au
  
  In a bankruptcy claim filed in the United States on Wednesday, LIV Golf said it owed its players millions of dollars, including Australia’s Cameron Smith who is owed about $6.6 million.
  
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• Titans legend blows up over player's partner

  09-09-2026 00:25 via theage.com.au
  
  Cross-code legend Mat Rogers tees off on the partner of Sam Verrills after giving the Titans a spray on their way out of the club.
  
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• Superstars owed millions as LIV Golf files for bankruptcy

  09-09-2026 00:06 via theage.com.au
  
  In a bankruptcy claim filed in the United States on Wednesday, LIV Golf said it owed its players millions of dollars, including about $10.2 million to Jon Rahm.
  
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• Young gun sprays fan amid meltdown

  08-09-2026 23:39 via smh.com.au
  
  Young American star Alex Michelsen has a crack at a fan as he struggles to hold onto a lead against Frances Tiafoe.
  
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• How an AFL great has unlocked rugby league’s next great halfback

  08-09-2026 23:35 via smh.com.au
  
  Daniel Rich faced off against some of the best in Australia during his AFL career. But an NRL star is “one of the most rounded” athletes he has seen.
  
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• Sabalenka reaches semi finals again

  08-09-2026 23:32 via smh.com.au
  
  Aryna Sabalenka is through to the US Open semi finals for a sixth time as she eyes a third straight title in New York.
  
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• Aryna Sabalenka vs Linda Noskova highlights

  08-09-2026 23:31 via smh.com.au
  
  Aryna Sabalenka vs Linda Noskova highlights from the US Open quarter finals.
  
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• Driver survives massive Porsche crash

  08-09-2026 23:29 via smh.com.au
  
  A Porsche Carrera Cup driver in the USA is recovering in hospital after a monster crash during a race at the infamous Corkscrew at Laguna Seca in California.
  
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• Mbappé brother sent off for elbow

  08-09-2026 23:04 via theage.com.au
  
  Lille’s Ethan Mbappé has been sent off for catching a Real Betis player with his elbow.
  
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• Sabalenka stays alive at US Open by telling herself 'the match is over'

  08-09-2026 22:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Down a break to the Wimbledon champion in the decisive third set of her US Open quarterfinal, Aryna Sabalenka tells herself "the match is over" to loosen herself up and storm into the semis for a sixth straight time.
  
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• ‘It was just so over the top’: Why Hazlewood isn’t expecting repeat of 2018 on South Africa return

  08-09-2026 22:00 via theage.com.au
  
  A documentary crew will follow Australia’s Test team on their return to South Africa next month for the first time since the controversial “Sandpapergate” tour.
  
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• ‘We’ve got work to do’: The blunt MCG warning from the AFL chairman

  08-09-2026 21:56 via theage.com.au
  
  Craig Drummond says the MCG has fallen behind the world’s best stadiums, saying new US venues are “so far and above what we’ve got” in functionality for supporters, broadcasters and players.
  
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