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• Piastri finishes second as Norris wins maiden title

  07-12-2025 19:39 via theage.com.au
  
  Lando Norris has claimed his maiden F1 world championship as Oscar Piastri fell short in his bid to end a 45-year Aussie title drought.
  
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• Could this daughter of an Olympian be the next Ash Barty?

  10-12-2025 12:06 via smh.com.au
  
  As the rising Australian tennis star plots a boilover on home soil, a maligned crowd-puller could make a shock return to Brisbane courts.
  
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• The Spin | From jaffas to the corridor of uncertainty – revel in cricket’s rich language of bowling

  10-12-2025 11:28
  The act of bowling is simple, the vocabulary used to describe it reflects the difficulty in pinning down its artistry and craftEvery act in cricket’s history has begun with a bowler delivering a ball to a batter 22 yards away. Delivering. Like a postman delivers a council tax bill. Like a waiter delivers a round of drinks. Of all the verbs used to describe the bowling of a ball, this one speaks to the deep-seated cultural inequity that has plagued this sport since its inception.“If t
  
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• Bombshell backflip: Tigers try to bring back sacked chairman, extend Benji after chaos

  10-12-2025 11:21 via foxsports.com.au
  A stunning backflip will reportedly see sacked Wests Tigers chairman Barry O’Farrell return to the club, just nine days after being axed along with three others.
  
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• Why Bailey Smith’s headband is one of the hot topics among AFL clubs

  10-12-2025 10:51 via smh.com.au
  
  The AFL has sent a seven-page memo to clubs, outlining a raft of proposed changes for season 2026, including one as a result of the actions of the Cats star.
  
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• The ‘Bailey Smith rule’ and more MRO flexibility: The AFL changes in store for 2026

  10-12-2025 10:51 via smh.com.au
  
  The AFL has sent a seven-page memo to clubs, outlining a raft of proposed changes for season 2026, including one as a result of the actions of Geelong star Bailey Smith.
  
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• Stunning Wests Tigers development with O’Farrell on verge of return, Marshall to extend

  10-12-2025 10:31 via smh.com.au
  
  Just nine days after the Wests Tigers majority owners punted O’Farrell and three other independent directors, the former NSW premier has been asked to return to the role for what will be his third stint as the leader of the joint venture.
  
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• Climate crisis threatens disabled Australians' access to nature

  10-12-2025 09:41 via abc.net.au
  
  From bushfires and decreasing air quality to flooding and erosion, climate change is threatening our relationship with nature, and people with disability are being disproportionately impacted.
  
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• Why this former No.1 pick is going back into the draft

  10-12-2025 09:39 via theage.com.au
  
  The AFLW trade period finished on Wednesday with some premiership-winning stars switching clubs, and a former No.1 pick having to re-enter the draft after her move to the rampant Roos fell through.
  
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• ‘Damaged’ racing vet seeks anti-bullying order to return to work

  10-12-2025 09:22 via smh.com.au
  
  Racing Victoria’s head vet Dr Grace Forbes says she wants to return to work in a safe, bully-free environment after being on personal leave for almost six months.
  
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• Ten more AFL Origin stars named as WA makes controversial pick, Victoria adds third-gen prodigy

  10-12-2025 09:17 via foxsports.com.au
  Kysaiah Pickett and Luke Jackson headline a star-studded crop added to the Western Australian State of Origin side.
  
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• 10 more stars added to AFL Origin blockbuster as WA side takes shape

  10-12-2025 09:03 via foxsports.com.au
  Kysaiah Pickett and Luke Jackson headline a star-studded crop of Western Australians added to the 2026 State of Origin side.
  
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• ‘Hating soccer is more American than apple pie’: the World Cup nobody wanted the US to host

  10-12-2025 09:00
  Glitzy draws, OJ-era chaos, grass laid over AstroTurf and a host nation that barely cared – the 1994 World Cup arrived amid suspicion and slapstick. Yet it became a watershed that would alter US sport and global football politics alike“The United States was chosen,” the columnist George Vecsey wrote in the New York Times in 1994, “because of all the money to be made here, not because of any soccer prowess. Our country has been rented as a giant stadium and hotel and telev
  
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• Fabio Cannavaro: ‘Uzbeks are tough, never give up. Playing them is a pain in the arse’

  10-12-2025 09:00
  In an exclusive interview, the former World Cup winner talks about taking Uzbekistan to the 2026 World Cup and a project close to his heart in NaplesUzbekistan may have made history by qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in the country’s 34 years of independence in June after losing only once in 15 qualifiers. But they then had a problem: Timur Kapadze stepped down and they needed a head coach for next year’s tournament.They turned to Fabio Cannavaro, Italy’s 2006 W
  
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• England scout for World Cup camps amid fears of losing preferred base to Netherlands

