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• Luai bites back in testy presser

  16-07-2026 02:16 via theage.com.au
  
  Jarome Luai bit back at reporters when asked how he would reflect on his time at the Tigers.
  
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• Wallabies coach gambles at selection table in Test farewell

  16-07-2026 08:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Outgoing Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is rolling the dice in his final Test in charge, relegating one of his key players to the bench for the clash with Italy.
  
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• AFL Round 19 Team Tips: Lalor set to return from long absence; Crows’ curious call as Dons unveil debutant

  16-07-2026 08:19 via foxsports.com.au
  
  A No.1 draft pick is set to return to AFL level for the first time in nearly three months, as Adelaide opts to rest a veteran off the back of a five-goal haul
  
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• Last man standing from Bombers drugs saga backs Hird hire; Eagle ‘loves’ Tiger chase — AFL Daily

  16-07-2026 08:18 via foxsports.com.au
  
  John Longmire has carefully opened up on his latest meeting with a club searching for a senior coach, while the last man standing from the Essendon drugs saga is backing James Hird.
  
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• Jarome Luai knows his place in the big, brutal world of NRL business

  16-07-2026 07:45 via theage.com.au
  
  At a time when rugby league has never been more transactional, Jarome Luai has accepted his fate after being shown the door at Wests Tigers.
  
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• Lionel Messi gave a baby a bath in 2007. On Monday, they clash in the World Cup final

  16-07-2026 07:40 via theage.com.au
  
  An incredible image has resurfaced of the Argentinian champion holding Spanish star Lamine Yamal when he was a five-month-old baby. This is how it happened.
  
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• Schmidt backs rookie Meredith to end Wallabies’ terrible run

  16-07-2026 07:32 via smh.com.au
  
  Brumbies playmaker Declan Meredith will start against Italy on Saturday, while Waratahs enforcer Miles Amatosero is set to become Wallaby No.998.
  
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• ‘We don’t lie down’: Sharks hardman takes aim at rivals exploiting HIA rules

  16-07-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Cronulla has the worst disciplinary record in the NRL. But their skipper would rather that than resort to “lying down for penalties”.
  
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• AFL’s ‘biggest bust’ exposed; shock revamp that left greats ‘blown away’ as rivals on notice — The Blowtorch Round 19 preview

  16-07-2026 07:00 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The crucial details in the “sexy” Saints’ surge, and the “inexplicable decline” of Gold Coast laid bare.
  
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• ‘Highly likely’ move to trigger ruck dominoes; ‘huge money’ to lure Lion south — Trade Whispers

  16-07-2026 06:56 via foxsports.com.au
  A “highly likely” request has been tipped as an intriguing ruck market looms, while clubs are set to throw big bucks at a dual premiership Lion.
  
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• The Open Championship 2026 LIVE: Aussie star set for ‘pretty scary’ test as golf fans treated to prime time action

  16-07-2026 06:48 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Australian golf fans will be treated to a host of the sport’s biggest names teeing off in prime time on Thursday night as the 154th Open Championship gets underway at Royal Birkdale.
  
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• ‘Bad boy is never buried’: Zerafa plots world title path with return locked in after Tszyu drama

  16-07-2026 06:44 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Michael Zerafa is ready to put the past behind him and kick-start another world title charge against dangerous Venezuelan Alejandro Ortiz next month.
  
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• Predictions for World Cup final, awards

  16-07-2026 06:14 via smh.com.au
  
  Craig Foster and Mark Bosnich give their predictions for the World Cup final and the Golden Ball, Golden Boot and Golden Glove awards
  
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• Messi vs Yamal in dream World Cup final

  16-07-2026 06:08 via theage.com.au
  
  Lionel Messi will take on Lamine Yamal in a dream World Cup final. Stan Sport's Added Time break down the big match.
  
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• Death-defying Argentina living every World Cup game as if it's the last

  16-07-2026 05:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Argentina has been the daredevils of this World Cup, and after another incredible comeback to defeat England in the semifinals, its heady mix of emotion and skill, might just deliver back-to-back titles.
  
