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• Live: Head ignites after being gifted an early life by England at the Gabba

  05-12-2025 04:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Travis Head starts swinging after being dropped by England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith, after a stunning Marnus Labuschagne catch ended England's innings on 334 on day two of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba. Follow live.
  
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• World Cup 2026 draw: updates as the teams await fate in Washington DC – live

  05-12-2025 14:08 via theguardian.com
  ⚽ Draw begins in Washington DC at 5pm GMT / 12pm local
  ⚽ Draw explainer | Qualifiers | Follow on Bluesky | Mail JohnLunchtime listening: Jonathan Liew on the political hue of next summer.The technicalities are here, as picked through by Tom Lutz. Continue reading...
  
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• Merino may keep place as Arsenal striker, Slot wants ‘top four’ return – football live

  05-12-2025 14:06 via theguardian.com
  ⚽ All the latest updates heading into the weekend’s action
  ⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Email WillBack to domestic matters and last night’s Premier League clash at Old Trafford. Despite looking absolutely woeful against Liverpool, West Ham managed to nick a point with a late equaliser against Manchester United. Ruben Amorim was pretty miffed it’s fair to say.Ashes news. Quick plug for our other live blog. It was looking a bit grim for England but th
  
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• Australia cash in on England’s woeful fielding, wayward bowling to forge first-innings lead

  05-12-2025 14:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Alex Carey and Michael Neser steered the hosts to 6-378 at stumps on day two, a lead of 44 runs, after sloppy England bowling and fielding overshadowed their bright start to the second Test.
  
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• Liverpool are not playing to Alexander Isak’s strengths, Arne Slot admits

  05-12-2025 13:37 via theguardian.com
  ‘We want to bring him into more threatening situations’Conor Bradley available for Saturday’s trip to LeedsArne Slot has conceded Liverpool are not bringing the best out of record signing Alexander Isak and must maximise his strengths in the manner Manchester City do with Erling Haaland.The £125m striker scored his first Premier League goal for Liverpool in last Sunday’s win at West Ham but was unable to build on that breakthrough against Sunderland on Wednesday. Is
  
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• Take the Weatherald with you: early forecast suggests Australia have found an opener

  05-12-2025 13:00 via smh.com.au
  
  On Friday afternoon, it was possible to visualise Jake Weatherald as a proper Test opener. Australia may finally have found one.
  
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• Australia cash in on dropped catches, wayward bowling to forge first-innings lead

  05-12-2025 13:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Alex Carey and Michael Neser steered the hosts to 6-378 at stumps on day two, a lead of 44 runs, after sloppy England bowling and fielding overshadowed their bright start to the second Test.
  
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• England rue five dropped catches as Australia build lead in second Ashes Test

  05-12-2025 12:52 via theguardian.com
  Second Test, day two: England 334; Australia 378-6Late wickets offer tourists hope amid string of spillsThe ball may be pink and the meal breaks off-kilter, but for so much of the second day in this pivotal day-night Test match, the atmosphere inside the Gabba was an all-too-familiar one for England’s supporters.Gone was the triumphalism that met Joe Root’s first Test century on these shores 24 hours earlier and in its place the sight of Australia taking control. England’s atta
  
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• Five quick hits: Smith starstruck by surprise cameo as England fumbles

  05-12-2025 12:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Steve Smith is starstruck by a surprise cameo, England rues a slew of drops and Jake Weatherald announces his arrival with a wink. Here are the quick hits from the second day of the pink-ball Ashes Test in Brisbane.
  
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• The Ashes 2025 second Test day as it happened: Five dropped catches and wild dismissals as Australia take crucial lead

  05-12-2025 12:42 via smh.com.au
  
  An enthralling day of Test cricket sees Australia holding a tight lead thanks to audacious batting and sloppy English fielding before a late rally by the tourists.
  
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• Slough’s Scott Davies: ‘A young player can be the perfect customer for bookmakers’

  05-12-2025 11:51 via theguardian.com
  Player-manager on his long road to recovery after a betting addiction, and leading the lowest-ranked team left in the FA Cup“It’s tough, it’s stressful, it’s completely draining … but I absolutely love what I do,” says Scott Davies, sitting in an empty dressing room waiting for his players to arrive for training. Since 2022, Davies has been the player-manager of Slough Town who, in third from bottom in National League South, are the lowest ranked team left in
  
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• The Ashes 2025 second Test day two LIVE updates: Australia’s reckless batting and England’s classic catch turn day-night Test on its head

  05-12-2025 11:19 via smh.com.au
  
  The second Test continues under lights at the Gabba with Australia chasing an ominous 2-0 Ashes series lead. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• World Cup draw buildup, Premier League news and more – football live

  05-12-2025 10:48 via theguardian.com
  ⚽ All the latest updates heading into the weekend’s action
  ⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Email DavidThe Village People are playing at the World Cup draw today. Yep, I’ve even seen a full ‘Who are the Village People?’ Explainer piece on another website. We won’t go that far but I couldn’t help but wonder if any of the originals are performing. Turns out, founder Victor Willis – either the policeman or the naval officer –
  
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• The Ashes 2025 second Test day two LIVE updates: Steve Smith takes on Jofra Archer as England successfully lobby for ball change under lights

  05-12-2025 10:31 via smh.com.au
  
  The second Test continues under lights at the Gabba with Australia chasing an ominous 2-0 Ashes series lead. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• Trans-Tasman defection: This star NZ sprinter has run 9.96 seconds. He now races for Australia

  05-12-2025 10:09 via smh.com.au
  
  New Zealand’s fastest man has changed allegiances in a move that could have major ramifications for Australian sprinting.
  