  10-12-2025 09:00
  Initial Kansas plan for US training base thrown into doubtFA exploring alternative options on the east coast The Football Association has sent operational staff to the US this week to scout for World Cup training camps amid concerns that England may lose their preferred site to the Netherlands.Thomas Tuchel had cleared an FA plan for England to be based in Kansas after a pre-tournament training camp in Fort Lauderdale, but after last week’s draw there are concerns that the Netherlands will
  
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• ‘He’ll do whatever he needs’: Khawaja ups the ante in bid to save career

  10-12-2025 08:38 via theage.com.au
  
  Usman Khawaja had a solo training session in Brisbane on Wednesday, as he seeks to garner a recall for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide. Watch the footage here.
  
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• Tigers’ huge call on Benji’s future after player threats; Latrell set for switch — Off-season Central

  10-12-2025 08:04 via foxsports.com.au
  Wests Tigers will try to counter the chaos engulfing the club by offering coach Benji Marshall a long-term contract extension.
  
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• Wests Tigers to extend Benji Marshall’s contract until 2029

  10-12-2025 07:33 via smh.com.au
  
  After a spate of wholesale changes at board and management level, Wests Tigers fans have been handed some timely news in the form of Benji Marshall’s tenure.
  
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• ‘Hope they respect that’: No.1 pick draft bound AGAIN; 13-trade Deadline Day chaos — Wrap

  10-12-2025 07:13 via foxsports.com.au
  Thirteen deals were struck during a frantic final day of the AFLW trade period.
  
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• Race-by-race preview and tips at Kembla Grange on Thursday

  10-12-2025 07:00 via theage.com.au
  
  All the information required to make your selections for the NSW feature meeting.
  
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• Debut winner out to end Randwick rival’s purple patch

  10-12-2025 07:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Talented mare Outta Line faces a tough test to beat Randwick rival Purple Rose, who is shooting for a third straight win.
  
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• Controversial Daicos incident now worth a suspension as AFL proposes further rule changes

  10-12-2025 06:49 via foxsports.com.au
  The AFL has proposed multiple changes to its regulations for the 2026 season including the ability to suspend players for stomach punches.
  
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• ‘That bubble will start to crack’: The England leader who needs to lift to support Ben Stokes

  10-12-2025 06:45 via theage.com.au
  
  As England’s underperforming squad continued their controversial mid-tour break in Noosa, Stokes received support from an unlikely ally behind enemy lines.
  
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• ‘That bubble will start to crack’: Healy’s advice to the English from behind enemy lines

  10-12-2025 06:45 via theage.com.au
  
  As England’s underperforming squad continued their controversial mid-tour break in Noosa, Stokes received support from an unlikely Australian ally.
  
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• Ex-No.1 pick heading to draft AGAIN after no deal amid Deadline Day trade chaos — Wrap

  10-12-2025 06:43 via foxsports.com.au
  The AFLW’s wheeling and dealing officially got underway on Thursday, and the first deals of the window have been struck.
  
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• ‘He’ll do whatever he needs to do’: Khawaja trains alone in push for Ashes recall

  10-12-2025 06:27 via theage.com.au
  
  Usman Khawaja had a solo training session in Brisbane on Wednesday, as he seeks to garner a recall for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.
  
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• Egypt and Iran ask Fifa to prevent LGBTQ+ Pride celebration at World Cup 2026 match

  10-12-2025 06:18
  Egypt’s football body says Pride event would clash with valuesIran raises objections to plans organised by local Seattle groupEgypt and Iran are calling on football’s governing body to intervene in the LGBTQ+ Pride celebration planned to coincide with their group stage match in Seattle at the 2026 World Cup.Egypt’s Football Association (EFA) said on Tuesday it had sent a letter to Fifa urging them to prevent any LGBTQ+ Pride-related activities during the national team’s m
  
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• Newest Aussie star set for huge grand slam seeding boost as Aus Open villain snubs 2026 event

  10-12-2025 06:11 via foxsports.com.au
  Injured Danish star Holger Rune will be the only notable absentee from the 2026 Australian Open men’s field, with 99 of the world’s top 100 players confirmed starters at Melbourne Park next month.
  
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• A shootout looms between two very different cricketers if Khawaja is axed

  10-12-2025 05:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Usman Khawaja’s Test future hangs on a bold Adelaide call as Beau Webster pushes his case, with Pat Cummins’ return set to reshape Australia’s selection puzzle.
  
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• Trade chaos as flurry of deals loom amid Swans’ DREAM draft scenario — Deadline Day LIVE

  10-12-2025 05:24 via foxsports.com.au
  The AFLW’s wheeling and dealing officially got underway on Thursday, and the first deals of the window have been struck.
  
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