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• Snap judgment: What Ricky really thinks about ‘Clicky Ponting’

  11-08-2026 21:00 via theage.com.au
  
  The episode drew worldwide attention as English club cricketer Brian Devine was dubbed “Clicky Ponting”, referring to the Australian great.
  
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• AFL teams and expert tips for round 24: Saints drop a future star, Suns lose three big guns

  19-08-2026 15:16 via theage.com.au
  
  The teams have started to emerge for the final round of the home-and-away season.
  
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• ‘I’d never turn my back on QLD’: Gordie’s huge Origin coaching offer... with one key condition

  19-08-2026 13:13 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Former Queensland captain Gorden Tallis says he’d join the state’s coaching staff for next year’s Origin series if asked, saying he’d find it impossible to reject the offer.
  
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• Expert AFL tips Round 24: The big final round calls that’ll decide your tipping comp

  19-08-2026 13:03 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Need a hand with your AFL tips for this weekend?
  
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• Big Haas call that indicated trouble in Brisbane

  19-08-2026 13:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Phil Gould gives an insight into the major contract call that tipped off there could be issues at the Brisbane Broncos.
  
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• Bears set up academy in Brisbane

  19-08-2026 12:35 via theage.com.au
  
  The Perth Bears look to the young talent in their Brisbane academy to bolster their recruitment.
  
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• ‘Taken a big hit’: Dejected Swans premiership coach makes glaring ‘culture’ concession

  19-08-2026 12:14 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Sydney premiership coach John Longmire conceded the Swans’ culture has “taken a big hit”.
  
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• ‘Put a real strain on their salary cap’: Panthers star’s demands revealed after bold Nov 1 threat

  19-08-2026 12:08 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Penrith forward Liam Martin will ask the Panthers to make him a million-dollar player, which will have other clubs taking notice as the market heats up later in the year.
  
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• The Swans abandoned the old-school script. What happens next will shape the club’s future

  19-08-2026 11:55 via smh.com.au
  
  The unprofessionalism of the suspended Sydney players is staggering and the club should be commended for making a principled decision.
  
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• ‘Pretty angry’: Supercars star on faulty part that ruined his car, and the ‘risk’ that sparked discovery

  19-08-2026 11:45 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Will Brown says it’s “do or die” for his championship hopes after Triple Eight discovered a non-compliant part had been slowing down his car all season.
  
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• Suspended Swans break their silence after club torpedoes premiership campaign

  19-08-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, Riley Bice and James Jordon were suspended by the club for the rest of the season and ruled ineligible for All-Australian selection.
  
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• ‘I’m sorry to the kids who follow me’: Kyrgios tests positive for cocaine, faces lengthy ban from tennis

  19-08-2026 11:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Nick Kyrgios said he was “stepping away from social media and public life” for the next four weeks to focus .
  
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• Swans gun ‘at centre’ of sex assault probe as police fly north, details emerge — LIVE

  19-08-2026 11:15 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The five Sydney players suspended for the rest of the 2026 AFL season for their behaviour prior and separate to an alleged sexual assault incident in East Melbourne have spoken for the first time.
  
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• Kyrgios tests positive for cocaine

  19-08-2026 11:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has tested positive for cocaine.
  
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• Kyrgios provisionally suspended after positive cocaine test in Spain

  19-08-2026 10:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has said he tested positive for cocaine on the Spanish island of Mallorca and has issued an apology.
  
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• Breaking: Kyrgios tests positive for cocaine use

  19-08-2026 10:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has said he tested positive for cocaine on the Spanish island of Mallorca and has issued an apology.
  
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• Breaking: Kyrgios provisionally suspended after positive cocaine test in Spain

  19-08-2026 10:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has said he tested positive for cocaine on the Spanish island of Mallorca and has issued an apology.
  
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• Kyrgios tests positive to cocaine, faces lengthy ban from tennis

  19-08-2026 10:53 via smh.com.au
  
  Former world No.13 Nick Kyrgios has tested positive for cocaine.
  
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• ‘I made a huge mistake’: Nick Kyrgios suspended after failing drug test in middle of tournament

  19-08-2026 10:39 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended after testing positive in-competition to cocaine.
  
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• 'We are deeply sorry': Swans players break silence over alleged incident

  19-08-2026 10:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Five Sydney Swans players stood down for the rest of the season over breaches of club standards issue an apology to their club, fans and the wider community.
  
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• New blow in QLD coaching search as bolter emerges; Brisbane’s huge signing news — NRL Daily

  19-08-2026 10:23 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Ben Te’o has followed Cameron Smith and Kevin Walters in withdrawing from the race to become Queensland’s next head coach while another name has emerged as potential candidate.
  
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• Breaking: 'We are deeply sorry': Swans players break silence over alleged incident

  19-08-2026 10:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Five Sydney Swans players stood down for the rest of the season over breaches of club standards issue an apology to their club, fans and the wider community.
  
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• Dimma’s statement call on wantaway Sun for potential last game at club — AFL Teams Round 24

  19-08-2026 10:22 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Gold Coast has benched wantaway star Ben King for what could be his final game in Suns colours, while St Kilda gives Dougal Howard a farewell game.
  
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• 'We are deeply sorry': Swans players break silence

  19-08-2026 10:16 via smh.com.au
  
  The five Sydney Swans players stood down by the club break their silence in a joint statement.
  
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• ‘Deeply sorry to everyone involved’: Suspended Swans speak out for first time

  19-08-2026 10:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Five Sydney footballers – Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, Riley Bice and James Jordon – have been suspended by their club for the rest of the season.
  
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• ‘Wake-up call for us’: Waratahs brace for change after Cheika return is confirmed

  19-08-2026 09:32 via theage.com.au
  
  Twelve years after he guided the Waratahs to their only Super Rugby title, Michael Cheika is officially back.
  
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• Fever’s boom recruit revealed after Super Netball star walks over shock ‘disagreement’

  19-08-2026 09:29 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The 2027 Super Netball rosters are taking shape, with plenty of player movement still to come.
  
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• NRL Tips - Round 25

  19-08-2026 09:07 via theage.com.au
  
  Before the round of footy gets underway, catch the tips from Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler.
  
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• Clark hopeful for third Rowley Mile win on Punch Lane

  19-08-2026 09:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Jockey Tim Clark will be out to make it a third Listed Pioneer Services Rowley Mile in recent years when partnering Punch Lane in Thursday’s $200,000 feature.
  
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• Two-club defender part of famous trade to retire; Suns sets for veteran — Off-Season Central

  19-08-2026 08:45 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Welcome to Off-Season Central.
  
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