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• The Ashes 2025 second Test day two LIVE updates: Steve Smith, Cameron Green steady ship as Australia chase first-innings lead

  05-12-2025 09:54 via smh.com.au
  
  The second Test continues under lights at the Gabba with Australia chasing an ominous 2-0 Ashes series lead. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• No one wanted to fight Australia’s best boxer. Until now

  05-12-2025 09:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Respected and feared among the boxing fraternity, Jai Opetaia is Australian sport’s best-kept secret. That might be about to change.
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: Premier League goals, Ashes centuries and the F1 finale

  05-12-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Have you been following the big stories in football, cricket, motor sport, rugby union and snooker? Continue reading...
  
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• Aitana Bonmatí makes Guardian top 100 history with third straight title

  05-12-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com
  The margin may have got smaller but the brilliant Spanish midfielder makes it a hat-trick of No 1 finishesThey say the best things come in threes, and Aitana Bonmatí has written herself into the Guardian’s top 100 history as the first player to finish at the top of the tree for a third consecutive year.Last year the majestic midfielder emulated her Barcelona and Spain teammate Alexia Putellas by winning for a second year running, but the 27-year-old has now gone one better, establis
  
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• Abdusattorov overwhelms rivals at Arsenal but England hit back in style

  05-12-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com
  The Uzbek shone at London Classic and a 3,000+ tournament performance reaffirmed his place among world’s bestThis week’s XTX London Classic at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium took place in an elegant arena with a full view of the football pitch. The English players suffered for most of the event, but hit back in style on Thursday when all four won their eighth-round games.Scores after eight of the nine rounds were Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) 7, Alireza Firouzja (France) 5, Ni
  
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• 'We've won': Tassie celebrates AFL licence confirmation

  05-12-2025 08:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Tasmania's AFL licence is now unconditional and they are celebrating.
  
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• Why Cricket Australia boss has no issue with Nathan Lyon being ‘absolutely filthy’ at selectors

  05-12-2025 08:58 via smh.com.au
  
  A shattered Lyon was brutally honest during a candid prime-time TV interview about the selectors’ shock call to dump him for the day/night Test at the Gabba.
  
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• Josh Hazlewood faces second injury setback putting Ashes pace attack reunion in doubt

  05-12-2025 08:57 via theguardian.com
  Achilles complaint stalls bowler’s recovery from injuryCummins to rejoin hosts’ squad for third Test in AdelaideJosh Hazlewood is racing the clock to play a role in the Ashes series after another injury speed bump on his road back to the bowling crease.It has been a case of one step forward two steps back for the 34-year-old paceman who had been making positive steps in his return from a hamstring injury, sustained while playing for NSW against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield. Conti
  
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• McIlroy nervously avoids Australian Open cut as Lee lights up

  05-12-2025 08:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Much to the relief of tournament organisers and his legion of fans, Rory McIlroy survives to fight another day at the Australian Open.
  
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• 'Fair assumption': Devils boss warns debut in new stadium could suffer delay

  05-12-2025 08:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmania Devils CEO says the club will likely play in the AFL from existing venues for a year longer than expected, while awaiting construction of the Macquarie Point stadium.
  
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• Alas, poor Usman: Ashes injury may end Khawaja's Test career

  05-12-2025 08:33 via abc.net.au
  
  After another slashing partnership between openers Travis Head and Jake Weatherald, the future of Usman Khawaja in the Test arena appears to be getting murkier.
  
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• 'Not one of my finer moments': McIlroy on air swing

  05-12-2025 08:25 via smh.com.au
  
  Rory McIlroy unpacks his second round of the Australian Open.
  
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• The Ashes 2025 second Test day two LIVE updates: Jake Weatherald falls for 72; Jofra Archer delivers after Stuart Broad’s stinging critique

  05-12-2025 08:14 via smh.com.au
  
  The second Test continues under lights at the Gabba with Australia chasing an ominous 2-0 Ashes series lead. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• Jahmyr Gibbs’ three scores fire Detroit Lions past Cowboys to revive playoff bid

  05-12-2025 08:08 via theguardian.com
  Gibbs treble powers Lions back into playoff pushDetroit sack Prescott five times in dominant winCowboys’ playoff odds plunge after costly defeatJahmyr Gibbs and a defense that suddenly generated pressure and turnovers helped the Detroit Lions stay in contention for a playoff berth.Gibbs ran for three touchdowns, including a 13-yarder with 2:19 left that sealed the Lions’ much-needed 44-30 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘I can’t remember the last time I had one’: McIlroy shows he is human with swing and miss

  05-12-2025 08:08 via smh.com.au
  
  The Northern Irish star had an air swing on the par-five 14th at Royal Melbourne and made bogey, sending waves of fear around the course that he could miss the cut.
  
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