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• ‘We knew he had to miss’: Hawks star Will Day sidelined by fresh injury setback

  16-07-2026 05:03 via theage.com.au
  
  Hawthorn star Will Day has suffered another injury setback, while Collingwood have taken precautions with Jeremy Howe.
  
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• True cost of McLaren’s title push laid bare... and why there’s a glimmer of hope for Piastri

  16-07-2026 04:42 via foxsports.com.au
  
  “We weren’t great, obviously,”
  
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• Messi sat on the brink of a lifelong torture. Argentina had to haunt him before it could glorify him

  16-07-2026 04:42 via foxsports.com.au
  He was not even supposed to be here.
  
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• Mbappe’s brutal call on departing manager after exit; Spain star’s home targeted: World Cup Daily

  16-07-2026 04:39 via foxsports.com.au
  Kylian Mbappe has launched a scathing assessment of France’s World Cup exit, Lamine Yamal’s home has allegedly been targeted by thieves just hours after Spain reached the final, and multiple arrests have been made following clashes between England and Argentina fans.
  
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• ‘Got us in our feelings’: Heartwarming image in Kerr’s 2,639-day US first as record crowd stuns

  16-07-2026 04:36 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Sam Kerr was given a stirring reception by a monster New York crowd as she made her return to the USA’s National Women’s Soccer League for the first time in more than seven years.
  
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• ‘Multiple groups’ competing to bring Supersonics back as NBA expansion race heats up

  16-07-2026 04:02 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The race to bring the Seattle Supersonics back to the NBA has taken a major step forward, with Commissioner Adam Silver confirming multiple ownership groups are competing to secure an expansion franchise.
  
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• Golf’s ‘craziest’ half-hour still stuns today. The chaos made a legend... but hid a ticking timebomb

  16-07-2026 03:58 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Royal Birkdale is famous for its sloping greens and undulating fairways but rarely has the famous links course experienced a rollercoaster as absurdly wild as the final round Jordan Spieth produced to clinch the 2017 British Open.
  
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• Can Freddy bounce back after a 'brutal' week of tipping? | NRL Tips - Round 20

  16-07-2026 03:47 via theage.com.au
  
  Before the round of footy gets underway, catch the tips from Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler.
  
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• ‘Makes you sick, doesn’t it?’ The brutal truth about missing out on a premiership

  16-07-2026 03:45 via smh.com.au
  
  If you give every morsel of your being to achieving something for a decade or so, and you don’t achieve it, have you failed?
  
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• I watched my rivals lift the cup for years. This is what it does to you

  16-07-2026 03:45 via theage.com.au
  
  Stewart Loewe, the St Kilda great, walked past me a few years back at a grand final moments after the final siren sounded, and made a wistful comment.
  
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• First the call to play on the LIV circuit, now young Sydney golfer shares dream round with world No.1

  16-07-2026 03:41 via smh.com.au
  
  It’s been a breakthrough year for golfer Travis Smyth. Here’s how his practice round with world No.1 Scottie Scheffler went ahead of this year’s Open Championship.
  
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• The story behind Messi's photo with a future Spanish superstar

  16-07-2026 03:29 via abc.net.au
  
  On Monday morning, Argentinian legend Lionel Messi will go up against rising Spanish superstar Lamine Yamal in the World Cup final, 19 years after their famous photo shoot.
  
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• England's hopes fade again, but it won't stop them dreaming

  16-07-2026 03:29 via abc.net.au
  
  England aren't going to be bringing the World Cup home, 60 years of hurt due to extend at least another four years after the devastation of another semifinal defeat.
  
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• England's hopes fade again, but it never stopped them dreaming

  16-07-2026 03:29 via abc.net.au
  
  England aren't going to be bringing the World Cup home, 60 years of hurt due to extend at least another four years after the devastation of another semifinal defeat. But it won't stop them dreaming.
  
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• England's hopes fade again, but it never stop them dreaming

  16-07-2026 03:29 via abc.net.au
  
  England aren't going to be bringing the World Cup home, 60 years of hurt due to extend at least another four years after the devastation of another semifinal defeat. But it won't stop them dreaming.
  
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