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• ‘Scary proposition’: Cummins opens door for Marsh Test comeback

  30-09-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Mitchell Marsh is retired from Sheffield Shield cricket and last played a Test in 2024, but his eye-catching form in short-form cricket has Test captain Pat Cummins thinking about his match-winning potential.
  
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• AFLW round eight: Mystery surrounds Dees skipper’s neck injury; Tigers and Cats clash

  02-10-2026 12:43 via theage.com.au
  
  Round eight is continuing at Ikon Park on Friday night, with the Tigers going head-to-head with the Cats.
  
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• ‘I’ll try and teach him a couple of things’: Lachie Neale becomes a Magpie, could make Nick Daicos even more dominant

  02-10-2026 11:15 via theage.com.au
  
  Toby Greene has joined Geelong, Carlton have a new goal-kicking forward, and the Pies have landed Neale – but a premiership Magpie could be on the move – after a bumper opening day of the AFL’s player movement period.
  
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• Smith 'pinching himself' after icon's advice

  02-10-2026 11:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Sandon Smith received some stellar advice from Newcastle Knights icon before Sunday's NRL grand final.
  
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• All Black legend’s World Cup advice to the Wallabies? Embrace your 2023 disaster

  02-10-2026 10:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Dan Carter, Richie McCaw and George Gregan have played in a combined 12 World Cups, and won five. They’ve shared some insights into fast-approaching 2027 tournament in Australia.
  
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• A year ago, Nic Maddinson was battling testicular cancer. Now he’s in line for a Test recall

  02-10-2026 09:56 via theage.com.au
  
  When the NSW captain took the call from chief selector George Bailey on Thursday evening, he was over the moon. But then he realised there was a big problem.
  
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• NRLW needs its own CEO, says legend Ali Brigginshaw

  02-10-2026 09:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Retiring Broncos legend Ali Brigginshaw wants the NRLW to appoint its own chief executive to guide the future direction of the women's game.
  
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• Lachie Neale becomes a Magpie; Toby Greene compo revealed as Cats snare Giants’ greatest player

  02-10-2026 09:09 via smh.com.au
  
  The AFL free agency window is open, and some major deals have already started dropping.
  
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• Schofield looks to defy history with topweight Ceolwulf in the Epsom

  02-10-2026 09:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Jockey Chad Schofield has put the call out again for a helping hand with Ceolwulf in the Epsom Handicap.
  
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• The final countdown: Everything you need to know ahead of the NRLW decider

  02-10-2026 07:58 via smh.com.au
  
  It’s déjà vu all over again as Brisbane and the Roosters face off in a repeat of the 2025 grand final. The Broncos were too strong on that occasion – but the Roosters insists they won’t carry any scarsinto Sunday’s clash.
  
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• The real reason the Roosters brought DCE to Bondi

  02-10-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  James Tedesco was on the minds of Sydney Roosters powerbrokers in 2025. They wanted to honour a true club great.
  
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• ‘Tears every day’: The Roosters fans who are feeling crushed

  02-10-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Days before kick-off in the NRL grand final, many supporters have been left disappointed because of the shortage of tickets.
  
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• Amy Shark to lead NRL grand final musical tribute to Jai Arrow

  02-10-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The musical line-up for this weekend's NRL grand final pre-game entertainment has been revealed. 
  
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• How Assefa ran third fastest marathon ever despite 'destroyed' Achilles

  02-10-2026 06:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Tigst Assefa ran the final two kilometres of the Berlin Marathon with a badly damaged Achilles tendon, which required immediate surgery to repair. She still ran the third-fastest women's marathon in history.
  
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• Why Broncos have ‘freakish’ rival to thank for their lethal spine

  02-10-2026 06:31 via theage.com.au
  
  Tarryn Aiken returns to extract revenge on her former club – but she may have helped manufacture a beast too great to overcome.
  
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• Roosters blow as Watson ruled out of NRL grand final

  02-10-2026 06:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Roosters hooker Connor Watson will miss the NRL grand final after failing to get clearance to play following a concussion suffered in the preliminary final victory against the Dolphins.
  
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• Roosters blow as Watson ruled out

  02-10-2026 06:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Roosters hooker Connor Watson will miss the NRL grand final after failing to get clearance to play following a concussion suffered in the preliminary final victory against the Dolphins.
  
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• Watson ruled out of grand final after failing bid to overcome concussion

  02-10-2026 05:54 via theage.com.au
  
  Connor Watson is officially out of Sunday’s NRL grand final, with Benaiah Ioelu expected to replace him in the Roosters side to face Newcastle in the decider.
  
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• Neale switches to Collingwood, Greene joins Cats in AFL free agency

  02-10-2026 05:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The dual Brownlow medallist seals his high-profile move from Brisbane, as Greater Western Sydney receive a second-round draft pick for losing their former captain to Geelong.
  
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• Greene joins Cats as AFL teams make off-season moves

  02-10-2026 05:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Toby Greene has become the first major AFL free agency domino to fall, with Greater Western Sydney to receive a second-round draft pick for losing their former captain to Geelong.
  
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• NRLW grand final marks end of era

  02-10-2026 05:22 via abc.net.au
  
  One year on from the greatest and most controversial grand final in NRLW history, the Roosters and Broncos meet again for a showdown that marks a turning point for the most dominant side of recent years.
  
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• Greene compo revealed as Cats snare Giants’ greatest player; door ajar for De Goey to leave Pies

  02-10-2026 05:09 via theage.com.au
  
  The AFL free agency window is open, and some major deals have already started dropping.
  
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• Revealed: Compo for Greene as Cats snare the Giants’ greatest player in free agency coup

  02-10-2026 04:22 via smh.com.au
  
  The AFL free agency window is open and the first deal has dropped.
  
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• Cats snare the Giants’ greatest player in free agency coup

  02-10-2026 04:14 via theage.com.au
  
  The AFL free agency window is open and the first deal has dropped.
  
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• Piastri likens track to 'sandpaper' as F1 returns to Malaysia

  02-10-2026 04:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Formula 1 is heading back to Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit after a nine-year hiatus this weekend, with more than half the drivers on the grid unfamiliar with a track that is hosting the rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix.
  
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• Exquisitely talented, daring, smart: This Brighton Grammar footy captain is shaking up the draft

  02-10-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  A strong group of prospects have separated themselves at the top of next month’s AFL draft. Here are our rankings.
  
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• Merrett trade war reignited

  02-10-2026 03:49 via theage.com.au
  
  The Bombers have blocked the Hawks' first trade offer for Zach Merrett, reigniting a war that dominated last year's trade period.
  
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• The Cessnock Curtain: How Fletcher Sharpe – and his hair – became the face of Newcastle

  02-10-2026 03:43 via theage.com.au
  
  Son of a coalminer. Mullet aficionado. Cessnock Goannas junior. If there is a more Knights man in Newcastle than Fletcher Sharpe, we are yet to find him.
  
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• ‘If he wants you, that’s it’: Nick Politis and the secret to his success at the Roosters

  02-10-2026 03:30 via theage.com.au
  
  A grand final win would be a special way to mark 50 years of involvement with the club for the billionaire chairman, who at age 85 shows no signs of slowing down.
  
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• Aussie gun takes next step towards NBA

  02-10-2026 02:40 via theage.com.au
  
  Australia's Luke Paul announces his commitment to Duke University as he looks to take the next step towards forming an NBA career.
  
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